SELECT FLOWER SEEDS 



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WM. C. BECKERT 



PERENNIAL HOLLYHOCKS 



Allegheny Mammoth Fringed. HP°. Very 

 Jarge loosely formed flowers, finely fringed. Early 

 sown seed will flower the first season. 7 ft. Fiuk, 

 Shell-pink, Red, Salmon, Maroon, Mixed. Pkt. 

 10 cts., iioz. 30 cts. 



Chater's Double Superb. In splendid mixture. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., Uoz. 50 cts. 



German Double, Finest Mixed. A percentage 

 flower the first season from previous fall-sown seed. 

 5 to 8 ft. Apple-blossom, Canary-Yellow, 

 Crimson, Dark Rose, Maroon, Pink, Salmon, 

 Scarlet, White, YeUow, Mixed. Each, pkt. 

 10 cts., J^oz. 40 cts. 



Single Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts,, }4oz. 30 cts., oz. $1. 



HUMEA elegans 'and elegans alba. HHB. 



Brownish red and a white-flowered form. Both va- 

 rieties nice for pot or for specimen lawn plants. 

 4 ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 



HUMULUS (Hops) 



All varieties are rapid-growing ornamental climb- 

 ers. The last named being the brewing hop. 



Japonicus. TA. Growing to 30 feet in a season. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



Japonicus variegatus. Cream-white variega- 

 tion on a deep green ground. Matures in one season. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



IMPATIENS 



(Balsam ; Lady's-Slipper) 



These are very useful bedding plants and nice 

 for pots. 



Double White Perfection. Large and full to 

 the center. Pkt. 10 cts., %oz. 30 cts. 



Double Peach-Blossom, Carmine, 

 Lavender, Rose, Scarlet and Apricot- 

 colored. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 



Double Dwarf Balsams. A very neat 

 variety for editing, etc.; semi-double flow- 

 ers, niixed. 2 to 3 ft. Pkt. lOc, 34oz. 20e. 



Double Camellia - flowered. Extra- 

 ehoice mixed. 2 ft. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 50c. 



Double Fine Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 40 cts. 



Holstii. HHP°. Beautiful varieties of 

 this type are offered under color, being par- 

 ticularly desirable for bedding, borders or 

 pots. They form very compact plants about 

 1 foot high and 1 foot in diameter, beautiful 

 glossy green foliage and thickly dotted 

 over with flowers, constantls* in flower till 

 frost. Vermilion (Holstii), White, red 

 eyed. Rose, Carmine, liilac. Dark 

 Scarlet, Dark Violet, Mixed. Pkt. 25c. 



Olivieri. Large rosy lilac flowers. A 

 beautiful new species. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Sultani (Zanzibar Balsam). Very free- 

 flowering bright rose; handsome for pots 

 or beds. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Sultani Mixed Hybrids. Pale rose to 

 red and violet. The latter three classes may 

 be lifted in fall and will flower nicely during 

 the winter and spring. Pkt. 25 cts. 



INCARVILLEA 



Grandiflora. HP. This is a large-flow- 

 ered Delavayi and of a more vigorous 

 growth. Dark carmine, gloxinia-like flow- 

 ers, dwarf in habit. % ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Variabilis. HHP. A new rose-colored 

 shrubby species that flowers from May to 

 October from early sown seed, 2 to 2)4 ft. 

 Both of the above are tuberous-rooted and 

 suitable for pots as well as borders. Pkt. 10c. 



INULA Royleana. HP. iSTew Hima- 

 layan species of dwarf habit, flower -buds 

 black, expanded flower golden yellow and 3 

 feet and more in diameter. A fine border 

 plant. 2 ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Double HollyhocKS 



Double Perfection Balsam 



Use our Evergreen Lawn Grass Seed 

 if you desire a perfect Lawn 



IPOMCEAS 



Moonflowers, Morning-Glories, Cypress 

 Vines, Etc. 



Are all members of a large genus of plants mainly 

 of climbing habit. They are of rapid growth and 

 produce a wonderful show of foliage and flower. All 

 easily grown from seed. The seeds of Moon Vine 

 and Japanese Morning-Glory should be soaked in 

 water 24 hours before sowing. 



Mexicana grandiflora (Moonflower). TA. 

 Very large pure white flowers, opening in the even 

 ing and in dark cloudy days. Very rapid grower. 

 Will reach out 30 to 40 feet. Soak seeds or preferably 

 cut a notch through the hard shell; will germinate 

 in 12 to 15 days. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 



Grandiflora Hesperus. A new verv large-flow- 

 ered white. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Purpurea (Convolvulus major, the Morning- 

 Glory). Always satisfactory as a vine for almost 

 any purpose and thriving in any soil. Mixed. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 2 ozs. 25 cts. 



Purpurea floraplena. Double Morning-Glory. 

 Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Heavenly Blue. Large heart-shaped leaves. 

 Flowers azure-blue, shading to white at margin. 

 Pkt. 10 cts, 



Rochester. Strong growing; very large light 

 blue flowers, margined white. A Iseautiful free-flow- 

 ering varietv that will attain 15 to 20 feet in height. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. " 



Brazilian Morning-Glory (/. setosa). TP°. 

 Of luxuriant growth, leaves often 10 to 12 inches 

 across; flower .salmon- rose color, 4 to 5 inches in 

 diameter. Ornamental seed-pods. Pkt. 10 cts. 



JAPANESE, or IMPROVED MORNING- 

 GLORY. HHA. These are wonderful in the 

 colorings and markings of the flowers as well as 

 for the variety of form and variegation 

 of foliage. The colors run from white 

 through all the shades of blue and 

 purple, rose to dark red, etc. Flowers 

 are also striped, marbled, blotched, 

 margined, etc., some fringed. The foli- 

 age of many is beautifully variegated. 

 Soak seeds before sowing. Early pot- 

 sown seeds are recommended for best 

 results. 



Superb Mixed, Single Imperial. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 2 ozs. 45 cts. 

 Fine Mixed, Double Imperial. Pkt. 



10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 

 New YeUow Lutea (Yellow-flowering 



Imperial). Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Quamoclit (Cypress Vine). TA. Ele- 

 gant fine foliage, mixed colors, red, rose 

 and white. 15 ft. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



Sanguinea {Mina songninea). HHA. 

 Beautiful climbers, blood red flowers. Early 

 and free-flowering. 20 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



KAULFUSSIA ameUoides. Very neat 

 plants for edging, rockwork, etc. Blue, 

 Crimson, Rose, White, Mixed. Pkt.lOc. 



KOCHIA tricophyUa (Burning Bush, 

 Summer Cypress, etc.). HHA. A very 

 handsome symmetrical plant, forming beau- 

 tiful globose specimens without any pruning 

 or pinching; leaves assume crimson tint 

 in fall. 3 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



KUDZU VINE Pueraria Th. HP. 

 Very rapid grower, large leaves, wistaria- 

 like, fragrant flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 



LATHYRUS latifolins (Everlasting 

 Pea). HP. Hardy and very showy climbing 

 vines, suitable for screens, trellis, etc. 

 Flower all summer. Large-flowering 

 White, a great improvement in size of 

 flower and spike. Red, Rose, Mixed. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



LAVANDULA spica. HP. The com- 

 mon Lavender prized for its fragrance. 

 3 ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



