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Wm. C. Beckert's Choice List of Flower Seeds, Allegheny, Pa. 



10 feet. Pkt. 5 



Leaves 



distinct. 5 



RICINUS (Castor-Oil Bean) 



Philippinensis. Very large and beautiful foliage 

 ■cts., oz. 20 cts. 



Sanguineus. Stalks and fruit-clusters blood-red. 8 feet. Pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



Borboniensis arboreus. Grows 15 feet. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



Cambodgensis. Red-black steins, very dark lea 

 feet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



Gibsoni. Dark purple leaves and stems. 5 feet. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c, 



Zanzibariensis. The plants present a 

 splendid aspect with their gigantic leaves. 

 15 feet. Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



SAI^PIGI.OSSIS, Large-flower- 

 ing (Painted Tongue). Blossoms are vel- 

 vety, with deep veins and markings, lil\ - 

 shaped and quaintlv lovelv. Mi.xed. Pkt. 

 5 cts. 



SAPOXARIA (Bouncing Bet). 

 Producing masses of fragrant red cruci- 

 form flowers. Pkt. 5 cts. 



SCABIOSA, Large - flowering 



(Mourning Bride). Curious and pretty; 

 an old-fashioned flower, still deservedly 

 popular, and one of the most satisfactorv 

 to grow. White, Flesh-Color, Brick- 

 red, Cherry-Red, Azure-Blue, Lilac, 

 Dark Purple and Mixed. Each, pkt. 5c. 



SCHIZANTHUS 



(Butterfly-Flower) 



Large-flowering Dwarf. Plant com- 

 pact and pyramidal, bearing in profusion 

 beautiful large flowers; veryshowv. Mixed. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Wistoniensis. Splendid new long- 

 blooming variety ; plant pyramidal and 

 bushy, covered with multitudes of light- 

 colored flowers, dotted with rose. Pkt. 25c. 



SOIvANUI*! nanum (Jerusalem 

 Cherry). Compact - growing plant, with 

 small dark green leaves and producing an 

 abundance of bright scarlet berries. Pkt. 

 5 cts. 



STOCKS (Gilliflower) 



Fragrant and free-blooming, and easy to 

 grow, either in beds or pots. Almost all 

 the varieties have long, handsome spikes 

 of flowers, which last from early summer 

 until frost. 



LARGE - FLOWERING GERMAN 

 TEN- WEEKS. This plant flowers 10 or 

 12 weeks after the seed is sown. We oft'er 

 a magnificent strain of this in separate 

 colors : Peach Blossom, Yellow, Pure 

 White, Carmine, Crimson, Light Blue, 

 Pink, Scarlet, Dark Blue, Brilliant 

 Rose, Reddish Brown and Mixed. 

 Each, pkt. 10 cts. 



Large - flowering German Ter- 

 Weeks, Good Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Cut-and-Come-Again. An unusualiy 

 free-flowering variety. From spring until 

 late in the fall the plants are covered with 

 flowers. Thej- thrive equallv well in pots 

 or beds. White, Pink, Yellow, Light 

 Blue, Dark Blue, Crimson. Each or 

 mixed, pkt. 10 cts. 



Snowflake. Very early-flowering, and 

 indispensable for forcing. 'Pkt. 15 cts. 



Dwarf Queen. A miniature form, simi- 

 lar to Snowflake, but with fiery scarlet 

 flowers; fine. Pkt. 15 cts. 



SUNFLOWERS (Helianthus) 



Globosus. Flowers large, very double ; rich saffron color. 5 ft. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 

 Dwarf Double. Very floriferous. 5 ft. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 

 Thousand-flowered. Branches covered with double golden yel- 

 low flowers. 8 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



Sulphur Gem. Single sulphur-yellow flowers with black center ; 

 habit branching. 5 feet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



Cucumerifolius nanus compactus. \'ery bushy and compact ; 



about 12 inches high 



Mammoth-flowering Zinnias 



inches in diameter ; free-flowering. Pkt. loc. 

 Cucumerifolius Stella. Elegant bright 

 yellow single flowers with black center; 

 very floriferous ; fine for cutting. 5 feet. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



Cucumerifolius miniature. Similar 

 to the preceding, but flowers of diminutive 

 size. 4 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



Cucumerifolius fl. pi. A form of the 

 preceding, producing double and semi- 

 double flowers. 4 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



VERBENAS (Vervain) 



These are among our brightest and best 

 bedders. 



MAMMOTH. The florets average an 

 inch in diameter, and have clearly defined 

 margins and large white centers. White, 

 Scarlet, Pink, Blue, Striped and Auri- 

 cula-flowered. Each or mixed, pkt. 10 

 cts., oz. $1.75. 



Defiance. Bright scarlet flowers. Ef- 

 fective in bedding. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Coerulea oculata. Dark blue, with 

 white eye. Very bright and beautiful. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Choice Mixed. All colors and varie- 

 ties. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. $1.25. 



New Dwarf Varieties (Nana com- 

 pacta). Very dwarf, spreading habit. 

 Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Erinoides (Moss Verbena). Of low 

 spreading habit, producing in profusion 

 purplish blue blossoms, from June until 

 frost. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Vise ARIA (Rock Lychnisl. Flow- 

 ers all tints and shades of red. Pkt. 5 cts. 



WHIXlrAVIA. Beautiful bell- 

 shaped flowers of white or blue borne in 

 clusters ; for baskets, borders, etc. Mixed. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



ZINNIA ELEGANS 



( Youth-and-Old-Age ) 



All of them, but especially the dwarf 

 sorts, give gay effects in bedding. The 

 taller sorts are very useful for mixed bor- 

 ders or massing in large clumps. 



Giant. Mammoth-flowered double va- 

 riety, many brilliant colors. 3 feet. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 75 cts. 



Elegans, Curled and Crested. Pet- 

 als twisted, curled and crested in a curi- 

 ous manner; flowers handsome and of 

 brilliant shades. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Elegans. Large -flowering double in 

 choicest strains. Double White, Golden 

 Yellow, Pink, Scarlet, LUac, Car- 

 mine, Striped and Mixed. Each, pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 75 cts. 



Dwarf Double. Flowers of large size 

 and splendid colors. Double White, 

 Yellow, Carmine, Pink, Scarlet and 

 Mixed. Each, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 75 cts. 



