Wm. C. Beckert's Choice List of Flower Seeds, Allegheny, Pa. 39 



SEEDS OF ORNAMENTAL CLIMBERS 



SEE ALSO GREENHOUSE PLANTS 



AI>L,UMIA cirrhosa (Mountain Fringe). Rapid-growing 

 biennial climber; flowers pink, produced freely. Pkt. 5 cts. 



AMPEI^OPSIS Veitchii (Japan or Boston Ivy). A beauti- 

 ful vine for covering walls and buildings. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



CAI,A1»II»EI,IS (Bugle Vine). Annual climber, with orange- 

 colored tubular flowers and delicate green foliage. 10 ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



COBAEA (Cup-and-Saucer Vine) 

 Scandens. Rapid and luxuriant in growth. The deep violet-blue 



flowers are large and bell-shaped. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 Alba. Pure white-flowering variety of the preceding. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 DOIylCHOS lablab (Hyacinth Bean). Large clusters of 



showy flowers. It grows rapidly. White, Purple and Mixed. 



Each, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



HUMULUS (Japanese Hop) 

 Japonicus. Seed sown in early spring produces plants which 



will cover a wide spread in a short time. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 Japonicus variegatus. Leaves broadly edged with cream-color 



and marked and shaded with silvery white and deep green. Pkt. 5c. 



IPOMOEA 



In this large class of tender annuals are included many handsome 

 climbers— of Evening- as well as Morning-Glories and other favorites. 



Setosa (Brazilian Morning-Glory). Beautiful rose-colored flowers 

 and huge leaves ; luxuriant in growth. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Quamoclit (Cypress Vine). Delicately cut foliage and small, 

 star-shaped flowers of scarlet or white. Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25c. 



Grandiflora (Moonflower). The large, pure white flowers of 

 this plant open at night ; quite fragrant. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 



Heavenly Blue. Foliage large, heart-shaped ; flowers 4 to 5 

 inches across, light blue, with yellow throat. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Rochester. A strong-growing Morning-Glory, with very large, 

 light blue flowers, of which the trumpet is outlined with a narrow 

 band of silvery white. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



KUDZU VINE. Of very rapid growth, with large foliage 

 and producing fragrant purple wistaria-like flowers. Pkt. loc, oz. 75c. 



L,ATHYR.US latifolius (Everlasting Pea). A hardy peren- 

 nial growing 6 to 8 feet high. White, Pink, Crimson or Mixed. 

 Each, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



L,IB(ARIA Cymbalaria (Kenilworth Ivy). Dainty little vine 

 for climbing or creeping, rockwork or baskets. Flowers lavender- 

 purple; leaves ivy-like and glossy. Pkt. 10 cts. 



t,OPHOSPER]»IUM scandens. With rosy purple flow- 

 ers ; 10 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



MAUR.AXDIA, Giant - flowering. Fine to hang from 

 vases or to cover stumps and low trellises ; blooms freely. Pkt. 10c, 



MORNING-GLORIES (imperial Japanese) 



The flowers measure from 4 to 6 inches across, and their greater 



substance causes them to reman 



Japanese Moimng-Giories 



open much longer than ordinary 

 Morning-Glories. The colors of 

 the flowers, shadings and mark- 

 mgs are limitless. Sow early in 

 Ma v. in a warm, sunny position, 

 m good, rich soil, and give plenty 

 of water in dry weather. Superb 

 mixed colors. Pkt. loc, oz. 35c. 



MORNING-GLORIES 

 {Convolvulus major). Well- 

 known and favorite annuals. 

 Splendid mixture. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 15 cts. 



NASTURTIUMS, Tall 



Chameleon. Bears flowers of 

 various colors on the same plant. 



Dark Crimson. 



Prince Henry. Lemon-yel- 

 low, with carmine blotches. 



Schillingi. Deep orange-yel- 

 low- crimson and brown at base 

 of petals. 



Coccineum. Bright scarlet. 



Nastuitiums 



Foliis aureis. Scarlet flowers, golden leaves. 

 Heinemanni. Chocolate-colored. 

 Hemisphaericum. Straw-color, rosy blotched. 

 King Theodore. Crimson ; dark-leaved. 

 Pearl (Moonlight). Creamy white. 

 Sunlight. Bright orange. 

 Vesuvius. Salmon-rose; dark-leaved. 

 Scheuermanni coccineum. Scarlet, striped. 

 Von Moltke. Bluish rose. 



All the above-named sorts, pkt. 6 cts., oz. 15 cts. 

 Superb Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 2 ozs. 25 cts., 4 ozs. 40 cts., 

 lb. fi.50. 



Fine Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4 ozs. 30 cts., lb. 90 cts. 



SCAR1,ET RUNXER. BEAX. Producing in abun- 

 dance bright scarlet sprays of pea-shaped flowers. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20c. 



BUXXERF1,Y RUNNER BEAN. A form of the 

 above with larger flowers, with snowy white wings and salmon-rose 

 standards ; very fine. Pkt. 25 cts. 



TROPAEOLUM LOBBIANUM 



Very superior for trellises, arbors or vases. Flowers brilliant and 

 rich, borne in great profusion. 



Brilliant. Dark scarlet. 



Battle Giant. Sulphur with red. 



Crown Prince of Prussia. Blood-red. 



King of the Blacks. Black-brown. 



Mad. Gunther. Dark-leaved hybrids 



Marguerite. Yellow, blood-red spots 



Spitfire. Brilliant scarlet. 



Lucifer. Very dark scarlet, splendid. 



Each or Mixed, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., lb. $1.75 



Tropaeolum Peregrinum (Canary Creeper). Graceful winged 

 flowers of pure light yellow. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



WII^D CUCUMBER. Grows very rapidly. Pkt. 5c., oz. 25c. 



BRIGHT-FRUITED VINES and GOURDS 



Curious-fruited vines, desirable because of ornamental foliage, or 

 the odd and striking shapes and vivid colors of their fruits. 



BALSAM APPLE. Fruit orange and red. Pkt. 10 cts. 



BALSAM PEAR. Coppery scarlet fruits ; 10 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



BALLOON VINE. Balloon-shaped seeds. Pkt. 5 cts. 



GOURDS— Anguinus, Angora, Apple, Bottle, Bishop's 

 Hat, Bell, Crookneek, Dishrag, Dipper, Gooseberry, Her- 

 cules' Club, Hedgehog, Lemon, Nest-Egg, Onion, Orange, 

 Pear, Powder-Horn, Pomegranate, Perennial, Serpent, 

 Sugar Trough, Turban Striped, Turban Red, Umbrella. All 

 5 cts. per pkt.; mixture, 5 cts. per pkt., 20 cts. per oz. 



I'ery beautiful. 



