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



NEWEST 

 AND 

 BEST 



SWEET 

 PEAS 



We offer a very fine assortment of these beautiful, fragrant and very 

 popular flowers. W'e have these grown for us under the most favorable 

 conditions as to soil and climate, and the quality of our stock is unex- 

 celled. Sweet Peas should be sown ver}- late in the fall, or as early in 

 sprmg as possible. Tlie soil should be rich, the drills 6 inches deep. Cover 

 first about an inch, and as the plants grow fill in until the drill is full. 

 All the following varieties. 5c. perpkt., 10c. per oz., 15c. for 2 ozs., 25c. per Klb. 



Admiration. Delicate rosy lavender. 

 American Queen. IMagenta-rose. 

 Blanche Ferry. Rose-pink, wings 



Bluish pur- 

 Countess of Radnor. Lavender. 

 Dainty. White, with pink eve. 

 Dorothy Eckford. White.' One of 



the best. 



Duke of Clarence. Dark claret. 

 Duke of Westminster. Beautiful 

 shade of rosv claret. 

 Duchess of Westminster. Light pink, 

 shaded and buft. 

 Duchess of Sutherland. White, tinted pink. 

 Earliest of AU. Same as Extra-Early Blanche 

 Ferry, but earlier. 

 Emily Henderson. White ; blooms early. 

 Extra-Early Blanche Ferry. Early; rose- 

 pink. 



Golden Rose. Yellow, striped pink. 

 Gorgeous. Scarlet, orange and rose. 

 Gray Friar. Beautiful watered purple on 

 white ground. 



Hon. F. Bouverie. Standard flesh -pink; 

 wings rosy buff. 

 Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon. Primrose. 

 Katherine Tracy. Pink. 

 King Edward VII. Bright red ; fine. 

 Lady Nina Balfour. Mauve and lavender. 

 Lady Grisel Hamilton. Pale lavender-blue. 



Lady Skelmersdale. Pink standard, wings 

 white. 



Lovely. Deep pink, shaded light pink. 

 Miss Wilmot. Deep orange-pink ; large. 

 Mt. Blanc. Early white. 

 Majestic. Rich deep rose. 

 Mrs. Walter Wright. Rose-purple; large. 

 Navy Blue. Purple standard, navy-blue wings. 

 Othello. Deep maroon. 

 Prima Donna. Lovely shade of soft pink. 

 Prince Edward of York. Scarlet, wings 

 rose. 



Prince of Wales. Bright rose-pink. 

 Ramona. Light pink and white striped. 

 Royal Rose. Deep rosy pink. 

 Salopian. One of the best scarlets. 

 Senator. Maroon and violet, white striped. 

 Sunset. Primrose, striped pink. 

 Venus. Buff"-pink. 



Superb Mixture of Finest Large-flower- 

 ing Sorts. Oz. lo cts., 2 ozs. 15 cts., 4 ozs. 25c., 

 lb. 60 cts., by mail 70 cts. 



Good Mixed. Oz. 5 cts., 4 ozs. 15 cts., lb. 40 

 cts., by mail 50 cts. 



BUSH SWEET PEAS 



Grow in bush form to a height of 18 inches, and 

 have self - supporting flowers of good size and 

 form. 



Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



DWARF CUPID SWEET PEAS 



Foliage deep emerald-green. Plants not over 5 inches high and spreading in habit ; very profuse and continuous bloomers. 



Each of the following Cupids, or in mixture, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^V). 25 cts., lb. 75 cts., by mail 85 cts. 

 Alice Eckford. A\'hite, suffused with I Boreatton. Rich wine-brown. I Primrose. Primrose-yellow, 



pink. Countess of Radnor. Lavender. White Cupid. 



Beauty. Rich rose-pink. I Firefly. Scarlet. I Pink Cupid. 



THUNBERGIAS (Black-eyed Susan) 



These are among our best half-hardy annual climbers. The vine is of slender and graceful but very rapid growth, with elegant foliage 

 and extremely pretty, dark-eyed flowers of white or yellow. Separate or Mixed. Choice Mixed, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 60 cts. 



FOR A PFRFFCT f AWN USF FVFRfiRFFN T AWN SFFD Good seed is as necessary as good soil and its proper preparation. Our 

 rUK A rCKrc^,! LAWrt vac CVOCbKCCn LAWW accu . j^^^,^ mixture is all seed and no chaff or dirt, and weighs 22 pounds and 

 upward per bushel. One bushel of this seed will go as far as three bushels of light seed and is far more effective. For fertilizing your lawn, 

 use Odorless Lawn Fertilizer, Hardwood Ashes or Bone :\Ieal. See inside of back cover for prices. 



