Wm. C. Beckert's Choice List of .Flower Seeds, Allegheny, Pa. 41 



Seeds of Hardy Perennials and Biennials 



MANY PERENNIALS BLOOM THE FIRST SEASON IF SOWN EARLY 



The permanent character of the Hardy Perennials, which hve and bloom from year to year for an indefinite period, with but little care, 

 renders them very popular among all classes of gardeners. Some of our very finest flowers are to be found among these plants for the 

 hardy garden, many of which, though old-fashioned, are dear through associations. Perennials sown in the fall will often bloom the 

 next season. 



ACABJTTHXJS (Bear's Breech). Grows in almost any soil and 

 situation ; of a stately character. 

 Latifolius. Flower-spikes tall and handsome. Pkt. lo cts. 

 Mollis. Showy; very ornamental foliage. Pkt. lo cts. 



ACONIXUM (Monk's-Hood). Produced on tall racemes above 

 the finely cut foliage from midsummer until late autumn ; bright 

 blue. Pkt. 5 cts. 



ADONIS vernalis (Ox-Eye). A bright early spring flower, with 

 large showy yellow flowers. Pkt. 5 cts. 



AXEMOXE (Wind-Flower). Blossoms are various shades of 

 scarlet, purple, blue, white and striped. Fine mixture. Pkt. 5c. 



ANXIR.K.mNU]»I (Snapdragon). Blooms the first year from 

 seed if sown early, and makes very bright and showy bedding 

 plants. The dwarf sorts grow 6 to 8'inches to i foot tall. 



Giant-flowering. Flowers double the size of the ordinary type 

 and closely set on the stems; colors White, Scarlet, Yellow, 

 Pink, Striped and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 



Queen of the North. Semi-dwarf, bushy plants, covered with 

 large, white, sweetly perfumed flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Tom Thumb, Mixed. All colors; fine for bedding. Pkt. 5 cts. 



AQUILEGIA (Columbine) 



One of the finest of hardy perennials and of the easiest culture. 

 Its handsome and curiously shaped flowers are produced profusely 

 during May and June. They are very suitable for permanent bor- 

 ders or naturalizing among groups of shrubbery or along the edge 

 of woods. The varieties here offered are the finest extant. (See 

 illustration, back cover page.) 



Coerulea (Rocky Mountain Columbine). Flowers large, petals 

 white, sepals deep blue, spurs very long; one of the most beauti- 

 ful. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Coerulea hybrida. Flowers large and long-spurred and of many 

 beautiful colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Californiea hybrida. Very fine, 

 stly with golden yellow petals; 

 sepals and long spurs orange-crim- 

 son. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Chrysantha. Large, long - spurred 

 golden yellow flowers; splendid. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Chrysantha grandiflora alba. 

 Very large and long pure white 

 flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Chrysantha fl. pi. 

 Flowers large and dou- 

 ble, and beautiful gol- 

 den yellow in color. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Canadense (The Native 

 Columbine). Scarlet 

 and yellow. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Glandulosa vera. Very 

 large erect dark blue 

 flowers with white co- 

 rolla. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Jaetschaue. Large yel- 

 low flowers with red 

 tinted sepals and spurs. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



nneri (Mexican 

 Columbine). Spurs long 

 and contracted and 

 scarlet in color ; petals 

 and sepals yellow and 

 green, distinct and 

 beautiful. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 The complete collection of 

 10 varieties for $1 



dLquilegia coerulea 



1 all soils if given a rather moist, shaded situation, 

 ceed 6 inches in height, and bloom from spring until 



AQUILEGIA. continued 



Aquilegia Coerulea hybrida fl. pi. Large, double, long-spurred 

 flowers in various shades of white, blue, lavender, indigo and yel- 

 low ; very beautiful. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Vulgaris fl. pi. Double varieties mixed. These will give an 

 abundance of odd and very pretty flowers. Pkt. 5 cts. 



BAPXISIA australis (False Indigo). A fine herbaceous plant; 

 flowers beautiful blue, pea-shaped, produced on long spikes. Pkt. 5c. 



BELLIS PERENNIS FL. PL. (English Daisy) 



Grows well 

 They seldom 

 midsummer. 

 Giant Red. Choice large- 

 flowering double red. Pkt. 

 10 cts. 



Giant Longfellow. Brrght. 



rose-colored flowers, large 

 and double. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Giant Snowball. 

 Pure white: flow- 

 ers very double : 

 large and per- 

 fect. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Giant Mixed. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



CAI<r,IRIIOE: 



(Poppy Mallow). 

 Lilac and white 

 flowers, pro- 

 duced the hrst 

 year if the seed 

 is started early. 

 Very prett)-. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



C A M P A IV- 



U A (Bel 



Flower). Very popular for mixed beds and borders. These bear 



a profusion of large, bell-shaped flowers. 

 Pyramidalis (Chimney Bell-Flower). Flowers in many shades 



of blue and white. Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 Calycanthema (Cup and Saucer). Handsome flowers in many 



tints of blue, rose and white. Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 Carpatica (Carpathian Bluebells). Erect, bell-shaped flowers; 



blue, white and mixed. Each, pkt. 5 cts. 



Medium (Canterbury Bell). Large bell-shaped flowers of charm- 

 ing form, in many beautiful shades. Single, Double and Mixed. 

 Each, pkt. 5 cts. 



Persieifolia grandiflora (Peach Bells). One of the best, bear- 

 ing erect spikes of large, cup-shaped flowers. Blue, White and 

 Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 



Persieifolia Pfitzeri. A new variety, producing very large 

 double and semi-double saucer-like blue flowers. Pkt. 25 cts. 



CANDYTUFT (Iberis). Dwarf-growing and free-flowering 

 plants ; very useful for the border. 

 Gibraltarica. White, suffused with pink, i K feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Sempervirens. White, with glossy foliage. K foot. Pkt. 10 cts. 



CARNATIONS. These should be slightly protected during 

 the winter with a light covering of coarse litter or manure. 



Grenadin Scarlet. Charming double scarlet flowers ; dwarf and 



compact. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Early-flowering Vienna. Flowers of all colors; choice mixed. 



Pkt. 10 cts. 



Double Finest Mixed. The best type of hardy Carnations; 

 fine for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts. 



