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



DianthuB plumarius nanus fl. pi. 



Semperflorens ( Everblooming Garden Pink 



diversity of color. Pkt. lo cts. 

 Flore pleno (Double Hardy, or Grass Pink). Flowers double and semi-double, in many 



colors. Pkt. lo cts. 



Nanus fl. pi. Habit of growth very compact, and comes into bloom much earlier than other 

 varieties; attains a height of about 12 inches : flowers of spicy fragrance and produced in a 

 large variety of colors and markings. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 IJICXAMXXTS (Gas Plant). Bright red flower-spikes often a foot long and pleasantly fra- 

 grant; flowers profusely. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 DIGIXAI^IS (Foxglove). Stately and handsome plants, with fine wa.xen flowers, grace- 

 fully drooping from long stems on which they are thickly set. 3 feet. 

 Gloxinia-flowered. Large-spotted flowers. 'Mixed color's. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 Grandiflora. Large-flowering mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Monstrosa. Long spikes, surmounted by one very large flower. iMi.ved colors. Pkt. 5c. 

 Maculata superba. Beautiful spotted flowers of various colors. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 ECHINACEA Helianthus (Red Sunflower). Its large ray-florets, 4 to 10 inches 

 in diameter, .spring from a' flat disk and extend 

 horizontallj'; color bright purplish red, and inform 

 closely resembles the single Sunflower. Pkt. 25 cts. 



GAILLARDIA 



\'ery handsome flowers, having dark crimson cen- 

 ters marked with rings of many brilliant colors. 

 Grandiflora. Splendid mixture of large-flowering 



class. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Grandiflora compacta. Of bushy habit, about a 



foot high; flowers rich and varied.' Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Grandiflora, Semi-double. Flowers nearly 4 

 inchesin diameter; varying from light to deep yellow, 

 tinged at base with au'rora or wine-red. Pkt. 25 cts. 



GRASSES 



COREOPSIS lanceolata grandiflora (Harvest ;\Ioon). The flowers are 



nearly double the size of the older variety, measuring nearly 4 inches acioss; 

 deeper yellow in color, with petals broader and more overlapping ; flowers very 

 freely; fine for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Lance'olata. Flowers yellow, with brown eye ; profuse bloomer. Pkt. 10 cts. 



DELPHINIUM (Perennial Larkspur) 



Indispensable to the hardy garden, because of their long and graceful spikes of 

 richly colored flowers ; fine for cutting. 



i'ormosum. Rich blue flowers, with white centers. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Formosum coelestinum. Delicate azure-blue ; very pretty. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Cashmerianum. Beautiful dark blue. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Large-flowering White and Blue. Large, single flowers on long spikes. 2 feet. 



Each, pkt. ID cts. 

 Hybridum. Splendid mixture. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Sulphureum (Zalil). Produces tall spikes of sulphur-yellow flowers; very fine. 

 Pkt. 15 cts. 



Nudicaule. Scarlet ; dwarf and compact. Pkt. 35 cts. 



DIANTHUS 



Barbatus (Sweet William). Attractive, profuse-blooming garden plants. The flow- 

 ers have a quaint perfume. 

 Holborn Glory. Trusses and flowers of a remarkable size, each flower having a 



clear white eye ; ranges in many shades of color. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Double Mixed. j\Iany colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Single Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 Plumarius (Pheasant's Eye Pink). Single fringed flowers, fragrant, of white, crim- 

 son or purple shades. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Single, serai-double and double flowers in a ereat 



beautiful 



Dianthus barbatns 



Double Hollyhock 



ANDROPOGON argenteus. With silvery plumes. Pkt. 5 cts. 



ARUNDO Donax variegata. Drooping green and white striped leaves. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 ERIANTHUS Ravennae. Fine silvery plumes. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 EULALIA zebrina. Leaves barred with yellowish white. Pkt. 10 cts. 



PENNISETUM maculatum atrosanguineum (Crimson Fountain Grass). Foliage gracefully re- 

 curved dark metallic bronze in color, shoots terminating with crimson plumes. 4 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 STIPA pennata. Silvery white feathery plumes. Pkt. 5 cts. 



GYPSOI*mil,A paniculata. White, star-shaped flowers and delicate foliage. Pkt. ,s cts. 

 HELIOFSIS pitcherianus (Orange-Flower). Flowers 2 inches in diameter, deep golden yellow 



in color, blooms early and continuously. 3 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 HIBISCUS, Crimson Eye. Flowers 5 to 6 inches across, pure white, with rich crimson center. 



4 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



HOLLYHOCKS {Alth^a rosea) 

 Stately and handsome biennial plants. Their tall spikes of double silken flowers are magnificent 

 when grown in clumps or rows. Superb strains of White, Yellow, Crimson, Pink, Salmon, Car- 

 mine, Dark Rose, Scarlet, Canary, Apple-blossom, Maroon and Mixed. Each, pkt. ioc.,oz.$i.75. 

 Chater's Double Finest Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. $2. 



Allegheny Mammoth Fringed. Mammoth flowers formed of loosely arranged fringed petals ; shell- 

 pink, pink, red, maroon and salmon flowers; spikes 6 to 7 feet. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. $1.25. 

 Single Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. $1. 



