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



BEGONIAS 



Begonias are now grown in sucli large 

 quantities, both for summer bedding and 

 winter flowers, thiat man}- people prefer sow- 

 ing the seed to bu3-ing the plants. 

 Vernon. Plant dwarf and branching ; coral- 

 red flowers. \'aluable for bedding and 

 pot culture. Pkt. lo cts. 

 Dwarf Vernon. Forms a small, round 

 bush, profusely covered with brilliant 

 red flowers. Foliage deep brown-red. 

 Pkt. 15 cts. 



Vulcan. Similar to Vernon. The plants 



are covered with flowers of the most 



intense red. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 Erfordia. Very free bloomer ; flowers rosy 



carmine; foliage dark green and glossy. 



Excellent for bedding. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Znlu King. Dwarf and branching; foliage 



verv dark scarlet, flowers brilliant red. 



Pkt. 25 cts. 



Tnberous-rooted. Large flowers of vari- 

 ous shapes and colors. The tubers must 

 be lifted and stored in dry sand and in a 

 dry, warm place in autumn. Single and 

 Double Mixed. Each, pkt. 25 cts. 



CALCEOLARIA (SUpperwort) 



The curiously shaped and oddly 

 marked flowers' of this plant at once 

 attract notice. 



Large -flowered Self-colored 



Splendid strain ; very large flowers 

 robust and floriferous. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Large-flowered, Tigered or Spot' 

 ted. Most brilliant and beautifully 

 marked flowers. Pkt. 25 cts. 



CARNATIONS 



A large proportion of the plants w 



produce large, double, fragrant and 



brilliantly colored flowers. 



Perpetual. Tall plants, continually 

 in flower. Our seed will produce 75 

 per cent of double flowers. Pkt. loc. 



Doable Self Colors. Flowers of pure 

 and beautiful colors; fragrant. Pkt. 10c. 



Margaret Carnations. See Annuals. 



Picotees. Flowers either white or yel- 

 low, bordered with purple, red or 

 rose. Fine mixed, pkt. 25 cts. 



Chabaud's Everblooming. Flowers 

 in about five months after sown ; verj- 

 profuse and continuous bloomer. 

 Fine mixed, pkt. 25 cts. 



Giant of Nice. Flowers very large, lonj 

 stemmed and thick petals; blooms in 

 months. Pkt. 25 cts. 



CE1VXAUR.EA (Dusty Miller). Silver- 

 leaved ; indispensable for ribbon beds and 

 borders. 



Candidissima. Leaves broader and whiter 

 than in any other silver -leaved sort. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Gymnocarpa. Of very graceful growth; 



a fine variety. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Rutifolia purpurea. :\Iore compact than 



the preceding and bears in profusion 



pretty purple flowers, contrasting finely 



with the foliage. Pkt. 10 cts. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Chrysanthemums exhibited everywhere at 

 autumn shows have encouraged man}- to grow 

 the plants from seed. Seed sown early, kept 

 warm and moist, and the plants carefully 

 tended, they will give handsome flowers the 

 first year. 



Finest Mixture. From choice flowers of Chi- 

 nese and Japanese sorts. Pkt. 25 cts. 



CINERARIA 



Hybrida grandiflora. The Cineraria is a 

 very distinct and showy window plant, 

 and it blooms at a season when its mag- 

 nificent crown of brilliant velvet flowers 

 is most appreciated. Our seed is from a 

 splendid mixture of large -flowering 

 varieties. 



Large-flowering Superb Mixed. Pkt. 



25 cts. 



Dwarf Large - flowering Superb 



Mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Double Finest Mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Stellata (Star Cineraria). Large panicles 

 of star-shaped flowers, ranging in the 

 same colors as the preceding class. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



Radiata hybrida. The star-shaped flow- 

 ers are larger than those of C. Stellata, 

 from which it is derived ; of pretty and 

 elegant appearance and fine for cutting, 

 as the flowers are very lasting and of 

 many beautiful shades and colors. Pkt. 

 25 cts. 



COLEUS 



The leaves are of manj- shapes and bright- 

 est colors and nearl\- all varieties have a 

 rich velvetj' appearance. Seed sown in 

 March will produce fine plants for 

 bedding. 



Hybridus. Choicest hybrids, best 

 selected varieties, splendid mixed, 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Large-leaved. Very large and su- 

 perbly variegated foliage. Pkt. 25 cts. 



CYCLAMEN 



Valuable for spring and winter bloom- 

 ing. Leaves beautifully splashed with 

 silver. Flowers large and handsome, 

 showing all shades of color, from crim- 

 son-maroon to pure white. They last 

 long in perfection, and the appearance 

 of a well-grown plant in full bloom is 

 wonderfully attractive. \'ery suitable 

 for window or house culture. The little 

 seedlings grow rapidly, and bloom in 

 eight to ten months from the sowing. 



Giant Deep Crimson, Giant White 

 with Red Eye, Giant Pure 

 White, Giant Pink, Giant Deep 

 Rose and Giant Mixed. Each, 

 pkt. 25 cts., 100 seeds $1.50. 



CYPERUS alternif olius (Umbrella 

 Plant). An ornamental house plant and 

 so for growing in winter in damp places. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Papyrus (Eg)-ptian Paper Plant). Fine for 

 subtropical beds and aquatic gardens. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



DRAC^XA indivisa. Graceful decora- 

 tive foliage plants ; fine for vases. Pkt. 

 10 cts. 



FERN SEEDS. Finest mixed; saved 



from the best varieties. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 GER.AXIUM. A superb strain of the 



largest and finest 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



■arieties. Finest mixed. 



Cyclamen giganteum 



GLOX.IXIA. The waxen flowers of the 

 Gloxinias are large, bell-shaped and richly 

 colored, producing grand effects when 

 grouped. 



Hybrida grandiflora. Erect ; finest 

 mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Sow our Evergreen Lawn Seed as early in 

 spring as conditions will permit 



