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



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Impauens Holsu 



«RE"VIt,r,EA robusta (Silk Oak). A beautiful little tree, 

 grown for its graceful, fern-like foliage. Used for table decora- 

 tion and tropical garden effects. Pkt. lo cts. 



HEWOXROPE, Le- 



moine's Giant Hybrids. 



Flowers range from pure 

 white through all the shades 

 of violet, blue and indigo. 

 Verj' fragrant heads of 

 mammoth size. Ver}- flo- 

 riferous. Pkt. lo cts. 



IMPATIENS Holsti 



bybrida. New and pretty 

 varieties, with larger flow- 

 ers than Impatiens Siil- 

 tani; plants vigorous and 

 free -blooming, ranging in 

 color through shades of 

 red, carmine, deep violet, 

 chamois-rose, rosy white, 

 white with red center and 

 orange-vermilion. Pkt. 25c. 

 l,ANTANA bybrida. 

 The Lantana is a shrubby 

 plant, with a multitude of 

 flower-clusters like the ver- 

 bena. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 



MIMOSA pudica (Sensitive Plant). So called from the habit 



which its fern-like leaves have of closing when touched. Flowers 



bright pink and fragrant. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 MUSA Ensete (Abyssinian Banana). A magnificent foliage plant. 



Seeds sown in heat will produce strong plants the first season. 



Pkt. of 10 seeds 25 cts., 100 seeds $2. 



OXALrlS. A low-growing plant, with pretty three-parted foliage 

 and clusters of dainty flowers. For baskets and pot culture. 

 Rosea. Salmon-rose; very pretty. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Tropaeoloide" Dark yellowish brown foliage. Pkt. 10 cts. 



PRIMULA, or CHINESE PRIMROSE 



(Large-flowering; Choicest Fringed) 



Chinese Primroses are noted for their profuse display of flowers in 

 winter, and their long flowering season. Growing from seed is not 

 difficult, and full directions for culture are given on our seed packets. 



Alba magnifica. Pure white with yellow eye. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Alba pura. Pure white. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Rosy Morn. Beautiful delicate pink. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Atrosanguinea. Blood-red. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Goerulea. Rich blue. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Kermesina splendens magnifica. Rich crimson, yellow eye. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



Giant-flowering Fringed. Flowers of the largest size and great 

 substance. Giant White, Giant Pink and Giant Copper- 

 colored. Each, pkt. 50 cts. 



Fern-leaved. Single-flowering. Finest mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 



PRIMULA, or CHINESE PRIMROSE, continued 

 Alba flore pleno. Double white. Pkt. 50 cts. 

 Carminea flore pleno. Double red. Pkt. 50 cts. 

 Choicest Single Mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Double Mixed. Pkt. 50 cts 



Stellata, or Star Primrose. For pot culture in the greenhouse or 

 fcr cut bloom. The attractive dark red foliage makes an effective 

 contrast to the numerous pure white star-shaped flowers, which 

 form large pyramids. Pk . 50 cts. 



Forbesi, or Baby Primrose. Rosy lilac ; very floriferous ; seed- 

 lings bloom in three months. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Obconica grandiflora fimbriata. Excellent for winter and spring 

 blooniing; flowers produced in large clusters on erect steins, ■ 

 fine as a pot-plant. Fringed White, Pink, Lilac, Carmine 

 and Mixed. Each, pkt. 25 cts. 



Obconica grandiflora robusta. Distinguished by its very large 

 leaves, but principally by its very rigid and very numerous 

 stems, bearing enormous umbels of very large flowers. Pkt. 25c. 



PYREXHR.UM aureum (Golden Feather). Golden yellow 

 foliage, finely cut, producing rich, soft effects in bedding. Pkt. 5c. 



SALVIA (Flowering Sage) 



Magnificent bedding plants, all ablaze with long spikes of blue 

 or scarlet flowers from June until October, i to 2 feet tall. 

 Splendens. Flowers bright scarlet ; a general favorite. Pkt. 10 cts., 



ViOz. 50 cts. 



Bonfire. Dwarf form of Splendens. Very early and free-blooming; 

 fine for bedding, borders and pots. 2 feet. Pkt. loc, Hoz. 75c. 



Little Lord Fauntleroy. Plant very compact and bushy, being 

 as broad as it is high. The flowers, in number, size and bril- 

 liancy, surpass any other variety. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Farinacea. Flowers bright light blue ; long bloomer. Pkt. 10 cts. 



SMIl,AX [Aiyrsiphylhim asparagoides). Glossy green foliage; 

 a superb climbing vine. Pkt. 10 cts. 



STR.EI"XOCARI»US hybridus (Cape Primrose). Remark- 

 able for its abundance of bloom and the continuous succession 

 in which the flowers are produced. The plant is of dwarf, neat 

 habit, with clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers, borne on erect, 

 slender stems. The colors embrace shades of rose, purple, red, 

 violet and white, some being blotched and striped ; of easy cul- 

 ture ; superb mixed. Pkt. 50 cts. 



XORENIA. Rich, bright colors are strangely mingled and 

 contrasted in the flowers of the Torenias, giving them bizarre 

 rainbow effects. 



Fournieri grandiflora. Large flowers, i inch and over in diam- 

 eter. Blue and white, yellow throat. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Fournieri compacta grandiflora. Compact ; flowers large, 

 light blue, lip and wings violet ; a constant bloomer. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Bailloni. Golden yellow, with rich red-brown throat. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 "VINCA (Periwinkle). Very effective for beds and borders, and 

 bloom from early summer until frost. 



Rose-colored, White with Crimson Eye, Pure White and 

 Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 

 WIGANDIA caracasana. The leaves of this plant, 6 feet 

 long and more than a foot wide, are effective in subtropical bed- 

 ding. Pkt. 10 cts. 



JAPANESE FERN BALLS 



These we import from Japan in a dormant state. They are a fine addition to the 

 fernery and a very satisfactory house plant. The ball is made up of Japanese Fern 

 roots and sphagnum moss. When starting, soak the ball in water for ten to fifteen 

 minutes, and repeat this every few days until it begins to sprout ; when well started, 

 water it two or three times a week. Suspend it with a cord or wire as you would a 

 hanging-basket. The ball can be dried up at any time by discontinuing watering and 

 started again as desired. 25 cts. each, by mail 40 cts. 



CALIFORNIA PRIVET (For Ornamental Hedges) 



Now used very extensively for ornamental hedges; of very free growth, and 

 thrives under the most adverse conditions. Foliage dark glossy green and remains on 

 the plant until severe winter sets in. Of very rapid and uniform growth, and will 

 form a fine hedge in a few years. Plant 10 to 15 inches apart, according to size of 

 plants, in double rows, alternating the p'ants ; requires severe pruning the first two 

 or three years to produce a dense hedge from the base up. Orders also booked for 

 spring delivery. 12 to 18 inches high, $2.50 per 100, S20 per 1,000 ; 18 to 24 inches high, 

 $3.50 per 100, $30 per 1,000; 24 to 30 inches high, $4 per 100, $35 per 1,000. 



