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



Bulbs, Roots and Tubers for Spring Planting 



Tuberous Begonia 



TUBEROUS BEGONIAS 



Bloom constantly during the summer. Desirable both for pots and 

 beds. Flowers large and brilliant. Bulbs i% inch and up in 

 diameter. 



Single Crimson, Orange, Pink, Rose, Scarlet, White and 

 Yellow. 5 cts. each, 55 cts. per doz., $4 per 100. 



Doable Crimson, Orange, Pink, Rose, Scarlet, White and 

 Yellow. 8 cts. each, 80 cts. per doz., $6 per 100. 



CALADIUMS 



Esculentum (Elephant's Ear). Unequaled as a foliage plant. The 

 leaves are shield -shaped, bright green, often measuring 3 feet 

 or more in length and breadth. X'ery imposing in appearance 

 when developed. They need very rich soil and an abundance 

 of water. 



Mammoth Size. 40 cts. each, by mail 60 cts.: S4.50 per doz. b}' 

 express. 



First Size, ii to 13 inches in circumference. 25 cts. each, by 



mail 40 cts.; S2.50 per doz, by express. 

 Second Size. 9 to ii inches in circumference. 20 cts. each, by 



mail 30 cts.; $2 per doz. b\' express. 

 Third Size, 7 to 9 inches in circumference. 15 cts. each, by mail 



25 cts.; Si. 50 per doz. by express. 

 Fourth Size. 5 to 7 inches in circumference. 10 cts. each, by 



mail 15 cts.; $1 per doz. bj- express. 

 Fifth Size. 4 to 5 inches in circumference. 5 cts. each, by mail 



10 cts.; 50 cts. per doz. b}- express. 



Fancy-leaved. Succeeds well outdoors in partially shaded places. 

 The leaves are beautifully painted with different bright colors, 

 often delicately veined. In 20 Xamed \'arieties, bulbs i to 2 

 inches in diameter, 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.; by mail $1.75. 



NEW YEI^I^OW MRS. ROOSEVEI^X. 



Flowers light yellow, produced on long stems; foliage deep rich 

 green, distinctly and freely blotched with white. 15 cts. each, by 

 mail 20 cts.; $2 per doz. 



CANNAS 



(New Large-flowering Veirieties) 



For grouping on lawns, or for large beds, no plants are more effec- 

 tive. They bloom soon after planting. \\'e offer the following choice 

 varieties. 



Blnshing Belle. Blooms profusely in tall spikes of a delicate shade 

 of blush-pink, narrowlj- edged with cream\- yellow; a continuous 

 bloomer; foliage of a chalk\- shade of green. 5 to 6 feet. 20 cts. 

 each, §2 per doz.; by mail, I2.15. 



Fairhope. Send up numerous spikes of beautiful large crimson 

 flowers; foliage green. One of the best new sorts. 4 to 5 feet. 

 20 cts. each. §2 per doz.; by mail, $2.15. 



Flashlight. Bloom rather small, but is in close clusters of bright 

 flame colors, striking and distinct; leaves bright green, long and 

 broad. 7 to 8 feet. 15 cts. each, I1.50 per doz.; by mail, S1.65. 



Indiana. One of the best of the New Orchid Cannas, beautiful 

 orange flowers of heav}- texture. 5 feet. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.; 

 bj- mail, S2.15. 



King Hnmbert. An improved Orchid type, with dark bronze. 



short, round and ver}- heavy leaves, tall spikes of immense bright 



orange, scarlet streaked with crimson flowers. 6 feet. 25 cts. each, 



$2.50 per doz.; by mail, $2.65. 

 Royal Bronze. Best of bronze foliage sorts ; foliage of a beautiful 



purple-bronze, long and upright flowers of the darkest crimson. 



7 to 8 feet. 30 cts. each, $3 per doz.; by mail, I3.15. 



STANDARD ORCHID-FLOWERED CANNAS 



All the following varieties of Cannas 8 eta. each, 75 cts. per aoz.; by 

 mail 90 cts. per doz., $5 per 100 



Allemannia. Flowers of enormous size, rich orange-red, bordered 

 with yellow. 4 to 5 feet. 



America. Flowers very large, orange, shaded red; foliage bronze 

 of a metallic luster. 5 to 6 feet. 



Atalanta. Immense rich shaded orange-scarlet flowers overlaid 

 with gold; foliage glossy green. 6 feet. 



Austria. Large yellow flowers, with small specks of red in the 

 throat. 4 to 5 feet. 



Pennsylvania. Flowers 6'i' inches in diameter, intense vermilion- 

 scarlet overlaid with an orange sheen. Foliage rich green. 5 feet. 



STANDARD CANNAS 

 Alsace. Pale sulphur-yellow changing to creamy white; foliage 

 green. 4 feet. 



Brandywine. A grand bronze foliage sort; wine -red flowers 

 dappled with deep 

 crimson, some- 

 times edged yel- 

 low. 4 to 5 feet. 



Black Prince. 

 Very dark crim- 

 son; one of the best 

 of their class. 4 ft. 



Charles Hender- 

 son. A standard 

 crimson variety. 

 4 feet. 



Chicago. Vermil- 

 ion-scarlet, always 

 has five petals; very 

 distinct and showy. 

 4 feet. 



Coronet. A beauti- 

 ful golden yellow. 

 4 feet. 



Egandale. Bronze 

 foliage, constantly 

 crowned with a 

 mass of cherr5--red 

 flowers. 4 to 5 feet. 



Eastern Beauty. 

 Beautiful light sal- 

 mon-pink, quite 

 attractive on its 

 bronze foliage. 5 ft. 



New Yellow Calla, Mrs. Boosevelt 



