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WM. C. BECKERT, PITTSBURG, PA. • SELECT FLOWER SEEDS 



DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS (Carnation) HP 



These, while belonging to the hardy perennials, may nearly all be 



t season hy sowing early. 



Marguerite Carnation 



Seedlings possess great 

 vigor and, as a rule, 

 produce more flowers 

 than plants from cut- 

 tings. 



Giant Marguerite, 

 or Malmaison. Early 

 flowering; seed sown 

 in February will flower 

 in June. Fine for cut- 

 flowers. Splendid mix- 

 ture from largest flow- 

 ers. I ft. Pkt. 10 cts.. 

 Moz. 40 cts. 



Marguerite, Half- 

 Dwarf. Valuable cut- 

 flower varieties; sweet- 

 scented and bloom 

 from July to frost, 

 from February - sown 

 seed. Rich and varied 

 colors. I ft. Pkt. IOC, 

 Hoz. 30 cts. 



Chabaud's Ever- 

 Blooming. Pro- 

 duces a high percent- 

 age of double flowers 

 of finest quality, 

 blooming five to six months after sowing. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Giant of Nice. A grand strain of the largest-size and richest, 

 colored flowers, on long stiff stems. February-sown seed will flower 

 in September. 2 ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 



DIGITALIS (Thimble Flower, or Foxglove) HP° 



These are beautiful perennials for the border, etc., and some are 

 elegant pot-plants, blooming very readily in 4-inch pots in spring. 

 For this purpose seed should be sown in August and grown on slowly 

 during the winter. 



Grandiflora. A beautiful dwarf chrome-yellow. 3 ft. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 Hoz. 25 cts. 



Purpurea gloxinaeflora. Large-flowered varieties mixed. 312 

 to 4 ft. Colors: Purple, Rose and Wliite, Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.. 

 Moz. 25 cts. 



Purpurea maculata superba. Mixed. A ver>- choice strain of 

 spotted flowers. Pkt. 10 cts., J40Z. 25 cts. 



Purpurea monstrosa. A charming 

 and unique strain, the beautiful spikes 

 of flowers are topped b\- one very large 

 cup-shaped flower. The lateral shoots 

 frequently produce these extra -large 

 flowers. They are very nice for cutting, 

 particularly the pure white, and form 

 beautiful pot-plants; colors are white, 

 lilac, light purple, and some approach- 

 ing pink. Pkt. 10 cts., }4oz. 25 cts. 



ERIGERON (Fleabane). HP. Charm- 

 ing summer -blooming plants, with 

 daisy-like flowers, all readily grown 

 from seed. Mixed varieties. Pkt. loc. 

 EUPHORBIA variegata (Snow-on-the- 

 Mountain). Robust grower; fohage 

 margined and veined white. 2 ft. Pkt. 

 ,S cts., oz. 30 cts. 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA 



(California State Flower; California 

 Poppy) HB° 



Very brilliant flowers that are pro- 

 duced in great numbers. They may be 

 sown in spring, although fall sowing will 

 give better results. 1 ft. 



Single -flowered Mixed. Extra-fine. 

 Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 25 cts. 



Golden West. \'ery large lovely yel- 

 low flowers, with orange blotch at the 

 base of petals. Pkt. 5 cts., J4oz. 15 cts. 



Digitalis grandiflora 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA, continued 

 Mikado. Bright orange-crimson. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Rose Cardinal. Dark rose exterior, inside blush, i ft. Pkt. 5 cts.. 

 iioz. 15 cts. 



Double. Very good semi-double flowers. Nice for bedding, or for 

 massing. A good percentage true from seed, i ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., J^oz. 15 cts. 



EVERLASTINGS 



For convenience, we have grouped here plants prized for their 

 everlasting or straw flowers. They are also valuable as border plants. 

 Acrocliniumalbafl.pl. HHA. Graceful double rose flowers, i ft. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



Ammobium alatum grandiflorum. HHP. Clusters of pure 

 white flowers. 2 ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Gomphrena globosa. Mixed. Flesh rose, purple and white. Known 

 as Globe Amaranth. Very neat for pots, i J4 ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Helichxysum monstrosum. Pink Beauty. Elegant double salmon- 

 pink. Nice for cutting, i J-2 ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 Fireball. Large double fiery crimson flowers, i J4 ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 Large -flowering. Double dwarf splendid mixed. About six 

 colors. I H ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Rhodantbe Manglesi. Bright rose, very charming and particu- 

 larly neat in pots in the spring. Three or more plants should be 

 potted together, as foliage is small, i ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Xeranthemum annuum. Very nice for summer cutting or for 

 winter bouquets. Double, white, rose, purple and mixed. Pkt. 



FERN SPORES. Fine 

 Mixed Greenhouse Va- 

 rieties. Pkt. 25 cts. 



FUCHSIA. TP. Easily 

 grown from the seed and 

 blooms the first season. 

 Suitable for the house or 

 shaded situations in the 

 garden. Single and double 

 mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 



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Gaillardia grandiflora 

 ^ry showy and nice for cutting. 2 ft. 

 !e-flowered; fine mixture of colors. 



GAILLARDIA 



These are annuals and 

 perennials that will all bloom 

 freely from spring -sown 

 seed. Their coloring is gor- 

 geous and they are indis- 

 pensable for bedding and 

 cutting. The faded flow- 

 ers should be removed 

 promptly as they invariabh 

 seed and thus become a dram 

 on the plant. 



Amblyodon. HHA. 

 Large, single salmon -red 

 flowers, deep crimson center. \' 

 Pkt. 5 cts., Hoz. 15 cts. 



Picta (Drummondi). Sin^ 

 I ft. Pkt. 5 cts., Hoz. 15 cts. 



Lorenziana, Double Finest Mixed. Beautiful colors, flowering 

 from midsummer to frost; fine for bedding or cutting. ft. Pkt. 



5 cts., Hoz. 15 cts. 



Grandiflora compacta. HP°. Fine compact plants, blooming 

 freely, flowers scarlet, margined yellow. 5i ft. Pkt. 10 cts., J4oz. 

 25 cts. 



Grandiflora oculata. HP°. New light shades with red centers; 

 very fine hybrids. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 15 cts. 



Grandiflora semi-plena. HP°. New light shades; superb varie- 

 ties. \'ery large flowers, varying from light to deep yellow, tinged 

 wine-red; semi-double, i H *t. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz- 25 cts. 



Kelway's Hybrids. HP. Entirely distinct. A grand new and 

 improved strain. Flowers of enormous size, borne on stout stems. 

 Choicest mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz, 35 cts. 



GAZANIA splendens. New Hybrids. HHP°. Named Treasure- 

 flower in allusion to the wealth of color displayed. They are very 

 useful for bedding or form elegant pot-plants for greenhouse. 

 The many-petaled daisy-like flowers are creamy white and chrome- 

 yellow, chamois and dark orange, lilac and primrose, etc. Verbena- 

 like habit of growth. Treat as portulaca. ?4 ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 



