WM. C. BECKERT, 101 AND 103 FEDERAL ST., NORTH SIDE, PITTSBURG, PA. • Flower Seeds 



Cineraria hybrida grandiflora (see page 32) 



COLEUS 



Hybrida. TP. Splendid foliage varieties from a superb collection. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



Bizarre Hybrids. Very showy with peculiar color combinations. 

 Vivid copper-colored fiery red and pink, purple, violet-brown, etc. 

 Good growth displays their character with fifth to sixth leaf. Pkt. 50c. 



Large-leaved Dwarf. Finest Mixed. Saved from new superbly 

 variegated sorts. Pkt. 25 cts. 



CONVOLVULUS 



Minor (Tricolor). Beautiful hardy annuals that delight in sun 

 and are very showy in beds, borders and on rockwork. 1 ft. Mixed 

 colors. Pkt. s cts. 



Major. See Ipomoea. 



Mauritanieus. HHP". Violet-blue. Very neat and nice for 

 baskets, etc. Pkt. 10 cts. 



CALANDRINIA umbellata. HHA. Is a charming trailing plant 

 with glowing crimson flowers; does best in dry soils, rockwork, 

 old walls, etc. }4ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



GORDYLINE 



(Dracaena) TP 



Graceful foliage plants, fine 

 subjects for vases, center of beds, 

 etc. 



Indivisa. A popular plant for 

 vases. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Indivisa Veitchi. Handsome 

 purplish red foliage. Varies some- 

 what. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Indivisa Parei. New. Long, 

 broad leaves, bright green, with 

 red midrib. Pkt. 25 cts. 



GOREOPSIS hp 



Grandiflora. Large golden 

 yellow flowers from summer to 

 autumn. Valuable for cutting and 

 a fine border variety. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 }4oz. 25 cts. 



Grandiflora compacta. Anew 

 compact form of the preceding 

 variety, non-branching, each stem 

 emerging direct from the root. 

 Fine large yellow flowers. Pkt. 

 Coreopsis grandiflora 10 cts. 



GOSMOS hha 



Mexican plants with handsome cut foliage and graceful long- 

 stemmed showy flowers, known as Mexican Dahlias. The Mammoth 

 varieties should be sown early and the growth pinched when well 

 established. This checking of the growth, as with Dahlias, induces 

 early-flowering, thereby avoiding frosts, which otherwise may overtake 

 them. The pinching will also render plants more sturdy and compact 

 and provide a larger number of blooms. 



Early-flowering. Strain of great beauty, flowering from July till 

 frost. White, Pink and Crimson. 4 ft. Each, pkt. 10 cts., %oz. 25c. 



Dawn. Semi-dwarf habit. Large pure white, tinted rose; early 

 and free-flowering. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 25 cts. 



Klondike. Flowers orange-yellow; early and continuous bloomer. 

 Also nice as a pot-plant. 4 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Lady Lenox. Very large flowers 5 to 6 inches in diameter, of a 

 beautiful shell-pink. Elegant for cutting. 6 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., M°z. 25c. 



Mammoth Perfection. Very fine large-flowered varieties at- 

 taining a diameter of 4 inches. 



White, Pink, Red and Mixed. Each, pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 20 cts. 



CUPHEA platycentra (Cigar Plant). TP. Black and scarlet; very 

 free-flowering. A handsome pot-plant and nice for vases, baskets, 

 etc. 1 ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Cosmos, Lady Lenox 



CYCLAMEN hhp° 



A popular pot-plant for winter and spring-flowering; blooms are 

 very freely produced and last a long time. Seedlings bloom in eight 

 to ten months. 



Giant-flowered (Persicum giganteum). Best strain; orchid- 

 flowering. Giant Deep Crimson, Giant Deep Rose, Giant 

 Pink, Giant White, Giant White with red eye, Giant Mixed. 



Each, pkt. 25 cts., 100 seeds $1, 1,000 seeds $8. 



CYPERUS tp 



Alternifolius. Well known as Umbrella Plant. Ornamental 

 foliage and a fine house plant. Also suitable for aquaria, etc. Nice 

 plants are easily grown from seed in ten to twelve weeks. 2 ft. Pkt. 

 10 cts. 



Alternifolius nanus compactus. A dwarf bushy form of the 

 preceding, equally valuable. Pkt. 25 cts. 



DATURA Cornucopia (Thorn Apple, or Trumpet Flower). HHA. 

 This is a very sweet-scented double form having two cones, one 

 within the other, interior white, exterior violet-purple. i}4 ft. 

 Pkt. S cts. 



