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



GAILLARDIA 



These are annuals and per- 

 ennials that will all bloom 

 f reel j- from spring-sown seed. 

 Their coloring is gorgeous and 

 thej- are indispensable for 

 bedding and cutting. The 

 faded flowers should be re- 

 moved promptly as they in- 

 variably seed and thus be- 

 come a drain on the plant. 



Amblyodon. Large single 

 salmon-red flowers, deep 

 crimson center. Very showy 

 and nice for cutting. 2 ft. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., )4oz. is cts. 



Pieta (Drummondi). 

 Single-flowered; fine mixture 

 of colors, i ft. Pkt. 5 cts., 



Lorenziana, Double Fin- 

 est Mixed. Beautiful colors, 

 flowering from midsummer to 

 frost; fine for bedding or cut- 

 ting, ij^ft. Pkt. 5 cts., li,oz. 



Grandiflora compacta. HP . Fine compact plants, blooming 

 freelv; flowers scarlet, margined yellow. % ft. Pkt. io cts., Hoz. 

 25 cts. 



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

 very fine hybrids. Pkt. 10 cts., %oz. 15 cts. 



Grandiflora semi-plena. HP . Xew light shades; superb varie- 

 ties. Very large flowers, varying from light to deep yellow, tinged 

 wine-red; semi-double. 1% ft. Pkt. 10 cts., }4oz. 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., J4OZ. 35 cts. 



GANZANIA splendens, New Hybrids. HHP . Named Treasure- 

 flower in allusion to the wealth of color displayed. The}' 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. M ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 



GAURA Lindheimeri. HP°. Very useful plants from March 

 sowing will flower from July to fall. Long, graceful sprays of white 

 flowers good for cutting. 2 ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



GERANIUM hhp 



Are readily sown from seed and will flower early in spring from 

 seedlings. 



Large-flowered Show, or Lady Washington. Dwarf varieties. 

 A fine new strain. 1 ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Zonale, or Bedding, Single. Finest varieties mixed, ij^ ft. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Zonale, or Bedding, Double. Large percentage of double flow- 

 ers; finest strain. 1% ft. Pkt. 50 cts. 



Apple-scented. Very refreshing odor. A nice pot-plant. % ft. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



GERBERA Jam esoni hybrida. HHP. Richness of colors and forms 

 distinguishes the new hybrids of Gerbera Jamesoni. They range 

 in nearly all shades, from white to yellow, and from yellow to 

 orange, and from rose to blood-red, and each sowing brings forth 

 new surprises. The flowers are also much larger than those of the 

 type. Pkt. 25 cts. 



GEUM atrosanguineum. HP. Large double scarlet. Valuable 

 for cutting. Both are fine border plants. 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



GILIA (Phlox-worts). These are free-blooming annuals that thrive 

 almost anywhere; are good bedding plants and nice for cutting. 

 Mixed varieties. Pkt. 5 cts. 



GLAUCnJM flavum tricolor. HP. A new Horned Poppy of 

 orange-scarlet color, with black and yellow markings in center. 

 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



GREVHiLEA robusta (Silk Oak). A very handsome pot-plant, 

 useful also for nice outdoor effect. Nice plants can be grown in a 

 few months. Insert seed edgewise to insure germination. Pkt. 

 10 cts., J^oz. 75 cts. 



GLOXINIA 



Tender perennials which may be flowered in six months from 

 seed. The foliage of the newer introductions is also very handsome 

 and ornamental. We offer the choicest strains obtainable. 



Hybrida grandiflora crassifolia erecta. Superb mixture of 

 erect-flowered varieties. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Hybrida grandiflora imperialis Emperor gloxinias. These 

 are entirely distinct in foliage. The leaves are soft and flexible, 

 brownish red in color, with very prominent white veins, the reverse 

 side purple, being very decorative in this stage. The flowers are 

 erect, vivid in coloring and produced in quantity. A superb mixture 

 consisting of dark red, rose, white throated, white, dark violet, violet, 

 light throated, etc. Pkt. 50 cts. 



GODETIA hha 



These are very neat and free-flowering annuals that will be satis- 

 f actor}' for edging and for solid beds; for a blaze of color they will 

 vie with the nasturtiums. Should not be planted in too rich soil. In 

 bloom from June to October. Plant about 1 foot apart. 



Crimson Glow. A splendid free-flowering compact variety, blood- 

 crimson. % ft. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 20 cts. 



Duchess of Albany. Compact, large satiny white flowers in 

 pyramidal clusters. % ft. Pkt. 5 cts., l Aoz. 15 cts. 



Rosamond. Vivid rose, white center. % ft. Pkt. 10 cts., ]4,oz. 

 25 cts. 



GOURDS. These are mainly tender and half-hardy annuals that 

 are useful for covering verandas, arbors, etc. They are rapid-grow- 

 ing and their fruits very ornamental. Apple, Bottle, Crookneck, 

 Dipper (Dishrag, or Sponge), Hercules' Club, Lemon, Nest 

 Egg, Orange, Pear, Powder Horn, Serpent, Sugar-trough, 

 Turban, Vine- peach. Each, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



ORNAMENTAL GRASSES 



Specimen plants, clumps or entire beds of harmonious varieties 

 are especially interesting. They are always valuable for cutting, and 

 may be preserved and used in combination with Everlasting Flowers 

 for winter bouquets, decorations, etc. 



ANNUALS 



AGROSTIS nebulosa. Elegant feathery. 1 M ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 BRIZ A maxima. The larger Quaking Grass, ij^ ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 BROMUS brizajformis. Very decorative. 2 ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 COIX Lacrymai-Jobi (Job's Tears). The curious seeds are used 



as beads. i l A ft. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 

 ERAGROSTIS elegans (Love Grass). Very beautiful. Nice for 



Sweet Pea bunching. iY 2 ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 LAGURTJS ovatus (Hare's Tail Grass). Small white spikes. i}4 ft. 



Pkt. 5 cts. 



PANICUM tonsum. One of the nicest grasses for cutting. Pkt. sc. 

 PENNISETUM longistylum. Graceful greenish white plumes. 

 Pkt. s cts. 



Rupellianum (Purple Fountain Grass). Handsome purple spikes. 

 2V0 ft. Pkt. s cts. 



Ornamental Grasses 



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