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



emesia strumosa grandiflora 



NEMESIA 



These are delightful little plants 

 for edging, free-flowering and bloom- 

 ing for a long time. Should have good, 

 rich soil. Seed sown outdoors in May- 

 germinates readily and can be thinned 

 to 6 or 8 inches. Indoor sowings 

 germinate slowly. The combinations 

 of color in the flowers are very 

 attractive and quite distinct in tone. 



Strumosa nana compacta grand- 

 iflora. This is a large-flowered dwarf 

 bushy strain in charming mixture. 

 Very nice for edging. Free. Yi ft. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



NIGELLA 



Elegant flowers partially enclosed 

 in fine-leaved bracts. Seed-pods of 

 some are curious^" horned, the black 

 seeds are aromatic and culinary. 



Damascena fl. pi., Miss Jekyll. 

 Neat fennel-like foliage; beautiful 

 sky-blue flowers that are produced on 

 every' growth. Fine for cutting, or as 

 pot-plants. ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Hispanica, Love-in-a-Mist. Very 

 nice old-fashioned annual. Pale blue 

 flowers, curious seed - pods. Foliage 

 nicely cut. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Mixed Sorts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 25 cts. 



NICOTIAN A ( Tobacco) HHA 



The following varieties are beautiful flowering plants and hand- 

 some for borders. 



Affinis. A lovely white flower that opens mornings and evenings 

 and during cloudy weather. If placed near the dwelling its delightful 

 perfume may be fully enjoyed. 2^2 to 3 ft. Pkt. 5 cts., M°z. 15 cts. 



Affinis Hybrids. Various pretty colors, white to rose, lilac, red. 

 etc. This, like the type, may have six to twelve flower-stalks at a 

 time, with three to five flowers to each spike, forming a beautiful 

 show and perfuming the surrounding air. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 20 cts. 



Sanderae. Very free-flowering variety, up-throwing numerous 

 flower-stalks, producing hundreds of beautiful long, tubular flowers; 

 deep carmine-red, although the shade varies slightly. A grand 

 flowering plant from summer to fall, flowers remaining open during 

 the day. Pkt. 10 cts., J40Z. 25 cts. 



Sanderae Hybrids. The result of much patience in crossing and 

 selection. Flowers are large as the type and colors are all fine. 

 White, crimson, flesh, purple, rose-violet, blood-red, forming a beau- 

 tiful mixture. Pkt. 10 cts., Koz. 25 cts. 



Sylvestris. A large pyramidal plant with handsome glaucous 

 leaves. The long tubulous white flowers droop in racemes over the j 

 foliage, are very sweet and do not close during the. day. 5 to 6 ft. 1 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Colossea. A very rapid-growing variety, attaining 5 to 6 feet in 

 height. Leaves at times 2 feet long and 1 foot wide, the young foliage 

 is tinted red. A fine sub-tropical plant, rose-colored flowers. Pkt. 10c. 

 (ENOTHERA (Evening Primrose). HA. Low-growing free-flowering 

 plants of easiest culture. Their showy flowers in yellow, white, 

 rose, etc., open on approach of twilight. Pkt. 5 cts. 



OXALIS (Wood Sorrel) 



Very neat free-flowering plants, nice for pots or baskets, etc. 

 Rosea. HHA. Pretty salmon-rose. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Tropseoloides. HP. Brownish foliage, small yellow flowers. 

 Fine for its foliage effect in bedding, etc. 1 to 3 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 PHACELIA campanulata. A beautiful California plant. Lovely 

 deep blue with white anthers. Blooms quickly from seed and is 

 beautiful for pots as well as borders. % ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 PLATYCODON grandiflora (Chinese Bellflower). HP. Large, 

 broad, bell-shaped flowers. Fine for the border. Deep blue and 

 l^oz. 25 cts. 



Nicotiana Affinis Hybrids 



PENTSTEMON 



Many of these plants are hardy on dry soil. They are herbaceous; 

 are fine plants for the border, clumps of them producing a splen- 

 did show. 



Sensation. HP". A giant Gloxinia-flowered variety. Plants 

 attain a height of 2 feet, every branch being a spike of large flowers, 

 2 inches across. The colors and markings range from pink to scarlet 

 and maroon, veined and blotched with other colors. Bloom from 

 midsummer until frost. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Mixture of Many Varieties. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 PERILLA Nankinensis. HHA. Miniature-leaved foliage-plant; 



very distinct, for bedding. Pkt. 10 cts. 



white mixed. 



ft. Pkt. 5 cts 



See inside back cover about using our Evergreen Lawn Seed 

 for a perfect lawn 



Platycodon grandiflora 



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