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



SWEET PEAS 



Improved varieties are coming thick and fast, and many old favorites must 

 of necessity be dropped from the list. Many of the Spencers are very grand 

 Peas, but not fully fixed in character and not so productive as the older varieties. 

 Their size and form, however, render them very attractive and effective. 

 Our stock is grown for us under most favorable conditions, and will be found 

 true to name and of excellent quality. The seeds should be sown early in spring; 

 or, when the ground is not readily prepared in spring, fall sowing may be made, 

 excepting the white-seeded varieties, which should not be sown until soil be- 

 comes quite warm and dry; or they may be started early in pots in greenhouse 

 or frame and planted out as early as the weather permits. 



Spencer, or Orchid-flowered 



These are beautiful, large, wavy-petaled varieties, three to four flowers to a 

 stem. As they are shy seeders, the price will be proportionately high. 



Aurora Spencer. Enormous flowers, ground color cream-white, flaked and 

 mottled with rich orange-salmon. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4 oz. 50 cts. 



Apple-blossom Spencer. Most beautiful rosy pink flowers. Petals very 

 much waved and crinkled. Distinct serrations on edge of standards. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 oz. 75 cts. 



Asta Ohn Spencer. The best lavender. Four blossoms to a stem. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., 4 oz. 90 cts. 



America Spencer. Ivory-white, striped with brilliant crimson-red. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



Beatrice Spencer. White ground, tinted soft pink, and buff on standard. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4 oz. 50 cts. 



Captain of the Blues Spencer. Even larger than Countess Spencer. 

 Standard purple, blue wings. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4 oz. 50 cts. 



Countess Spencer. Lovely clear pink, darker toward margin; very large 

 flowers. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4 oz. 50 cts. 



Dainty Spencer. White, with pink edge, usually four flowers to a stem. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



Flora Norton Spencer. A bright blue with a tint of purple. A heavy, 

 bold standard and large flowers. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



Florence Morse Spencer. A light pink-edged Countess Spencer. Four 

 florets to a stem. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



George Herbert. A beautiful rosy carmine; very fine. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 

 15 cts., 4 oz. 50 cts. 



Helen Lewis. Orange-rose wings, which roll and fold. Standard crimson- 

 orange. Two inches across and fluted. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4 oz. 50 cts. 



John Ingham. A rich carmine-rose with veins of a deeper shade. Flowers 

 very large. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4 oz. 50 cts. 



King Edward Spencer. Bright crimson-scarlet, very large size. Large 

 wavy standard and large drooping wings. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 oz. 60 cts. 



Lovely Spencer. Bright pink at base of standard and wings, shading to 

 soft blush, almost white at edges. Large and wavy. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



Marie Corelli Spencer. Wings rich crimson, standards cherry-red. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



Mrs. Routzahn Spencer. Soft rose and buff with primrose, distinctly 

 edged rose. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4 oz. 50 cts. 



Othello Spencer. Very deep pure maroon of the largest Spencer type 

 Large, wavy and drooping wings. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 

 Paradise. Light pink shades. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



Primrose Spencer. Three to four flowers on a stem, of a pronounced 

 primrose-yellow. Large and fine. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4 oz. 50 cts. 



Queen Victoria Spencer. Black-seeded primrose, of finest and largest 

 Spencer form. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



Ramona Spencer. Usually four florets to a stem, clear white, lined and 

 flaked blush-pink. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 oz. 60 cts. 



Senator Spencer. Chocolate, purple and white striped. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 30 cts. 



Sankey Spencer. A black-seeded white variety, with flowers fully as 

 large as White Spencer. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 

 Tennant Spencer. Rosy purple. Self-colored. Shows a tendency toward magenta. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



White Spencer. Enormous flowers in great quantities. Three and four blossoms to a long and strong stem. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts.. 

 :. 50 cts. 



W. L. Hutchins Spencer. Primrose and buff shaded blush-pink. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



Superb Mixed Spencer. A splendid and well-blended mixture of all true Spencer types only. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. IOcts., 40Z. 40cts., lb. Si. 35. 



Large-flowering Sweet Peas 



This class is similar to the far 



many colors, but only a few are popular. Both standards and wings 

 E. J. Castle. Rich carmine-rose with salmon shading. Pkt. 



5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4 oz. 30 cts. 



Frank Dolby. Lovely light lavender, medium large size. Pkt. 



S cts., oz. 10 cts., 4 oz. 30 cts. 



Gladys Unwin. Clear bright pink, a little deeper at edges. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4 oz. 30 cts. 



Unwin Type 



Spencers, but the blossoms are smaller and frequently of rather heavier texture. They 



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wavy and nicely formed. 

 Mrs. Alfred Watkins. Clear pink, deeper and heavier at the 

 outer edges. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4 oz. 30 cts. 



Nora Unwin. White, large sized and generally three flowers 

 come on a stem. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4 oz. 30 cts. 



Phyllis Unwin. Beautiful rose, three to four flowers on a stem. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4 oz. 30 cts. 



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