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



Stocks, Dwarf Bouquet 



SMIL AX Mrysiphyllum. TP. This popular decorative vine of 

 the florists is readily grown from seed, and will attain a height 

 of 6 to 12 feet. Should have a rich soil. Most suitable for con- 

 servatory. Pkt. io cts., %oz. 25 cts. 



STEPHANOPHYSUM longif olium. HHP . Bright scarlet flow- 

 ers, long and free-flowering; fine, ij^ ft. Pkt. io cts. 



STEVIA serrata. HHA. Large heads of small cream-white, sweet- 

 scented flowers. Very useful for cutting, i 1 -^ ft. Pkt. io cts. 



STOKESIA cyanea (Cornflower Aster). HP. Lavender-blue 

 scabiosa-like flower, 4 to 5 inches in diameter. Flowers freely 

 from midsummer to frost, i 1 ^ ft. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 30 cts. 



Stocks 



(Matthiola; Gillif lower) HHA 



General favorite for bedding, others excellent for pot-plants or 

 cutting. August-sown seed will produce fine plants for spring pot 

 sale or cutting. Seed sown under glass in March will supply nice 

 bedding plants in light soils and may be sown outside in April and 

 May and will afford bloom from summer till frost. All delightfully 

 fragrant. 



Cut-and-Come- Again Varieties (Ten-Weeks Stock). A large- 

 flowering class of pyramidal habit and very free-flowering. Large 

 flower-spikes and excellent for cutting. 90 per cent double flowers. 

 Very fine for outdoor planting. Brilliant Rose, Dark Blue, Lilac, 

 Crimson, Princess Alice( pure white), Yellow, Carmine and 

 Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts., y% oz. 75 cts. 



Large -flowering Dwarf Bouquet (Ten- Weeks Stock). This is 

 a class particularly suited for pot-culture, beds or edging. Habit 

 is dwarf and bushy. Height about 8 inches. 90 per cent double 

 flowers. Brilliant Rose, Dark Blue, Canary- Yellow, Crimson, 

 Light Blue, White and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 75 cts. 



LARGE-FLOWERING DWARF PYRAMIDAL 



(Ten-Weeks Stock) 



A dwarf-growing, very early-flowering class. Excellent for forcing. 

 Fine long spikes of flowers. Fine colors and very fragrant. About 

 three to four weeks earlier than the "Nice" Stocks. 90 per cent 

 double flowers. 



Sapphire. New deep sapphire-blue. A splendid Stock of delight- 

 ful color and early-flowering. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Snowflake. Very large snowy white, the earliest of the white 

 Stocks. Splendid for cutting or for planting outdoors. Pkt. 25 cts. 



EARLY BROMPTON, or "NICE" STOCKS HB° 



These are fine large and early-flowering varieties, serviceable for 

 winter or summer bloom. They are of rapid growth, great durability 

 and very fragrant. Summer-sown seed will bloom in eight to ten 

 weeks. Spring-sown in about four months. 60 to 75 per cent double- 

 flowered. 



Almond Blossom. Tender carmine. Very pleasing. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 Beauty of Nice. Strong spikes with large blooms of flesh-pink. 

 Pkt. 15 cts. 



Monte Carlo. A beautiful canary-yellow. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 Queen Alexandra. A clear rosy lilac, strong spikes, large florets. 

 Pkt. 15 cts. 



Vesuvius. Very large and double blood-red flowers. Pkt. IS cts. 

 Mont Blanc. Snow-white. A great improvement on former 

 whites of this class. Excellent for cutting. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Souvenir de Monaco. Bright carmine. Pkt. 15 cts. 



STREPTOCARPUS hybrida (Cape Primrose). TP°. Dwarf and 



of neat habit and of easy culture. January-sown seeds produce 

 June-flowering plants. A fine pot-plant that may be had in 

 bloom nearly the entire season. Superb mixture, rich colors. 

 M ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 SWEET ROCKET, Hesperis. HP. An old-fashioned flower, 

 sweet-scented and nice for cutting. White, purple and lilac mixed. 

 2 to 3 ft. Pkt. s cts. 



SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus barbatus) 

 HB 



Producing splendid effects in beds and borders. Widely grown for 

 the handsome showy heads of brilliant flowers. 



Holborn Glory. Large handsome single flowers, brilliant in color, 

 with white eye and white edge. i]4 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 25 cts. 



Pink Beauty. Single, fine deep pink flowers. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 

 50 cts. 



Single White and Crimson. Each, pkt. 5 cts., l Aoz. 15 cts. 



Single Varieties. Finest mixture. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



Double Varieties. Finest mixture. Pkt. 10 cts., l /ioz. 30 cts. 



Annuus (Annual Flowering Sweet William). A new strain that 

 flowers the first season. Sow early. Finest mixture. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 J^oz. 25 cts. 



Everblooming Sweet William. HP. (Latifolius atrococcineus ft. 

 pi.) A very rich crimson flower, double and blooming freely and 

 continually. Pkt. 10 cts. 



THUNBERGIA (Black-eyed Susan) HHA. Very attractive 

 slender climbing or trailing plants, neat for baskets, porch-boxes, 

 etc. Pure White; White, black-eyed; Pure Sulphur- Yellow; 

 Sulphur, black-eyed; Orange, black-eyed; Sulphur, white- 

 eyed; Orange, and white-eyed; Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., Jloz. 25 cts. 



Sweet Williams 



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