\NNl. O. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Annuals for Bloom the First Season. 



Carnations and Dianthus. 



AISTNUAL FORMS, BLOOMING SOON AFTER THE SEED IS SOWN. 



CARXAXIOX MAROARHX. 



This new, dwarf, double form of the hardy Carnation, which blooms four months 

 from the seed-sowing, and gives a large percentage of handsome double flowers, 

 attracted wide attention from the time of its introduction, and is much admired and 

 valued in all gardens where it has been tested. The plants are vigorous, dwarf and 

 neat in growth, and, if sown under glass in March or April, begin blooming in early 

 summer, and yield a brilliant display of flowers until frost. Plants which have 

 bloomed all summer in the garden are frequently potted for winter decoration, and 

 bloom in the window for a long time ; but for this purpose it is better to sow seed 

 later in the season. The flowers are large, quite double and perfectly formed, never 

 bursting the calyx, and show all colors and variegations through beautiful shades of 

 red, pink and white. This is a specially fine Carnation for cutting, since, although 

 the plant is dwarf, the stems are good and the flowers produced in great profusion. 

 Eighty per cent, of the plants give double flowers, and may be planted so closely that 

 the single ones when weeded out leave no unsightly gaps. These single flowers, 

 however, are too pretty and graceful to be thrown away, and in many gardens are 

 given a Ised to themselves ; they are as fragrant and finely colored as the double 

 forms. Our seed is an improved and valuable strain, quite true and fixed in habit. 

 Mixed, 10 cts. per pkt. 



I^^For other Carnations, see Seeds of Greenhouse Plants. 



Brilliant and Popular Garden Pinks. 



For this gay and spicily fragrant flower 

 of the garden no special recommendation or 

 introduction is necessary ; it is well loved 

 and grown everywhere, and proves itselt 

 well worthy of general esteem by growing 

 away sturdily in almost any soil, and cover- 

 ing its dense thicket of leaves and stems 

 with brilliant masses of flowers. All the 

 species and varieties named below bloom the 

 first year from seed, and give better satisfac- 

 tion if sown yearly, the youngplants produc- 

 ing larger, finer colored flowers than the old 

 ones. 



D. Chinensis fl. pi. (Double Chinese or 



Indian Pink.) Flowers large and very 



double, in all rich colors ; a fine mixture. 



5 cts. per pkt. 

 D. albus. (Double White Chinese 



Pink.) Flowers large and showy, sets. 



per pkt. 



Margfaret Carnation. 



D. Heddewigii grandiflora fl. pi. (Crown 

 of Perfection.) Flowers of immense size and 

 very double; produced continually, during 

 the summer and autumn in greatest pro- 

 fusion. Presents a great diversity of colors, 

 from purest satiny white to intense red, soft 

 pink and flesh tints, and a large proportion of 

 flowers marked in various hues. loc. per pkt. 



D. — Eastern Queen. A very beautiful rose 

 variety. lo cts. per pkt. 



D. — Crimson Belle. Splendid brilliant dark 

 red. 10 cts. per pkt. 



D. — The Bride. White, with purple center ; 

 very pretty. lo cts. per pkt. 



D. — diadenaatus fl. pi. (The Double Japa- 

 nese, or Diadem Pink.) Flowers large and 

 fine in form and very double, ranging through 

 all colors, from deep, velvety crimson to deli- 

 cate rose. One of the finest annuals grown. 

 True seed, in finest mixture, lo cts. per pkt. 



D. imperialis fl. pi. (Double Imperial Pink). 

 An extra- fine mixture, producing all colors of 

 these handsome flowers. 5 cts. per pkt. 



D. barbatus. (Sweet William.) See Peren- 

 nials. 



OAHLIA. 



Every one does not know how easily fine Dahlias may be grown from seed, and that the 

 plants bloom the first year, or more people would try. it. A large percentage of the double 

 varieties come true, while the single ones are always superb, giving flowers of most beautiful 

 form and coloring, combined with graceful habit. The single Dahlias are favorites for cor- 

 sage wear, and are in every way to be recommended. The seed must be started early, and 

 the tubers dug and stored like potatoes, before frost. For Dahlia Tubers, see Summer- 

 Blooming Bulbs. 



Dwarf Tom Thumb. A new race of quite dwarf plants, very useful for bordering and pot- 

 culture, and extremely floriferous. The unique little plants are compact and elegant in 

 habit, and the single flowers come in rich stripes, or splendid self-colors. One of the 

 best new plants of the year. 15 cts. per pkt. 



Mixed Single. Seed saved from the best named varieties. 10 cts. per pkt. 



Mixed Double. An extra-fine mixture, saved from the best double flowers ; will produce 

 a large proportion of double flowers, including bright and rich colorings. 10 cts. per pkt. 



OAXURA. 



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Datura Cornucopia. 



The waxen, funnel-shaped flowers of the Daturas are strikingly odd and handsome 



their fragrance is rich and distinct. 



D. fastuosa alba fl. pi. The handsome double white Datura. 5 cts. per pkt. 



D. CORNUCOPIA. Magnificent variety, of striking beanty. Plant very vigorous, growing 

 to a height of 3 feet ; stems dark purplish maroon ; flowers very large and trumpet-shaped, 

 and are formed of two or three flowers, growing one within the other. Interior white, 

 exterior purple and very fragrant. Extremely desirable as specimens in the garden. 

 10 cts. per pkt. 



ERYSIMUM PEROFFSKIANUM. 



A free-blooming plant, about 1% feet high, with very fragrant, orange-yellow flowers, 

 somewhat resembling those of the single Wallflower. It deserves to be more widely grown, 

 and will be greatly prized as it becomes known to flower lovers. 5 cts. per pkt. 



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