W/W. O. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY. PA. 



Annuals for Bloom the First Season. 



D\A/arf Nasturtitjms. 



TOM THUMB VARIETIES, FOR BEDDING. 



None of the dear old-fashioned plants deserve their renewal of popularity better 

 than the Nasturtium, so brilliant and varied in coloring, free in bloom, and picturesque 

 in appearance. Its brave and hardy habit of growth, even in hottest suns and poor soils, 

 once gave it the name of " the soldier's flower," which was well borne out by the rollick- 

 ing air of the climbing varieties ; but now the artists claim it, and its pale green, shield- 

 shaped leaves and vivid flowers appear on all sorts of choice bric-a-brac, besides being 

 prime favorites for cut-flower work and personal adornment. The Dwarf Nasturtiums 

 form thick masses of leaves and flowers, not more than a foot in height. 

 Beauty. Very bright ; flowers yellow and scarlet, of the most showy description. 



5 cts. per pkt., 25 cts. per oz. 

 Empress of India. A splendid dark-leaved sort, with brilliant crimson flowers. 



5 cts. per pkt., 35 cts. per oz. 

 Golden King. Large flowers of deep golden yellow. 5 cts. per pkt., 30 cts. per oz. 

 King Theodore. Dark, rich maroon, the petals looking as if cut from velvet. 



10 cts. per pkt., 40 cts. per oz. 

 Aurora. A new and very beautiful variety, with flowers varying in color from prim- 

 rose to pale pink, and lower petals tinged with carmine. 5 cts. per pkt., 25c. per oz. 

 Cloth of Gold. Golden yellow foliage; light scarlet flowers ; very>j^ffective. 10 cts. 



per pkt., 35 cts. per oz. 

 Prince Henry. Leaves cream colored, marbled and spotted ; bright crimson-scarlet 



flowers. 10 cts. per pkt. , 35 cts. per oz. 

 Superb Mixture of above-named varieties. 5 cts. per pkt 

 Gay and Festive Mixtui'e. The most beau 



tiful strain of Nasturtinms ever offered 



Composed of a marvelous range of colors 



and an infinite variety of new shades 



10 cts. per pkt., 30 cts. per oz. 

 Pine Mixed of all sorts. Will produce flow 



ers of many colors. 5c. per pkt. , 20c. per oz 

 >e®"rOR CLIMBING NASTURTIUMS, see Orna- 

 mental Climbers. 



XEMOPHILA. 



A free-blooming little plant, of neat and 

 compact habit, with oddly and beautifully 

 colored flowers of blue, purple and white, in 

 unusual markings and blendings. Loves a 

 cool, moist soil. Mixed seed, 5 cts. per pkt. 



NICOTIANA AFFIXIS. 



A stately and handsome plant, growing about 

 3 feet high, and producing quite fine eifects with 

 its broad, tropical foliage and clusters of large, 

 tubular, fragrant flowers. Also grown success- 

 fulh^ as a window plant. 5 cts. per pkt. 



Dwarf Nasturtiums. 



FRUTESCENS. 



., 30 cts. per oz. 



XIEREHIBERGIA 



A charming plant for baskets and edgings. Although sometimes 

 classed with hardy perennials, it blooms freely from seed the first year, 

 and may, preferably, be treated as an annual. The floweis are white, 

 tinted with lilac ; plant about i foot high. 

 10 cts. per pkt. 



NIGEI.EA. 



(Love-in-a-Mist.) A delicately pretty 

 plant, with light blue or white flowers set 

 in a mist of feathery green foliage, and 

 bearing curious seed-pods. Of easy cul- 

 ture, and fine for borders or masses, serv- 

 ing well to relieve masses of dense color. 

 Mixed seed, 5 cts. per pkt. 



Roppi 



Paeony-Flowered Poppy. 



Tulip Poppies. 



The annual Poppies are quite as brillian 

 and effective for all purposes as the old 

 fashioned perennial sorts, which have s 

 long held their own in public favor. They 

 grow freely in any good soil, and are par- 

 ticularly well adapted to mixed borders, 

 while as cut-flowers, in a fresh state, they 

 are unexcelled for grace and beauty. 



POPPIES. 



Tulip Poppy. The plants grow from 12 

 to 14 inches tall, branch freely, and above 

 their thick, glaucous green foliage bear brilliant crowns of from 50 to 60 large, vivid 

 scarlet flowers. The two large outer petals open more widely than the inner ones, 

 which curve protectingly over the anthers; their rich, dazzling color at once suggests 

 the Scarlet Due Van Thol Tulip. The plants begin to bloom in early June, and continue 

 until late in August. 10 cts. per pkt. 

 Shirley (Papaver Rhceas). Semi-double, with daintily marked and colored flowers, of 

 light, gauzy appearance. Mixed seed, producing flowers of many different colors, 

 white, pink and scarlet, delicately edged, striped and blotched. 10 cts. per pkt. 

 Danebrog. Brilliant scarlet, with a large white spot at the base of each petal, forming a 



Maltese cross,. 5 cts. per pkt. 

 Single Mixed. All the best sorts and colors. 5 cts. per pkt. 



DOUBLE POPPIES. 



Mikado. Distinct and novel in the form and coloring of its flowers, which are quaint 

 and charming from an artistic standpoint. Each blossom is a large, soft ball of finely 

 divided petals, pure white at the base, flaming into brilliant crimson-scarlet toward the 

 tips. 5 cts per pkt. 



Peony-Flowered Double. A magnificent race of Poppies, large, very double and 

 shapely, brilliantly colored, free-blooming, and more lasting than is usual with Poppy 

 flowers. Mixed seed of many varieties, 5 cts. per pkt. 



White Svpan. Very handsome, snowy flowers ; graceful, of fine size, fringed and double. 

 5 cts. per pkt. 



4S-rOR OTHER VARIETIES OF POPPIES, see Perennials. No plants in our whole list can 

 give more brilliant or satisfactory efiforts than the Poppies. 



