Flower Seeds - BECKERTS SEED STORE, 101 AND 103 FEDERAL ST., N. S., PITTSBURGH, PA. 



GAILLARDIA 



These are annuals and perennials that will all bloom freely from 

 spring-sown seed. Their coloring is gorgeous and they are indispen- 



sable for bedding and cutting 



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Gaillardia grandiflora 



faded flowers should be removed 

 promptly, as they invariably 

 seed and thus become a drain 

 on the plant. 



Amblyodon. Large, sin- 

 gle, salmon-red flowers, deep 

 crimson centers; very showy 

 and nice for cutting; 2 ft. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 15 cts. 



Picta (Drummondi). 

 Single-flowered. Fine mix- 

 ture of colors; 1 ft. Pkt. 5 

 cts., Moz. 15 cts. 



Lorenziana, Double, 

 Finest Mixed. Beautiful 

 colors, flowering from mid- 

 summer to frost; fine for 

 bedding or cutting; 1M ft. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., M°z. 15 cts. 



Lorenziana, "The 

 Bride." Flowers white, very 

 double and borne on long 

 stems; fine for cutting. Pkt. 

 15 cts. 



Grandiflora compacta. 



HP. Fine, compact plants, 

 ooming freely; flowers scar- 

 t, margined yellow; 9 in. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 25 cts. 

 Grandiflora oculata. 

 HP. New light shades with red centers; very fine hybrids. Pkt. 10 

 cts., Moz. 25 cts. 



Grandiflora semi-plena. HP. New light shades; superb varie- 

 ties; very large flowers, varying from light to deep yellow, tinged 

 wine-red; semi-double; 1M ft. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 30 cts. 



Kelway's Hybrids. HP. Entirely distinct; a grand new and 

 improved strain; flowers of enormous size, borne on stout stems. 

 Choicest Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 35 cts. 



GAZANIA splendens, New Hybrids. HHP. Named Treasure 

 Flower in allusion to the wealth of color displayed. They are very 

 useful for bedding or form elegant pot-plants for greenhouse. The 

 many-petaled, daisy-like flowers are creamy white and chrome- 

 yellow, chamois and dark orange, lilac and primrose, etc. Verbena- 

 like habit of growth. Treat same as portulaca; 9 in. Pkt. 25 cts. 



GAURA Lindheimeri. HP. Very useful plants; from March 

 sowing will flower from July till fall; long, graceful sprays of white 

 flowers good for cutting; 2 ft. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 25 cts. 



GERANIUM hhp 



Are readily sown from seed, and will flower early in spring from 

 seedlings. 



Large-flowered Show, or Lady Washington. Dwarf varieties. 

 A fine new strain; 1 ft. Pkt. 50 cts. 



Zonale, or Bedding, Single. Finest varieties mixed; 1M ft. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Zonale, or Bedding, Double. Large percentage of double flow- 

 ers; finest strains; 1M ft. Pkt. 50 cts. 



Apple-scented. Very refreshing odor; a nice pot-plant; 9 in. Pkt. 

 25 cts. 



GENTIANA acaulis. HP. Dwarfish plants, with intense blue, 

 bell-shaped flowers; 4 in. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 50 cts. 



GERARDIA hybrida. HP. Produces fine spikes of flowers, varying 

 from light pink to dark purple; 2 ft. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 



GERBERA Jamesoni hybrida (Transvaal Daisy). HHP. Richness 

 of color and form distinguishes the new hybrids of Gerbera Jamesoni. 

 They range in nearly all shades, from white to yellow, and from 

 yellow to orange, and from rose to blood-red, and each sowing 

 brings forth new surprises. The flowers are also much larger than 

 those of the type. Pkt. 25 cts. 



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Atrosanguineum. Large; double scarlet; valuable for 

 fine border plant; 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Mrs. Bradshaw. Flowers very large, double and of the brightest 

 scarlet; blooms all summer; \y 2 ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 



GILIA (Phloxwort). Free-blooming annual that thrives almost 

 anywhere; good bedding plant. Mixed varieties. Pkt. 5c, Moz. 25c. 



GLADIOLI hybrida praecox. New class. Most of the seedlings 

 bloom in four to five months. Flowers of immense size, 4 to 5 

 inches in diameter, and produced in all shades and colors known 

 in the Gladiolus. Pkt. 25 cts. 



GLAUCIUM flavum tricolor (Horned Poppy). HP. Orange- 

 scarlet, with black and yellow markings; 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



GREVILLEA robusta (Silk Oak). TP. A very handsome pot- 

 plant, useful also for outdoor effect. Nice plants can be grown in a 

 few months. Insert seed edgewise to insure germination. Pkt. 

 10 cts., Moz. 35 cts. 



GLOXINIA hybrida grandiflora crassifolia erecta. TP. Will 



bloom in six months from sowing. Bears large, tubular flowers of 

 many brilliant colors and of velvety texture; the foliage is soft and 

 flexible, brownish red in color, with white veins. Flowers are 

 borne on erect stem well above the leaves. Superb mixture of 

 colors, pkt. 50 cts. 



GODETIA hha 



Very neat and free-flowering annuals that will be satisfactory for 

 edging and for solid beds; for a blaze of color they will vie with the 

 nasturtiums. Should not be planted in too rich soil. In bloom from 

 June to October; plant about 1 foot apart. 



Crimson Glow. A splendid, free-flowering, compact variety; 

 blood-crimson; 9 in. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 25 cts. 



Duchess of Albany. Compact, large, satiny white flowers in 

 pyramidal clusters; 9 in. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 15 cts. 



Grandiflora lilacina fl. pi. Numerous flowers, of lilac-rose, 

 about 2 inches in diameter. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Rosamond. Vivid rose, white center; 9 in. Pkt. 10c, J^oz 25c. 



GOURDS. These are mainly tender and half-hardy annuals that 

 are useful for covering verandas, arbors, etc. They are rapid-grow- 

 ing and their fruits very ornamental. Apple, Bottle, Crookneck, 

 Dipper, Dishrag or Sponge, Hercules' Club, Knob-Kerrie, 

 Lemon, Nest Egg, Orange, Pipe Calabash, Pear, Powder 

 Horn, Serpent, Sugar Trough, Turban, Vine-Peach. Each, 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. Collection of 17 varieties, one pkt. each, 

 65 cts. 



Mixed Gourds. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



ORNAMENTAL GRASSES 



Specimen plants, clumps or entire beds of harmonious varieties 

 are especially interesting. They are always valuable for cutting, and 

 may be preserved and used in combination with "Everlasting" 

 flowers for winter bouquets, decorations, etc. 



Annual Ornamental Grasses 



Agrostis nebulosa. Elegant, feathery; 1 M ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Briza maxima. The larger Quaking Grass; 1 1 2 ft. Pkt 5 cts. 



Bromus brizaeformis. Very decorative; 2 ft. Pkt 5 cts. 



Coix Lacryma-Jobi (Job's Tears). The curious seeds are used 

 as beads; 1M ft. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



Eragrostis elegans (Love Grass). Very beautiful; nice for sweet- 

 pea bunching; 1M ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Ornamental Grasses 



