BECKERT'S SEED STORE, 101 AND 103 FEDERAL ST., N. S., PITTSBURGH, PA. 



Flower Seeds 



Cosmos, Lady Lenox, Pink and White 



COLEUS 



Hybrida. TP. Splendid foliage varieties from a superb collection. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



Bizarre Hybrids. Very showy with peculiar color combinations. 

 Vivid copper-colored, fiery red and pink, purple, violet-brown, etc. 

 Good growth displays their character with fifth or sixth leaf. Pkt. 50c. 



Large-leaved. Saved from new superbly variegated sorts. Finest 

 Mixed, pkt. 25 cts. 



Scotch Variegated. Foliage large, in bright tones of red, purple, 

 violet, green, yellow and white. Pkt. 15 cts. 



CONVOLVULUS minor (Tricolor). Beautiful hardy annuals that 

 delight in sun and are very showy in beds, borders and on rock- 

 work; 1 ft. Mixed colors. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



COREOPSIS hp 



Grandiflora. Large, 

 autumn. Valuable for ci 



Coreopsis grandiflora 



golden yellow flowers from summer to 

 tting and a fine border variety. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 'ioz. 15 cts. 



Grandiflora compacta. A 

 ew compact form of the preced- 

 ing variety; fine, large, golden 

 yellow flowers on long, stiff 

 stems; good for cutting. Pkt. 

 10 cts., 34°z. 25 cts. 



CORN, RAINBOW. Leaves have 

 broad stripes of crimson, yellow, 

 white, green, rose or bronze; a 

 fine decorative plant for the 

 garden. Pkt. 10 cts. 



CUPHEA platycentra (Cigar 

 Plant). TP. Black-and-scarlet; 

 very free-flowering. A handsome 

 pot-plant and nice for vases, 

 baskets, etc. 1 ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 



CYPRESS VINE (Ipomoea 

 Quamoclit). Very popular small 

 vine, with delicate, fern-like foli- 

 age and masses of beautiful, star- 

 shaped scarlet and white flowers. 

 Fine for a small trellis. Mixed. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz 25 cts. 



CYPERUS alternifolius nanus 

 compactus. TP. Pkt. 25 cts. 



COSMOS HHA 



Mexican plants with handsome, cut foliage and graceful, long- 

 stemmed, showy flowers, known as Mexican Dahlias. The Mam- 

 moth varieties should be sown early and the growth pinched when 

 well established. This checking of the growth, as with dahlias, 

 induces early-flowering, thereby avoiding frosts, which otherwise may 

 overtake them. The pinching will also render plants more sturdy and 

 compact and provide a larger number of blooms. 



Crimson Ray. Distinct new type; grows 4 to 5 ft. high. Very 

 profuse in bloom; flowers many-petaled and petals narrow and 

 fluted, separated in star-like form; most brilliant crimson. Pkt. 15c 



Early-flowering. Strain of great beauty, flowering from July till 

 frost. White, Pink, Purple, Crimson, and Dawn (white, tinted rose) 

 4 ft. Each color, or mixed, pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 25 cts. 



Klondyke. Flowers orange-yellow; early and continuous bloomer 

 also nice as a pot-plant. 4 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 50 cts. 



Lady Lenox. Flowers 5 to 6 inches in diameter. Beautiful Shell- 

 Pink and White. Elegant for cutting. 6 ft. Each, pkt. 10c, ^oz. 25c. 



Mammoth Perfection. Ver\ : fine large-flowered varieties attain- 

 ing a diameter of 4 inches. White, Pink, Red and Mixed. Each 

 pkt. 5 cts., 34oz. 25 cts. 



CYCLAMEN tp° 



and spring flowering; blooms are 

 long time. Seedlings bloom in eight 



A popular pot-plant for 

 very freely produced and last 

 to ten months. 



Mrs. Buckston. New and quite distinct. Plants very vigorous 

 in growth, with large, beautifully frilled salmon flowers, produced in 

 profusion. Pkt. 50 cts. 



Giant- Flowered Prize Strain 



Rose of Marienthal. Brilliant pink; extra fine. 

 Glory of Wandsbek. Salmon-red. 

 Rose of Wandsbek. Salmon-rose. 



Victoria. White or light rose with red eye, and beautiful red- 

 fringed edge. 



Albo-violaceo striata. White, streaked and flashed purple, violet 

 or rose. 



Glowing Dark Red, Glowing Red, Lilac, Pure White, White 

 with Red Eye, and Mixed. 



Each variety, 25 seeds 50 cts., 50 seeds 80 cts., 100 seeds $1.50 

 Giant-flowered Fringed Superb, Mixed. 25 seeds 50 cts., 50 

 seeds 80 cts., 100 seeds SI. 50. 



Cineraria hybrida grandiflora (see page 33) 



DATURA cornucopia (Thorn Apple, or Trumpet Flower). HHA. 

 This is a very sweet-scented double form having two cones, one 

 within the other; interior white, exterior violet-purple. 1J^ ft. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



