FLOWER SEEDS 



Beckett's Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



Hunnemannia 

 then turning to a gorgeous crimson-purple. 



HUMULUS (Japanese Hop). HHA. Did you ever wish for a rapid climber which would 

 quickly shade a sunny porch or hide an unsightly view or keep out busy eyes? Humulus 

 will do all this in record time. Sown end of May, it will, within four to six weeks, climb 1 

 to 15 feet, covering arbor or trellis with dense, highly ornamental foliage, followed by 

 clusters of white flowers. 



3537 Japonicus. Growing to 30 feet in season. Pkt. 10 cts., 14 oz - 25 cts. 



3538 Japonicus variegatus. Foliage variegated with creamy white on deep green. Matures 

 in one season. Pkt. 10 cts., 14 oz - 25 cts. 



3544 HUNNEMANNIA fumariaefolia (Giant Yellow Tulip Poppy). HA. A member of 

 the Poppy family deserving the increased attention of our customers. Sown early in May, 

 it will quickly grow bushy plants, about 1 J£ feet tall, with glaucous-blue, finely feathered 

 foliage and large, buttercup-like, bright yellow flowers, which average 3 inches across, 

 borne on 12-inch stems, from July until frost. They last a week in water after cutting, and 

 some find it profitable to grow this annual under glass for winter flowers. Hunnemannia 

 is by far the best of the Poppy family for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts., }4 oz - 25 cts. 



IMPATIENS. TP. Charming plants for the house or conservatory, requiring no special 

 treatment, growing quickly and blooming continuously. 



3551 Holstii Hybrids. A remarkable strain, of great vigor, splendid for pot-culture. Com- 

 pact plants about 1 foot high and 1 foot in diameter, with glossy green foliage and a pro- 

 fusion of bright flowers. Rose, Carmine, Vermilion, White with Red Center, Lilac, Dark 

 Violet, and Crimson, in fine mixture. Pkt. 25 cts. 



3552 Sultani. A strong grower, 1 to 2 feet tall, bearing continuously brilliant, rosy scarlet 

 blossoms, which contrast in striking manner with the bright green foliage. A rare and 

 beautiful house-plant. Pkt. 35 cts. 



KOCHIA tricophylla (Burning 

 Bush; Summer Cypress). HHA. 

 Very handsome, symmetrical 

 plants, forming beautiful speci- 

 mens without pruning or pinch- 

 ing, and growing 3 feet tall in 

 three months. Wherever a 

 quick-growing, annual hedge is 

 wanted there is nothing better 

 than rCochia. 



3565 Giant Christmas. An 

 improved form, remaining bright 

 green until late in the fall and 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



3572 KUDZU VINE, 

 fragrant, wistaria- 

 of all the climbers, 

 winter but coming up 



HP. A Japanese climbing vine with large leaves and 

 ike flowers; perhaps the strongest growing and most vigorous 

 It will climb 25 to 30 feet in a season, freezing down each 

 from the roots again in the spring. Pkt. 10 cts., V4 oz.25 cts 



LunaHa (Honesty) 



Hardy Biennials, fine for cut flowers, seed pods used for winter decoration. 

 3530 White 3531 Crimson 3532 Purple 



Each pkt. 15 cts., \j oz. 50 cts. ___ 



LANTANA hybrida. HHP. Handsome bedding plants and beautiful for pots. 

 The seed should be started indoors very early in the spring. Produces verbena- 

 like clusters of pink, orange and red flowers. 



3580 Tall Mixed. 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



3582 Dwarf Compact Mixed. A new and improved strain. Pkt. 15 cts., \4 

 oz. 30 cts. 



Larkspur (Annual Delphinium) HA 



Tall, showy plants, blooming freely during the summer months. The flowers 

 are very bright and attractive, mainly in shades of blue, rose, violet, and white; 

 durable and elegant for cutting. The seedlings should be thinned out early to stand 

 at least a foot apart, to secure the fine branching habit now characteristic of most 

 of the strains we offer. 



3593 Dwarf Double Rocket Mixed. Fine bedders, growing about 1 feet tall and 

 blooming very early. A fine mixture of colors. Pkt. 10 cts., oz - 20 cts.,oz.60 cts. 



3595 Tall Double Rocket Mixed. Two to 3 feet tall with long spikes. Many 

 shades. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 75 cts. 



TALL DOUBLE STOCK-FLOWERED VARIETIES. These are the favorite 

 varieties for cutting and for tall borders. They grow 3 feet high and produce many 

 candelabra-like trusses of beautiful flowers. Vigorous, early and free-blooming. 



3603 La France. Clear Salmon Pink. Plants of upright growth, free flowering, 

 ideal cut flowers. Pkt. 25c, % oz. $1.00. 



3602 Exquisite. A new and most desirable color in this useful class. Exquisite, 

 clear, light rose-pink. It will undoubtedly be in great demand for cut-flowers. 

 Pkt. 15 cts., M oz. 50 cts. 



3607 Rosy Scarlet. The nearest to true red. 361 1 Sky-Blue 



3600 Pure White 3606 Lustrous Car- 3613 Dark Blue 



3601 Shell-Pink mine 3618 Mixed 



3604 Deep Rose 3609 Lilac. Short 



Each, pkt. 10 cts., \4 oz. 30 cts., oz. 75 cts. 



Annual Larkspur 



LATHYRUS latifolius (Perennial Pea). HP. A showy climber 

 with flowers much like the annual sweet pea, but without fragrance. 

 Suitable for low trellises and screens; bloom all summer. 



3641 Giant White Pearl. Pkt. 15 cts. I 3645 Red. Pkt. 10 



3643 Pink Beauty. Pkt. 10 cts., \i oz. 25 cts. | cts., M oz. 25 cts. 



3648 Fine Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts. 



LA VATERA splend ens (Improved Annual Mallow). HHA. Beau- 

 tiful and showy. Bushy plants, 2 feet tall; large, cup-shaped 

 flowers in profusion all summer long. Sow the seed in May and 

 thin the plants out to stand a foot apart. 



3660 Bright Rose 3662j.Pure White 



Each, pkt. 10 cts., }4 oz. 25 cts., oz.]75 cts. 



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