Beckert's Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. • FLOWER SEEDS 



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Pansy Seed Has Been a Leading Specialty with Beckert's for Many Years. Our Strains Are Absolutely Unsurpassed 



Pansies prefer a light, rich soil and a partially shaded, cool, moist location but will thrive under less favorable conditions. In fact, any 

 soil and situation may be made to grow good Pansies, but if it is necessary to plant them in full sun exposure, mulch the beds in hot weather 

 and water them freely. With proper care, Pansies will bloom from early spring until late fall, although the flowers produced in midsum- 

 mer are never as large or brilliant as those produced in the cool spring and fall months. 



Best results are obtained by sowing the seed in July or August and carrying the young plants over the winter in cold-frames or in a 

 sheltered spot in the garden, protected by a deep covering of straw or dead leaves. These plants will bear truly enormous flowers early the 

 next spring and continue throughout the season. The seed may also be sown in late April and the plants from this sowing will commence 

 to bloom in late June. Full-blown flowers should be removed every few days to prevent their going to seed. Do not spare the hose; it is 

 next to impossible to give Pansies too much water; sprinkle them twice a day in the hot spells. 



The Trimardeau Giant Pansies, developed by a famous French Pansy-grower, are much larger and finer than the old-fashioned bedding 

 Pansies and may be had in a wide range of attractive colors, coming true from seed. The various Show or Exhibition strains do not represent 

 distinct colors but rather different specialists' ideals of perfection in size, shadings, and markings. The Winter-Flowering or World's Record 

 type is a comparatively new development in Pansies, valuable for its hardiness and earliness. 



Beckerfs Leaflet on Pansy Growing is free to those who ask for it on their orders. 



4100 Beckert's Superb Mixture of Giant-flowering Exhibition Pansies 



Represents years of painstaking work on the part of Pansy-breeders. It is a blend of the very cream of Show Pansies, producing flowers of 

 magnificent size and form and containing rare colors and markings that are not produced in any other strains. For all that goes to make ideal 

 Pansies, we know that it cannot be equaled at any cost. Beckert's Superb Mixture stands supreme among Exhibition Pansies. Pkt. 50 cts., 

 Vgoz. $1.50, i^oz. $2.75, oz. $10.00. 



THE FINEST EXHIBITION PANSIES 



4091 BUGNOT'S GIANTS. Flowers of the largest size in a great 

 diversity of charming colors. Each flower is marked with a central 

 blotch of darker color which radiates out toward the margin of the 

 petals, producing a most unusual and attractive effect. Pkt. 25 cts., 

 Ytoz. 90 cts., Moz. $1.60, oz. $6.00. 



4093 CASSIER'S SUPERB BLOTCHED. Large, round flowers of 

 the brightest colors, marked with a distinct dark blotch at the 

 base of each of the five petals. Pkt. 25 cts., }goz. 90 cts., Hoz. $1.60, 

 oz. $6.00. 



4095 CURLED MASTERPIECE. Every petal is elegantly frilled 

 and curled, while the flowers are among the largest to be found in 

 Pansies. Masterpiece Pansies are rich in the rare mauve, red, and 

 velvety brown shades. Pkt. 25 cts., y 8 oz. $1.00, Moz. $1.85, 

 oz. $7.00. 



4097 MADAME PERRET. A very famous French strain, in which 

 rich reddish maroon and rosy purple shades predominate. This is 

 the finest of the "wine-colored" Pansies. Pkt. 25 cts., Ysoz. 75 cts., 

 Moz. $1.35, oz. $5.00. 



4099 CHOICE MIXED. A very fine blend of the best large-flowering 

 Show Pansies. Pkt. 25 cts., y s oz. 70 cts., Y±oz. $1.25, oz. $4.50. 



AMERICAN MASTODON PANSIES 



The Mastodon Pansies were developed by the foremost American 

 Pansy-grower to meet the demand for a thrifty strain producing well- 

 rounded flowers of the very largest size. 



4101 Private Stock Mixed. Uniformly large-flowering and vigorous 

 in a fine assortment of colors, including both the blotched and self 

 colored types. Pkt. 25 cts., J/goz. $1.00, Moz. $1.85. 



4102 Greenhouse Special. The very finest selection of Mastodon 

 Pansies, containing an unusual proportion of the most popular 

 colors, such as the red and bronze shades. Pkt. 40 cts., Y%oz. $1.35, 

 Moz. $2.50. 



TRIMARDEAU GIANT PANSIES 



This beautiful class produces flowers of giant size with round, over- 

 lapping petals. The plants are vigorous and free-blooming, compact 

 in growth and of ideal bedding habit. 



4105 Adonis. Clear, light blue, edged white. 



4106 Andromeda. Rosy lavender; distinct. 

 4110 Golden Bronze. Old-gold and brown. 

 4112 Golden Queen. Pure, bright yellow. 



4114 Hortensia Rose. Blotched deep rose on lighter ground. 



4115 Imperial Blue. Ultramarine with dark blue blotches. 

 4117 King of the Blacks. Shining black. 



4119 Lord Beaconsfield. Violet, shading to white on upper petals. 



4123 Royal Purple. Dark, velvety purple. 



4125 Snow Queen. Pure, satiny white. 



4127 Victoria. Purplish red. 



4129 White with Violet Eye. 



4131 Yellow with Dark Eye. 



4133 Striata. Curiously striped and flaked in many colors. 



Any of the above, pkt. 15 cts., Vioz. $1.35, oz. $5.00 

 4135 Trimardeau Giants Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. $1.10, oz. $4.00 



THE NEW GIANT WINTER -FLOWERING OR 

 WORLD'S RECORD PANSIES 



Similar to the Trimardeau Giants in size and form but they com- 

 mence to bloom very early when other varieties are still dormant. 

 From seed sown the previous August they will often bloom before the 

 late spring snows have melted away. 



4138 Celestial Queen. Clear sky-blue. 

 4140 Ice King. Silvery white. 

 4142 March Beauty. Velvety dark blue. 

 4144 Winter Sun. Golden yellow. 



Each, pkt. 25 cts., y 8 oz. 75 cts., V40Z. $1.40, oz. $5.25 



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