W. C. BECKERT, 101 AND 103 FEDERAL ST., NORTH SIDE, PITTSBURGH, PA. 



Flower Seeds 



FLOWER SEED NOVELTIES, continued 



CLARKIA ELEGANS, 



Pkt. 15 cts. 



'ORANGE KING. 



Bright orange-scarlet; very double. 



CLARKIA ELEGANS, "QUEEN MARY." Lovely rose-carmine; very double. Pkt. 15c. 



CLARKIA ELEGANS FL. PL., "SCARLET QUEEN." Flowers extremely double. 

 When opening, a glowing salmon-orange, changing to an intense salmon-orange- 

 scarlet. Very distinct and pretty. Pkt. 15 cts. 



COLEUS, SCOTCH VARIEGATED. Foliage large, abundant and of a rounded shape, 

 in which the bright tones of red, purple, violet, green, yellow and white have been 

 selected so as to form a good contrast. Pkt. 15 cts. 



CONVOLVULUS ^TH^OIDES FLORIBUNDUS. A beautiful perennial, bushy, 

 trailing or climbing plant, with alternated whitish leaves and producing, the whole 

 summer and autumn, erect, bell-shaped, soft pink flowers, 1 to 1)^ inches in di- 

 ameter. Pkt. 10 cts. 



CORN, RAINBOW. Leaves have broad stripes of crimson, yellow, white, green, 

 rose and bronze. Fine decorative 

 plant. Pkt. 10 cts. 



CYCLAMEN ROKOKA FL. PL., 

 "GLORIA." Beautifully fringed 

 and densely double flowers of ex- 

 tremely large size, borne on stiff 

 stems above the leaves. Colors, 

 charming pink, crimson, dark rose 

 and cream-tint, partly pure, partly 

 white. Pkt. 25 cts. 



CYPERUS ADMOPHORUS. Extremely 

 ornamental plant, with gracefully 

 bent, linear-lanceolate, dark green 

 foliage and elegant, light green flower 

 spikes. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Dimorphotheca aurantiaca hybrida 



DAHLIA, GIANT HYBRIDS. Magnif- 

 icent single- and semi-double-flowered hybrids with immense flowers borne on long, 

 strong stems. Pkt. 15 cts. 



DAHLIA, GIANT-FLOWERED DOUBLE DECORATIVE. Flowers of immense size, 

 often 7 to 8 inches in diameter; very double and of various colors, borne on long, stiff 

 stems, and splendid for cut-flowers. Pkt. 15 cts. 



JAPANESE DAHLIA, "RIVOIRE." Extremely gorgeous and varied colors, such as 

 apricot, chamois, red and orange, which are absolutely unique. Flowers are on long, 

 stiff stems and are invaluable for cutting. Pkt. 15 cts. 



DAHLIA, MOUNTAIN. The 3-inch-wide, fiery scarlet, flat flowers with wide petals are 

 borne on long stems in great profusion. Pkt. 15 cts. 



DAISY, MAMMOTH RANUNCULUS-FLOWERED. These giant-flowered red Daisies are 

 most striking show flowers. In form they much resemble Persian ranunculus. Pkt. 10c. 



DIANTHUS, "SILVER-EDGE." Forms dwarf, compact, bushy plants. Flowers dark 

 blood-red, with a purple hue, and have uniform white edge around the entire flower, 

 which is slightly fringed. Pkt. 10 cts. 



DIMORPHOTHECA AURANTIACA HYBRIDA. These vary in color from the purest white to reddish and 

 blush-white tints, sulphur, lemon, golden yellow, light orange, reddish yellow changing to salmon-rose, beautiful 

 salmon shades, from tender salmon to deep salmon-orange, and some with different-colored zones are frequent. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



DIMORPHOTHECA AURANTIACA FL. PL. Semi-double and double-flowered varieties. Colors as rich and 

 varied as the single. Pkt. 25 cts. 



DIMORPHOTHECA SINUATA. The flowers of this new variety, 2%, to 2% inches in diameter, 

 are of a singularly pretty and distinct shade of clear satiny buff with a bluish disk. Reverse of 

 petals purplish red. Plants 12 inches in height, bushy and densely covered with numerous flowers. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



DRAOENA INDIVISA PAREI EXCELSA. More ornamental than Parei, having longer, wider and 

 thicker leaves of a truer green. One of the most interesting and beautiful plants for home decora- 

 tion. Pkt. 25 cts. 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA, BURBANK'S MIXED. Large flowers; beautiful shades of white, yellow, 

 orange, carmine, crimson and pink. Pkt. 10 cts. 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA CALIFORNICA ERECTA, "FIRE-RED." This superb variety has upright 

 stems and single, fire-red flowers. Very fine. Pkt. 15 cts. 



FREESIA HYBRIDA RAGONIERA. These beautiful and sweet-scented new hybrid Freesias are 

 tinted in shades of pink, rose, purple, blue, violet, orange, sulphur-yellow, brown and other shades, 

 often delicately spotted and veined. Fine for cutting, as the blooms remain fresh for a long time. 

 If sown early, will bloom by midsummer. Pkt. 15 cts. 



GAILLARDIA, COPPER-RED, LARGE-FLOWERED. This perennial Gaillardia is remarkable for 

 the elegance and largeness of its blooms and for the brilliancy of its uniform coppery red color, 

 toning down to a lighter shade near the point of the petals. The flowers are borne on long stems. 

 Pkt. 15 cts. 



GAILLARDIA, "MASTODON." Giant-flowering. The largest of the perennial Gaillardias. Flowers 

 3 to 3)4 inches in diameter. Petals golden yellow. Pkt. 15 cts. 



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Gaillardia, Copper-Red, 

 Large-flowered 



Godetia gran 



(See 



diflora carminea 



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