Flower Seeds 



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



List of Select Tlolver Seeds 



In the following pages is offered a carefully chosen list of Flower Seeds, in which no want of the flower-garden has been neglected, 

 the numerous varieties insuring a wide range of color, form, height, habit and season, thus permitting selection for any and every orna- 

 mental purpose. 



PLEASE USE THE ORDER SHEET that is enclosed in catalogue; by so doing, the filling of orders is speeded, and the chance of 

 errors lessened. 



The complete index will contribute to an easy and rapid selection of seeds wanted. 



HARDY ANNUALS. Of these, some varieties may be sown out- 

 doors during July and August, or in boxes and coldframes during 

 September; either of these methods rendering possible earlier effects 

 than from spring-sown seed. The latter may be sown outdoors in 

 April and May, according to season and condition of soil, or may be 

 sown in a hotbed; the combining of any two methods being advisable, 

 thereby avoiding a possible failure of one sowing, and providing 

 plants for succession if both sowings prosper. Ground under all 

 conditions should be rather light, well manured and thoroughly dug 

 up. When nicely raked and leveled, the coarser seeds sown are to be 

 covered to once or twice their thickness, whilst very fine seeds are to 

 be merely pressed into the soil. All sowings should be firmed with a 

 board or the hand, as this hastens the sprouting of the seeds as well 

 as promoting its regularity. With any method, careful attention is 

 required, as soon as seeds are sprouted, that seedlings receive suffi- 

 cient water, air, etc., according to conditions under which they are 

 grown. 



Half-hardy Annuals, Half-hardy Biennials, Half-hardy 

 Perennials, for early results, may be sown in hotbeds or boxes in 

 March to May, and outdoors after the middle of May, as directed for 

 Hardy Annuals. The Biennials and Perennials must be sown early, 

 to secure bloom the first year. 



Tender Annuals can be sown in hotbeds or boxes in warm situa- 

 tions during March, with the desire to secure strong, sturdy plants 

 by May 15 or when danger of frosts has passed. At this latter date 

 they may also be sown outdoors in permanent quarters or be trans- 

 planted, as most convenient. 



Hardy Biennials and Perennials, which, if sown early, bloom 

 the first year, require the same treatment as Hardy Annuals. 



PLEASE NOTE that the following letters are generally 

 used to designate the class to which a species or variety 

 belongs. 



A, designates the Annuals. B, designates the Biennials. 

 P, designates the Perennials. 



B° 

 P 



T 

 H 



designate the Biennials and Perennials that flower the 

 first year if sown early. 



prefixed to either of above indicate that the species or 



j_j j variety is Tender, Hardy or Half-hardy 



Any species or variety to which no letter or letters are 

 affixed is to be considered a Hardy Annual. 



ABUTILON (Flowering Maple) TP° 



These are valuable house-plants as well as suitable for the garden. 

 If sown early they will bloom the first season, and plants may be 

 lifted in fall and will flower throughout the winter. 



Hybridum maximum. New Giant-flowering, 3 to 4 inches 

 across — in remarkable quantity. Flowers upright, not pendent as 

 in the old varieties. Colors range from cream to golden yellow, white 

 to rose, and many intermediate tints. Pkt. 25 cts. 



ABRONIA (Sand Verbena). HA. Very neat, succulent, trailing 

 plant, suitable for rockery or for sunny, dry position; also pretty 

 for baskets. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts. 



ACACIA. TP. Greenhouse shrub. Very handsome, ornamental 

 foliage and showy racemes of flowers. Mixed varieties, pkt. 10 cts. 



ACANTHUS. HP. Ornamental foliage plants for the lawn or bor- 

 der; glossy, dark green, deeply Iobed foliage. Succeed in any soil 

 and situation. Flower-spikes 3 to 5 feet. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts. 



ACONITUM (Monkshood, or Wolfbane) HP 



Hardy herbaceous perennials related to the Larkspurs. If sown 

 early, they will usually flower the first year, but flowers are at their 

 best the second year. 



Napellus. Dark blue. Pkt. 5 cts., ]4oz. 25 cts. 



Pyrenaicum. Distinct pale yellow. Pkt. 10 cts. 



ACHILLEA, The Pearl (Yarrow). HP°. The double, pure-white- 

 flowered variety; easily grown from seed, and flowers the first 

 season if sown early. In flower from spring to late autumn. Pkt. 

 15 cts. 



ADONIS 



Neat, low-growing plants of the easiest culture; fine in masses and 

 are continuous bloomers. 



i^Estivalis (Pheasant's Eye). HHA. Bright scarlet. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 J^oz. 15 cts. 



Vernalis (Ox- Eye). HP. Large, yellow, starry flowers. Pkt. 5 

 cts., \^oz. 20 cts. 



ADLUMIA cirrhosa (Allegheny Vine, or Mountain Fringe). KB. 

 A handsome, rapid-growing vine with pink flowers. Pkt. 15 cts. 



AGERATUM hha 



Extensively used for borders, ribbon lines, etc. Blooms the entire 

 summer. Sow early for best results. 



Blue Perfection. Dwarf; large, deep blue flowers; fine foliage; 

 fine for edging flower-beds or walks. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 25 cts. 



Little Blue 

 Star. Very dwarf 

 — 4 to 6 inches. 

 Very suitable for 

 edging. Numer- 

 ous light blue 

 flowers. Pkt. 15c. 



Little Dorrit. 

 Dwarf and 

 spreading in 

 habit. Flowers 

 azure-blue. Pkt. 

 5 cts., JIoz 25c. 



Princess Vic- 

 toria Louis e . 

 Dwarf and com- 

 pact habit; flow- 

 ers blue with 

 wh ite center. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., Hoz. 

 25 cts. 



Snowball . 

 Dwarf and free- 

 flowering; large 

 clusters of pure 

 white flowers. 

 Pkt.5c, J4oz.20c. Ageratum, Blue Perfection 



Capella. Dis- 

 tinct, pretty chamois-rose; dwarf and compact. Pkt. 15 cts. 



AGROSTEMMA 



Coeli-rosa fimbriata (Rose of Heaven). HHA. Very free-flower- 

 ing from July to September. Nice for cutting; rose-colored. Pkt. 

 5 cts., 34oz. 15 cts. 



Coronaria (Rose Campion). HP. Glowing crimson flowers; sil- 

 very white foliage. Pkt. 5 cts., J^oz. 15 cts. 



ALONSOA. HHA. Elegant for beds, etc.; also nice pot-plants. 

 Mixed, pkt. 5 cts., 34°z. 15 cts. 



L,CLWn Grass Seed. 5 v °u <5esire a perfect lawn, use our EvergTeen Lawn Seed. For shady places, sow our Shady Nook Lawn Seed 

 Botn kinds, if sown early in the spring, will produce a good lawn by midsummer. 



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