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



Flower Seeds 



Cineraria hybrida grandiflora (see page 33) 



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. 



CONVOLVULUS 



Minor (Tricolor). Beautiful hardy annuals that delight in sun 

 and are very showy in beds, borders and on rockwork. 1 ft. Mixed 

 colors. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



Major. See Ipomcea. 



Mauritanicus. HHP". Violet-blue; very neat and nice for 

 baskets, etc. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



CALANDRIN1A umbellata. HHA. Is a charming trailing plant 

 with glowing crimson flowers; does best in dry soils, rockwork, 

 old walls, etc. 6 in. Pkt. 5 cts. 



COREOPSIS hp 



Grandiflora. Large, golden 

 yellow flowers from summer to 

 autumn. Valuable for cutting and 

 a fine border variety. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 %oz. 20 cts. 



Grandiflora compacta. A 

 new, compact form of the preced- 

 ing variety, non-branching, each 

 stem emerging direct from the 

 root. Fine, large, yellow flowers 

 on long stems, good for cutting. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 25 cts. 



CUPHEA platycentra (Cigar 

 Plant). TP. Black and scarlet; 

 very free-flowering. A hand- 

 some pot-plant and nice for 

 vases, baskets, etc. 1 ft. Pkt. 



25 cts. 



CYPRESS VINE I Ipomcea 

 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. 

 Coreopsis grandiflora Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 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, in- 

 duces 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, pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 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. Very large flowers 5 to 6 inches in diameter, of a 

 beautiful shell-pink. Elegant for cutting. 6 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., i4,oz. 

 25 cts. 



Mammoth Perfection. Very fine large-flowered varieties at- 

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

 pkt. 5 cts., J^oz. 15 cts. 



CYCLAMEN tp° 



A popular pot-plant for winter and spring flowering; blooms are 

 very freely produced and last a long time. Seedlings bloom in eight 

 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 (C. Persicum giganteum). Best strain; orchid- 

 flowering. Giant Carmine-Red, Giant Bright Rose, Giant 

 Dark Red, Giant White, Giant White with red eye, Giant Sal- 

 mon, Giant Mixed. Each, pkt. 25 cts., 100 seeds SI, 1,000 seeds S8. 



CYPERUS tp 



Alternifolius. Well known as Umbrella Plant. Ornamental foli- 

 age and a fine house plant; also suitable for aquaria, etc. Nice plants 

 are easily grown from seed in ten to twelve weeks. 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Alternifolius nanus compactus. A dwarf, bushy form of the 

 preceding; equally valuable. Pkt. 25 cts. 



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. \\<y ft. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



