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



LARKSPURS (Delpk mium) HA° 



These form very showy bedding plants that bloom freely during 

 the summer months. Their flowers are very bright, mainly shades of 

 blue, purple, rose, violet and white. They are durable and elegant 

 for cutting. The seedlings should be thinned out early, to secure 

 the fine branching habit now common to most of the strains offered. 



ANNUAL LARKSPURS 



Dwarf Blue Rocket. These are among the first to flower. Very 

 choice strain, tints of Blue, Lilac, Violet, Rose, White and Mixed. 

 Fine for bedding. 1 ft. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



Tall Double Rocket. Fine mixed, many shades. 2 ft. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 25 cts. 



Giant Hyacinth-flowered. Fine mixed, about eight colors; 

 fine double flowers. These flower shortly after the Double Rocket 

 and Stock-flowered varieties. 2 ft. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



Tall Double Stock-flowered. Tall, branching. These are early 

 varieties, fine for borders or among shrubs and useful for cutting. 

 Beautiful shades. 2J^ ft. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 50 cts. 

 Dark Blue Flesh-color Lilac White 



Dark Rose Light Blue Red 



Each, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 



LEPTOSIPHON Hybrids, French. HHA. Brilliant shades from 

 scarlet to yellow and white. Exquisite for edging, rockwork, etc. 

 6 in. Pkt, 10 cts. 



LINUM (Fl ax) 



Grandiflorum rubrum and roseum. HHA. Free-flowering 

 and showy. The red and rose-colored forms of annual Flax. Succes- 

 sive sowings will produce a wonderful show throughout the season. 

 1 ft. Pkt 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



Narbonnense. HP. Grows in clumps, and blooms from May to 

 July. Flowers beautiful azure-blue. Pkt.; 25 cts. 



LOBELIA 



Annuals and perennials that are extensively used for bedding, 

 being invaluable for blue edging. Also elegant for baskets, pots, etc. 

 Require a good soil for best effect. 



Ramosa. Tall, graceful varieties, erect in habit, and flowers 

 much larger than most other species. Very nice pot-plants and 

 good for borders or large beds. Flowers sky-blue, rose, white. 9 in. 

 to 1 ft. Mixed, pkt. 10 cts. 



Speciosus, White Lady. Trailing; large, white flowers; of elegant 

 habit; suitable for beds, borders and vases. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Gracilis. Light blue flowers, bright green foliage. Trailing. Pkt. 

 5 cts., J'soz. 50 cts. 



Compacta, White Lady. Large-flowered; fine white. 6 in. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Compacta, Crystal Palace. Foliage dark. Flowers rich, deep 

 blue. The best bedder. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 50 cts. 



Compacta, Emperor William. Deep blue; dwarf and nice. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Hybrida Hamburgia. An elegant new variety, especially useful 

 for baskets, vases, etc., forming 12- to 15-inch-Iong shoots, hanging 

 gracefully over the sides. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Cardinalis robusta gTandiflora. HP. Thick, large spikes of 

 handsome, brilliant scarlet flowers. 134 ft. Pkt. 15 cts. 



LUPINUS (Lupines; Sun-Dial) 



Old-fashioned favorites that thrive in almost any soil or situation. 

 Some species are extensively used for forage and improvement of 

 poor soils. The taller varieties are useful for the border and dwarfer 

 sorts for bedding. 



Arboreus (Tree Lupine). HP. Handsome yellow flowers. These 

 are strong, bushy varieties that will supply cut-flowers for a long 

 time. Pkt. 10 cts., oz 50 cts. 



Hartwegii. HA. This class is a great improvement on the old 

 form. Very showy and nice for cutting. Blue, Rose, White and Red 

 Mixed 2 ft. Pkt. 5 cts , oz. 25 cts. 



Hybridus atroccocineus. HA. Lovely crimson, rose and white 

 flowers. 2}/± ft Pkt. 5 cts., oz 20 cts. 



New Hybrids. HA. Many colors, all beautiful. 5 ft. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 25 cts. 



Polyphyllus Moerheimi. HP. Fine hardy Lupine plants about 3 

 ft. high, of vigorous growth, bearing long spikes of beautiful flowers. 

 In color, a combination of light and dark pink. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. $1. 



Polyphyllus roseus. HP. Flowers in showy rose-colored spikes. 

 Pkt. 15 cts., oz SI. 



Perennial Varieties. Choice mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



LUNARIA biennis (Honesty; Moonwort). HB. Very fine spring- 

 blooming plants; do best in shady, moist situations. The seed-pods 

 are prized for their beautiful silvery appearance for winter decora- 

 tion. Lilac-purple flowers. 2 ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



LYCHNIS, Haageana Hybrids. HP. Beautiful shades in mixture. 

 Flowers are in form like a Maltese cross. They are suitable for 

 borders and rockwork. 1 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., Y$oz. 25 cts. 



MARVEL OF PERU (Mirabilis Jalapa). Four o'CIock. HHA. 

 Sweet-scented, many-colored flowers. Open in the afternoon and 

 fade next morning; very free-flowering. Nice for beds and borders. 

 Fine varieties mixed. 2 J 2 ft- Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



MATRICARIA HP 



Capensis fl. pi. (Double Feverfew). A very free-flowering 

 border plant bearing a mass of cream-colored flowers. 2 ft. Pkt. 10c. 



Snowball. A white-flowered form of the preceding, but even more 

 dwarf. Pkt. 15 cts. 



MAURANDIA atrocaerulea grandiflora. TA. Handsome, large, 

 dark blue flowers. Fine for vases, stumps and porch trellis. Pkt. 

 10 cts. 



Tall Double Stock-flowered Larkspur 



Lawn Grass Seed. K * ou desir | a pe * e n ct \ & ™^ 



.^—^——^^——^^ use our Evergreen Lawn 

 Seed. FOR SHADY PLACES, sow our Shady Nook Lawn 

 Seed. Both kinds, if sown early in the spring, will pro- 

 duce a good lawn by midsummer. See inside of back 

 cover for seed, and for directions how to make a lawn. 



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