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



Flower Seeds 



SWEET PEAS 



Improved varieties are coming thick and fast, and many old favorites must 

 of necessity be dropped from the list. Many of the Spencers are very grand 

 Sweet Peas, but not fully fixed in character and not so productive as the older 

 varieties. Their size and form, however, render them very attractive and effec- 

 tive. Our stock is grown for us under most favorable conditions, and will be 

 found true to name and of excellent quality. The seeds should be sown early in 

 spring; or, when the ground is not readily prepared in spring, fall sowing may be 

 made, excepting the white-seeded varieties, which should not be sown untif soil 

 becomes quite warm and dry; or they may be started early in pots in greenhouse 

 or frame and planted out as early as the weather permits. 



SPENCER, or ORCHID-FLOWERED 



These are beautiful, large, wavy-petaled varieties, three to four flowers to a 

 stem. As they are shy seeders, the price will be proportionately high. 



Arthur Green Spencer. Standard bronzy maroon, wings maroon, shaded 

 violet. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., 4 ozs. 65 cts., Ib. $2.25. 



Aurora Spencer. Enormous flowers, ground-color cream-white, flaked and 

 mottled with rich orange-salmon. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 ozs. 60 cts., Ib. $2. 



Apple-Blossom Spencer. Most beautiful rosy pink flowers; petals very 

 much waved and crinkled; distinct serrations on edge of standards. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 ozs. 60 cts., Ib. S2. 



Asta Ohn Spencer. The best lavender; four blossoms to a stem. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 ozs. 60 cts., Ib. $2. 



America Spencer. Ivory-white, striped with brilliant crimson-red. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 ozs. 60 cts., Ib. $2. 



Beatrice Spencer. Large as Countess, but a deeper pink; standard wavy, 

 wings large. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 ozs. 60 cts., Ib. $2. 



Blanche Ferry Spencer. Bright carmine-rose; wings white. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 20 cts., 4 ozs. 65 cts., Ib. S2.25. 



Captain of the Blues Spencer. Even larger than Countess Spencer. 

 Standard purple, wings blue. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 ozs. 60 cts., Ib. $2. 



Clara Custer. Deep cream-yellow; very large flowers. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 

 25 cts., 4 ozs. 65 cts., Ib. $2.25. 

 j Countess Spencer. Lovely clear pink, darker toward margin; very large 



flowers. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 ozs. 60 cts., Ib. $2. 



Dainty Spencer. White, with pink edge, usually four flowers to a stem. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 ozs. 60 cts., Ib. $2. 



Ethel Roosevelt. Primrose, flaked and striped light pink. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 

 25 cts., 4 ozs. 65 cts., Ib. S2.25. 



Florence Nightingale Spencer. Largest and best lavender. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 25 cts. 



Flora Norton Spencer. A bright blue with a tint of purple; a heavy, 



bold standard and large flowers. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



Florence Morse Spencer. A light-pink-edged Countess Spencer; four 

 flowers to a stem. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 ozs. 60 cts., Ib. $2. 



George Herbert. A beautiful rosy carmine; very fine. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 

 20 cts., 4 ozs. 60 cts., Ib. $2. 



Helen Lewis. Orange-rose wings, which roll and fold; standard crimson- 

 orange, two inches across and fluted. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 ozs. 60 cts., Ib. $2. 



John Ingham. A rich carmine-rose with veins of a deeper shade; flowers 

 very large. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 ozs. 60 cts., lb. $2. 



King Edward Spencer. Bright crimson-scarlet, very large size; large, 

 wavv standard and large, drooping wings. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 ozs. 60 cts., 

 Ib. $2. 



Lovely Spencer. Bright pink at base of standard and wings shading to 

 soft blush, almost white at edges; large and wavy. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts. 4 ozs. 

 65 cts., Ib. $2.25. 



Marie Corelli Spencer. Wings rich crimson, standards cherry-red. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., 4 ozs. 75 cts., Ib. $2.75. 



Masterpiece Spencer. Lavender. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., 4 ozs. 65 cts, 

 Ib. S2.25. 



Mrs. A. C. Breadmore. Primrose, with rose edge. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 

 cts., 4 ozs. 60 cts., Ib. $2. 



Mrs. A. Ireland Spencer. Bright rose-pink, creamy base. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 20 cts., 4 ozs. 60 cts., Ib. $2. 



Mrs. Routzahn Spencer. Soft rose and buff with primrose, distinctly edged rose. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 ozs. 60 cts., Ib. $2. 

 Othello Spencer. Very deep pure maroon of the largest Spencer type; large, wav y and drooping wings. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 ozs., 

 60 cts., Ib. $2. 



Paradise. Light pink shades. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



Phenomenal. White ground, shaded and edge blue. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 ozs. 60 cts., Ib. S2. 



Primrose Spencer. Three to four flowers on a stem, of a pronounced primrose-vellow; large and fine. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 ozs. 



60 cts., Ib. S2. 



Queen Victoria Spencer. Black-seeded primrose, of finest and largest Spencer form. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts. 

 Ramona Spencer. Usually four flowers to a stem; clear white, lined and flaked blush-pink. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 

 Senator Spencer. Chocolate-purple, white striped. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



Sankey Spencer. A black-seeded white variety, with flowers fully as large as White Spencer. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 ozs. 60 cts., 

 Ib. $2. 



Tennant Spencer. Rosy purple, self-colored; shows a tendency toward magenta. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 ozs. 60 cts., Ib. S2. 

 White Spencer. Enormous flowers in great quantities, three and four blossoms to a long and strong stem. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., 4 ozs. 

 65 cts., Ib. $2.25. 



W. L. Hutchins Spencer. Primrose and buff shaded blush-pink. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



Superb Mixed Spencers. A splendid and well-blended mixture of all true Spencer types only. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 4 ozs. 50c, Ib. bl .50. 



Large-flowering Sweet Peas 



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