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



Stocks, Dwarf Bouquet 



STOCKS (MattWa; GilKflower) HHA 



General favorite for bedding; excellent tor pot-plants or cutting. 

 August-sown seed will produce fine plants for spring pot sale or 

 cutting. Seed sown under glass in March will supply nice bedding 

 plants in light soils and may be sown outside in April and May and 

 will afford bloom from summer till frost. All delightfully fragrant. 



Large-flowering Dwarf Bouquet (Ten-Weeks Stock). This is 

 a class particularly suited for pot culture, beds or edging. Habit 

 is dwarf and bushy. Height about 8 inches; 90 per cent double 

 flowers. Brilliant Rose, Dark Blue, Canary-Yellow, Crimson, Light 

 Blue, White and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts., ? soz. 60 cts. 



Cut-and-Come-Again Varieties (Ten-Weeks Stock). A large, 

 free-flowering class of pyramidal habit. Large flower-spikes and 

 excellent for cutting; 90 per cent double flowers. Very fine for out- 

 door planting. Brilliant Rose, Dark Blue, Lilac, Crimson, Princess 

 Alice (pure white), Yellow, Carmine and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts., 

 }4oz. 50 cts. 



LARGE-FLOWERING DWARF PYRAMIDAL 

 Ten-Weeks Stock 



A dwarf-growing, very early-flowering class, excellent for forcing. 

 Fine, long spikes of flowers; bright colors and very fragrant; about 

 three to four weeks earlier than the "Nice" Stocks; 90 per cent 

 double flowers. 



Sapphire. New deep sapphire-blue. A splendid Stock of delight- 

 ful color and early flowering. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Snowflake. Very large; snowy white; the earliest of the white 

 Stocks. Splendid for cutting or for planting outdoors. Pkt. 25 cts. 



EARLY BROMPTON or "NICE" STOCKS HB° 



These are of rapid growth, great durability and 'very fragrant. 

 Summer-sown seed will bloom in eight to ten weeks; spring-sown 

 in about four months; 60 to 75 per cent double-flowered. 



Almond Blossom. Tender carmine; very pleasing. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Beauty of Nice. Large blooms of flesh-pink. Pkt. 15 cts 



Giant Abundance. New. Fine large spikes of carmine-rose; 

 flowers produced in profusion; excellent for cutting. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Monte Carlo. A beautiful canary-yellow. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Empress Elizabeth. Large spikes of large, double, rose-shaped, 

 bright crimson flowers. The plant branches in candelabra form. 

 18 inches. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Queen Alexandra. A clear rosy lilac; large florets. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Vesuvius. Very large and double blood-red flowers. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Mont Blanc. Snow-white; a great improvement on former whites 

 of this class; excellent for cutting. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Souvenir de Monaco. Bright carmine. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Victoria. Pure white. Pkt. 15 cts. 



SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus barbatus) HB 



Produces splendid effects in beds and borders. Widely grown for 

 the handsome showy heads of brilliant flowers. 



Holborn Glory. Large, handsome, single flowers, brilliant in color, 

 with white eye and white edge. 1J^ ft. Pkt. 10 cts., }^oz. 25 cts. 



Pink Beauty. Single, fine, deep pink flowers. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 

 25 cts. 



Salmon Queen. Very fine salmon shades. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Scarlet Beauty. Intensely rich, deep scarlet. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Single White and Crimson. Each, pkt. 5 cts., }^oz. 15 cts. 



Single Varieties. Finest mixture. Pkt. 5 cts., M°z. 15 cts. 



Double Varieties. Finest mixture. Pkt. 10 cts., 34oz. 25 cts. 



Annuus (Annual-flowering Sweet William). A new strain that 

 flowers the first season. Sow early. Finest mixture. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 J^oz. 25 cts. 



Everblooming Sweet William (D. latifolius atrococcineus fl. pi.). 

 HP. A very rich crimson flower, double and blooming freely and 

 continuously. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 30 cts. 



SWEET ROCKET ( Hesperis matronalis). An old-fashioned flower; 

 sweet-scented and nice for cutting; white, purple and lilac, mixed. 

 2 to 3 ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



THUNBERGIA (Black-eyed Susan). HHA. Very attractive, 

 slender, climbing or trailing plants, neat for baskets, porch-boxes, 

 etc. Pure White; White, black-eyed; Pure Sulphur- Yellow; 

 Sulphur, black-eyed; Orange, black-eyed; Sulphur, white-eyed; 

 Orange, white-eyed; Mixed. Each, pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 20 cts. 



TORENIA hha 



Very handsome pot-plants and suitable for beds or edging in 

 sheltered situations. 9 inches. 



Fournieri grandiflora. Large flowers, an inch and over in diam- 

 eter; sky-blue, blotched purple, yellow-throated. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Bailloni. Golden yellow with rich red-brown throat. Pkt. 25 cts. 



VALERIAN. HP. Showy border plants with large heads of sweet- 

 scented flowers. Fine for cutting. White and red, mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 



VISCARIA (Rock Lynchis). Very profuse-blooming annuals allied 

 to the Dianthus; hardy and easily grown anywhere, but prefer hot, 

 sunny situations. For beds, lines, etc. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts. 



VINCA (Periwinkle). TP". Very handsome plants about 1 foot high. 

 Dark, glossy foliage and in flower constantly from June to frost. 

 If sprays be cut and placed in water, all the buds will be developed, 

 making them effective for a week. 1 to 1 ft. White, Rose, White, 

 rose-eyed; Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts., ]/$oz. 15 cts. 



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