Beckert's Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. • FLOWER SEEDS 



Ipomoea ta 



All are members of a large genus of plants mainly of climbing habit. They are of 

 rapid growth and produce a wonderful show of foliage and flower; are much used as a 

 covering for walls, trellises, etc. All easily grown from seed. The seeds of Moonflowers 

 should be notched with a knife or file and soaked in water twenty-four hours before 



sowing. 



MOONFLOWER (Ipomoea grandiflora) 



Very large, pure white flowers, opening in the evening and on dark, cloudy days. 

 Very rapid grower. Will reach out 30 to 40 feet. Soak seeds, or preferably cut a notch 

 through the hard shell; will germinate in 12 to 15 days. 

 White-seeded. Pkt. 10 cts. oz. 60 cts. 

 Black-seeded. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 



Giant Grandiflora Pink. Soft lilac-pink flowers. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 

 Heavenly Blue. Beautiful sky-blue flowers, 4 to 5 inches across, with rose-colored 



markings; produced very early and in abundance. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 25 cts. 

 Hederacea superba. Sky-blue flowers with white margin. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 Fuchsia-flowered. The seed-pods resemble the flower of the fuchsia. Flowers 



small and light rosy pink in color. Vine a rapid grower, lovely, and slender. 



Foliage deep green and five-fingered. Blooms late in summer until frost. Pkt. 



10 cts. 



MORNING-GLORIES 



Convolvulus major. HHA. This is always satisfactory as a vine for almost any 

 purpose and thrives in any soil. Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



Brazilian Morning-Glory (Ipomoea setosa). TP. Of luxuriant growth, leaves often 

 measuring 10 to 12 inches across; flower salmon-rose; 4 to 5 inches in diameter; 

 ornamental seed-pods. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



Snow Fairy, Double-flowered. The apex of the flower has the single trumpet- 

 form of the ordinary Morning-Glory, and is more heavily surrounded by numerous 

 white petals, thus combining both single and double flowers in one. Flowers pure 

 white, about 2H inches in depth and 2Yi inches in diameter. Blooms early, pro- 

 fusely, and continually until frost. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



JAPANESE MORNING-GLORIES 



Wonderful in the colorings and markings of the flowers as well as for the variety of 

 form and variegation of foliage. The colors run from white through all shades of blue 

 and purple, rose to dark red, etc. Flowers are also striped, marbled, blotched, mar- 

 gined. The foliage of many is beautifully variegated. Soak seeds in warm water 

 before sowing. Early pot-sown seeds are recommended for best results Should not 

 be planted in the open ground until the soil is well warmed. 

 Imperial Giant, Mixed. Flowers of immense size. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts. 

 Imperial Fringed, Mixed. Fringed and ruffled; many colors. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



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Japanese Morning-Glory 



KOCHIA trichophylla (Burning Bush; Summer 

 Cypress). HHA. A very handsome, symmetrical 

 plant, forming beautiful specimens without pruning 

 or pinching; leaves assume crimson tint in the fall. 

 Where a quick-growing hedge of beautiful green foli- 

 age is wanted without delay or waiting, you cannot 

 choose a better plant than Kochia. Grows 3 feet tall 

 in three months. Not hardy. Pkt. 5c, J-^oz. 25 cts. 



ICochias make good boundary plants 



KUDZU VINE (Pueraria). HP. Climbing vine; very rapid 

 grower; large leaves; wistaria-like, fragrant flowers. Perhaps 

 the strongest growing and most vigorous of all climbers. Will 

 climb 25 to 30 feet in one season. It freezes down every winter 

 and comes up from the roots each succeeding spring. Pkt. 10 

 cts., 34 oz. 25 cts. 



LANTANA. HHP. Verbena-like clusters of orange and red 

 flowers, some changing color as the bloom ages. They are 

 handsome bedding plants and beautiful for pots. The habit 

 of the new hybrids is dwarf and compact. Seed may be 

 sown as late as March. 

 Hybrida, Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., J4OZ. 25 cts. 

 Hybrida compacta. New dwarf varieties. Fine Mixed. Pkt. 

 10 cts., ktoz. 35 cts. 



LATHYRUS. HP. The hardy, everlasting Sweet Pea, with 

 flowers much like the annual sort, but without fragrance. 

 Produces, showy, climbing vines, suitable for screens, trellises, 

 etc., and flowers all summer. 



White Pearl. Giant-flowering purest white. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Pink Beauty. Bright rosy pink. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Red. Rose-carmine. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Latifolius, Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



LAVATERA (Annual Mallows). Beautiful and showy annuals, 

 producing profusely the entire summer, large, cup-shaped 

 flowers. Sow in the garden in May and thin out 1 foot apart. 

 2 feet. 



Trimestris grandiflora rosea. Brilliant pink. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 J4 oz - 25 cts. 



Trimestris alba. Pure white. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 25 cts. 



Trimestris, Sunset. The charming brightness of its color, a 

 very deep rose-pink, is very effective. Fine for beds and cut- 

 flowers. Pkt. 15 cts. 



LEPTOSIPHON Hybrids, French. HHA. Brilliant shades 

 from scarlet to yellow and white. Exquisite for edging, rock- 

 work, etc. 6 inches. Pkt. 10 cts. 



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