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



Nicotiana < sweet-scented tobacco) hha 



The following varieties are beautiful flowering plants and handsome for borders. 

 All are easily grown from seeds. The Sanderae types in particular lend themselves 

 splendidly to grouping in beds or borders. 



Affinis. A lovely white flower that 



opens mornings and evenings and 

 during cloudy weather. to 3 feet. 



Pkt. 5 cts., Moz- 25 cts. . 

 Affinis hybrida grandiflora. Large- 

 flowering sweet-scented hybrids, rang- 

 ing through many shades. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 J^oz. 35 cts. 

 Sanderae. Beautiful, long, tubular 

 flowers; deep carmine-red. Pkt. 10 

 cts., Moz. 25 cts. 



Sanderae Hybrids. Flowers forge; 

 colors are all fine. White, crimson, 

 flesh, purple, rose-violet, blood-red, 

 forming a beautiful mixture. Pkt. 

 10 cts., Jioz. 35 cts. 



Sylvestris. The long, tubular, white 

 flowers droop in racemes over the 

 foliage, are very sweet, and do not 

 close during the day. One of the 

 best sorts. 5 to 6 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 Vioz. 25 cts. 



NEMESIA strumosa grandiflora. HHA. 



flower in charming mixture. Pkt. 10 cts. 



This is a large-flowered, dwarf, bushy 



Singl 



NIEREMBERGIA frutescens (Cup Flower). HHP. Graceful, feathery foliage; 

 colors white to blush, yellow center. 1 foot. Pkt. 10 cts. 



OENOTHERA (Evening Primrose). Blooms all summer and very freely. Opens in 

 the evening and lasts well during the next day. 

 Afterglow. HP. Yellow with brilliant red calyx; very attractive. Pkt. 15 cts. 



OXALIS tropaeoloides (Wood Sorrel). Brownish foliage; small, yellow flowers. 

 Fine for its foliage effect in bedding and good for pots and baskets. 1 to 3 feet. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 25 cts. 



The Choicest Double and Single Petunias 



Hybridizing has accomplished wonders in this flower family. Single- and double-flowering, plain or fringed petals, tall or dwarf growth, 

 may all be had remarkably true from seed, and with these go a degree of vigor that is lacking in plants propagated by cuttings. Petunias 

 are valuable as pot-plants, particularly adapted for vases, baskets, window-boxes, etc., and the dwarf varieties are leaders for bedding. For 

 the latter purpose February and March sowings will be timely. We offer in the following list only the very best strains. 



SINGLE PETUNIAS 

 Large-flowering, Fringed. An unsurpassed mixture from carefully 



fertilized show flowers. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Giants of California. Large, fluffy blossoms, handsomely fringed, 



and ruffled. White, rose, crimson, black, etc. Mixed, pkt. 25 cts. 

 Ruffled Giants. A distinct class-with very large flowers, which are 



deeply ruffled and fluted; elegant. Make a lovely display when 



planted in masses. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Ruffled and Fringed Giants. Exquisitely fringed and ruffled on the edges, and 



of immense size, in endless varieties of colors, markings, veining, blotches and 



stripings, with deep throats of maroon, yellow, white, etc. Pkt. 35 cts. 



DOUBLE PETUNIAS 

 Large-flowering, Double, Fringed, Mixed. A superb mixture of 



finely fringed varieties. Pkt. 50 cts. 

 Marvelous Double. Never surpassed in beauty, size, form, or color, 

 if ever equalled. Some flowers measure 5 inches across, none less 

 than 3 inches. Fluted, frilled, ruffled, and pinked in many forms 

 and colors. Pink, Pure White, Violet, Lavender, Mauve, Crimson, 

 plain, and shaded with variegations in all these shades. Pkt. $1. 



BALCONY PETUNIAS 



New varieties with medium-sized flowers especially adapted for hanging-baskets, 

 windows, porch-boxes, and the like. 



Dark Red. Pkt. 25 cts. Rose. Pkt. 25 cts. White. Pkt. 25 cts. 



BEDDING PETUNIAS 



Particularly useful for beds and along paths. 

 Howard's Star. Very free-flowering. A white to blush-pink star on dark red, or 



purple ground. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 40 cts. 

 Dwarf Inimitable, Compacta multiflora. Only 6 inches high and completely 



covered with flowers. Fine for edging. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 50 cts. 

 Rosy Morn (Erfordia). A lovely rose shade with yellowish throat; bushy and very 



free. 6 inches. Good edging variety. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 75 cts. 

 Snowball. Another beautiful, dwarf, pure white variety; sweet-scented. 6 inches. 



Pkt. 10 cts., K°z. 50 cts. 

 Brilliant. Bright carmine-pink. Beautiful and effective compact variety. Pkt. 10 



cts., }/goz. 50 cts. 



Striped and Blotched Compacta. Dwarf. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 50 cts. 

 Fine Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., i^oz. 30 cts., oz. 75 cts. 



PENTSTEMON. HP. Many of these plants are hardy on dry soil. They are her- 

 baceous and make fine plants for the border; clumps produce a splendid show. 



Sensation (Gloxinioides). A giant gloxinia-flowered variety. Plants attain a 

 height of 2 feet, every branch being a spike of large flowers 2 inches across. The 

 colors and markings range from pink to scarlet and maroon, veined and blotched 

 with other colors. Blooms from midsummer until frost. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Choice Mixture of Many Varieties. Pkt. 5 cts. 



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Double Fringed Petunia 



