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



FLOWER SEEDS 



Pansies (Heart's Ease) 



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Pansies, while preferring a light, rich soil and a partially shady, cool and 

 moist situation, producing, under such ideal conditions, large, magnificently 

 colored flowers, will nevertheless thrive under less favorable surroundings. 

 In fact, almost any soil and situation will give good returns. If planted in 

 full sun exposure, mulch beds during the hot term and water freely; the 

 delicate tints may be partially neutralized, and flowers will not attain full 

 size, yet a very rich and continuous display may be had which in fall will 

 almost equal the early spring show. Faded flowers must be removed every 

 few days to prevent seeding. Seed may be sown from July to September, 

 and these plants, protected over winter, will flower early in spring and con- 

 tinue throughout the season. Spring-sown seed will flower from Slim- 

 mer to fall. We offer a very complete collection of varieties and 

 strains embracing "All That's Good in Pansies." 



PAMPHLET ON PANSY-CULTURE FREE 



Finest Show Pansies 



Beckert's Superb Mixture. Our own blending of Show and Giant 

 varieties. Pkt. 50 cts., V s oz. $1.50, oz. $10. 



Choice Mixture. Large-flowering varieties. Pkt. 25 cts., V&oz. 

 80 cts., oz. $6. 



Bugnot's Giant Spotted. Large, superb flowers, with broad 

 blotches, the petals finely lined in great diversity of rarest colors. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



Cassier's Superb Strain. Large, round flowers; colors rich and 

 varied. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Curled Masterpiece. Every petal is conspicuously undulated 

 and curled, and the flowers are among the largest. Among these 

 Pansies are also found some lovely tints of color not met with in other 

 strains. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Princess. Strikingly erect habit. Stalks strong, rising vertically 

 from the roots. Flowers in an extensive range of colors, mostly of the 

 large-flowered, blotched, and frilled type. Pkt. 25 cts. 



World's Record. New, early giant-flowering strain, which blooms 

 very early when other varieties are still dormant. 



Celestial Queen. Lovely sky-blue with little marking. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Ice King. Beautiful silvery white with black center. Pkt. 25 cts. 



March Beauty. Deep velvety blue. Extra-large flowers. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Winter Sun. Splendid bright yellow with dark center. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Pansies, Curled Masterpiece 



Giant Trimardeau Pansies 



Beautiful class of vigorous and compact growth. Flowers of largest size. All varieties, pkt. 10 cts., y^oz. 85 cts., oz. $3. 



Adonis. Light blue. 

 Andromeda. Rosy lavender. 

 Atropurpurea. Blackish purple. 

 Blue Emperor. Ultramarine-blue. 



Golden Queen. Pure yellow. 



Golden Yellow. Dark eye. 



Hortensia. Shades of rose. 



Lord Beaconsfield. Lavender and purple. 



Snow Queen (Snow-flake). Satiny white. 

 Striata. Striped varieties mixed. 

 White. With violet eye. 

 Trimardeau, Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 V 4 oz. 70 cts., oz. $2.50. 



Petunia hha 



Hybridizing has accomplished wonders in this as in other genera of plants. But a few years 

 back it was deemed imperative to secure in fall stock plants of all desirable varieties. At the 

 present day this would be a waste of time and space, as the excellent strains of seed now offered 

 fulfil all wants. 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 pur- 

 pose February and March sowings will be timely. Only the very best strains. 



Giants of California. Large, fluffy blossoms, handsomely fringed, and ruffled. Very free- 

 flowering. White, rose, crimson, black, etc. Mixed, pkt. 25 cts. 



Petunias 



Single-Flowered Petunias 



Large-flowering, Fringed. An unsurpassed 

 mixture from show flowers. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Ruffled Giants. A distinct class with very 

 large, deeply ruffled flowers. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Ruffled and Fringed Giants. Exquisitely 

 fringed and ruffled on the edges, and of im- 

 mense size, in endless varieties of colors, mark- 

 ings, veinings, blotches and stripings, with deep 

 throats of maroon, yellow, white, black, or 

 green. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Howard's Star. Very free-flowering. A 

 blush-pink star on purple ground. Pkt. 10c, 

 V&oz. 50 cts. 



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Double-Flowered Petunias 



Large - Flowering, Double, Fringed, 

 Mixed. A superb mixture of finely fringed va- 

 rieties in many colors. Pkt. 50 cts. 



Marvelous Double Petunias 



Never ■ surpassed in beauty, size, form, or 

 color, if ever equalled. Some flowers measure 

 5 inches across, none less than 3 inches. They 

 are 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 innumer- 

 able. Pkt. $1. 



