26 BECKERT'S SEED STORE, 101 AND 103 FEDERAL ST.. N. S., PITTSBURGH. PA. 



Digitalis gloxiniaeflora 



Digitalis (Thimble Flower or Foxglove) 



Beautiful perennials for the border, etc.; some are elegant pot- 

 plants, blooming readily in 4-inch pots in spring. For this purpose 

 seed should be sown in August and grown slowly during the winter. 



1483 Grandiflora. A beautiful dwarf; chrome-yellow; flowers small. 



3 feet. Pkt. 5 cts., I4OZ. 25 cts. 



1484 Masculata superba, Mixed. A very choice strain of spotted 



flowers, on long stalks. Pkt. 10 cts., }ioz. 30 cts. 



1485 Monstrosa. A charming and unique strain. The beautiful 



spikes of flowers are topped by one very large, cup-shaped 

 flower. Colors white, lilac, light purple, and pink. Mixed, 

 pkt. 10 cts., J4OZ. 40 cts. 

 Gloxiniaeflora. Large, spotted, gloxinia-like flowers, produced 

 on long spikes. to 5 feet. 1488, White. 1486, Pale 



Pink. 1487, Purple. Each, pkt. 10 cts., J4OZ. 30 cts. 

 1490, Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., I40Z. 25 cts. 



Gypsophila (Baby's Breath) 



1586 Paniculata. HP. Is easily grown from seed, equally useful for 

 cutting, and a fine border plant; branches may be used for 

 winter bouquets. 3 feet. Pkt. 5 cts., J4OZ. 25 cts. 



Gaillardia 



Live for years and increase in size of plants results in greater masses 

 of flowers, as they grow older. 



1551 Grandiflora com pacta. HP. Compact; blooming freely; 



scarlet, margined yellow. 9 inches. Pkt. 15 cts., 3'40z. 50 cts. 

 1553 Kelway's Hybrids. HP. Entirely distinct; a grand new and 

 improved strain; flowers of enormous size, borne on stout 

 stems. Choicest Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., I40Z. 35 cts. 



1552 Coppery Red. HP. Flowers of the largest size and of a uni- 



form coppery red color, turning to a lighter shade near the 

 tips of the petals. Very floriferous. Pkt. 20 cts. 



Hollyhocks 



1629 Double Fringed. In fine varieties. 4 to 10 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., 



I40Z. 30 cts. 



1630 Allegheny Mammoth Fringed. Large, loosely formed, semi- 



double flowers, finely fringed. Sown early, flowers the first 

 season. 7 feet. Finest Mixed, pkt. 10 cts., I4OZ. 30 cts., oz. $1. 

 1632 NEWPORT PINK. Fine, pure pink, double variety, exquisite 

 in shade; flowers very double. Most impressive when planted 

 in masses and one of the brightest, showiest we have ever 

 seen. Pkt. 10 cts., I40Z. 40 cts., oz. S1.25. 

 Superb Double. A percentage flower the first season from seed 

 sown the previous fall; 5 to 8 feet. 1633, Dark Rose. 1634, 

 Pink. 1635, Bright Red. 1636, Maroon. 1637, Bright 

 Rose. 1639, Scarlet. 1640, White. 1641, Yellow. 1644, 

 Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts., I40Z. 30 cts., oz. $1. 



Myosotis (Forget-me-not) 



Some are lovely plants for moist and shady situations. Tne 

 Myosotis may all be lifted in fall and potted for winter and spring 

 flowering. We offer the choicest varieties, which will give very nice 

 results in the garden. 



1782 Alpestris, Victoria. Dwarf and bushy. Also very early, 



flowering eight to ten weeks after sown; large, bright blue 

 flowers. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 40 cts. 



1783 Alpestris, Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., }40z. 30 cts. 



1784 Dissitiflora, Perfection. New. Extra-large flowers twice the 



size of the type; light blue; very fine. Pkt. 15 cts., %oz. 50 cts. 

 1786 Palustris. The true "Forget-me-not." Bright blue flowers. 



One of the few flowers that will do well in shady places. 

 6 inches. Pkt. 15 cts., J^oz. 40 cts. 



Poppies 



These varieties may be sown from July to September to flower the 

 following season, though the Alpine and Iceland families will flower 

 the first season from seed sown in February. 



1947 Alpine, Fringed. These are charming little flowers with single 



fringed or fluted petals. Colors are white, salmon, rose and 

 orange in mixture. 60 per cent come true. 9 inches. Pkt. 25c. 



1948 Bracteatum. Immense, blood-red flowers with black olotches 



at base of each petal. 4 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., I4OZ. 25 cts. 



1949 Iceland (Nudicaule). Very graceful, dwarf plants containing 



over twenty shades. 1 foot. Pkt. 10 cts., }40z. 25 cts. 



1950 Oriental. Gigantic dark scarlet flowers. Pkt. 10 cts., J4OZ. 



25 cts. 



1951 Oriental Hybrids, Mixed. A splendid mixture of all colors. 



Pkt. 10 cts., I40Z. 50 cts. 



Pyrethrum 



2000 Roseum hybridum grandiflorum. These are new large- or 



giant-flowered single varieties, ranging from light pink to 

 carmine-red. They are elegant for cutting and plants are 

 perfectly hardy. Mixed. 2 feet. Pkt. 15 cts., ygoz. 50 cts. 



2001 Hybridum flore-pleno. Finest double hybrids. Seed saved 



from the finest collection. Only a portion of the plants will 

 produce double flowers the first season. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Wallflower (Cheiranthus) 



The long flower-spikes bloom in spring, are sweet-scented; colors 

 range from bright yellow through shades of red to brown. 



2170 Kewensis. Winter-blooming. These bloom four to five months 



after sowing, and by making successional sowings flowers may 

 be had almost the year round. They are delightfully fragrant, 

 of a sulphur-yellow shade passing gradually to orange-yellow 

 and violet. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 2172 Annual, Single, Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 25 cts. 



2171 Earliest Paris. Fine single; early-flowering. May be treated 



as an annual. Flowers throughout the summer. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 J40Z. 25 cts. 



