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



Scabiosa (Mourning Bride; Pincushion Flower) 



Extremely free-flowering plants. Splendid for beds and borders. Seed sown in July 

 and August will make nice winter-flowering plants. 



Large-flowering, Double. It is a constant and free bloomer, the plants being 

 masses of color throughout the summer months. Faded flowers should be 

 removed to husband the strength of plants. 3 feet. Each, pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 

 25 cts.; Mixed, pkt. 5 cts., J^oz. 20 cts. 



2040 Azure Fairy 1 2043 Rose I 2046 Crimson 



2041 Cherry-Red [ 2044 Lilac | 2050 Mixed 



2042 White 1 2045 King of Blacks | 



2051 Large-flowering, Double, Semi-Dwarf. Very nice for beds. 1 foot. Mixtures 



of white, lilac, black-purple and fiery red. Pkt. 5 cts., J^oz. 20 cts. 



2052 Caucasica. HP. These perennial varieties flower the first season from early- 



sown seed. Pkt. 15 cts., Hjoz. 40 cts 

 2053 Japonica. HP. Lavender-blue flowers, on long stems, 

 bushy. 2Y 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., Y s ot. 25 cts. 



Fine for cutting; plants 



SchizanthuS (Butterfly Flower) HHA 



The sight of a few well-grown plants would induce or tempt a novice to grow them. 

 They are simply elegant for decorative use in pots or for cutting. The buds open in 

 water and the sprays last for a week. Best plants are grown from August- to Septem- 

 ber-sown seed; with cineraria treatment success is assured. May also be sown at 

 intervals for succession. 



2055 Wisetonensis, Excelsior. Mammoth-flowering, with attractive markings and 



colorings. Ground-colors white, rose, or buff. Fine for greenhouse culture. 

 Pkt. 50 cts. 



2056 Monarch. One of the finest large-flowering strains in existence, embracing a 



wide range of colors from almost pure white through delicate shades of pink 

 to bright rose and crimson, also exquisite mauve and lavender tints. Many 

 beautifully blotched and penciled various darker shades, including bronze and 

 chocolate. Pkt. 50 cts. 



2057 Hybrida grandiflora. Flowers very large and in a good variety of colors. 



Pkt. 10 cts. 



Scabiosa or Pincushion Flower 



StOCkS (Gilliflower) HHA 



General favorite for bedding; excellent for pot-plants 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 (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. 

 Each, pkt. 10 cts., }^oz. 75 cts. 



2074 

 2073 

 2078 



Brilliant Rose 

 Blood Red 

 Purple 



2076 Canary- Yellow | 2079 White 

 2075 Crimson | 2082 Mixed 



2077 Light Blue 



2083 

 2086 

 2684 

 2092 



Cut-and-Come-Again Varieties. Excellent for cutting; very 

 fine for outdoor planting. Each, pkt. 10 cts., J-^oz. 75 cts. 



2088 Yellow 

 2090 Mixed 



Early Brompton, White Lady. Strikingly large and very 

 double pure white flowers. Most beautiful. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Blood-Red 

 Rose 

 Dark Blue 



2085 Lilac 

 2087 PrincessAlice 



(pure white) 



Schizanthus 



Large-flowering Dwarf Pyramidal Stock 



2093 Snowflake. Very large; snowy white; the earliest of the white 



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



Autumnal or Winter-flowering hha 



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. 



2094 Almond Blossom. White, shaded carmine. Pkt. 15 cts. 



2095 Beauty of Nice. Large blooms of flesh-pink. Pkt. 15 cts. 



2096 Giant Abundance. Large spikes of carmine-rose. Pkt. 25 cts. 



2097 Empress Elizabeth. Large spikes of bright crimson. Pkt. 15c. 

 2099 Queen Alexandra. Clear rosy lilac. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Stokesia Cyanea (Cornflower Aster) HP 



A most charming and beautiful plant for the hardy border. Also 

 fine for cutting. We offer same in mixture of various shades of the 

 colors named below. The plant is perfectly hardy, grows to a height 

 of 2 feet, and produces an abundance of beautiful flowers from 

 midsummer until frost. Mixture of shades of blue, pink, purple, 

 white, and yellow. 

 2105 Pkt. 10 cts., Koz. 30 cts. 



1620 SWEET ROCKET (Hesperis matronalis). Sweet-scented and 

 nice for cutting. Mixed. . Pkt. 5 cts., J^oz. 25 cts. 



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