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



This Grand, Superb Set of 12 Different French 

 Decoratives, prepaid, for $2 



No. 6 



No. 1 Jeanne Charmet 

 No. 2 Mme. Helene 



Charvet 

 No. 3 Sylvia 

 No. 4 Minos 

 No. 5 Reggie 



Mme. Victor 

 Vassier 

 No. 7 Jack Rose 

 No. 8 Delice 

 No. 9 Elsie Davidson 



No. 10 Mme. Van den 

 Dael 



No. 11 Grand Duke 



Alexis 

 No. 12 Catherine Duer 



DECORATIVE DAHLIAS, continued 



Le Grand Manitou. This wonderful new Dahlia is the largest and 

 grandest fancy Decorative Dahlia in existence. The color of this 

 superb variety is pure white, artistically striped, splashed, and 

 blotched deep violet-purple. The plants occasionally bear a solid 

 purple-colored flower. 30 cts. each, $3 per doz. 



Mina Burgle. The best in existence; in color, a glowing and most 

 brilliant scarlet. The flowers are of perfect Decorative type, and 

 borne upon long, wiry stems, well above the foliage. A variety 

 which attracts universal attention. 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 



Mme. Helene Charvet. A seedling from Mme. Van den Dael; 

 flowers are much larger; florets of enormous width. Glistening 

 white, daintily overlaid pinkish lavender. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 



Mme. Van den Dael. A grand Dahlia of highest Decorative type. 

 Flowers large, of extra-fine form, and produced upon exceptionally 

 good stems, well above the foliage. As a cut-flower variety it is 

 unsurpassed. The color is white, deeply edged live silvery pink. 

 A Dahlia which bears my highest recommendations. 25 cts. each, 

 S2.50 per doz. 



Mme. Victor Vassier. The grandest, clear, sulphur-yellow Decora- 

 tive to date. 20 cts. each, S2 per doz. 



Minos. One of the finest Dahlias to date. The flowers are very 

 large and exceedingly beautiful, borne on long, graceful, wiry 

 stems. The color is intense velvety maroon, almost black. An 

 ideal cut-flower variety; fine for all uses. 15 cts. each, SI. 50 per doz. 



Oban. Mauve. Extra-line form. 15 cts. each, SI. 50 per doz. 



Souv. de Gustave Doazon. Gigantic orange-red; good. 15 cts. 

 each, SI. 50 per doz. 



Sylvia, fir Dolly. White, heavily edged pink; free. 15 cts. each, 

 SI. 50 per doz. 



Wilhelm Miller. Brilliant purple; very large. 15 cts. each, SI. 50 

 per doz. 



SHOW DAHLIAS 



I hese are large, spherical, regular, compact , and lull to the center. 

 I he Mowers are either solid, edged, lipped, or shaded darker. 



>ft pink. 

 w. Largi 



Free-flowering. 15 cts. each, 

 and fine. 15 cts. cadi, $1.50 

 hite. 15 cts. each, SI. 50 

 Dark velvety crimson 

 Extra fine. 



A. D. Livoni. licauliful 



SI. 50 per doz. 

 Alice Emily. Orange-yel 

 per doz. 



Arabella. Sulphur-yellow, lipped pinkish 

 per doz. 



Cuban Giant, or Dr. J. P. Kirkland. 



Large. 15 cts. each, SI. 50 per doz. 

 Fascination. Rose-pink, sometimes striped white. 



15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 

 Golden Age. Sulphur-yellow. Free-flowering. 15 cts. each, SI. 50 



per doz. 



Imperial. Deep purplish maroon. Free-flowering. 20 cts. each, $2 

 per doz. 



Lucy Fawcett. Pale yellow, striped deep pink, or light magenta. 

 One of the best of this set. Very large and free. 20 cts. each, S2 

 per doz. 



Merlin. A beautiful orange-scarlet. One of the very finest Dahlias 

 ever offered. Free-flowering and good for cut-flower purposes. 

 15 cts. each, SI. 50 per doz. 



Norma. A Dahlia that should be grown by all flower-lovers. In my 

 estimation a model of perfection, f lowers arc large, perfectly 

 quilled, and of a most exquisite shade of live bright orange. The 

 blossoms are produced in remarkable profusion. 15 cts. each, 

 $1.50 per doz. 



Prince Bismarck. Deep purple. Very large, bold flower of fine form. 



20 cts, each, $2 per doz. 

 Queen Victoria, or Mary D. Halleck. Canary-yellow. 15 cts. 



each, $1.50 per doz. 

 Robert Broomfield. Pure white. Tall grower. 15 cts. each, $1.50 



per doz. 



Storm King. The most reliable white Show Dahlia to date. In 

 color, a pure white. Flowers produced on good stems, well above 

 the foliage. Free-flowering. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 



Stradella. Beautiful deep purple-crimson; exceptionally free- 

 flowering; stems long and wiry. One of the finest to date. 20 cts. 

 each, $1.50 per doz. 



Willie Austin. Fawn and orange. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 



William Neats. Soft reddish fawn. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 



Set of 12 Superb Show Dahlias, prepaid, for $1 



No. 1 Queen Victoria I No. 5 Fascination 

 No. 2 Arabella No. 6 Imperial 



No. 3 Norma No. 7 Golden Age 



No. 4 A. D. Livoni | No. 8 Rob't Broomfield 



No. 9 Merlin 

 No. 10 William 

 No. 11 Dr. J. P. 

 No. 12 Meteor 



Neats 

 Kirkland 



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