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Beckett's Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal Street, N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



Chionodoxa 



BRODIj4iA. Can be grown in the greenhouse or planted out in spring. Showy red, white or blue 

 tubular flowers, borne in clusters on long stems. 3 cts. each, 25 cts. per doz., postpaid. 



BULBOCODIUM vernum (Spring Colchicum). Very early-flowering, appearing before the crocus; 

 rosy purple flowers. 5 cts. each, 50 cts. per doz., $3.50 per 100, postpaid. 



CHIONODOXA (Glory-of-tke-S now) 



Very early and beautiful spring flowers, blooming at times before the snow has disappeared. 

 Also fine for pot culture. 



All postpaid at the following prices: 



Gigantea, or grandiflora. Twice the size of Luciliai. Large, lilac-blue flowers, white center. 



2 cts. each, 20 cts. per doz., $1.25 per 100. 

 Luciliae. Bright blue, with large white center. 



2 cts. each, 20 cts. per doz., $1.25 per 100. 

 Sardensis. Intense deep blue; fine for masses. 



2 cts. each, 20 cts. per doz., $1.25 per 100. 

 CROWN IMPERIAL (Fritillaria). Stately 



hardy, spring-flowering plants, with pendent 



flowers, in large umbels surmounted by a 



crown of leaves. Succeed well in any garden 



soil. Mixed varieties 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 

 Add postage for 4 ozs. on each bulb 



CALLA 



One of the most satisfactory and easy-growing bulbs for pot culture and forcing. They 

 require rich soil and abundant moisture during their flowering season. After their flowering 

 season is past, allow them to dry off and remain dormant part of the year. 

 POSTAGE. On .flsthiopica, add postage for 4 oz. on each bulb, or 3 lbs. per doz. 

 On all others, add for 3 oz. on each bulb, or 3 lbs. per doz., at your zone rate, 

 itthiopica (Lily of the Nile). The old favorite Calla Lily. Mammoth bulbs, 2 l A to 3 in. 



diam., and up, 25 cts. each, 



Calla Lilies 



Cyclamen Persicum giganteum 



$2.50 per doz., $18 per 100. 

 First-size bulbs, 2 to 2 Vi in. 

 diam., 15 cts. each, $1.50 per 

 doz., $10 per 100. 

 Alba maculata. Beautifully 

 spotted leaves. Flowers small 

 and white. This variety is 

 better adapted for planting 

 in the garden in the spring. 

 10 cts. each, $1 per doz., $7 

 per 100. 



*Elliottiana. A beautiful variety from South Africa, with a broad, trumpet-like tube 

 of a very rich pure yellow, leaves spotted with white. A splendid acquisition to this 

 popular bulb. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $18 per 100. 



CAMASSIA esculenta (Indian Quamash). Hardy. Thrives in a shady situation; 

 produces large blue flowers on tall stems, 2 to 2 ]/ 2 feet high, 3 cts. each, 25 cts. per 

 doz., postpaid. 



CYCLAMEN Persicum giganteum. Desirable for pot culture, house and con- 

 servatory decoration. Flower a long time. Large-flowered strain; rich colors and of 

 neat habit. Rose, Red, White, 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., postpaid. 

 *DICENTRA (Dielytra) spectabilis. (Bleeding Heart, or Lyre Flower). Ready in 

 November. A beautiful plant for the border, and elegant as a pot-plant for the 

 house. An old 

 favorite, with 

 sprays of beau- 

 tiful pink- and- 

 white, heart- 

 shaped flowers. 

 20 cts. each, $2 

 per doz. Mail- 

 ing weight, 6 

 ozs. on each 

 bulb. 



ERANTHIS hyemalis (Winter Aconite). A pretty yellow flower that 

 blooms very early in the spring with the snowdrops. Fine for planting 

 between the tulips to bloom before the latter are ready. 2 cts. each, 20 

 cts. per doz., postpaid. 



ERYTHRONIUM (Dog's-tooth Violet). These prefer a partially shaded 

 and moist situation. Plant them in soil 6 to 12 inches deep, the lighter 

 the soil the deeper. Variegated foliage and cylcamen-like flowers. One 

 of the most interesting of all hardy garden flowers, with its quaint foliage. 

 All colors, large-flowering mixed, 2 cts. each, 20 cts. per doz., $1.50 per 

 100, postpaid. 



FRITILLARIA Meleagris (Guinea-Hen Flower). Produces in spring 

 curious bell-shaped flowers with odd markings; fine for naturalizing. 

 Mixed varieties, 2 cts. each, 20 cts. per doz., $1.50 per 100, postpaid. 



Dicentra spectabilis 



If your lawn has become "ragged" during the summer, scratch up the bare spots and sow Beckert's Evergreen Lawn Grass Mixture 

 thickly. Next spring the result will surprise and delight you. Wonderfully good results may be had by sowing Beckert's Evergreen Lawn 

 Grass Seed in September, either for "patching" or a new lawn. See inside of front cover for prices, etc. 



