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Beckerfs Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal Street N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



NAMED HERBACEOUS PEONIES, continued 



Faust. Hydrangea-pink, central petals flesh and sul- Each 



phur-white SO 30 



Festiva Maxima. Pure white with a few scarlet spots 



in the center; very large 30 



Lady Leonora Bramwell. Silvery rose; fragrant 35 



L'Eclatante. Carmine; very beautiful 35 



La Rosiere. Pure white, yellow stamens; blooms in 



clusters 35 



L'Indispensable. Delicate flesh-color, with rose 



center 35 



Louis Van Houtte. Velvety cerise-red; very brilliant. 30 



Marie Stuart. A very fine pink flower; elegant shape. . 35 



Meissonier. Deep crimson, with reflexed petals 35 



President Roosevelt. Pure dark red 35 



Pulcherrima. White, shaded yellow and salmon-pink; 



center petals tipped carmine 30 



Doz. 

 $3 00 



3 00 

 3 50 

 3 50 



3 50 



3 00 



PAEONIA OFFICINALIS 



The old-fashioned garden Peony. Blooms nearly two weeks earlier 

 than other varieties. ^ Doz 



Double White $0 20 $2 00 



Double Scarlet 20 2 00 



Double Pink 20 2 00 



PUSCHKINIA scilloides. Spikes of white and blue-tinged flowers, 

 adapted for pot culture, and also for the hardy border. 3 cts. each, 

 25 cts. per doz., postpaid. 



RANUNCULUS, French Turban and 

 Persian. Very showy, ranging 

 through many shades of color. They 

 flower profusely in pots and frames 

 in the spring of the year. Plant 3 to 4 

 inches apart with the claws of the 

 tuber down; cover with sand and 

 sufficient soil that the crowns are 3 

 inches below the surface. 15 cts. per 

 doz., $1 per 100, postpaid. 



SAUROMATUM 

 GUTTATUM 



(Arum cornutum, or Red Calla) 



Known as the "Monarch of the 

 East." Does not require soil or water. 

 The only treatment required is to place 

 the large, flat bulb on a table or shelf, 

 in a warm room or the greenhouse. 

 Produces in midwinter, in an incredibly 

 short time, its huge flowers, some 18 

 inches high, which are of a splendid 

 crimson, richly spotted with velvety- 

 maroon-black. In the spring the bulb 

 can be planted in the garden, when it 

 will throw up a strong stem 2 feet high, 

 covered with dark purple spots, and 

 bearing at the summit a huge umbrella- 

 shaped crown of leaves. Ready in 

 November. Very large bulbs, 15 cts. 

 each. If by mail, add postage for 8 ozs. 

 for each bulb, at your zone rate. 



SCILLAS 



Very hardy and beautiful class of 

 Sauromatum guttatum bulbous plants. Desirable for house 

 and garden culture. Charming in 

 all respects. Splendid for naturalizing. 

 Will grow and flower in shady places where most flowers will not 

 exist. 



Mailing weight, 2 lbs. per 100; single bulbs and dozens postpaid 

 Campanulata, Excelsior. Very large, bright Each Doz. 



Rose major. 



Campanulata alba maxima. Large; pure 



white 



Campanulata, 



pink 



Campanulata, Blue Queen. 



blue 



Campanulata, Sky-Blue. Large; 



blue 



Nutans alba major. Large; white. .. . 



Large; fine 

 Large; bright 

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Spirea 



SCILLAS. continued 



Nufcans, Blush Queen. Delicate lilac-rose.. . 



Nutans caerulea (Bluebell). Violet-blue 



Sibirica. First-size bulbs ... $8.50 per 1,000 . 



Mammoth bulbs $12 per 1,000. 



Sibirica alba. White flowers 



Each 



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$1 50 



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1 50 



SPARAXIS. Ixia-Iike flowers, very gorgeous in color; dwarf habit, 

 very nice. Extra-fine mixture, 2 cts. each, 15 cts. per doz., 75 cts. 

 per 100, postpaid. 



SPIREAS 



NOVEMBER 



A very hardy class of plants, extensively grown as pot-plants for 

 Easter and spring sale. They are very showy; flowers are borne in 

 large pyramids of feathery panicles of pink and white. Handsome 

 foliage. 



Mailing weight, 2 lbs. per clump 



Gladstone. A fine, improved free-flowering, Each Doz. ioo 

 white variety, forming immense plants with 



large plumes on long stems; elegant $0 15 $1 50 $10 00 



Queen Alexandra. The best of the pink va- 

 rieties for forcing; in great demand 20 1 75 12 00 



Rubens. Exceedingly fine, deep pink flowers; 



the best of the pink varieties 50 5 00 



Venus (Philadelphia). Bright lilac-rose; the 



best in this class 20 1 75 12 00 



TR1TELEIA uniflora (Spring Star Flower). Star-shaped, milky 

 white flowers. For pot culture; flowers in early spring. Plant 

 four to six bulblets in a pot. 2 cts. each, 20 cts. per doz., postpaid. 



ZEPHYRANTHUS 



Suitable for pot culture or for planting in the garden in spring. 



Each Doz. 



Atamasco. Hardy. White, suffused pink $0 05 $0 50 



Candida. Long, pure white flowers. 10 1 00 



