FLOWER SEEDS 



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



HUMULUS (Japanese Hop). HHA. Did you ever wish for a rapid climber which would 

 quickly shade a sunny porch or hide an unsightly view or keep out busy eyes Humulus 

 will do all I his in record time. Sown end of May, it will, lint bin Jour to six weeks, climb 10 to 

 15 feet, covering arbor or trellis with dense, highly ornamental foliage, followed by clusters 



of white Bowers. 



3537 Japonicus. Growing to SO feet in season. Pkt. 10 cts., !.jO/.. 25 cts. 

 35 SK Japonicus variegatus. Foliage variegated with creamy white on deep green. 



in one season. 



>kt. 10 cts., I .,<>/. SO cts. 



Matures 



Hunnemanma 



5544 HUNNEMANNIA fumariaefolia (Giant Yellow Tulip Poppy). HA. A member of 

 the Poppy family deserving the increased attention of our customers. Sown early in May, 

 it will quickly grow bushy plants, about I 1 ■> feet tall, with glaucous-blue, finely feathered 

 foliage and large, buttercup-like, bright yellow Mowers, which average i inches across, 

 borne on 12-inch stems, from July until Irost. 1 hey last a week in water after cutting, and 

 some find it profitable to grow this annual under glass for winter Mowers. Hunnemannia 

 is by far the best of the Poppy family for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts., 34 oz - 25 cts. 



IMPATIENS. TP. Charming plants for the house or conservatory, requiring no special 

 treatment, growing quickly and blooming continuously. 



3551 Holstii Hybrids. A remarkable strain, of great vigor, splendid for pot-culture. Com- 

 pact plants about 1 foot high and 1 foot in diameter, with glossy green foliage and a pro- 

 fusion of bright Mowers. Rose, Carmine, Vermilion, White with Red Center, Lilac, Dark 

 Violet and Crimson, in fine mixture. Pkt. 25 cts. 



3552 Sultani. A strong grower, 1 J/2 to 2 feet tall, bearing continuously brilliant, rosy scarlet 

 blossoms, which contrast in striking manner with the bright green foliage. A rare and 

 beautiful house-plant. Pkt. 35 cts. 



KOCHIA tricophylla (Burning Bush; Summer Cypress). HHA. Very handsome, sym- 

 metrical plants, forming beautiful specimens without pruning or pinching, and growing 

 3 feet tall in three months. Wherever a quick-growing, annual hedge is wanted there is 

 nothing better than Kochia. , 



3565 Giant Christmas. An improved form, remaining bright green until late in the fall 

 and then turning to a gorgeous crimson-purple. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



3572 KUDZU VINE. HP. A Japanese climbing vine with large leaves and fragrant, 

 wistaria-like Mowers; perhaps the strongest growing and most vigorous of all the climbers. 

 It will climb 25 to 30 feet in a season, freezing down each winter but coming up from the 

 roots again in the spring. Pkt. 10 cts., J4°z. 25 cts. 



LANTANA hybrida. HHP. Handsome bedding plants and beautiful for 

 pots. The seed should be started indoors very early in the spring. Pro- 

 duces verbena-like clusters of pink, orange and red Mowers. 



3580 Tall Mixed. 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



3582 Dwarf Compact Mixed. A new and improved strain. Pkt. 15 cts., 

 i4oz. 35 cts. 



Larkspur (annual delphinium) ha 



Tall, showy plants, blooming freely during the summer months. The 

 flowers are very bright and attractive, mainly in shades of blue, rose, violet, 

 and white; durable and elegant for cutting. The seedlings should be thinned 

 out early to stand at least a foot apart, to secure the fine branching habit 

 now characteristic of most of the strains we offer. 



3590 Azure Fairy. A dwarf form, growing only about 1 foot high, 

 branching and covered with Mowers of a clear Cambridge blue. Pkt. 15 cts. 



3593 Dwarf Double Rocket Mixed. Fine bedders, growing about \y<z 

 feet tall and blooming very early. A fine mixture of colors. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 J4oz. 25 cts. 



3595 Tall Double Rocket Mixed. Two to 3 feet tall with long spikes. 



Many shades. Pkt. 5 cts., J^oz. 20 cts. 

 TALL DOUBLE STOCK-FLOWERED VARIETIES. These are the 



favorite varieties for cutting and for tall borders. They grow 3 feet high 



and produce many candelabra-like trusses of beautiful flowers. Vigorous, 



early and free-blooming. 

 3602 Exquisite. A new and most desirable color in this useful class. 



Exquisite, clear, light rose-pink. It will undoubtedly be in great demand 



for cut-Mowers. Pkt. 15 cts., J^oz. 45 cts. 



3600 Pure White. 3606 Lustrous Car- 361 1 Sky-Blue. 



3601 Shell-Pink. mine. 3613 Dark Blue. 

 3604 Deep Rose. 3609 Lilac. 3618 Mixed. 



Each, pkt. 10 cts., V^oz. 20 cts., oz. 65 cts. 



LATHYRUS larifolius (Perennial Pea). HP. A showy climber with 

 flowers much like the annual sweet pea, but without fragrance. Suitable 

 for low trellises and screens; blooms all summer. 



3641 Giant White Pearl. Large, pure white flowers. Pkt. 15 cts. 



3643 Pink Beauty. Bright rose-pink. Pkt. 10 cts. 



3645 Red. Purplish carmine. Pkt. 10 cts. 



3648 Fine Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 75 cts. 



LAVATERA trimestris (Annual Mallow). HHA. Beautiful and showy. 

 Bushy plants, 2 feet tall; large, cup-shaped Mowers in profusion all summer 

 long. Sow the seed in May and thin the plants out to stand a foot apart. 



3660 Bright Rose. 3662 Pure White. 



Each, pkt. 10 cts., V 4 oz. 30 cts., oz. $1.00 



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Stock-flowered Larkspurs 



