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



ANNUAL HELIANTHUS, continued 



Cucumerifolius, Orion. Deep yellow; long, twisted petals. 4 

 feet. Pkt. 5 cts., }^oz. 25 cts. 



Cucumerifolius, Stella. An improvement on the type. Large, 

 deep yellow flowers with dark disks. 2 feet. Pkt. 5 cts., }4,oz. 20 cts. 



Cucumerifolius, Double. Star-shaped, twisted petals; cactus- 

 dahlia-Iike. Pkt. 10 cts. 



New Red. Plant 5 to 7 feet high, well branched. Flowers vary 

 from 4 to 7 inches in diameter. They vary also greatly in shade and 

 coloring, some red of a deep maroon shade, others red with gold- 

 tipped frills, others again of different combinations of red and gold. 

 Borne on long slender stems. If cut when just opening and placed 

 in water, they will last for a week. Pkt. 10 cts., }ioz. 25 cts. 



New Wine and Primrose. A profusely branching hybrid va- 

 riety, each branch terminating with a flower 4 to 5 inches across. 

 Light primrose or creamy yellow in color, broadly zoned around the 

 disk with wine-red. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 25 cts. 



PERENNIALS, Mixed. Many varieties. Beautiful plants for bor- 

 ders, etc. 3^2 to 6 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., }4oz. 40 cts. 



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Crimson-Eye. Large, pure white flowers, with velvet-crimson 

 center. 4 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Golden Bowl. Large, cup-shaped, cream-yellow flowers with 

 rich maroon center. An early bloomer. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Manihot grandiflora, Sunset. Will flower the first season from 

 early-sown seed. Large, soft yellow flowers, crimson-maroon eye. 

 4 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Palustris rosea. Large, pink flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Grandiflora Rainbow. A great acquisition, comprising scores of 

 shades from pure white, through pink and rose, some with dark cen- 

 ters and others with solid colors. Flowers 8 to 12 inches in diameter, 

 which remain open practically all day. Easily grown from seed. 

 Live and bloom for years. Pkt. 25 cts. 



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Imperial 

 Japanese 

 Morning- 

 Glories 



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Superb Double Hollyhock 



HOLLYHOCKS (Althaea) 



These are old-time favorites; beautiful for a backgreund, 

 lawn groups or for screens. 

 Older forms will frequently 

 flower from fall-sown seed, 

 but require a good season 

 to do so. 



Annuals 



(A. semperflorens) 



Everbloomers, from June 

 until frost the second sea- 

 son. They are really early- 

 flowering perennials. 



Double Fringed. In 

 fine varieties. 4 to 10 feet. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 30 cts. 



Hardy Perennials 



Allegheny Mammoth 

 Fringed. Very large, loosely 

 formed, semi-double flow- 

 ers, finely fringed. Sown 

 early, flowers the first sea- 

 son. 7 feet. Finest Mixed, 

 pkt. 10c, J^oz. 30c, oz. $1. 



Newport Pink. Fine, 

 pure pink, double variety, 

 exquisite in shade; flowers 

 very double. Pkt. 15 cts., 

 Moz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 



Superb Double. A per- 

 centage flower the first sea- 

 son from seed sown the 

 previous fall; 5 to 8 feet. 

 Dark Rose, Pink, Bright 



Red, Maroon, Flesh Color, Scarlet, White, Yellow, and Mixed. Each 

 pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 30 cts., oz. $1. 



Single Superfine Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 30 cts., oz. $1. 



HUMULUS 



Rapid-growing, ornamental climbers. 



Japonicus. Growing to 30 feet in a season. Pkt. 5 cts., \ioz. 25c. 

 Japonicus variegatus. Cream-white variegation on a deep green 

 ground. Matures in one season. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 30 cts. 



HUNNEMANNIA fumariaefolia (Giant Yellow Tulip Poppy). 

 HA. Produces in profusion large, yellow, poppy-like blossoms. In 

 bloom from midsummer until frost. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 25 cts. 



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A Charming Plant for the House or Conservatory 



Holstii Hybrids. Beautiful varieties, being particularly desirable 

 for bedding, borders or pots. They form very compact plants about 

 1 foot high and 1 foot in diameter, with beautiful, glossy green foliage 

 and thickly dotted over with flowers, constantly in flower until frost. 

 Vermilion, white, red-eyed, rose, carmine, lilac, dark scarlet, dark 

 violet, in fine mixture. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Sultani. Brilliant rosy scarlet. May be lifted in fall and will 

 flower nicely during the winter and spring. Pkt. 25 cts. 



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AH are members of a large genus of plants mainly of climbing habit. 

 They are of rapid growth and produce a wonderful show of foliage 

 and flower; are much used as a covering for walls, trellises, etc. All 

 easily grown from seed. The seeds of Moonflowers should be cut and 

 soaked in water twenty-four hours before sowing. 



Moonflowers (Ipomoea grandiflora) 



Very large, pure white flowers, opening in the evening and on dark, 

 cloudy days. Very rapid grower. Will reach out 30 to 40 feet. Soak 

 seeds, or preferably cut a notch through the hard shell; will germi- 

 nate in 12 to 15 days. White- and Black-seeded, each, pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 60 cts. 



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