FLOWER SEEDS 



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



MIMULUS hhp 



Moschatus (Musk Plant). A very nice plant for pots or hanging-baskets; Fragrant. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Tigrinus grandiflorus. Very beautiful, large-flowered Monkey Flower, tigered 

 and spotted; very showy. 9 inches. Pkt. 10 cts. 



MINA lobata. Beautiful climber with flowers borne in twin sprays. The buds are 

 bright red and orange-yellow at opening, and pale yellow when in full flower; very 

 showy. Pkt. 5 cts. 



MOMORDICA 



Charantia i Balsam Pear'). TP. Ornamental vine for trellis, etc. ; the flowers are fol- 

 lowed by pear-shaped golden yellow, warty fruits. 10 feet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts. 

 Balsamina (Balsam Apple'. Apple-shaped fruits, with glossy green foliage. Pkt. 



5 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



MUSA Ensete (Abyssinian Banana). TP. A large, line foliage plant. Seeds sown in 

 the heat will produce line plants the first season; a showy pot-plant where sub- 

 tropical effect is desired. Pkt., 10 seeds, 25 cts.; 25 seeds, 50 cts. 



MYOSOTIS (Forget-me-not) hp 



Some are lovely plants for moist and shady situations. The Myosotis may all be 

 lifted in fall and potted for winter and spring flowering. We offer the choicest varieties, 

 which will give very nice results in the garden. 



Alpestris, Victoria. Dwarf and bushy. Also very early, flowering eight to ten weeks 

 after sown; large, bright blue flowers. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 30 cts. 



Alpestris, Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., }4oz. 30 cts. 



Argentina. Very free and large-flowering white form of Ruth 

 Fischer. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Dissitiflora, Perfection. New. Extra-large flowers twice the size 

 of the type; light blue; very fine. Pkt. 25 cts., J^oz. 50 cts. 



Ruth Fischer. A decided improvement. Elegantly formed blue 

 flowers, the individual heads 2 to 5 inches across; compact habit. 

 The finest pot Myosotis to date. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Palustris. The true "Forget-me-not." Bright blue flowers. 



6 inches. Pkt. 10 cts., ^ioz. 40 cts. 



Nigella. Miss Jekyll 



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Elegant flowers partially inclosed in fine-leaved bracts. Seed-pods 

 of some are curiously horned; the black seeds are aromatic. 



Damascena. Compact, free-flowering; foliage finely cut; flowers 

 blue. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



Damascena fl.-pl., Miss Jekyll. Neat, fennel-like foliage; beau- 

 tiful, sky-blue flowers; fine for cutting. 1 }4 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 

 25 cts. 



NASTURTIUMS 



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Tall Nasturtiums 



Tall (Tropaeolum majus) 



These popular flowering plants thrive in a poor, dry soil, making 

 a quick growth, and are very useful for screening or quickly covering 

 waste spots, etc. The colors are well-nigh indescribable. Some of the 

 newer varieties present most gorgeous colors. The variegated section 

 will also be found elegant, in some the foliage having gold, in others 

 silver, variegation, being very ornamental, even before the beautiful 

 contrast with flowers is presented. Growth 6 to 8 or 10 feet. 

 Any of the following varieties, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 2 ozs. 25 cts., 

 4 ozs. 40 cts. 



Butterfly. Lemon-yellow, with petals marked dark red. 

 Chameleon. Various richly colored flowers on the same plant. 

 Coccinea. Bright scarlet. 

 Fashion. Light crimson-rose flowers. 

 Hemisphericum. Straw-color, blotched rose. 



Jupiter (Sunlight). Large, golden yellow flowers. 

 Moonlight. Very light cream flowers of largest size. 

 Midnight. Foliage very dark green, flowers deep brownish red. 

 Prince Henry. Lemon-yellow, carmine-spotted. 

 Salmon Queen. Rich shade of salmon; foliage dark green. 

 Twilight. Large, salmon-rose flowers, suffused scarlet. 

 Velvet Foliage. Foliage dark and velvety; flowers crimson. 

 IVY-LEAVED, MIXED. Leaves delicate English-ivy form; 

 flowers of delicate fringed formation. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 

 VARIEGATED-LEAVED, MIXED. Produce, even without the 

 flowers, a splendid effect. The flowers, however, are as beautiful 

 as the preceding class. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 ozs. 60 cts. 



BECKERT'S SUPERB MIXTURE OF FANCY GIANT- 

 FLOWERING VARIETIES. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 2 ozs. 25 cts., 

 4 ozs. 40 cts., Ib. $1.25. 



FINE MIXED. Oz. 10 cts., 4 ozs. 30 cts., Ib. $1. 



Lobb's Tall Nasturtiums 



Profuse bloomers, but not so rank in growth as the preceding. 



Each, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 2 ozs. 25 cts., 4 ozs. 40 cts. 

 Black Prince. Golden Garnet. 



Battle Giant. King of Blacks. 



Crystal Palace. Madame Gunther Hybrids. 



BECKERT'S SUPERB MIXTURE OF LOBB'S TALL NAS- 

 TURTIUMS. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 2 ozs. 25c, 4 ozs. 40c, Ib. $1.25. 

 FINE MIXED. Oz. 10 cts., 4 ozs. 30 cts., Ib. $1. 



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