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BECKERT'S SEED STORE, 101 AND 103 FEDERAL STREET, N. S., PITTSBURGH, PA. 



BABIANA (Baboon-root), 

 pot. Form nice pla 



Color ranges from blue to crimson-magenta; foliage hairy; dwarf habit; flowers durable. 5 or 6 to a 5-inch 

 for decoration. Best mixed. 4 cts. each, 35 cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100, $2.60 per 100 postpaid. 



BRODI^A. 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. 

 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, $3.65 per 100 post- 

 paid. 



CHIONODOXA (Glory-of-tke-S nov/J 

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

 Also fine for pot culture. 



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

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

 $1.30 per 100 postpaid. 

 Luciliae. Bright blue, with large white center. 

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

 $1.30 per 100 postpaid. 

 Sardensis. Intense deep blue; fine for masses. 

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

 $1.30 per 100 postpaid. 

 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 15 cts. each, $1.50 per 

 doz., $1.65 per doz. postpaid. 



CALLA 



One of the most satisfactory arid 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, 

 jithiopica (Lily of the Nile). The old favorite Calia Lily. Mammoth bulbs, 3 in. diam., 

 and up, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $2.75 per doz. postpaid, $18 per 100. First-size 



bulbs, 2 in. diam. and up. 



Calla Lilies 



Cyclamen Persicum giganteum 



15 cts. each, $1.60 per doz., 

 $1.70 per doz. postpaid, $12 

 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., $1.10 



per doz. postpaid, $8 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., $2.60 per doz. postpaid, $18 per 100. 

 Godfrey. Produces numerous large, snow-white flowers; plant dwarf and compact, 

 with abundant foliage. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $2.60 per doz. postpaid. 

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



produces large blue flowers on tall stems, 2 to 23^ feet high. 3 cts. each, 25 cts. per 



doz. 



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, 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $2.10 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, ever de- 



lightful, with 



sprays of beauti- 



ful pink-and- 



white flowers, 



heart-shaped. 



20c. each, $2 per 



doz., $2.20 per 



doz. postpaid. 



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. 



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 cyclamen-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, SI. 60 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, $1.60 per 100 

 postpaid. 



Dicentra spectabilis 



