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



Spirea 



NAMED HERBACEOUS PEONIES, continued 



Madame Calot. Flesh-white; very nicely shaped; Each Doz. 



large; rich bloomer SO 35 S3 50 



Madame Deroux. Perfectly cup-shaped flowers; pink, 



shaded flesh; late 35 3 50 



Madame de Verneville. A pure white, round flower. 30 3 00 



Madame Thourenain. Violet-pink 30 3 00 



Marie Stuart. A very fine pink flower; elegant shape.. 25 2 50 



Meissonier. Deep crimson, with reflexed petals 30 3 00 



Monsieur Bastian Le Page. Carmine-pink; large. . . 35 3 50 



Mr. Krelage. Wine-red; grand flower 35 3 50 



President Roosevelt. Pure dark red .. 25 2 50 



Pulcherrima. White, shaded yellow and salmon-pink; 



center petals tipped carmine 25 2 50 



Souv. de TExposition Universelle. Very large, flat 



rose type; cherry-pink, with silvery reflex 30 3 00 



RANUNCULUS, French Turban and Persian. Very showy, 

 rangmg 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 suiTicient 

 soil that the crowns are 3 inches below the surface. 15 cts. per doz.. 

 $1 per 100, $1.05 per 100 postpaid. 



SCILLAS 



Very hardy and beautiful class of 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. 



Campanulata, Excelsior. Very large. Each Doz. lOO lOO p'd 



bright blue flowers SO 03 $0 25 SI 50 SI 60 



Campanulata alba maxima. Large; 



pure white 03 25 1 50 1 60 



Campanulata, Rose major. Large; 



fine pink 03 25 1 50 1 60 



Campanulata, Blue Queen. Large; 



bright blue 03 25 1 50 1 60 



Campanulata, Sky- Blue. Large; 



bright blue 03 25 1 50 1 60 



Nutans alba major. Large; white. . . 03 25 1 50 1 60 



Nutans rubra. Dark lilac-rose 03 25 1 50 1 60 



Sibirica. Mammoth bulbs. $9 per 1,000 02 20 1 25 1 40 



Sibirica alba. White flowers 02 20 1 25 1 35 



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

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

 per 100, 80 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. If by mail add 15 cts. per clump. 



Gladstone. A fine improved free-flowering Each Doz. loo 

 white variety, forming immense plants with 



large plumes on long stems; elegant . . .SO 15 SI 50 SIO 00 



Peach Blossom. A very pretty light pink. 



New, and not tested thoroughly 20 1 75 12 00 



Queen Alexandra. The best of the pink va- 

 rieties for forcing; in great dernand 25 2 25 14 00 



Venus (Philadelphia). Bright lilac-rose; the 



best in this class 30 3 25 



TRITELEIA 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. 



ZEPHYRANTHUS 



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



Each Doz. 



Atamasco. Hardy. White, suffused pink SO 15 $1 00 



Candida. Long, pure white flowers 05 50 



PAEONIA OFFICINALIS 



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

 other varieties. Each Doz. 



Double White SO 20 S2 00 



Double Scarlet 15 1 50 



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. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN 



PURE-CULTURE SPAWN. This Spawn will produce Mushrooins of a 

 specific variety. Selected with special reference to size, color and prolificness. 

 We keep on hand the white, cream-white, brown and light brown. Each 

 brick weighs from IJ^ to IK pounds, and will spawn 8 feet square of beds. 

 Positively the most vigorous and best Spawn on the market. 



DIRECT. (The best.) These bricks are inoculated direct from the labora- 

 tory without transfer. Per brick, 30 cts.; 5 bricks, SI. 25; 10 bricks, $2.30; 

 25 bricks, $5.50; 50 bricks, SB. 



li by mail, add postage according to your zone rate 



Pure-Culture Mushroom Spawn 



