Novelties 



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



Primula malacoides superba 



FLOWER SEED NOVELTIES, continued 



POPPY, ORIENTAL. New shades of this very large-flowering, ornamental plant. 

 Pure Satiny White. W illi crimson blotch at base <>l each petal. Pkt. 'j cts. 

 Colosseum. Flowers glowing dark scarlet and of enormous size. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 Mammoth. Gigantic; Gerj dark scarlet. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 Prince of Orange. Orange-scarlet. Pkt. IS cts. 

 Princess Victoria Louise. Magnificenl salmon-pink. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 Queen Alexandria. Brilliant salmon-red. Pkt. iScts. 

 Excelsior. Ranging from delicate salmon to deep rose. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 PRIMULA MALACOIDES SUPERBA. An improved variety, blowers larger and much deepet in 



color than the old Malacoides. The color is a deep rosy pink. First-class for winter blooming. Pkt. 



25 cts. 



SALVIA SPLENDENS, PERPETUAL. Of very dwarf, compact and bushy growth. The (lower-spikes 



are produced in great abundance; intense red in color and very lasting; blooms carls. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 SALVIA, OSTRICH-PLUME. The most beautiful of all the recent introductions in Salvia. In habit 



the plants resemble Salvia splendens. The flowers are in plumes instead of spikes, as in the other 



varieties. The plumes are large and produce quite profusely; color of the flower, brightest scarlet, 



much more so than the other scarlet Salvias. 75 per cent, come true from seed; stands weather con- 

 ditions as well as the other Salvias. Pkt. 25 cts., H oz - SI 

 SALVIA, SCARLET DRAGON. A splendid bedding variety. Flowers nearly twice the size of the 



other varieties. The plant attains a hciglu of 3 feet and 3 feet in diameter, and when at its best 



is a mass of bloom. Bright scarlet. Pkt. 15 cts., } s oz. 60 cts. 

 SALVIA, KING OF THE CARPETS. The plant grows to a height of 16 to 18 inches, and is round 



and bushy in habit. The bright red spikes are produced in great profusion and quite early in the 



season. Pkt. 15 cts., Jsoz. 60 cts. 



NEW RED SUNFLOWER. A novelty of real merit. Plant attains a height of 5 to 7 feet 

 and well branched. The flowers vary from 4 to 7 inches in diameter; they vary also 

 greatly in shade and coloring — some are red of a deep maroon shade, others red with 

 gold-tipped petals, others again of different combinations of red and gold; they are borne 

 on long, slender stems, and if cut when just opening and placed in water they will last a 

 week. Pkt. 10 cts. 



NEW WINE-AND-PRIMROSE SUNFLOWER. A hybrid, profusely branching variety, 

 each branch terminating with a flower 4 to 5 inches across. Light primrose or cream- 

 yellow in color, broadly zoned around the disk with wine-red. Pkt. 15 cts. 



SPENCER SWEET PEA, FIERY CROSS. The color is a scorching fire-red, or scarlet, 

 without any shading and which scintillates and glitters in the bright sunlight. The 

 flowers are beautifully waved and fluted and are sunproof, borne in threes and fours on 

 long, stout stems. Pkt. of 10 seeds 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 



SCHIZANTHUS GRANDIFLORUS MAXIMUS. The plants of this variety are more 

 robust than others and the blooms much larger; they grow \Yi to 2 feet in height. The 

 flowers, which are of great substance, measure 1 to 1 % inches across and of an endless 

 variety of color. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 SWEET WILLIAM, MANY-COLORED SINGLE and DOUBLE. This charming new 

 variety shows nearly in equal parts on the same corymb flowers of different colors — 

 pink, white and bright carmine. Reproduces true from seed, producing single- and 

 double-flowering plants in about equal proportion. Pkt. 25 cts. 



A beautiful, new, double- 



.tali j 



Salvia splendens, Perpetual 



SWEET WILLIAM, DOUBLE PINK BEAUTY. 



flowering salmon-pink variety. Pkt. 20 cts. 



STOKESIA CYANEA MIXTURE. Of fine pink, purple, white and blue shades. 

 Heretofore the Stokesia has been offered only in blue and white. Pkt. 15 cts. 



STOCK, EARLY BROMPTON, WHITE LADY (White Empress Elizabeth). 

 Produces massive spikes of strikingly large and very double, snow-white 

 flowers; most beautiful. Pkt. 25 cts. 



TRITOMA, EARLY PERPETUAL-FLOWERING HYBRIDS. The colors 

 embrace yellow, and salmon to deep crimson, and there are as many as twenty 

 spikes on established plants. Spikes are from 15 to 18 inches long. Very 

 effective in the herbaceous border. Pkt. 25 cts. 



VERBENA GRANDIFLORA, HELEN WILLMOT. A beautiful bright salmon 

 with white eye. The seed produces a percentage of plants with flowers of 

 varied shades. Flowers of large size. Pkt. 25 cts. 



VERBENA HYBRIDA GIGANTEA. In size and form of flower, as well as 

 richness of color, this variety surpasses all others in existence. The individual 

 florets are very large and, without exception, have a white center. The red 

 shades predominate in rare colors, as Tyrian red, garnet, Turkey red, geranium- 

 red and rosy scarlet. Pkt. 25 cts. 



VERBENA HYBRIDA COMPACTA, FAIRY QUEEN. A charming, compact 

 variety with daintily pink-tinted white flowers. For bedding purposes this 

 new variety can be strongly recommended. Pkt. 25 cts. 



VINCA ROSEA DEL I C ATA. This new variety of the popular Vinca has 

 flowers of a delicate purple-carmine, softening to the margin. A desirable 

 addition to the varieties now in cultivation. Pkt. 25 cts. 



If you desire a perfect lawn, use our 

 Evergreen Lawn Seed. See inside back 

 cover for seed and for directions how to make a lawn. 



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Lawn Grass Seed. 



Stock, Early Brompton, White Lady 



