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



Flower Seeds 



Select Flower Seeds 



In the following pages we offer a carefully chosen list of Flower Seeds, in which no want of the flower-garden has been neglected, 

 the numerous varieties insuring a wide range of color, form, height, habit and season, thus permitting selection for any and every orna- 

 mental purpose. 



PLEASE USE THE ORDER SHEET that is inclosed in catalogue; by so doing, the filling of orders is speeded, and the chance of 

 errors lessened. The complete index will contribute to an easy and rapid selection of seeds wanted. 



Explanation of Abbreviations Used in the Descriptions 



HARDY ANNUALS, HA. These should be sown outside in 

 April or May, according to season, latitude and condition of soil; or, 

 they may be sown at a somewhat earlier date in a hotbed or green- 

 house, the combining of the two methods being advisable, thereby 

 providing for a succession of plantings if both sowings prosper. Seed 

 sown under glass will also produce earlier-blooming plants than seed 

 sown outdoors. The soil should be rather light and rich, and for 

 outdoor sowing it must be thoroughly dug up, well raked and leveled. 

 The coarser seeds are to be covered to once or twice their thickness, 

 while very fine seeds are to be merely pressed into the soil. All sowing 

 should be firmed with a board or the hand, as this hastens the germ- 

 ination of the seed as well as promoting its regularity. For indoor 

 sowing, use shallow boxes of several inches in depth, and of a size 

 to suit. Careful attention is required as soon as the seed is sprouted 

 that seedlings may not suffer for lack of moisture, and of air if 

 grown indoors. 



HALF-HARDY ANNUALS, HHA, HALF-HARDY BIEN- 

 NIALS, HHB, and HALF-HARDY PERENNIALS, HHP. These 

 may be sown indoors, as above directed, from March to May, and 

 outdoors after the middle of May. Many of the Biennials and Per- 

 ennials will bloom the first season if sown early. 



HARDY BIENNIALS, HB, and HARDY PERENNIALS, HP, 



can be sown outdoors as soon as the soil is in good tillable condition. 

 If sown early indoors many of them will bloom the first season. 

 Sowings made from July to September will produce well-established 

 plants for the next season. These should be somewhat protected 

 during the winter. Many seeds of Hardy Biennials and Hardy 

 Perennials are of very slow germination, and seeds of such should not 

 be condemned as bad if a quick germination does not show. 



TENDER ANNUALS, TA, TENDER BIENNIALS, TB, and 

 TENDER PERENNIALS, TP, can be sown in March in the green- 

 house or in hotbeds in shallow boxes. Transplant to secure sturdy 

 plants, which can then be planted outdoors after danger of frost is 

 over, about May 15. 



HHA, HHB and HHP designate Half-Hardy Annuals, Biennials 

 and Perennials. 



HB and HP designate Hardy Biennials and Perennials. 



TA and TP designate Tender Annuals and Perennials. 



Any species or variety to which no letters are affixed are to be 

 considered as Hardv Annuals. 



ALL FLOWER SEEDS IN PKTS., BY THE OZ. OR V 4 LB. ARE SENT POSTPAID AT CATALOGUE PRICES 



Aquilegias, Long-spurred Hybrids (see page 29) 



ABUTILON (Flowering Maple) TP 



Valuable house-plants, as well as suitable for the garden. If sown 

 early they will bloom the first season, and plants may be lifted in 

 fall and they will flower throughout the winter. 



Hybridum maximum. New Giant-flowering. 3 to 4 inches 

 across. Flowers upright, not pendent as in the old varieties. Colors 

 range from cream to golden yellow, white to rose, and many inter- 

 mediate tints. Pkt. 25 cts. 



ABRONIA (Sand Verbena). TA. Very neat, succulent, trailing 

 plant, suitable for rockery or for sunny, dry position; also pretty for 

 baskets. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts. 



ACACIA. TP. Greenhouse shrub. Very handsome, ornamental 

 foliage and showy racemes of flowers. Mixed varieties, pkt. 10 cts. 



ACANTHUS. HP. Ornamental foliage plants for the lawn or bor- 

 der; glossy, dark green, deeply Iobed foliage. Succeed in any soil 

 and situation. Flower-spikes 3 to 5 feet. Mixed, pkt. 10 cts., 

 i4oz. 15 cts. 



ACHILLEA, The Pearl. HP. The double, pure-white-flowered 

 variety; easily grown from seed, and flowers the first season if sown 

 early. In flower from spring to late autumn. Pkt. 25 cts. 



ACONITUM (Monkshood, or Wolfbane) HP 



Hardy, herbaceous perennials related to the Larkspurs. If sown 

 early, they will usually flower the first year, but flowers are at their 

 best the second year. Thrives well in shady places. 



Napellus. Dark blue. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 35 cts. 



Pyrenaicum. Distinct pale yellow. Pkt. 10 cts., 34 oz - 35 cts. 

 ADENOPHORA Potanini. HP. Large, bell-shaped, drooping, 



beautiful light blue flowers. Grows l}4 feet high. Pkt. 10 cts., 



J^oz. 25 cts. 



ADLUMIA cirrhosa (Allegheny Vine, or Mountain Fringe). HB. 

 A handsome, rapid-growing vine with pink flowers. Pkt. 15 cts. 



ADONIS 



Neat, low-growing plants of the easiest culture; fine in masses and 

 are continuous bloomers. 



.aestivalis (Pheasant's Eye). HHA. Bright scarlet. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 l^oz. 15 cts. 



Vernalis (Ox-Eye). HP. Large, yellow, starry flowers. Pkt. 5 cts. 



\{oz. 25 cts. 



PAMPHLET ON THE CULTURE OF PERENNIALS FREE 



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