Flower Seeds 



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



EDELWEISS. HP. Interesting alpine plant, with beautiful, star- 

 shaped flowers and handsome foliage, l'kt. 10 i ts. 



ERIGERON grandiflorus elatoir. HP. A very useful perennial 

 with pale lilac, star-shaped flowers. Fine for cutting, lj^j feet. 

 Pkt. 15 cts. 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA 



California State Flower; California Poppy HB 



Very brilliant flowers, produced in great numbers. They may be 

 sown in spring, although fall sowing will give better results; 1 foot. 



Golden West. Very large, lovely yellow llowers, with orange 

 blotch at the base of petals. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



Burbank's Crimson. Beautiful, clear ros\ crimson llowers, pro- 

 duced profusely. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



Rose-Cardinal. Dark rose exterior, inside blush. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 40 cts. 



Single-flowered, Mixed. Extra fine. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 

 Double-flowered, Mixed. Very good semi-double flowers. Nice 

 for bedding or for massing. Pkt. 5 cts., J4 oz - 15 cts. 



EUPHORBIA 



Variegata (Snow-on-the-Mountain). Robust grower; foliage mar- 

 gined and veined white. 2 feet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



Heterophxlla i Mexican I-irc Plant). Resembles in color and habit 

 the poinsettia. Flowers striking, brilliant orange-scarlet. 2 feet. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., Hoz. 25 cts. 



EVERLASTINGS hha 



For convenience, we have grouped here plants prized for their 

 "Everlasting" or "Straw Flowers." They are also valuable as border 

 plants. 



Acroclinium roseum fl.-pl. Graceful; double, rose flowers; 1 foot. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



Ammobium alatum grandiflorum. Clusters of pure white flow- 

 ers. 2 feet. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Gomphrena globosa, Mixed. Flesh, rose, purple and white. 

 Know n as Globe Amaranth. Very neat for pots. 1 feet. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Gomphrena globosa nana compacta. A dwarf, compact variety 

 of the preceding. Red, White and Mixed. Each, pkt. 5 cts. 



Helichrysum monstrosum, Pink Beauty. Double; salmon-pink; 

 nice for cutting. 1J^ f eet - Pkt. 10 cts. 



Helichrysum monstrosum, Fireball. Large, double, crimson flow- 

 ers; \\i feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Helichrysum monstrosum, Large-flowering. Double. Splendid 

 Mixed. About six colors; 134 feet. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Rhodanthe Manglesi. Bright rose; charming and particularly 

 neat in pots in the spring; 1 foot. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Rhodanthe Manglesi fl.-pl. Large-flowered, double; rose. Pkt. 

 10 cts. 



Xeranthemum annuum. Fine for summer cutting or for winter 

 bouquets. Double; white, rose and purple, mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 



FERN SPORES. TP. Fine named or mixed greenhouse varieties. 

 Each, pkt. 50 cts. 



FEVERFEW (Matricaria) HA 



Capensis fl.-pl. (Double Feverfew). A very free-flowering border 

 plant bearing a mass of cream-colored flowers; neat, attractive foli- 

 age; 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Snowball. A white-flowered form of the preceding, but even more 

 dwarf. Pkt. 15 cts. 



FUCHSIA. TP. Easily grown from the seed and blooms the first 

 season. Suitable for the house or shaded situations in the garden. 

 Finest single and double, mixed. Pkt. 50 cts. 



GAZANIA splendens, New Hybrids. HHP. Named Treasure 

 Flower in allusion to the wealth of color displayed. They are very 

 useful for bedding or form elegant pot-plants for greenhouse. The 

 many-petaled, daisy-like flowers are creamy white and chrome- 

 vellow, chamois and dark orange, lilac and primrose, etc. Verbena- 

 like habit of growth. Treat same as portulaca; 9 inches. Pkt. 25c. 



GAURA Lindheimeri. HP. Very useful plants; from March 

 sowing will flower from July till fall; long, graceful sprays of white 

 flowers good for cutting; 2 feet. Pkt. 5 cts., J4°z. 25 cts. 



GENTIANA acaulis. HP. Dwarfish plants, with intense blue, 

 bell-shaped flowers; 4 inches. Pkt. 10 cts., J4oz. 50 cts. 



GAILLARDIA 



bloom freely from 

 they are indispen- 

 Im hi It I I ic r cnio\ c< I 



Gaillardia grandiflora 



Pkt. 



These are annuals and perennials thai will all 

 spring-sown seed. Their coloring is gorgeous and 

 sable for bedding and cutting. I he laded flower 

 promptly, as they invariably 

 s».ed and thus become a drain 

 on the plant. 



Amblyodon. Largo, sin- 

 gle, salmon-red llowers, deep 

 crimson centers; very showy 

 and nice for cutting; 2 feet. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 20 cts. 



Picta (Drummondil. 

 Single-flowered. bine mix- 

 ture of colors; 1 foot. Pkt. 

 5 cts., Y\o-l. 15 cts. 



Lorenziana, Double, 

 Finest Mixed. Beautiful 

 colors, flowering from mid- 

 summer to frost; fine for 

 bedding or cutting; lJ/£ feet. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., J4°z. 15 cts. 



Lorenziana, "T h e 

 Bride." Flowers white, very 

 double and borne on long 

 stems; fine for cutting. Pkt. 

 15 cts., Moz. 30 cts. 



Grandiflora compacta. 

 HP. Fine, compact plants, 

 blooming freely; flowers scar- 

 let, margined yellow; 9 inches. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 25 cts. 



Grandiflora o c u 1 a t a . 

 HP. New light shades with red centers; very fine hybrids 

 10 cts., l4oz. 30 cts. 



Grandiflora semi-plena. HP. New light shades; superb varie- 

 ties; very large flowers, varying from light to deep yellow, tinged 

 wine-red; semi-double. I}/? feet. Pkt. 10 cts., J4oz. 30 cts. 



Kelway's Hybrids. HP. Entirely distinct; a grand new and 

 improved strain; flowers of enormous size, borne on stout stems. 

 Choicest Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., }4 oz - 35 cts. 



GERANIUM hhp 



Are readily grown from seed, and will flower early in spring from 

 seedlings. 



Large-flowered Show Pelargonium, or Lady Washington. 



Dwarf varieties. A fine new strain ; 1 foot. Pkt. 25 cts., 100 seeds $1.25. 



Zonale, or Bedding, Single. Finest varieties mixed; lj-fj feet. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Zonale, or Bedding, Double. Large percentage of double flow- 

 ers; finest strains; l}^ feet. Pkt. 25 cts., i00 seeds 60 cts. 



Apple-scented. Very refreshing odor; a nice pot-plant; 9 inches. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



GERARDIA hybrida. KP. Produces fine spikes of flowers, varying 

 from light pink to dark purple; 2 feet. Mixed, pkt. 10 cts. 



GERBERA Jamesoni hybrida (Transvaal Daisy). HHP. Richness 

 of color and form distinguishes the new hybrids of Gerbera Jamesoni. 

 They range in nearly all shades, from white to yellow, and from 

 yellow to orange, and from rose to blood-red, and each sowing 

 brings forth new surprises. The flowers are also much larger than 

 those of the type. Pkt. 25 cts. 



GEUM hp 



Atrosanguineum. Large; double scarlet; valuable for cutting; 

 fine border plant; 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Mrs. Bradshaw. Flowers very large, double and of the brightest 

 scarlet; blooms all summer; l}^ feet. Pkt. 25 cts. 



GILIA (Phlox wort). Free-blooming annual that thrives almost 

 anywhere; good bedding plant. Mixed varieties. Pkt. 5c, J^oz. 25c. 



GLADIOLI hybrida praecox. New class. Most of the seedlings 

 bloom in four to five months when sown early under glass. Floxvers 

 of immense size, 4 to 5 inches in diameter, and produced in all 

 shades and colors known in the Gladiolus. Pkt. 25 cts. 



GLAUCIUM flavum tricolor (Horned Poppy). HP. Orange- 

 scarlet, with black and yellow markings; 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



GREVILLEA robusta (Silk Oak). TP. A very handsome pot- 

 plant, useful also for outdoor effect. Nice plants can be grown in a 

 few months. Insert seed edgewise to insure germination. Pkt. 

 10 cts., i^oz. 35 cts. 



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