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



Flower Seeds 



Scabiosa grandiflora 



SCABIOSA 



Mourning Bride; Pincushion Flower 



Extremely free-flowering plants. Splendid for beds and borders. 

 Seed sown in July and August will make nice winter-flowering plants. 



Large-flowering, Double. HP. It is a constant and free bloomer, 

 the plants being masses of color throughout the summer months. 

 Faded flowers should be removed to husband the strength of plants; 

 3 feet. Sulphur-yellow, King of the Blacks, The Fairy, Sky-BIue, 

 White, Flesh, Rose, Lilac, Cherry-Red, Brick-Red, Black-Purple, 

 Mixed. Each, pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 20 cts. 



Large-flowering, Double, Semi-Dwarf. HB. Very nice for 

 beds; 1 foot. Mixtures of white, lilac, black-purple and fiery red. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., %oz. 20 cts. 



Caucasica. HP. These are elegant perennial varieties, that 

 flower the first season from early-sown seed. Pkt. 10 cts., Hoz. 30 cts. 



SILENE 



Orientalis. HP. A robust border plant, with many heads of 

 bright rose flowers, having a clove odor; nice for cutting; 2}<> feet. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 



SHAMROCK. True seed; imported from Ireland. Pkt. 10 cts. 



SOLANUM Capsicastrum nanum (Jerusalem Cherry). TA. 

 Handsome dwarf plant with abundance of ornamental scarlet 

 berries; 1 foot. Pkt. 10 cts. 



SMILAX (Myrsiphyllum). TP. This popular decorative vine of 

 the florists is readily grown from seed, and will attain a height 

 of 6 to 12 feet. Should have a rich soil. Most suitable for con- 

 servatory. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 25 cts. 



STATICE incana. HP. A beautiful variety of Sea Lavender; fine 

 for cutting; 134 feet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



STEVIA serrata. TP. Large heads of small, cream-white, sweet- 

 scented flowers; very useful for cutting and combining with other 

 flowers in bouquets; 1 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Lawn Grass Seed. 



If you desire a perfect lawn, 

 use our Evergreen Lawn 

 Seed. FOR SHADY PLACES, sow our Shady Nook Lawn Seed. 

 Both kinds, if sown early in the spring, will produce a good lawn 

 by midsummer. See inside back cover for seed and for direc- 

 tions how to make a lawn. 



STOCKS (Gilliflower) HHA 



General favorite for bedding; excellent for pot-plants or cutting. 

 August-sown seed will produce fine plants for spring pot sale or 

 cutting. Seed sown under glass in March will supply nice bedding 

 plants in light soils and may be sown outside in April and May and 

 will afford bloom from summer till frost. All delightfully fragrant. 



Large-flowering Dwarf Bouquet. (Ten-Weeks Stock.) This is 

 a class particularly suited for pot culture, beds or edging. Habit 

 is dwarf and bushy. Height, about 8 inches; 90 per cent double 

 flowers. Brilliant Rose, Dark Blue, Canary- Yellow, Crimson, Light 

 Blue, White and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts., Hoz. 75 cts. 



Cut-and-Come- Again Varieties. (Ten-Weeks Stock). A large, 

 free-flowering class of pyramidal habit. Large flower-spikes and 

 excellent for cutting; 90 per cent double flowers. Very fine for out- 

 door planting. Blood-Red, Brilliant Rose, Delicate Rose, Dark Blue, 

 Lilac, Crimson, Princess Alice (pure white), Yellow, Carmine and 

 Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 60 cts. 



Large-Flowering Dwarf Pyramidal 



Ten-Weeks Stock 



A dwarf-growing, very early-flowering class, excellent for forcing. 

 Fine, long spikes of flowers; bright colors and very fragrant; about 

 three to four weeks earlier than the "Nice" Stocks; 90 per cent 

 double flowers. 



Snowflake. Very large; snowy white; the earliest of the white 

 Stocks. Splendid for cutting or for planting outdoors. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Early Brompton or "Nice" Stocks HB 



These are of rapid growth, great durability and very fragrant. 

 Summer-sown seed will bloom in eight to ten weeks; spring-sown 

 jn about four months; 60 to 75 per cent double-flowered. 



Almond Blossom. Tender carmine; very pleasing. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Beauty of Nice. Large blooms of flesh-pink. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Giant Abundance. New. Fine large spikes of carmine-rose; 

 flowers produced in profusion; excellent for cutting. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Monte Carlo. A beautiful canary-yellow. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Empress Elizabeth. Large spikes of large, double, rose-shaped, 

 bright crimson flowers. The plant branches in candelabra form. 

 18 inches. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Queen Alexandra. A clear rosy lilac; large florets. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Vesuvius. Very large and double, blood-red flowers. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Mont Blanc. Snow-white; a great improvement on former whites 

 of this class; excellent for cutting. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Souvenir de Monaco. Bright carmine. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Large-flowering Dwarf Bouquet, Ten-Weeks Stocks 



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