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Title: Beckert's garden field & flower seeds
Identifier: beckertsgardenfi1897wmcb (find matches)
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Wm. C. Beckert (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Commercial catalogs Seeds; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs
Publisher: Allegheny, Pa. : Wm. C. Beckert
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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WM, C. BECKERT, ALLLEGHENY, PA. Ornamental Climbers,
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Grand Imperial Japanese • . Moraine-Glory. GRAND2j".IMPERIAL JAPANESE" l¥ ¥ ¥ ^^MORNING-GLORIES. Thzse grand climbers have given unbounded satisfaction and surprise at their great beauty and variety. The vines are of strong and robust growth, attaining a height of from 30 to 50 feet. The foliage is most luxuriant, distinct and varied—some vines have rich vivid green leaves, others have silvery leaves, some with yellow leaves, and many produce leaves mottled and checkered like rich mosaics of light and dark green, white and gray. The intermin- gling vines and brightly contrasting colored leaves are wonderfully pretty and effective, even when the flowers are not open. But their surpassing charm lies in the entrancing beauty and gigantic size of the flowers ; they measure from 4 to 6 inches across, and their greater substance causes them to remain open much longer than ordinary Morning-Glories. The colors of the flowers, shadings and markings are limitless, and are really wonders of nature, of such incomparable beauty that descriptions are inadequate. Some flow- ers are of deep, rich velvety tones, others daintilytinted and shaded. The solid colors range through reds from soft rose to crimson, bronze and garnet maroon ; from daintiest light blue to ultramarine, indigo and blackish purple; from snow white to cream and silver gray. Some are striped, starred and spotted, others have magnificent edges and throats. They are of the easiest culture. Sow early in a warm, sunny position in good, rich soil, and give plenty of water in drv weather. Mixed colors, 10 cts. per pkt. CONVOLVULUS MAJOR. (The Morning-Glory.) A well-known and favorite annual, rapid in growth and prodigal of bloom. Splendid Mixture. Will produce flowers of all the best colors. □ 5 cts. per pkt. IPOMOEA. 2\Jn this large class of tender annuals are included many handsome climbers, Evening as well as Morning-Glories, and other favorite vines almost as popular and beautiful. Ipomoea setosa. Brazilian Morning-Glory. Beautiful rose-colored flowers and huge leaves ; remarkably luxuriant in growth. 10 □ cts. per pkt. I. Leari. Flowers violet-blue; an elegant greenhouse species. 10 cts. per pkt. I. quamoclit. (Cypress Vine.) Delicately cut foliage and small, star-shaped flowers of scarlet or white. Mixed, 5 cts. per pkt. I. grandiflora. (Moonflower.) The large, pure white flowers of this plant open at night; produced in great abundance, and quite fragrant. 10 cts, per pkt. I. Heavenly Blue. Foliage very large and heart-shaped ; flowers 4 tp 5 inches across, borne in large clusters ; light blue, with yel- low throats. The bloom also hides the foliage. 10 cts. per pkt. 't. Bona Nox. (Good-Night, or Evening-Glory. Most beautiful large violet flowers. 5 cts. per pkt. For other varieties, see Convolvulus major and minor. LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS. (Everlasting Pea.) Hardy perennial climber, growing6 to 8 feet high when trained on a trellis. Flowers borne in large clusters. Red and White, mixed, 10 cts. per pkt. LOASA HISPIDA. Useful either as a climber or trailer; flowers yellow, large and somewhat coarse. An annual. 5 cts. per pkt. LINARIA CYMBALARIA. (Kenilworth Ivy.) A dainty little vine for climbing or creeping, rockwork or baskets. The flowers are lavender-purple; leaves ivy-like and glossy. 5 cts. per pkt. MINA LOBATA. An Ipomcea, but with flowers very different from other forms of the family. In the bud they are a vivid scarlet, changing in the open flower to creamy white, which produces a contrast on the plant. The foliage is dense and luxuriant. 10 cts. per pkt. MAURANDYA. Graceful annual climber for window or conservatory ; admirable to hang from vases, cover stumps and low trellises ; blooms very freely. 10 cts. per pkt. THUNBERGIAS. These are among our best half-hardy annual climbers. The vine is of slender and graceful but very rapid growth, with elegant foliage and extremely pretty, dark-eyed flowers of white or yellow. Thunbergia alata. Flowers buff, with dark center ; very bright and pretty. Pkt. 5 cts. T. — alba. White flowers, with black eye; of excellent effect. 5 cts. per pkt. T. — aurantiaca. Orange-colored flowers. 5 cts. per pkt. T. — Bakeri. Flower entirely white. 5 cts. per pkt. NASTURTIUMS, or TROP/EOLUMS. (For Dwarf Varieties, see page 37.) The gay and picturesque Nasturtiums are almost as popular among climbers as Sweet Peas. Their rapid and luxuriant growth quickly covers trellises, verandas, fences, or any unsightly object, with a beautifuL mass of oddly pretty leaves and brilliant flowers. No plant could ^S^pj be freer with its blos- soms, or display them in) a more graceful way. Tropseolum majus atropur pnrenm. Crimson. 5 cts. per pkt., 20 cts. per oz. T. — coccineuir Scarlet. 5 cts. per; pkt., 20 cts. per oz. T. — Dunnett's Orange. 5 cts. per pkt., 20 cts. per oz. T. — Heine manni . Chocolate. 5 cts. per pkt., 25 cts. peroz. T. — hemisphericus. Orange. 5 cts. per pkt., 25 cts. per oz. T. — Scbeurmanni. Straw color, spotted. 5 cts. per pkt., 25 cts. per oz. T. — aureum. Golden foliage ; scarlet flowers. 5 cts. per pkt., 35 cts. per oz. T. — Finest Mixed. Seed saved from a choice collection of flowers, in many colors ; will produce charming results if planted freely in ground that is not too rich. 5 cts. per pkt., 15c. per oz. T. — Good Mixed. 5 cts. per pkt., 10 cts. per oz., $1.25 per lb. T. peregrinum. (Canary Creeper.) Graceful, winged flowers of pure light yellow. 5 cts. per pkt., 25 cts. per oz. T. liObbianum. Very superior for trellises, arbors or vases; flowers very brilliant and rich, borne profusely. Mixed colors, 5 cts. per pkt., 25 cts. per pkt.

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