. Beckert's seed store : 1914. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs. Flower Seeds W. C. BECKERT, 101 AND 103 FEDERAL ST., NORTH SIDE, PITTSBURGH, PA. BEGONIA tp The many improvements in this family now permit their use for almost any desired end. The tuberous-rooted varieties are beautilul house plants and very useful as bedding plants. The Semperflorens varieties are excellent be


. Beckert's seed store : 1914. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs. Flower Seeds W. C. BECKERT, 101 AND 103 FEDERAL ST., NORTH SIDE, PITTSBURGH, PA. BEGONIA tp The many improvements in this family now permit their use for almost any desired end. The tuberous-rooted varieties are beautilul house plants and very useful as bedding plants. The Semperflorens varieties are excellent bedding plants, are equally valuable as pot-plants for decorative purposes and afford nice sprays for cut- flowers. Some of the varieties form very charming plants for baskets, etc., whilst the Rex section and others supply elegant foliaged subjects. Tuberous-Rooted (Begonia semperflorens) The following varieties are all adapted for bedding and are perpetual bloomers; also line as pot-plants. Height about 10 inches. Erfordia. A popular variety, with handsome dark foliage and rose-carmine flowers. 1 ft. Pkt. 25 cts. Gracilis rosea. Bright rose; very floriferous. Pkt. 15 cts. Salmon Queen. New. Large, salmon-colored blooms; dark foliage. Pkt. 25 cts. Triumph. A very dwarf, pure-white-flowered variety that blooms profusely throughout the season. Fine for pots or bedding. 6 to 10 in. Pkt. 25 cts. Vernon. Dark green foliage shaded bronzy red; flowers deep, glowing rose; branching habit and fine for pots or bedding. 1 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. Dwarf Vernon. Forms a small, round plant covered continually with brilliant red flowers; foliage deep, brownish red. Pkt. 25 cts. Vulcan. A grand bedder, 1 foot high; glowing vermilion flowers; dark brownish foliage. Pkt. 25 cts. Gracilis. Fine for grouping. Vigorous grower and in constant bloom during the summer. Equally valuable for the conservatory. Pkt. 15 cts. Rosea. Handsome flower of a delicate rose-color. Pkt. 15 cts. Bonfire. Produces masses of l


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