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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Achillea, The Pearl. 



500 ABRONIA uinbellata (Sand Verbena). 

 PH. Pretty trailing plants bearing fra- 

 grant, rosy lilac, verbena-like flower heads. 

 Use for rock gardens or hanging baskets. 

 Pkt., 10c. 



510 ABUTILON, Choice Hybrids (Flowering 

 Maple). PT. Everblooming greenhouse 

 shrubs with delicately veined, bell-shaped 

 flowers. May be set outdoors after June 

 1st. Pkt, 25c. 



520 ACANTHUS latifolius (Bear's Breech). 

 PT. Bears long spikes of small rose and 

 white flowers in August. Heart-shaped, 

 ornamental leaves. Height 3 ft. Pkt., 15c. 



530 ACHILLEA ptarmica fl. pi., The Pearl. 

 (Sneezewort). PH. The finest white 

 hardy perennial for cutting. Bears long- 

 stemmed sprays of beautiful double white 

 flowers from Spring until Fall. Height 

 3 feet. Pkt., 25c. 



540 ACONTTUM napellus (Monkshood). PH. 

 Grows best in moist, shady places. Bears 

 spikes of deep blue helmet-shaped flowers 

 in June and July. Height 3 feet. Pkt., 15c. 



550 ADLUMIA cirrhosa (Allegheny Vine). 

 BH. Climber with maidenhair-fernlike 

 foliage; white or flesh colored flowers. 

 Pkt., 15c. 



ADONIS (Flower-of-the-Gods). Blooms in 

 early Spring. The whole plant resembles 

 a very dwarf cosmos. 



561 aestivalis. AH. Scarlet flowers in June 

 and July. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 



562 vemalis. PH Yellow flowers in April 

 and May. Pkt., 10c. 



Ageratum - Flossflo wer ahh 



Continuous blooming bedding and cutting 

 annuals. Flowers are tuft-shaped and borne 

 in heads. Dwarf sorts for bedding and 

 window boxes and the tall sorts for cut- 

 ting. For early blooms seed should be 

 started indoors in March. 



571 Tall Blue. Sky-blue. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 



572 Tall White. White. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 



573 Dwarf Blue. Height 8 inches. Pkt., 

 10c; % oz., 25c. 



574 Dwarf White. Height 8 inches. Pkt., 10c. 



575 Blue Perfection. Improved tall variety 

 with deep sky-blue flowers. Height IV2 

 feet. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 40c. 



576 Little Blue Star. Very dwarf and bushy; 

 best variety for edging. Bright blue. 

 Height 5 inches. Pkt., 25c; 5 pkts., $1.00. 



577 AGERATUM, Princess Victoria Louise. 



Light blue flowers with white centers. 

 Height 8 inches. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 40c. 



590 AGROSTEMMA coronaria (Mullein 

 Pink). PH. Botanically Lychnis coronaria. 

 Plants iy 2 feet high, with silvery foliage; 

 deep red flowers borne in heads. Pkt., 

 10c; *4 oz., 25c. 



600 ALONSOA Warscewiczi (Maskflower). 

 AHH. Bushy plants iy 2 feet high with 

 spikes of bright scarlet flowers. Some- 

 what similar to scarlet sage except that 

 the flowers are orchid-shaped. Pkt., 15c. 



AMARANTHUS. AHH. Showy plants with 

 brilliantly colored foliage. Used in tall 

 beds. 



631 caudatus (Love-Lies-Bleeding) . Bronzy 

 green foliage with long, drooping, blood- 

 red flower heads. Height 2 feet. Pkt., 

 10c; % oz., 25c. 



632 cruentus (Prince's Feather). Feathery 

 flower heads of deep scarlet. Pkt., 10c; 

 M oz., 35c. 



633 tricolor splendens (Joseph's Coat). 

 Gorgeous scarlet, yellow and green foli- 

 age. Height 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 30c. 



Alyssum ah 



Very dwarf-growing bedding or edging 

 plants, covered with tiny white blossoms 

 from early Summer until frost. Sweet 

 scented and grows anywhere. 



611 Sweet. White. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c. 



612 Little Gem. Very dwarf and compact; 

 pure white. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c; oz., 75c. 



613 Carpet of Snow or Dwarf Bouquet. 

 Plants flat and spreading. Pkt., 10c; % 

 oz., 25c; oz., 85c. 



614 Lilac Queen. Similar to Little Gem but 

 with lavender flowers. Pkt., 10c; x k oz., 

 30c. 



616 saxatile compactum (Gold Dust). PH. 

 Similar to the annual Alyssum but bears 

 bright yellow flowers early in the Spring. 

 Use in borders and rockeries. Pkt., 10c; 

 % oz., 40c. 



Alyssum, Little Gem. 



