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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Bed of Carinas. 



Brilliant Cannas 



Due to great improvements made in recent 

 years, Cannas have become very popular for 

 large beds and mixed borders. The foliage 

 is quite ornamental and the blooms make a 

 mass of color from July until frost. 



Start the roots indoors in pots in early 

 March and plant in their permanent position 

 about the middle of May; or the roots may 

 be planted in the place where they are to 

 bloom in early May. Set plants 1^ to 2 

 feet apart in a sunny location. 



Dig roots after first the killing frost, cut 

 off the foliage, and store in a cool, dry place 

 over Winter. 



City of Portland. (Green foliage). Beauti- 

 ful glowing pink. 4 feet. 15c each; $1.50 

 per doz. ; $10.00 per 100. 



Eureka. (Green foliage). The finest white 

 Canna ever introduced. Flowers open 

 cream but gradually turn pure white. 4 

 feet. 13c each; $1.25 per doz.; $9.00 per 

 100. 



Fiery Cross. (Green foliage). Large, vivid 

 scarlet flowers borne well above the foli- 

 age in almost endless succession. 4 feet. 

 15c each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Florence Vaughan. (Green foliage). Flow- 

 ers yellow, dotted crimson. 4% feet. 12c 

 each; $1.15 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



King Humbert. (Bronze foliage). Wonder- 

 fully effective. Large, orange-scarlet flow- 

 ers and heavy, purplish bronze leaves. 5 

 feet. 13c each; $1.25 per doz.; $9.00 per 

 100. 



Mrs. Alfred P. Conard. (Green foliage). The 

 strongest growing and largest flowered 

 pink Canna. Flowers are clear pink and 

 retain their color well. 15c each; $1.50 

 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Souvenir de Anton Crozy. (Green foliage). 

 An old variety but very desirable. Flow- 

 ers are flaming red with a narrow but 

 well defined border of rich yellow. 3 feet. 

 12c each; $1.15 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



Statue of Liberty. (Bronze foliage). One 

 of the strongest growing and largest 

 flowered Cannas. Flowers are brilliant 

 red traced with orange and orchid-shaped. 

 7 feet. 15c each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 

 per 100. 



The President. (Green foliage). The finest 

 of all the reds. Enormous, rich scarlet 

 flowers; strong plants; clean heavy foli- 

 age. 4 feet. 13c each; $1.25 per doz.; 

 $9.00 per 100. 



Wintzer's Colossal. (Green foliage). Orchid- 

 flowering Canna with immense flame-scar- 

 let flowers. The largest flowering Canna. 

 5 feet. 15c each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 

 per 100. 



Yellow King Humbert. (Green foliage). A 

 sport from the red King Humbert. Flow- 

 ers are large and orchid-shaped. Color 

 yellow dotted orange-scarlet. iV 2 feet. 

 13c each; $1.25 per doz.; $9.00 per 100. 



Evergreen Lawn Seed 



A rich, deep green lawn is necessary to 

 set off flowers to their best advantage. Our 

 lawn seeds are of the finest quality, as we 

 use only the finer leaved grasses in our mix- 

 tures and to insure even distribution of all 

 varieties we mix only a small quantity at a 

 time. Full directions for preparing new 

 lawns and care of old ones, together with a 

 complete list of mixtures and prices on 

 same will be found on inside front cover 

 page of this catalog. 



