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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



DWARF DOUBI.I: 

 CUT-AND-COME-AGAIN ZINNIAS 



Bushy plants 15 to 18 inches high, covered 

 with rounded flowers about 2 inches across. 



Unexcelled for bedding and fine 

 for table decorations. 



3141 Brig-ht Scarlet. 



3142 Canary-Yellow. 



3143 Golden Yellow. 



3144 Salmon-Rose. 



3145 White. 

 3150 Choice Mixed. 



Each, pkt., 10c; 14 

 3149 COIiIiECTION: 



of each of the above 5 varie 

 ties, 40c. 



New Mammoth 

 I>ahlia-Flowered 

 Zinnia. 



Zinnias 



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Zinnias are a great specialty with us and 

 we take particular care to see that our 

 stocks are the finest to be had. Our strains 

 are grown especially for us by the origina- 

 tor of the famous Dahlia Flowered type. 

 That our care has not been in vain is 

 proven by the hundreds of complimentary 

 reports we received on our Zinnias during 

 the past Summer and Fall. 



Zinnias are justly the most popular flower 

 of today. They are easy to grow, require 

 no staking and for brilliant color effect 

 cannot be equalled. Zinnias require only a 

 sunny spot in ordinary soil and an occa- 

 sional weeding to reward you with an abun- 

 dance of bloom from midsummer until late 

 Fall. 



ITEW MABIMOTH DAHI.IA-FZ.0WZ:RED. 



This wonderful new class is named from 

 the resemblance of the flowers to the big 

 -double decorative dahlias. Flowers often 

 measure 6 inches in diameter and 3 inches 

 in depth. Plants broad and robust. 

 Height, 3 ft. 



3100 Canary Bird. Light canary-yellow. 



3101 Dream. Deep lavender, shading to 

 purple. Unique. 



3102 Exquisite. Light rose, blending to 

 deep rose in the center. 



3103 Golden State. Rich yellow, changing 

 to orange. 



3104 Old Rose. Just as the name implies. 



3105 Polar Bear. Best pure white yet seen 

 in Zinnias. 



3106 Scarlet Flame. Bright scarlet, with a 

 blending of orange. 



3107 Oriole. Immense gold and orange bi- 

 color. Magnificent. 



3108 Crimson Monarch. Enormous crimson - 

 scarlet; largest of all Zinnias. 



Each, plct., 20c; oz., 60c; V4 oz., $1.00. 



3109 COZiIiECTION: One pkt. of each of 

 the above 9 varieties, $1.50. 



3110 Choicest Mixed. All colors. Pkt., 15c; 

 1/4 oz., 75c; oz., $2.50. 



oz., 35c. 



One pkt. 



CAI.IFORNIA GIANT 

 ZINNIAS 



Same vigorous growth as the 

 Dahlia-Flowered Zinnias but 

 flowers are more flat and 

 spreading and consequently 

 larger in some cases. Fine long 

 stems for cutting. 

 3161 Cerise Queen. Cerise-rose. 



3162 Lemon Queen. Lemon-orange. 



3163 Miss Wilmott. Beautiful soft pink. 



3164 Scarlet Gem. Glowing scarlet. 



3165 Orang-e King-. Golden yellow. 

 3136 Purity. Pure white. 



Each, pkt., 15c; Vi oz., 75c. 



3169 COI1I.ECTION: One pkt. of each of 

 the above 6 varieties, 75c. 



3170 Supreme Mixed. Pkt., 15c; oz., 50c. 



3151 Curled and Crested. Large, double 

 flowers, with curiously twisted and curled 

 petals. Height, 2 ft. Pkt., 10c; i/4 oz., 

 50 c. 



3152 Mexicana Haag-eana. Small double yel- 

 low or orange flowers, marked with pur- 

 plish brown. Height, 12 to 15 in. Pkt., 

 15c; \i oz., 60c. 



3153 Red Riding- Hood. Plants IV2 feet 

 tall, covered Avith small double scarlet 

 flowers. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 35c. 



3155 Ficotee Mixed. A distinct type same 

 size and shape as the giant Zinnias but 

 each petal is tipped with a contrasting 

 color. Pkt., 15c; % oz., 75c. 



Wild Garden Mixture 



We have had so many calls for something 

 in flowers that could just be scattered ana 

 raked in odd spaces to give a wild-flower- 

 garden effect that we have made up a tall 

 and dwarf mixture especially for this pur- 

 pose. These mixtures contain a large as- 

 sortment of the various annual flowers that 

 will grow and bloom with little or no care. 



If possible, the ground should be spaded, 

 the seed scattered and raked in; good re- 

 sults are, however, obtained by scratching 

 the soil as deeply as possible with a steel 

 rake and then scattering the seeds. 



3300 Dwarf Wild Garden Mixture. Pkt., 

 10c; 1/2 oz., 30c; oz., 50c. 



3301 Tall Wild Garden Mixture. Pkt., 10c; 

 V2 oz., 30c; oz., 50c. 



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 

 mixtures and to insure even distribution of 

 ail varieties we mix only a small quantity 

 at a time. Full directions for preparing 

 new lawns and care of old ones, together 

 v. ith a complete list of mixtures and prices 

 on same will be found on inside front cover 

 and pages 2 and 3 of this catalog. 



