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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Calliopsis - Bright Eyes 



AH 



Small cosmos-like flowers on bushy plants of the easiest 

 culture. They bloom all summer and will seed themselves 

 and so come up from year to year. Plant seed in shallow 

 drills as early in the spring as ground can be prepared, or 

 on large areas, where a wild effect is wanted, broadcast 

 and rake in. 



1051 Crimson King-. Dwarf; deep garnet. Pkt., 10c; 



30c. 



1052 Golden Ray. Dwarf; 



14 oz., 



bright yellow. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 

 :joc. 



1053 Tig-er Star. Dwarf; reddish brown, striped with yel- 

 low. Pkt., 10c: oz.-, 30c. 



1054 Crown of Gold. Pure j-ellow; grows 2 to 3 feet tall 

 and is extra-fine for cutting. Pkt., 10c; 14, oz., 30c. 



1055 Golden Wave (C. Drummondi). Medium height; gol- 

 den yellow with brown eye; very showy. Pkt., 10c; 14 

 oz.. .30c. 



1057 Tall Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 25c. 



1058 Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. 

 1120 Canary Bird Vine 



-A 1 1 i-active slender 

 climber with curi- 

 ously shaped bright 

 yellow flowers. Pkt.. 

 10c; 14 oz., 20c. 



1076 Canterbury Bells, 

 Annual. AH. Like 

 the hardy Canter- 

 bury Bells but will 

 bloom the first year 

 from seed. Plants 

 grow as tall and 

 bear just as large 

 flowers as the hardy 

 form. Mixed colors 



onlv. Pkt., 2.5c. 



Candytuft - Iberis 



AH 



The flowers of the giant varieties are borne in trusses 

 somewhat like Hyacinths and the umbellata varieties 

 greatly resemble the annual Alyssum in both habit of 

 growth and form of flower, excepting that they are 

 considerably larger. 



1131 Giant Empress, or Hyacintb-rlowered. Giant 

 trusses of pure white flowers. Heiglit 1 foot. Pkt., 

 10c; 14 oz., 25c: oz., 75c. 



UMBEI.I.ATA VARIBTIBS 



1132 Crimson. 1134 Rose-Cardinal. 



1133 Lavender. 1136 White. 



Each, pkt., 10c; H oz., 25c; oz., 65c. 



1135 Sweet-Scented. A distinct type, Aery dwarf, witli 

 fragrant, white flowers. Pkt., 10c; ^4 oz., 25c; oz., 75c. 



1140 All Colors, Mixed. Pkt.. 10c; % oz., 25c. 



1170 CARDINAI. CIiIMBER (Ipomea quamoclit hy- 

 brida). AHH. One of the brightest and most attrac- 

 tive annual vines; slender and branching, with fern- 

 like foliage and brilliant, star-shaped, scarlet flowers 

 all summer. Soak the seed in warm water for several 

 hours before sowing. Pkt., 15c; \i oz., 50c. 



1160 CANNA, Choice Mixed. A fine mixture of the best 

 sorts. Start indoors in March. Pkt., lOc; oz., 75c. 



CANNA ROOTS. See page 60. 



10c; 14 oz., 25c. 



(Tropaeolum canariense). AHH. 



Candytuft 



KEENE PLANT STARTER A Practial Greenhouse 



ELECTRIC 

 SOIL HEATING 

 CABLE 



You can beat the weather and grow exact- 

 ly the kind and quantity of plants you want 

 with the Keene Plant Starter. Hot water 

 heat, either oil lamp or electricity, gives 

 uniform temperature. May be set up on 

 trestles or boxes, so that no stooping is re- 

 quired. Lustra glass admits ultra-violet 

 rays insuring sturdy growth. 



Model 1. 31x41 by 26 inches high. Electric. $27.00 

 delivered. 



Model 2. 31.X67 by 26 inches high. Electric. $33.00 

 delivered. 



Can also be supplied with oil lamp instead of 

 electricity at $2.00 less. 



Keene Flats. 6xl4V,x2i/^ inches. Cypress. 18 for 

 Model 1. 33 for Model 2. Each, 15c. 



