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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



New Mammoth Dahlia- 

 flowered Zinnia 



Zinnias 



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For brilliant display of color, the Zinnias take 

 foremost rank among the annuals. They are 

 easy to grow, requiring only a sunny spot and 

 ordinary soil to thrive and bloom profusely 

 from midsummer to frost. 



NEW MAMMOTH DAHLIA-FLOWERED. 



This wonderful new class is named from the 

 resemblance of the fiowers 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. 



2350 Dream. Deep lavender, shading to 

 purple. Unique. 



2351 Exquisite. Light rose, blending to deep 

 rose in the center. 



2352 Golden State. Rich yellow, changing to 

 orange. 



2353 Meteor. Glowing deep red — darkest of 

 the true reds. 



2354 Polar Bear. Best pure white yet seen in 

 Zinnias. 



2355 Scarlet Flame. Bright scarlet, with a 

 blending of orange. 



2357 Oriole. Immense gold and orange bicolor. 

 Magnificent. 



2358 Crimson Monarch. Enormous crimson- 

 scarlet; largest of all Zinnias. 



Each, pkt. 25 cts., Vgoz. $1.25 



2359 Collection: One pkt. of each of the above 

 8 varieties, I1.50. 



2365 Choicest Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 20 cts., 



M^oz. $1. 



GIANT DOUBLE COLOSSAL. Second only 

 to the new Dahlia-flowered varieties in size, 

 this fine, robust strain is ideal for bedding. 

 Plants 2^ feet tall; fiowers 4 to 5 inches in 

 diameter. 



2370 Apricot-Buff 



2371 Blush-Pink 

 ^ 2372 Crimson 



\ 2373 Deep Flesh 



2374 Golden Yellow 



2375 Lavender 



2376 Orange 



2377 Scarlet 



2378 White 



2382 Choice Mixed 



Each, pkt. 15 cts., V40Z. 50 cts. 



2379 Collection: One pkt. of each 



of the above 9 varieties, $1. 



DWARF DOUBLE LARGE-FLOW- 

 ERING. Plants rounded and bushy, 

 I }4 feet high, with large, deep fiowers. 

 Fine for low beds. 



2385 Bright Scarlet 2388 Salmon-Rose 



2386 Canary- Yellow 2389 White 



2387 Golden Yellow 2392 Choice Mixed 

 Each, pkt. 10 cts., Vioz. 35 cts. 



2399 Collection: One pkt. of each of the above 

 5 varieties, 40 cts. 



2400 Curled and Crested. Large, double 

 fiowers, with curiously twisted and curled 

 petals. Height, 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., Xoz. 40 cts. 



2401 Mexicana. Small double yellow or orange 

 fiowers, marked with purplish brown. Height, 

 12 to 15 in. Pkt. 15 cts., Xoz. 50 cts. 



2402 Red Riding Hood. Plants i}4 feet tall, 

 covered with small double scarlet flowers. 

 Pkt. ID cts., Koz. 35 cts. 



Wild Garden Mixture 



We have had so many calls for something in 

 fiowers that could just be scattered and raked in 

 odd spaces to give a wild-fiower-garden effect 

 that we have made up a tall and a dwarf mixture 

 especially for this purpose. These mixtures con- 

 tain a large assortment, of the various annual 

 fiowers that will grow and bloom with little or 

 no care. 



If possible, the ground should be spaded, the 

 seed scattered and raked in; good results are, 

 however, obtained by scratching the soil as 

 deeply as possible with a steel rake and then 

 scattering the seeds. 



2500 Dwarf Wild Garden Mixture. Pkt. 



10 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



2501 Tall Wild Garden Mixture. Pkt. 10 cts.. 



oz. 40 cts. 



Evergreen Lawn Seed 



A rich, deep green lawn is necessary to set off 

 fiowers 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 all varieties we mix only a 

 small quantity at a time. Full directions for pre- 

 paring new lawns and care of old ones, together 

 with a complete list of mixtures and prices on 

 same, will be found on page 2 of this catalogue. 



See following pages for Summer-flowering Bulbs 



