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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Everlastings ah 



A group of flowers which, when dried, retain 

 their natural form and colors indefinitely and 

 are highly prized for winter decorations. Cut 

 them when the buds are half open and hang by 

 the stems, head down, in a shady place until dry. 



1380 ACROCLINIUM. (Rose Everlasting.) 

 Pretty, bright rose, full, double-daisy like 

 flowers. Pkt. lo cts., %oz. 25 cts. 



1381 AMMOBIUM. (Winged Everlasting.) 

 Similar to the above with white flowers. Pkt. 

 10 cts., %oz. 25 cts. 



1382 GOMPHRENA. (Globe Amaranth.) 

 Clover-like flower-heads; pink, purple, white, 

 and bronzy yellow, mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., yioz. 

 25 cts. 



HELICHRYSUM. (Strawflower.) The most 

 popular of the Everlastings. Flowers of good 

 size, double daisy-shaped and brightly colored. 

 1384 Crimson 1385 Fireball 



1386 Gold Ball 1387 Rose 



1388 Silver Ball 1389 Violet 



1390 All Colors, Mixed 

 Each, pkt. 10 cts., ^^oz. 30 cts. 



1383 Collection: One pkt. of each of the above 



6 colors, 50 cts. 



1391 RHODANTHE. Small, pink, white and 

 red flowers, mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., }ioz. 25 cts. 



1392 XERANTHEMUM. (Immortelle.) Grace- 

 ful little flowers with more open petals than 

 the Helichrysum. Pkt. 10 cts., ><oz. 30 cts. 



EUPHORBIA. AH. Plants with showy vari- 

 colored foliage; easy to grow in any sunny 

 spot. Height, 2 to 3 ft. 



1375 heterophylla. (Annual Poinsettia.) Scar- 

 let and green. Pkt. 15 cts. 



1376 marginata. (Snow-on-the-Mountain.) 

 Leaves broadly edged and marked with white. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., i^oz. 35 cts. 



1416 GERANIUM zonale, Mixed. PT. Easily 

 grown from seed, start indoors and transplant 

 to the open in May or June. Pkt. 15 cts. 























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Perennial Gaillardia 



Helichrysum (Strawflower) 



1654 FOUR O'CLOCKS (Mirabilis). AH. 

 Thrifty showy plants, blooming all summer. 

 The sweet-scented small trumpet flowers open 

 in late afternoon. Many colors. Pkt. 5 .cts., 

 oz. 25 cts. 



Gaillardia • Blanket Flower 



Showy flowers, mostly in shades of red and 

 yellow; easy to grow; bloom freely all summer. 

 Height, I to 2 ft. 



ANNUAL VARIETIES. AH. Fine for cut- 

 flowers. 



1400 amblyodon. Large, single, maroon-red 

 flowers. Pkt. 10 cts., Sioz. 35 cts, 



1401 The Bride. Double; creamy white. Pkt. 

 10 cts., yioz. 35 cts. 



1402 picta. Single Mixed. Flowers of various 

 colors, with zones or tips of distinct shades. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., Xoz. 25 cts. 



1403 picta Lorenziana, Double Mixed. 

 Fine double flowers of the Picta type. Pkt. 

 10 cts., Xoz. 30 cts. 



PERENNIAL VARIETIES (G. grandiflora). 

 PH. Fine for borders and large beds. Bloom 

 the first season, if started in February. 



1408 compacta. Bushy growth; large single, 

 scarlet flowers, margined yellow. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 Koz. 40 cts. 



1409 Coppery Red. Very large and brilliant. 



Pkt. 20 cts. 



1412 Mixed Hybrids. Gorgeous colors. Pkt. 



15 cts., %oz. 40 cts. 



1415 GERBERA Jamesoni Hybrids. (Trans- 

 vaal Daisy.) PT. Tall, bushy plants with large, 

 narrow-petaled, daisylike flowers in all shades 

 of red, with some whites and yellows. Pkt. 25c. 



GEUM. PH. Border perennials 2 feet high; 

 large brilliant flowers on long stems. 



1417 Double Crimson. Deepest blood-red. 

 , Pkt. 10 cts. 



1418 Mrs. Bradshaw. Orange-scarlet; serai- 

 - double. Pkt. 15 cts. 



1420 GLOXINIA, Large-flowered Hybrids. 



PT. Go'eenhouse plants with delicately 

 spotted, trumpet-shaped flowers. Pkt. 50 cts. 



