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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Carnation • Marguerite 



PHH 



Garden forms of the well-known florist's 

 flower. Seed started indoors in March produces 

 plants that will bloom early the first summer 

 and continue until frost. Plants protected over 

 winter will bloom the following year. Brightly 

 colored and very fragrant. The following half- 

 dwarf sorts grow about i foot high. 



1070 Crimson 1072 White 



1071 Striped 1073 Yellow 

 1077 Half-Dwarf, Choicest Mixed 



Each, pkt. 10 cts., Vioz. 50 cts. 

 1079 Collection: One pkt. of each of the above 

 4 colors, 30 cts. 



1085 Giant Marguerites, Mixed. Fine for 

 cutting. 15 inches. Pkt. 10 cts., K^oz. 50 cts. 



1090 Chabaud's Everblooming, Mixed. Pkt. 

 25 cts. 



Candytuft • Iberis 



Dwarf growing annuals and perennials. The 

 flowers of the annual varieties are borne in 

 trusses somewhat like hyacinths and the per- 

 ennials greatly resemble the annual alyssum in 

 both habit of growth and form of flower. 



ANNUAL VARIETIES. AH. Bloom from 



spring to fall. Water freely. 

 1047 Giant Empress, or Hyacinth-flowered. 

 Giant trusses of pure white flowers. Height, 

 I ft. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 

 1046 Crimson 1048 Lavender 



1049 Rose-Cardinal 

 Each, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



1050 Sweet-Scented. A distinct type, very 

 dwarf, with fragrant white flowers. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 



1055 All Colors, Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



PERENNIAL CANDYTUFTS. PH. Bloom 

 in spring and early summer. 



1540 gibraltarica. Lilac-pink. Height, I ft. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., Koz. 40 cts. 



1541 sempervirens. Snowy white; early. 

 Height, 6 in. Pkt. 10 cts., Koz. 75 cts. 



Crimson Chinese Woolflower 



Carnation, Marguerite 



1065 CARDINAL CLIMBER (Ipomoea quamo- 

 clit hybrida). AHH. One of the brightest and 

 most attractive annual vines; slender and 

 branching, with fernlike foliage and brilliant 

 star-shaped scarlet flowers all summer. Soak 

 the seed in warm water for several hours before 

 sowing. Pkt. 15 cts. 



1040 CANARY BIRD VINE (TropcBolum can- 

 ariense). AHH. Attractive, slender climber 

 with curiously shaped bright yellow flowers. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



1060 CANNA, Choice Mixed. A fine mixture 

 of the best sorts. Start indoors in March. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



CANNA ROOTS. See page 49. 



Celosia • Cockscomb ahh 



Showy annuals with handsome foliage and 

 gorgeously colored flower-heads. For largest and 

 finest flowers, start seed indoors in March. 

 CRESTED COCKSCOMBS (C. cristata). Curi- 

 ously shaped flower-heads resembling a 

 rooster's comb. Height, 10 in. 



1100 Empress. Large; rich crimson. Pkt. 15c. 



1101 Golden Queen. Golden yellow. Pkt. 15c. 



1102 Queen of the Dwarfs. Dark rose. 

 Height, 6 to 8 in. Pkt. 15 cts. 



1103 Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., yioz. 50 cts. 

 PLUMED COCKSCOMBS (C. plumosa). Two 



feet tall with large, pyramidal, feathered or 

 plumed heads. 



1105 Crimson 1107 Scarlet 



1106 Golden Yellow 1108 Mixed 



Each, pkt. 10 cts., V40Z. 40 cts. 

 CHINESE WOOLFLOWER (C. childsi). A 

 distinct form of Celosia bearing large, globular 

 flower-heads that resemble balls of silky wool, 

 and which may be dried and used in winter 

 bouquets. Height, 2 ft. 

 1112 Crimson 1113 Yellow 1114 Pink 

 Each, pkt. 15 cts., Yzoz. 40 cts. 



