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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



New Mammoth 

 Dahlia 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 

 abundance of bloom from midsummer until 

 late Fall. 



NEW MAMMOTH DAHLIA-FLOWERED. 



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, pkt., 15c; y 8 oz., 50c; V4 oz M 90c. 



3109 COLLECTION : One pkt. of each of the 



above 9 varieties, $1.10. 



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

 *4 oz., 75c; oz., $2.50. 



DWABF double 

 CUT -AND -COME -AGAIN ZINNIAS 



Bushy plants 15 to 18 inches high, cov- 

 ered with rounded flowers about 2 inches 

 across. Unexcelled for bedding 

 and fine for table decorations. 



3141 Bright Scarlet. 



3142 Canary-Yellow. 



3143 Golden Yellow. 



3144 Salmon-Rose. 



3145 White. 

 3150 Choice Mixed. 



Each, pkt., 10c; V4 oz., 35c. 



3149 COLLECTION: One pkt. 

 of each of the above 5 varie- 

 ties, 40c. 



CALIFORNIA 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 Willmott. Beautiful soft pink. 



3164 Scarlet Gem. Glowing scarlet. 



3165 Orange King. Golden yellow. 



3166 Furity. Pure white. 

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



3169 COLLECTION: One pkt. of each of 

 the above 6 varieties, 75c. 



3170 Supreme Mixed. Pkt., 15c; Y4. oz., 50c. 



3151 Curled and Crested. Large, double 

 flowers, with curiously twisted and curled 

 petals. Height, 2 ft. Pkt., 10c; Vi oz., 

 50c. 



3152 Mexicana Haageana. Small double yel- 

 low or orange flowers, marked with pur- 

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

 15c; 14 oz., 60c. 



3153 Red Riding Hood. Plants 1% feet 

 tall, covered with small double scarlet 

 flowers. Pkt., 10c; y 4 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; Y4, oz., 75c. 



3154 SCABIOSAFLORA, Crested Zinnia. A 

 distinct departure from any form of Zin- 

 nia yet introduced. Flowers look like 

 someone had cut the center out of a big 

 double Zinnia and inserted a bloom of 

 Scabiosa; a most pleasing arrangement, 

 centers are generally a contrasting shade. 

 Plants are strong and vigorous, growing 

 about ZV 2 feet tall. Pkt., 50c; % oz., $1.25. 



ELEGANS DOUBLE LILLIFUT ZINNIAS. 



A very fascinating form of this popular 

 flower. Plants are dwarf and bushy and 

 covered with small perfect, full double 

 flowers. 



3171 Crimson Gem. 3173 Golden Orange. 



3172 Flesh. 3174 Salmon Rose. 



3180 Mixed. 



Each, pkt., 15c; U oz., 50c. 



3179 Collection: One pkt. of each of the 

 above 4 colors, 50c. 



3333 WILD CUCUMBER (Echinocystis lo- 

 bata). AHH. Very rapid climbing vine 

 for quick covering of trellises, banks, 

 walls, etc. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c. 



VINCA rosea (Periwinkle). PT. Hand- 

 some bedding plants, blooming the first 

 summer from seed started indoors in Feb- 

 ruary or March. 



3091 Pure White. 3093 Rose with Red 



3092 White with Rose E y e - 

 Eye. 3094 Mixed. 



Each, pkt., 10c; y+ oz., 50c. 



