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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Ageratum, Blue Perfection. 



Ageratum - Flossflower AHH 



Continuous blooming, bedding and cutting 

 annuals. Flowers are tuft-shaped and borne 

 in heads. Dwarf sorts for bedding and 

 window boxes and the tall sorts for cut- 

 ting. All varieties are fine for edging beds 

 or borders. For early blooms seed should 

 be started indoors in March. 



575 Blue Perfection. Improved tall variety 

 with deep sky-blue flowers. Height 12 

 inches. Pkt., 10c; ^4 oz., 50c. 



576 Iiittle Blue Star. Very dwarf and bushy, 

 best variety for edging. Bright blue. 

 Height 5 inches. Pkt., 25c; 5 pkts., $1.00. 



573 Dwarf Blue. Height 8 inches. Pkt.. 



10c; % oz., 30c. 

 578 Fraserl. Deep amethyst blue. Plants 



are dwarf and compact and very free 



flowering. Pkt., 25c. 



Arctotis. 



510 ABUTUiOH", Choice Hydrids (Flowering 

 Maple). F*T. EJverblooming greenhouse 

 shrubs with delicately veined, bell-shaped 

 flowers. May be set outdoors after June 

 1st. Pkt., 26c. 



ABOinS (Flower-of-the-Gods). Blooms in 

 early Summer. The whole plant resem- 

 bles a very dwarf cosmos. 



561 aestivalis. AH. Scarlet. Pkt., 10c. 



600 AZiON'SOA ■Warscewlczl (Maskflower). 

 AHH. Bushy plants 1 feet high with 

 spikes of bright scarlet flowers. Some- 

 what similar to scarlet sage. Pkt., 15c. 



AMARANTHUS. AHH. Showy plants with 

 brilliantly colored foliage. 



635 Sunrise. A superb new Amaranthus 

 with glowing crimson foliage. Height 2 

 feet. Pkt.. 15c; V4 oz., 75c. 



633 tricolor splendens (Joseph's Coat). 

 Gorgeous scarlet, yellow and green foli- 

 age. Height 2 feet. Pkt., 10c ; hi oz., 30c. 



Alyssum, Little Gem. 



Alyssutn ah 



Very dwarf-growing bedding or edging 

 plants, covered with tiny white blossoms 

 from early Summer until frost. 



612 Iiittle Gem. Dwarf and compact; pure 

 white. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c; oz.. 75c. 



613 Carpet of Snow or Dwarf Bouquet. 

 Plants Hat and spreading. Pkt., 10c; V4 

 oz., 30c; oz., $1.00. 



615 Snowflakes. The most compact and 

 dwarf Alyssum. Flowers are pure snow 

 white. Pkt., 15c; % oz., 75c. 



614 Iiilac Queen. Similar to Little Gem but 

 lavender flowers. Pkt., lOc; ^ oz., 30c. 



761 ARCTOTIS HYBRIDA (African 

 Daisy). AHH. A rare novelty that is 

 surprisingly easy to grow. Flowers are 

 daisy shaped in a wide range of colors 

 and with dark center discs. Good for 

 bedding and fine as cut flowers. Pkt., 

 50c: 3 pkts., $1.25. 



760 ARCTOTIS grandis (African Lilac 

 Daisy). AHH. Bushy plants 2 feet high, 

 with daisy-like flowers. Petals are white 

 on top, lilac underneath. Blooms all Sum- 

 mer. Pkt., 10c; M oz., 35c. 



