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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Phlox Drummondi 



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ir.asily grown bedding- annuals. They are 

 i;()rgt'ous in masses, blooming from early 

 summer until fall, reciuiring a sunny location 

 and only a moderately good soil. Flowers 

 are borne in heads on fairly long stems. 



Use annual Phlox for sowing in the tulip 

 beds in early May and interspersed in peren- 

 al borders, they soon fill in the space left 

 y tulips and early blooming perennials and 

 will yield cut flowers all summer. 

 Larg-e-riowered Varieties (P. 

 grandiflora). Broad trusses. 

 Height 15 inches. 



2491 Blood-Red. 2495 Scarlet. 



2492 Crimson. 2496 Violet. 



2493 riesh-Pink. 2497 White. 



2494 Rose. 2498 Yellow. 

 Each, pkt., 10c; ^4 oz., 50c. 



2499 COIiIiECTION: One pkt. of 

 eacli of the above 8 colors, 70c. 



2500 Choicest Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 

 14 oz., 40c. 



2501 Starred and Pring-ed, Mixed 

 (P. cuspidata). Petals deeply 

 cut and fringed in various star 

 shapes. Pkt, 10c; oz., 50e. 



Cecily Phlox. Finest mixed. A 

 ered type of bushy growth, 

 for edging. All colors. Height 

 •hes. Pkt., 15c; oz., 75c. 



FHIiOX decussata, Choicest Mixed. List- 

 ther Hardy Flower Seeds on pages 

 inclusive. 



SaJi»itrl<>ssi> 



Salpiglossis 



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One of the lesser known annuals but deserx - 

 ing of a place in every garden. Plants grow 

 about 2 feet tall with wiry branching stems 

 Flowers are trumpet-shaped, rich velvety col- 

 ors delicately veined with gold, unique and 

 striking as a cut flower and last a long tim 

 in water. 



Best results are obtained by sowing seeds 

 where plants are to bloom and later thinning 

 out rathei- than by starting indoors and trans- 

 planting. 



2651 Crimson. 



2652 Purple and Gold. 



2653 Rose and Gold. 



2654 Scarlet and Gold. 



2655 White and Gold. 

 2660 Choice Mixed. 



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



2659 COI.I.i:CTION: One pkt. of each of the 

 above 5 colors, 40c. 



PII.I. IN PERENNIAI. BORDERS WITH 

 AN-NUALS 



During late July and August the lack of 

 bloom in perennial borders can be remedied 

 l)y planting the following annuals in May: 

 Calendula Larkspur Poppies 

 Calliopsis Marisrold Scahiosa 

 Candytuft Petunia Verhena 

 Phlox 



All the above may be scattered broadcast 

 and gently worked into the soil with a 

 weeder or small rake. 



Phlox Drummondi. 



