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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Poppies 



G-iven a light soil and a sunny location. 

 Popples grow almost like weeds. The seed 

 ■hould be scattered thinly on the surface 

 of a mellow seed-bed, c barely covered 

 with fine soil. 



BARB'S MAMMOTH DOUBI^B FOFFY. 



Two of these fine new varieties have re- 

 ceived the Award of Merit from the Royal 

 Horticultural Society. Plants are strong 

 and vigorous and the flowers are much 

 larger than the old Peony- and Carnation- 

 Flowered types. 



2551 Irresistible. Salmon shades. 



2552 Taplow Fink. Clear pink. 



2553 Rose Brilliant. Bright rose. 

 2555 WMte Colossal. Pure white. 



Bach, pkt., 15c; M oz., 40c. 



2559 COIiIiBCTION: One pkt., of each of 

 the above 4 colors, 50c. 



2554 Doublo Shirley Hybrids- Double and 

 semi-double, with all the dainty colors of 

 the Shirley type. Pkt., 10c; Vz oz., 50c. 



2560 Double Carnation - flowered. Mixed. 



Large flowers with fringed petals; many 

 colors. Height, 21/2 ft. Pkt., 10c; V2 oz., 

 35c. 



SINGZ.B ANNUAL FOFFIBS. AH. The 



annual varieties do not transplant suc- 

 cessfully, so should be sown where they 

 are to bloom. 



2541 Admiral. Tall; large white flowers, 

 with scarlet band around the edge. Pkt., 

 10c; 14 oz., 25c. 



2542 American Iiegion. Orange - scarlet. 

 Height, 11/2 ft. Pkt., lOc; hi oz., 30c. 



2543 The Bride. Large; pure white. Pkt., 

 10c; V4. oz., 25c. 



2544 Dannebrog', or Danish Flag-. Scarlet, 

 marked with white in the shape of a 

 cross. Showy. Pkt., 10c; V4, oz., 25c. 



2545 Tulip (Papaver glaucum). Flaming 

 cardinal-red, cup-shaped flowers; extra- 

 fine. Pkt., 10c; V4, oz., 30c. 



2546 Single Shirley, Mixed. Lovely shades 

 of red, pink, salmon, and white. Height, 

 11/2 ft. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 



2550 Choice Single, Mixed. Pkt., 10c; V2 

 oz., 35c; oz., 60c. 



Primula - Primrose 



TBNDBB VABIBTIBS FT 



A group of very lovely pot plants for 

 house and conservatory. Our seed is grown 

 by foremost Primula specialists. 



2590 OBCONICA GIOANTBA. Very large, 

 round flowers on stiff stems well above 

 the foliage. Choicest mixed, pkt., 50c. 



OBCONICA QBANDIFXiOBA. Flowers 

 smaller but borne more profusely than 

 the Giganteas. Conserved Seed. 



2593 Deep Bed (Mohnstein). Pkt., 75c. 



2594 Rosea (Mueller). Rose. Pkt., 75c. 



2595 Hamburgfer Rosea. Deep Hose. Pkt., 

 75c. 



2600 Mixed. All colors. Pkt., 50c. 

 OTHBR FINB FOT FRIMUZ.AS 



2602 malacoides. Lilac Baby Primrose. 

 Small flowers on very long stems. Fine 

 house plant. Pkt., 35c. 



2603 stellata. Star Primrose. Star-shap»d 

 flowers. All colors. Pkt., 50c. 



2580 Chinensis Mixed. Pkt.. 25c. 



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Barr's Mammoth Poppies. 



FORTUI.ACA (Sun Rose). AH. Dwarf, 

 spreading plants that bloom all summer. 

 They require full sunlight and will thrive 

 on banks, terraces, and other exposed sur- 

 faces where other flowers burn out. 

 Portulacas are also useful in porch or 

 window-boxes, urns, or pedestals. 



Flowers resemble miniature single and 

 double roses in a wide assortment of bril- 

 liant reds, pinks, yellows and whites. 

 Sow seed as early in the spring as the 

 ground can be prepared either in very 

 shallow drills or broadcast on the surface 

 and cover lightly. 



2571 Sing-le, Mixed. Pkt., 10c; V4. oz., 30c. 



2572 Double, Mixed. Pkt., 15c; V4. oz., 75c. 



RICINUS, Castor Oil Bean. AHH. Impress- 

 ive plants, grown for their massive tropi- 

 cal foliage. 



2631 Giant Bourbon (R. bourboniensis ar- 

 boreus). The largest Ricinus (15 feet); 

 dark green leaves. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 



2632 Cambodia (R. cambodgensis). Hand- 

 some foliage, bronzy green to black-pur- 

 ple. Height, 6 ft. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 



2633 Blood-Red (R. sanguineus). Showy 

 red stems, leaves, and fruit. Height, 10 

 ft. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 



2634 zanzibarensis, Mixed. Leaves of im- 

 mense size and various colors. Height, 

 10 to 12 ft. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 



RUDBBCKIA (Coneflower). Tall, showy 

 flowers like single chrysanthemums. 



2641 bicolor superba. AH. Orange-yellow 

 and black. Pkt., 10c. 



2680 SANVITAI^IA procumbens. AH. 

 Showy, free-blooming bushy plants, 6 

 inches high; flowers bright yellow, dou- 

 ble; blooms all summer. For beds and 

 edging. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 50c. 



2690 SAFONARIA Vacoarla. AH. Plants 

 2 feet high, bearing many small pink 

 gypsophila-like flowers. Pkt., 10a 



