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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



HARDY FLOWER SEEDS 



For the convenience of those of our customers who are Hardy Garden enthusiasts, we 

 have grouped the Hardy Perennial and Biennial flower seeds on this and the ten following 

 pages. Hardy Flower Seeds may be sown out-of-doors in the open ground, in this locality, 

 any time from about May 1st until August 15th, and transplanted to their permanent 

 location in the late summer or fall. After August 15th it is advisable to sow in cold frames, 

 and winter the plants in the frames, transplanting to their permanent position in the 

 spring. During the extremely hot days of July and August the seedlings (whether trans- 

 planted or not) should be shaded from the direct rays of the sun. Light frames covered 

 with cheesecloth or lath spaced one-half inch apart may be used for shade or even branches 

 with a few leaves on. 



500 AB&OnTA umbellata (Sand Verbena). PH. Pretty trail- 

 ing plants bearing fragrant, rosy lilac, verbena-like flower 

 heads. Use for rock gardens. Pkt., 10c. 



530 ACHIItliEA ptanuica fl. pi., Tlie Pearl. (Sneezewort). 

 PH. The finest white hardy perennial for cutting. Bears 

 long-stemmed sprays of beautiful double white flowers 

 from spring until fall. Height ,3 feet. Pkt., 25c. 



541 ACONITTJM Plscheri. (Monkshood). PH. Grows about 

 18 inches high and flowers are a brighter blue than A. na- 

 pellus. Blooms in September. Pkt., 25c. 



540 ACONITUM napellns (Monkshood). PH. Grows best in 

 moist, shady places. Bears spikes of deep blue helmet - 

 shaped flowers in June and July. Height, 3 feet. Pkt., 15c. 



550 ADXiUMZA cirrhosa (Allegheny Vine). BH. Climber 

 with fernlike foliage; white or flesh colored flowers. Pkt., 

 15c. 



563 ADONIS vernalls ( Flower-of-the-Gods) . PH. Blooms in 



early spring. The whole plant resembles a very dwarf 



cosmos. Yellow. Pkt., 10c. 

 616 AZiTSSUM saxatlle compactmu (Gold Dust). PH. Bears 



bright yellow flowers earlv in the spring. Pkt., 10c; oz., 



50c. 



AsTostemma Coronaria. 



590 AQROSTEMMA coronaria (Mullein 

 Pink). PH. Plants IVz feet high with 

 silvery foliage; deep red flowers. Pkt., 

 10c; V4 oz., .30c. 



640 AMPi:i.OPSZS Veitchi (Boston Ivy) 

 PH. Hardy climber for covering walls, 

 pergolas, etc. Leaves turn to brilliant 

 autumnal colors. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 



651 ANCKXJSA capensis (Cape Forget-me- 

 not). BH. Plants bushy. 2 feet tall, and 

 bear a profusion of light blue forget-me- 

 not-like flowers. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c. 



652 ANCKTJSA italica, Dropmore (Alkanet). 

 PH. One of the finest deep blue hardy 

 perennials. Blooms are like those of A. 

 capensis but deeper blue. Height 4 to 5 

 feet. Pkt., 15c; 14 oz., 50c. 



Arabis Alpina — ^Rock Cress, 



653 ANCHUSA myosotidlflora. PH. We 



think this is the most charming of the 

 Anchusas. Plants are compact and grow 

 about 18 inches tall. Flowers are borne on 

 short spikes above the foliage and are 

 readily mistaken for the blooms of the 

 true Forget-me-not. Seed very scarce. 

 Pkt., $1.00. 



ANEMONE (Windflower). PHH. Bushy 

 plants 6 to 10 inches high, producing 

 early in the spring:, poppy-like flowers in 

 shade'; of blue, red and white. Plants 

 will bloom indoors in the winter if taken 

 up and potted in the fall. 



661 coronaria, Siaig-le Mixed. Pkt., 10c. 



662 coronaria, St. Brigid. All colors; douI)le 

 and semi-double. Pkt., 25c. 



663 Japonica rosea. A charming Japanese 

 varietv with light pink to rose flowers. 

 Pkt.. 25c. 



670 ANTHEMIS tinctoria Xelwayl (Golden 

 Marguerite). PH. Bears large, yellow, 

 daisv-like flowers on long stems, from 

 mid-summer until frost. 2 feet. Pkt.. 

 10c; V4 oz., 75c. 



750 ABABIS alpina (Rock Cress). PH 

 Dwarf edging plants with clusters of 

 snow-white flowers in early Spring. Pkt., 

 10; 14 oz., 30c. 



770 ARGEMONE g-randiflora liybrida 

 (Prickly Poppy). PHH. Tall, showy, 

 prickly foliage and large white, cream 

 and yellow poppy-like flowers. Pkt.. 10c. 



775 AJtMlEBIA Zianclieana (Sea Pink). PH. 

 Dwarf plants suitable for rock gardens. 

 Evergreen tufts of bright green leaves 

 from which flowers are borne on 8 to 10 

 inch stems. Pkt., 25c. 



938 ASTER. MIXED (Michaelmas Daisy). 

 PH. Tall, bushy plants covered with 

 small, single, blue, mauve, pink, and 

 white flowers in late Fall. Pkt., 15c. 



945 AUBRZETIA ffraeca (Rock Cress). PH. 

 Dwarf; silvery green foliage covered with 

 flowers of various colors. Pkt., 25c. 



