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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Phlox Drummondi 



AHH 



Easily grown bedding annuals. They are gor- 

 geous in masses, blooming from early summer 

 to fall, requiring a sunny location and only a 

 moderately good soil. Flowers are borne in 

 heads on fairly long stems. 

 Iiarg-e-Plo-wrered Tall Varieties (P. grandi 



flora). Broad trusses. Height 12 inches 



2491 Blood-Red. 2496 Violet. 



2492 Crimson. 2497 "Wliite. 



2493 riesh-Pink. 2498 YeUow. 



2494 Rose. 2490 Salmon. 



2495 Scarlet. 

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



2499 COZiXiECTIOir: Onejpkt. each of the abov 

 9 colors, 80c. 



2500 Clioicest Mixed. Pkt., 10c; i/4 oz., 40c. 



2501 Starred and Pringied, Mixed (P. cuspida- 

 ta). Petals deeply cut and fringed in various 

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



2502 Dwarf Cecily FMox. Finest mixed. A 

 large-flowered type of bushy growth. Splen- 

 did for edging. All colors. Height 6 to 

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



PORTUIiACA (Sun Rose). AH. Dwarf, spread- 

 ing plants that bloom all summer. They re- 

 quire full sunlight and will thrive on banks, 

 terraces, and other exposed surfaces where 

 other flowers burn out. Portulacas are also 

 used in porch or window-boxes, urns, or 

 pedestals. 



Flowers resemble miniature single and dou- 

 ble Roses in a wide assortment of brilliant 

 reds, pinks, yellows and whites. Sow seed as 

 early in the spring as the ground can be pre- 

 pared either in very shallow drills or broad- 

 cast on the surface and cover lightly. 



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

 DOUBIiX: PORTULACA. 



2573 Double Golden Yellow. 



2574 Double Deep Rose. 



2575 Double Deiep Crimson. 



2576 Double Deep Scarlet. 



2577 Double Wliite. 



Pach, pkt., 20c; 3 pkts., 50c. 

 2579 Collection: One pkt. of 

 each of the above 5 varieties, 

 75c. 



2572 Double, Mixed. Pkt., 15c 

 oz., 60c. 



Phlox Drummondi. 



Poppies 



Given a light soil and a sunny location. Poppies grow 

 almost like weeds. The seed should be scattered thinly 

 on the surface of a mellow seed-bed, or barely covered 

 with fine soil. 



SINGLE ANNUAL POPPIES. AH. 



2541 Admiral. Tall; large white flowers, edged with scar- 

 let. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 



2542 American Legion. Orange-scarlet. Height, I14 ft. 

 Pkt., lOc; % oz., 30c. 



2543 The Brid«. Large; pure white. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 



2544 Dannebrog-, or Danish. Plag". Scarlet marked with 

 white in the shape of a cross. Showy. Pkt., 10c; i/4 oz., 

 25c. 



2545 Tulip (Papaver glaucum). Flaming cardinal-red. 

 Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 30c. 



2546 Sing'le Shirley, Mixed. Lovely shades of red, pink, 

 salmon, and white. Height, 1% ft. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 



Double Portulaca. 



Pkt., 10c; 1/2 oz.. 



2550 Choice Single, Mixed. 



35c; oz., 60c. 



BARR'S MAMMOTH DOUBLE POPPY. 



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 Pink. Clear pink. 



2553 Rose Brilliant. Bright rose. 

 2555 White Colossal. Pure white. 



Each, pkt., 15c; V4 oz., 40c. 



2554 Double Shirley Hybrids. All the dainty 

 colors of the Shirley type. Pkt., 10c; 

 1/^ oz., 50c. 



2560 Double Carnation -flowered. Mixed. 



Large flowers with fringed petals. Height, 

 21/2 ft. Pkt., 10c; 1/2 oz., 35c. 



