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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Dianthus * Pinks 



The varieties offered below represent the 

 best of the old-fashioned annual "pinks," as 

 well as the latest introductions in both the 

 single and double varieties. 

 SINQIiE JAPANESE PINKS (D. Hedde- 



wigi.) AH. Height 20 in. 



1531 Crimson Belle. Large crimson flowers. 



1532 Eastern Queen. Marbled rose and 

 white. 



1533 Salmon Queen. Light salmon. 



1534 Tlie Bride. White with purple center. 

 Each of the above, pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 50c. 



1537 Choice Sing-le Mixed. Pkt., 10c; oz.. 

 :^0c. 



DOUBX«E JAPANESE PINK (D. Heddewigi 

 ft.-pl.). AH. Double forms of the pre- 

 ceding. 



1541 Fireball. Dwarf; bright red; fringed. 



1542 Mourning- Cloak. Reddish mahogany, 

 with white margin. 



1543 Snowball. Dwarf; pure white; fringed. 

 Each of the above, pkt., 10c; V4 oz., 50c. 



1546 chinensis, Mixed. Finest double forms. 

 Pkt.. 10c; 14 oz., 35c. 



1547 Japanese Double Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 14 

 oz., 35c. 



1625 EBTSIMUM Perofskianum (Fairy 

 Wallflower). AH. A very rare color in 

 annuals, flowers are bright orange and 

 greatly resemble Wallflowers. Grows best 

 in sunny places. 18 inches high. Pkt., 15c; 

 1/4 oz., 50c. 



Double Annual Pinks. 



Helichrysum — Strawflower. 



Everlastings ah 



A group of flowers which, when dried, 

 retain their natural form and colors indefi- 

 nitely and are highly prized for winter dec- 

 orations. Cut them when the buds are half 

 open and hang by the stems, head down, in 

 a shady place until dry. 



1653 GOMPHBENA (Globe Amaranth). Clo- 

 ver-like flower-heads; pink, purple, white, 

 and bronzy yellow mixed. Pkt., 10c; oz., 

 25 c. 



HEIiICHBYSUM (Strawflower). The most 

 popular of the Everlastings. Flowers of 

 good size, double daisy-shaped and bright- 

 ly colored. 



1661 Crimson. 1664 Fireball. 



1662 Gold Ball. 1665 Rose. 



1663 Silver Ball. 1666 Violet. 



1670 All Colors Mixed. 

 Each, pkt., 10c; V4 oz., 25c. 



1669 COZJiECnON: One pkt. of each of the 

 above 6 colors, 50c. 



DOUCHOS (Hyacinth Bean). AHH. Vigor- 

 ous climbing vines with handsome foli- 

 age and hyacinth-like sprays of flowers 

 followed by showy pods. 



1581 Darkness. Lavender flowers; purple 

 leaves and pods. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c. 



1582 Daylight. Green foliage; white flow- 

 ers. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c. 



1590 DRACAENA (CordyUne) indivisa. PT. 



Ornamental-leaved, tropical plants for the 

 conservatory. Pkt., 10c. 



EUPSORBIA. AH. Plants with showy vari- 

 colored foliage; easy to grow in any sunny 

 spot. Height, 2 to 3 feet. 



1645 heterophylla (Annual Poinsettia). Scar- 

 let and green. Pkt., 15c. 



1646 varieg-ata (Snow - on - the - Mountain). 

 Leaves broadly edged and marked with 

 white. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 35c. 



