BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



New Mammoth 

 Dahlia-Flowered 

 Zinnia. 



Zinnias 



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Zinnias are a great specialty with us and 

 we take particular care to see that our 

 stocks are the finest to be had. Our strains 

 are grown especially for us by the origina- 

 tor of the famous Dahlia Flowered type. 

 That our care has not been in vain is 

 proven by the hundreds of complimentary 

 reports we received on our Zinnias during 

 the past summer and fall. 



Zinnias are justly the most popular 

 flower of today. They are easy to grow, 

 require no staking and for brilliant color 

 effect cannot be equalled. Zinnias require 

 only a sunny spot in ordinary soil and an 

 occasional weeding to reward you with an 

 abundance of bloom from midsummer until 

 late fall. 



NEW MAMMOTH DAHLIA FLOWERED, 



This wonderful new class is named from 

 the resemblance of the flowers to the big 

 double decorative dahlias. Flowers often 

 measure 6 inches in diameter and 3 inches 

 in depth. Plants broad and robust. 

 Height, 3 ft. 



3100 Canary Bird. Light canary-yellow. 



3101 Dream. Deep lavender, shading to 

 purple. Unique. 



3102 Exquisite. Light rose, blending to 

 deep rose in the center. 



3103 Golden State. Rich yellow, changing 

 to orange. 



3104 Old Hose. Just as the name implies. 



3105 Polar Bear. Best pure white yet seen 

 in Zinnias. 



3106 Scarlet Flame. Bright scarlet, with a 

 blending of orange. 



3107 Oriole. Immense gold and orange bi- 

 color. Magnificent. 



3108 Crimson Monarch. Enormous crimson- 

 scarlet; largest of all Zinnias. 



Each, pkt., 20c; y B oz«, 75c; oz., $1.25. 



3109 COLLECTION: One pkt. of each of 

 the above 9 varieties, $1.50. 



3110 Choicest Mixed. All colors. Pkt., 15c: 

 % oz., 75c; oz., $2.50. 



ZINNIAS— Continued. 



GIANT DOUBLE COLOSSAL. Second only 

 to the new Dahlia-flowered varieties in 

 size, this fine, robust strain is ideal for 

 bedding. Plants 2y 2 feet tall; flowers 4 

 to 5 inches in diameter. 



3130 Apricot-Buff. 



3131 Blush-Pink. 



3132 Crimson. 



3133 Deep Flesh. 



3134 Golden Yellow. 



3135 Lavender. 

 | 3136 Orange. 

 ' 3137 Scarlet, 

 k 3138 White. 

 Mb 3140 Choice Mixed. 

 Mr Each, pkt., 15c; % oz., 50c. 



4 3139 COLLECTION: One pkt. 



■ of each of the above 9 va- 

 rieties, $1.10. 



DWARF DOUBLE FLOWER- 

 ING. Plants rounded and 

 bushy, iy 2 feet high, with 

 large, deep flowers. Fine for 

 dwarf beds. 



3141 Bright Scarlet. 3144 Salmon-Rose. 



3142 Canary-Yellow. 3145 White. 



3143 Golden Yellow. 3150 Choice Mixed. 

 Each, pkt., 10c; M oz., 35c. 



3149 COLLECTION: One pkt. of each of 

 the above 5 varieties, 40c. 



3151 Curled and Crested. Large, double 

 flowers, with curiously twisted and curled 

 petals. Height, 2 ft. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 



50c. 



3152 Mexicana Haageana. Small double yel- 

 low or orange flowers, marked with pur- 

 plish brown. Height, 12 to 15 in. Pkt., 

 15c; Vi oz., 60c. 



3153 Red Riding Hood. Plants 1% feet 

 tall, covered with small double scarlet 

 flowers. Pkt., 15c; % oz., 35c. 



3155 Picotee taixed. A distinct type same 

 size and shape as the giant Zinnias but 

 each, petal is tipped with a contrasting 

 color. Pkt., 15c; *4 oz., 75c. 



Wild Garden Mixture 



We have had so many calls for something 

 in flowers that could just be scattered and 

 raked in odd spaces to give a wild-flower- 

 garden effect that we have made up a tall 

 and dwarf mixture especially for this pur- 

 pose. These mixtures contain a large as- 

 sortment of the various annual flowers that 

 will grow and bloom with little or no care. 



If possible, the ground should be spaded, 

 the seed scattered and raked in; good re- 

 sults are, however, obtained by scratching 

 the soil as deeply as possible with a steel 

 rake and then scattering the seeds. 



3300 Dwarf Wild Garden Mixture. Pkt., 

 10c; y 2 oz., 25c; oz., 40c. 



3301 Tall Wild Garden Mixture. Pkt., 10c; 

 V 2 oz., 25c; oz., 40c. 



Evergreen Lawn Seed 



A rich, deep green lawn is necessary to 

 set off flowers to their best advantage. Our 

 lawn seeds are of the finest quality, as we 

 use only the finer leaved grasses in our mix- 

 tures and to insure even distribution of all 

 varieties we mix only a small quantity at a 

 time. Full directions for preparing new 

 lawns and care of old ones, together with a 

 complete list of mixtures and prices on 

 same will be found on inside front cover 

 and pages 1 and 2 of this catalog. 



