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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Ageratum, Blue Perfection. 



Ageratum - Flossflo wer 



Continuous blooming bedding and cutting 

 annuals. Flowers are tuft-shaped and borne 

 in heads. Dwarf sorts for bedding and 

 window boxes and the tall sorts for cut- 

 ting. For early blooms seed should be 

 started indoors in March. 



571 Tall Blue. Sky-blue. Pkt., 10c; % oz.. 25c. 



572 Tall White. White. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 



573 Dwarf Blue. Height 8 inches. Pkt., 

 10c; % oz., 30c. 



574 Dwarf White. Height 8 inches. Pkt., 10c. 



575 Blue Perfection. Improved tall variety 

 with deep sky-blue flowers. Height IVz 

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



576 tittle Blue Star. Very dwarf and bushy , 

 best variety for edging. Bright blue. 

 Height 5 inches. Pkt., 25c; 5 pkts., $1.00. 



577 Princess Victori? Louise. Light blue 

 flowers with white centers. Height 8 

 inches. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 50c. 



500 ABBONIA umbellata (Sand Verbena). 

 Pa Pretty trailing plants bearing fra- 

 grant, rosy lilac, verbena-like flower heads. 

 Use for rock gardens or hanging baskets. 

 Pkt., 10c. 



510 ABUTILON, Choice Hybrids (Flowering 

 Maple). PT. Everblooming greenhouse 

 shrubs with delicately veined, bell-shaped 

 flowers. May be set outdoors after June 

 1st. Pkt, 25c. 



520 ACANTHUS latifolius (Bear's Breech). 

 PT. Bears long spikes of small rose and 

 white flowers in August. Heart-shaped, 

 orna ment al leaves. Height 3 ft. Pkt., 15c. 



530 ACHILLEA ptarmica fl. pi., The 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., 25a 



540 ACOOTTUM napellus (Monkshood). PH. 

 Grows best in moist, shady places. Bears 

 spikes of deep blue helmet-shaped flowers 

 in June and July. Height 3 feet. Pkt., 20c. 



550 ADLUMIA cirrhosa (Allegheny Vine). 

 BE Climber with .maidenhair-fernlike 

 foliage; white or flesh colored flowers. 

 Pkt., 15c, 



ADONIS (Flower-of-the-Gods). Blooms in 

 early Spring. The whole plant resembles 

 a very dwarf cosmos. 



561 aestivalis. AH. Scarlet flowers in 

 June and July. Pkt., 10c; & oz., 25c. 



562 vernalis. PH. Yellow flowers in April 

 and May. Pkt., 10c. 



590 AGEOSTEMMA coronaria (Mullein 

 Pink). PH. Plants 1% feet high, with 

 silvery foliage; deep red flowers borne 

 in heads. Pkt.. 10c; % oz., 30c. 



600 ALONSOA Warscewiczi (Maskflower). 

 AHH. Bushy plants iy 2 feet high with 

 spikes of bright scarlet flowers. Some- 

 what similar to scarlet sage. Pkt., 15c. 



AMARANTHUS. AHH. -Showy plants 

 with brilliantly colored foliage. 



631 caudatus (Love-Lies-Bleeding). Bronzy 

 green foliage with long, drooping, blood- 

 red flower heads. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 



635 Sunrise. A superb new Amaranthus 

 with glowing crimson foliage. Pkt., 

 15c; Vi oz., $1.00. 



633 tricolor splendens (Joseph's Coat). 

 Gorgeous scarlet, yellow and green foli- 

 age. Height 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 30c. 



Alyssum AH 



Very dwarf-growing bedding or edging 

 plants, covered with tiny white blossoms 

 from early Summer until frost. Sweet 

 scented and grows anywhere. 



611 Sweet. White. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 



612 Little Gem. Very dwarf and compact; 

 pure white. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c; oz., 75c. 



613 Carpet of Snow or Dwarf Bouquet. 

 Plants flat and spreading. Pkt., 10c; % 

 oz., 30c; oz., 85c. 



614 Lilac Queen. Similar to Little Gem but 

 with lavender flowers. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 

 30c. 



616 sazatlle compactum (Gold Dust). PH. 

 Similar to the annual Alyssum but bears 

 bright yellow flowers early in the Spring. 



1 kt., 10c; 14 oz., 50c. 



Alyssum, Little Gem. 



