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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Phlox Drummondi 



Phlox Druniinondi — Unexcelled for Bedding. 



POPPIES — Continued. 



Easily grown bedding annuals. They are 

 gorgeous 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. 

 Iiargre-flowered Tall Varieties (P. grandi- 



flora). Broad trusses. Height, 15 in. 



2491 Blood-Bed. 



2492 Crimson. 



2493 Plesh-Plnk. 



2494 Bose. 



Each, pkt. 



2495 Scarlet. 



2496 Violet. 



2497 Wlilte. 



2498 Yellow. 

 10c; V4 oz., 50c. 



One pkt. of each of 

 70c. 

 Pkt. 



2499 COZiIiECTION: 



the above S colors, 



2500 Choicest Mixed. Pkt., 10c; Vi oz., 40c. 



2501 Starred and Printed, Mixed (P. cuspi- 

 data). Petals deeply cut and fringed ir 

 various star shapes. Pkt., 10c; ^4 oz., 50c. 



2502 Dwarf Cecily Phlox. Finest mixod. 

 A large-flowered type of bushy growth. 

 Splendid for edging. All colors. Height. 

 6 to 8 in. Pkt.. 15c; Vg oz., 75c. 



2505 PHTiOX decnssata, Choicest Mixed 

 PH. A superfine mixture of the newest 

 varieties. Height. 2 to 3 ft. Pkt., 25c. 



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 AJSnXVAJL VARIETIES. AH. The 



annual varieties do not transplant suc- 

 cessfully, so should be sown where they 

 are to bloom. Sowings at intervals of 

 two weeks will provide a succession of 

 bloom all summer. 



2541 Admiral. Tall; large white flowers, 

 with scarlet band around the edge. Pkt., 

 10c; 1/2 oz., 25c. 



2542 American L^on. New. Brilliant 

 orange-scarlet. Height, 1% ft. Pkt., 10c; 

 Vi oz., 30c. 



2543 The Bride. Large; pure white. Pkt., 

 10c; % oz., 25c. 



2544 Dannebrog-, or Danish Flag-. Scarlet, 

 marked with white in the shape of a 

 cross. Showy. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 



2545 Tulip (Papaver glaucum). Flaming 

 cardinal-red, cup-shaped flowers; extra- 

 fine. Pkt., LOc; V4 oz., 25c. 



2546 Shirley, Mixed. Lovely shades of red. 

 pink, salmon, and white. Height, 1 14 ft. 

 Pkt., 10c; 1/2 oz., 50c. 



2550 Choice Single, Mixed. All types. Pkt . 



lOc; oz., 30c. 



DOUBLE ANNUAL POPPIES. AH. Grown 

 like the singles. 



2551 American Flag-. Tall; big, round, full 

 double flowers; white tipped with scarlet. 

 Pkt., 10c: V2 oz., 25c. 



2552 Fairy Blush. Fringed petals, white 

 shading to rose at the tips. Pkt., 10c: 

 V2 oz., 25c. 



2553 Mikado. Brilliant crimson-scarlet, 

 shading to white in the center. Pkt., 10c; 

 y2 oz., 25c. 



2554 Shirley Hybrids. Double and semi- 

 double, with all the dainty colors of the 

 Shirley type. Pkt., 10c ; 1/2 oz., 50c. 



2555 White Swan. Big; pure white; full 

 double. Pkt., 10c; V2 oz., 25c. 



2560 Double Carnation-flowered, Mixed. 



Large flowers with fringed petals; many 

 colors. Height, 21/2 ft. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c. 



Dainty Single Shirley Poppies. 



