BECKERT'S SEED STORE 



Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower) 



SCABIOSA 

 (Mourning Bride; Pincushion Flower) HA 



Extremely free-flowering- plants, splendid for beds and 

 borders, and producing very attractive cut-flowers. Some- 

 times grown for winter bloom. 2% to 3 feet. 



THREE SEWER SCABIOSAS 

 3355 Loveliness. Shades of salmon rose. Pkt. 25 ets. 

 335fi Peach Blossom. Peach blossom pink. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 3357 Shasta White. Enormous pure white. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 LARGE-FLOWEREVG ANNUAL VARIETIES 



Constant and free bloomers, the plants being masses of 

 color throughout the summer months. 2V 2 feet. 



3350 Azure Blue 3353 Rose 



3351 Black King 3354 White 



3352 Crimson 3360 All Colors Mixed 



Each Pkt. 10 cts., % oz. 25 cts. 

 3359 COLLECTION. 1 pkt. each of the above 5 colors, 40 cts. 



3361 Caucasica. HP. Flowers light azure-blue, on long stems. 

 Blooms the first season from early-sown seed. 3 feet. Pkt. 

 15 cts. 



3362 House's Giant Hybrids. HP. Hardy perennial; large 

 blooms with ruffled and fringed edges. Pkt. 25 cts. 



3363 Japonica. HP. Bushy plants with lavender flowers; fine 

 for cutting; early blooming. 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



3370 SILENE Orientalis. HP. A robust border plant, with 

 many heads of bright rose flowers, having a clove-like 

 odor; nice for cutting. 2% feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



3371 Schafta. HP. A much-branched trailing variety, with 

 showy, rosy purple flowers. Pkt. 15 cts. 



3375 SMILAX (Myrsiphyllum). TP. This popular decorative 

 vine of the florists is readily grown from seed, and will 

 attain a height of 6 to 12 feet. Should have a rich soil. 

 Most suitable for conservatory. Pkt. 10 cts., y± oz. 35 cts. 



3380 SOLANUM capsicastrum nanum (Jerusalem Cherry). 

 TA. Handsome plants with an abundance of ornamental 

 scarlet berries. 1 foot. Pkt. 15 cts. 



3381 Cleveland Red Cherry. An improved form of this orna- 

 mental pot plant. Dwarf and compact with large number 

 of berries. Pkt. 15 cts. 



STATICE (Sea Lavender). Splendid plants grown 

 for garden display and used largely for winter bou- 

 quets. Seed germinates very slowly. 



3385 Sinuata Mixed. HA. All colors mixed, 18 inches. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., % oz. 35 cts. 



3386 Suworowi (Russian Cat-tail). HA. Spikes of tall 

 rose flowers, 18 inches. Pkt. 10 cts., % oz. 35 cts. 



3388 Latifolia. HP. Hardy perennial. Purplish-blue 

 flowers, 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., % oz. 35 cts. 



3390 STEVIA Serrata (Piqueria). TP. Excellent for 

 cutting, bearing clusters of pure white fragrant 

 flowers. 2% feet. Pkt. 10 cts., % oz. 40 cts. 



3435 STOKESIA cyanea (Cornflower Aster). HP. A 

 charming plant for the hardy border; also fine for 

 cutting. It is perfectly hardy, growing to a height 

 of 2 feet, and produces an abundance of beautiful 

 lavender-blue flowers from midsummer until frost. 

 Pkt. 15 cts., % oz. 75 cts. 



3555 SWEET ROCKET (Hesperis matronalis). HP. 



Erect-growing, 2 feet tall, with clusters of sweet- 

 scented flowers. Nice for the borders and for cut- 

 ting, thriving in poor soil. White and deep laven- 

 der. Pkt. 10 cts., % oz. 25 cts. 



THALICTRUM (Meadow Rue) HP 



3575 Adiantifolium. Finely cut. maidenhair-fern like 

 foliage with miniature white flowers in June and 

 July. 15 inches. Pkt. 10 cts., % oz. 35 cts. 



3576 Dipterocarpum. Graceful plumes of rosy-purple 

 flowers with conspicuous yellow anthers. 4 to 5 

 feet. August to Sept. Pkt. 15 cts., y& oz. 85 cts. 



3578 THUNBERGIA alata (Black-eyed Susan). HHA. 

 A slender trailing annual which will grow in the 

 poorest soil and bloom under the most trying con- 

 ditions. Flowers produced in the greatest profu- 

 sion; white, cream and sulphur-yellow, many with 

 black centers. Excellent for porch baskets and 

 window boxes. Pkt. 10 cts., V-i, oz. 35 cts. 



3580 TORENIA Fournieri. TA. Fine for borders and porch- 

 boxes. Covered with flowers, light and dark blue with yel- 

 low lip, until frost. 12 inches. Pkt. 15 cts., 1/16 oz. 50 cts. 



3585 TROLLIIS — Ledebouri (Globe Flower). HP. Large 

 orange buttercup-like blooms from May to August; height 

 2 feet. Thrives in moist, partially shaded locations. Seed 

 germinates very slowly. Pkt. 25 cts. 



3620 VERONICA spicata. An elegant hardy border plant, 

 growing about 1% feet high, producing long spikes of 

 bright blue flowers in June and July. Pkt. 15 cts. 



VISCARIA. HA. Closely related to "Ragged-Bobin" and the 

 old fashioned "Catchfly." The large-flowered dwarf Vis- 

 carias are easily grown. Exceedingly free-blooming. 12 

 inches. 



3625 Dwarf Mixed. Red, white and blue shades. Pkt. 20 cts., 

 i/s oz. 30 cts. 



VINCA ROSEA (Periwinkle) TA 



The Vincas are favorites for bedding, as they do well in 

 partly shaded as well as sunny locations, and do not require 

 a rich soil. The plants are very handsome, about 1 foot high 

 with glossy dark green foliage and charming star-shaped 

 flowers which will last in water for a week if cut when the 

 buds are beginning to open. Start the seed indoors in Janu- 

 ary or February and set the plants outdoors in April, about 

 1 foot apart each way; they will bloom from the time the 

 plants are set out until fall. Or the seed may be sown di- 

 rectly in the open soil in late April. The Vincas make fine 

 window-box plants. Give them a medium light soil if possi- 

 ble and an occasional heavy watering. 



3630 Rose 3631 White with Rose Eye 



3635 Mixed 

 Each, pkt. 10 cts., % oz. 50 cts. 



3632 White 



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