BECKERT'S SEED STORE 



WALL FLOWERS 



Prized for their delightful fragrance and grown 

 for early spring bedding plants and for pot culture. 

 They should be wintered over in cold frames and' 

 planted out in April. 



3640 Single Paris. A single flowering variety bloom- 

 ing in July from seed sown indoors in February 

 or March. Height 1% ft. Pkt 10 cts., % oz. 30 cts. 



3641 Single Annual Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 10 cts., V-t 

 oz. 25 cts. 



3642 Double Early Wonder Mixed. When sown in- 

 doors early, will bloom about July. Plants about 2 

 feet high with strong spikes of double fragrant 

 flowers. Pkt. 25 cts. 



3720 WILD CUCUMBER (Echinocystis lobata) HA. 



One of the fastest growing vines. Bright green 

 foliage with white flowers during July and August, 

 followed by spiny seed pods. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



Flower Seeds for Wild Gardens 



These are easy to grow mixtures of flower 

 seeds suitable for sowing broadcast in bare spots 

 of either small or large size, along fences or any 

 location where a natural or wild effect is desired. 

 With little care a continuous succession of col- 

 orful flowers will be had throughout the summer 

 and fall, many of which will be found useful for 

 cutting. 



3725 Wild Garden Mixture, dwarf. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 30 cts., % lb. $1.00. 



3730 Wild Garden Mixture, tall. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 

 30 cts., Vi lb. $1.00. 



Verbena Hybrida Grandiflora 



MAMMOTH VERBENAS hha 



The Verbenas have -a wide range of brilliant colors and 

 lend themselves to massing in the border, or to cutting for 

 low receptacles. For quickest results, sow the seed indoors 

 or in a hotbed in February or March, transplanting out- 

 doors in May to stand 12 to 18 inches apart. Sown outdoors 

 in May, the plants flower from late July until frost. 



Verbena Hybrida Grandiflora 



A magnificent strain of large sized Verbenas of robust 

 compact habit and free blooming. The trusses are immense, 

 the individual florets measuring an inch in diameter. 



3601 Lavender Glory (New) is a true Lavender with a me- 

 dium sized creamy white eye which accentuates the lovely 

 Lavender tone. The color runs quite even, and the indi- 

 vidual florets will cover a fifty-cent piece. It is also dis- 

 tinctly and sweetly fragrant. We offer LAVENDER 

 GLORV as the finest Verbena ever introduced. Pkt. 25 

 cts., 3 pkts. 65 cts. 



3600 Etna. Large trusses of geranium-red flowers with small 

 creamy eyes. 



3602 Lucifer. The entire flower is intense brilliant scarlet, 

 showing up like flame against the deep green foliage. 



3603 Luniinosa. Flame pink, shading to salmon. 



3604 Rose Cardinal. Bright rose, large white eye. 



3605 Violacea. Deep violet-purple with white eye. 



3606 White. Pure white with large sized florets. 



Each, pkt. 15 cts., % oz. $1.00 

 3609 COLLECTION. One pkt. each of 6 above varieties 75 cts. 

 3 610 Hybrida Grandiflora Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts., % oz. 75 cts. 

 3611 Mammoth Flowered Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., % oz. 50 cts. 

 Various Verbenas 



3615 Erinoides. (Moss Verbena) HA. Elegant spreading 

 plants with moss-like foliage and bearing in profusion 

 purplish-blue and white blossoms from June until frost. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



3616 Lemon (Aloysia Citriodora) TP. Leaves are deliciously 

 lemon-scented. Start seed indoors. Pkt. 15 cts. 



3617 Venosa (Hardy Verbena) TP. Bushy plants 1 foot 

 high; flowers in graceful panicles of skv blue to purple. 

 Excellent for edging. Pkt. 10 ets. 



Books on Horticultural Subjects 



All Hooks Sent Postpaid at Prices Noted 



ANNUALS, THE BOOK OF (Hottes). A reliable guide 

 to the culture of annual flowers, over 100 species 

 are described with full directions for their culture 



and use $1.50 



BULBS, THE BOOK OF (Rockwell) Practical ideas 

 galore are contained in the many illustrations 

 which show bulbs actually growing in the gar- 

 den $2.00 



BUSH FRUITS (Card) Tells about planting, cultivat- 

 ing, harvesting and the different varieties of ber- 

 ries, currants and other bush fruits; 85 illustra- 

 tions, 411 pages $2.50 



COMMERCIAL FLORICULTURE (Bahr) A practical manual 

 based on the author's experience of half a century. Covers 

 a general review of the florist business; 300 illustra- 

 tions $5.50 



FLOWER ARRANGEMENT, PRINCIPLES OF (White) 

 Teaches how to become adept in the arrangement of flow- 

 ers. Profusely illustrated, 200 pages $3.00 



GARDEN GUIDE (Amateur Gardener's Handbook) Covers 

 every step from spading the ground to preserving the 



harvest $1.00 



GARDEN NOTE BOOK (Putz) Covers a fund of material for 

 a full garden year both indoors and out. We highly recom- 

 mend this work to the garden lover $1.50 



HORTUS (Bailey) An essential reference book with identi- 

 fication and finding key for all North American plants. 

 Common names are used throughout, all botanical terms 



are defined, 652 pages $10.00 



LANDSCAPE GARDENING (Gridland) Of particular value 

 to the owner of the moderate sized suburban home; nicely 



illustrated $2.50 



LAWNS (Rockwell) Tells in detail just how to lay out the 

 lawn, grade, fertilize, plant, care after planting, control 

 weeds and pests and remake and repair old lawns; 87 



pages, illustrated $1.00 



1001 GARDEN QUESTIONS ANSWERED (Hottes) A wealth 

 of information covering the flower, vegetable and fruit 

 garden arranged in the form of questions and an- 

 swers $2.00 



PERENNIALS, THE BOOK OF (Hottes) A veritable store- 

 house of information about the ever popular flowers 



which come up year after year — the perennials $2.00 



ROCK GARDENS (Rockwell) Brief clear descriptions and 

 numerous drawings show just how you can construct a 



rock garden on a large or small scale $1.00 



TREES, THE BOOK OF (Hottes) This is a valuable book 

 that tells HOW, WHEN, WHERE and WHAT to plant. Of 

 interest to home owners, schools, garden clubs and nur- 

 serymen; 400 pages, illustrated $3.00 



VEGETABLE GARDENING (Watts) Concise and authentic, 

 covers every phase of vegetable gardening $2.50 



