LOVELY, FRAGRANT SWEET PEAS FOR CUTTING 



Beckert's Superb Spencer or Orchid- 

 Flowering Sweet Peas 



Sow in very early spring. Dig a trench 1 foot wide and deep. 

 Place 6 inches of rotted manure, or peat moss mixed with sheep 

 manure, on bottom, tread down firmly and fill up with good garden 

 soil. Sow one row of Sweet Peas J-4 inch deep, spacing seeds 3 inches 

 apart. When plants are about 3 to 4 inches high, thin out to stand 

 6 inches apart and provide supports for growing plants. An abundance 

 of water and a mulch of peat moss when warm weather approaches 

 will be necessary for best results. 



SUMMER-FLOWERING SPENCER SWEET PEAS 



3731 Reflection. Clear mid-blue. 



3732 Flagship. Deep navy-blue. 



3733 Fiery Cross. Bright orange-cerise 



3734 Sunrise. Salmon-cerise. 



3735 Daffodil. Deep cream. 



3736 What Joy. Deep rich cream. 



3737 Derby Day. Sparkling crimson. 



3738 Rubicund. Crimson-scarlet. 



3740 Tangerine. Improved rich orange. 



3741 Orange Flare. Deep orange. 



3742 Ecstasy. Blush-pink. 



3743 Simplicity. Salmon-pink. 



3744 Ruffled Rose. Rich rose. 



3745 Anglo. Primrose-yellow. 



3746 King White. Pure white. 



3747 Bridal Veil. Pure white. 



Each of above, pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; V41b. $1.00 



3749 COLLECTION: One pkt. each of any above 6 varieties 50c. 

 3762 Superb Mixture. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; J^Ib. 60 cts. 



EARLY OR WINTER-FLOWERING SPENCER SWEET PEAS 



3748 Mrs. Herbert Hoover. Clear blue. 



3750 Sunray. Cerise on cream. 



3751 Canary Bird. Rich cream. 



3752 Memory. Rosy lavender. 



3753 Lady Gay. Soft blush-pink. 



3754 Ball's Rose. Cerise-pink. 



3755 White Champion. 



Each of above, pkt. IS cts.; Vioz. 35 c ts.; oz. 60 cts. 



3739 COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above 7 varieties 85 cts. 

 3761 Superb Mixture. Pkt. 10 cts.; ^oz. 30 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; 



HIb. $1.50. 



Thunbergia • Black-eyed Susan 



Culture A. Cover seeds Vi in. 

 3578 Alata, Mixed. A slender trailing plant which will grow in the 

 poorest soil. Flowers produced in profusion, in white, cream, sul- 

 phur-yellow, buff, and orange, many with dark eyes. Excellent 

 for porch-baskets and window-boxes. Pkt. 10 cts.; M°z- 40 cts. 



Tithonia • Golden Flower of the Incas 



Culture A. Cover seeds Vs in. Ht. 6 to 8 ft. Blooms in late summer 

 3577 Speciosa. Brilliant orange-red flowers which resemble single 

 dahlias, on long stems. Superb background plants. Pkt. 15 cts.; 

 J^oz. 75 cts. 



Torenia • Wishbone Flower 



Culture A. Cover seeds )£ in. Ht. 1 ft. Blooms throughout the summer 



3580 Fournieri. Fine for borders and porch-boxes. Covered with 

 light and dark blue flowers with yellow lips. Pkt, 20c; fcoz. 50c. 



Ursinia • Jewel of the Veldt 



Culture B. Cover seeds y s in. Ht. 1 ft 

 3587 Anethoides Hybrids 



Blooms July to Sept. Prefers sun 



A showy South African plant which 

 bears rich orange-yellow flowers with a purplish black ring at the 

 base of the petals. Good for sunny borders. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Venidium • Monarch of the Veldt 



Culture A. Cover seeds Vi in. Ht. 2Vift. Blooms midsummer. Prefers sun 



3590 Fastuosum. A magnificent, half-hardy annual from South 

 Africa, with silky gray, serrated foliage and numerous rich orange, 

 daisy-like blooms, 4 to 5 inches across, with a purple zone at the 

 base of the petals. Pkt. 20 cts. 



Verbenas 



Culture A. Cover seeds Vs in- Ht- IS in- Blooms late July to frost 



Modern Verbenas have a wide range of brilliant colors and lend 

 themselves to massing in the border, or to cutting for low receptacles. 



HYBRIDA GRANDIFLORA VERBENAS 



A magnificent strain of large Verbenas of robust, compact habit 

 and free blooming. The trusses are immense, the individual florets 

 measuring an inch in diameter. 



3598 Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. Large heads of flowers in colors 

 ranging from clear rose-pink to deep rose. Pkt. 25 cts. 



3601 Lavender Glory. A true lavender with a medium-sized creamy 

 white eye which accentuates the lovely lavender tone. Pkt. 25 cts.; 

 Jioz. $1.50. 



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 Luminosa. 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 florets. 



Each of above, except as noted, pkt. IS cts.; Vioz. 75 cts. 



3609 COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above 6 varieties 85 cts. 



3610 Hybrida grandiflora, Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts.; J^oz. 65 cts. 



3611 Mammoth-flowering, Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts.; l /ioz. 65 cts. 



VARIOUS VERBENAS 



3615 Erinoides. Moss Verbena. Elegant, spreading plants with 

 moss-like foliage. They bear in profusion purplish blue and white 

 blossoms from June to frost. Pkt. 10 cts. 



3616 Lemon (Aloysia citriodcra) . Leaves are deliciously lemon- 

 scented. Pkt. 20 cts. 



Sweet Pea, Memory 



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Verbena, Beauty of Oxford 



Venidium fastuosum 



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