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BECKERT'S ANNUAL AUTUMN CATALOGUE OF CHOICEST BULBS 



CLARKIAS Con'd 



Flower Seeds (Continued) 



Scarlet Queen. 

 Salmon Queen, 

 White Prince. 



Brilliant salmon-scarlet. 

 Beautiful salmon-pink. 

 Pure White. 



CYCLAMEN. A very popular pot plant for winter and spring 

 flowering. Blooms very freely and for a long period. Most 

 graceful and dainty as a cut-flower. Blooms in eight to ten 

 months from seed. Our strain is unexcelled. 



Giant Princess May. Gigantic rose flower with 

 purple base. 



Giant Persicum. White with red eye. 



Giant Persicum, Rose. Distinct and beautiful 

 variety. 



Giant Persicum, Mauve. A delicate mauve 



with carmine eye. 

 Giant Phoenix. A lighter red than Vulcan. 



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Giant Sunset. 



seeds, 50 cts. 

 seeds, $2.00. 

 Giant Salmon 

 salmon-pink; 



Fine light salmon-pink. 

 50 seeds, $1.10; 100 



King. Beautiful clear 

 the most popular of all 

 varieties. 25 seeds, 60 cts.; 50 seeds, 

 $1.10; 100 seeds, $2.00. 

 Giant Vulcan. Deepest red; free-bloom- 

 ing, blood-red variety. 

 Giant White Swan. Enormous pure 



white flowers on stiff stems. 

 Giant Superb Mixed. 25 seeds, 50 cts.; 



50 seeds, 85 cts.; 100 seeds, $1.50. 

 Any of above 25 seeds 65 cts.: 50 seeds $1.00; 



100 seeds $1.75, except. as quoted otherwise. 

 Eileen Low. Color a lovely shade of Rose DuBar- 

 ry pink. Its great attraction lies in the distinct 

 white margin and blush-white crest on each 



petal. Both lovely and unique..... Pkt. $1.00 



Cherry Ripe. Nearly scarlet; brightest red 



Cyclamen 1.00 



Mrs. Buckston. Giant salmon-colored flow- 

 ers, beautifully frilled, very floriferous. 75 



Purple Prince. Flower purple-crimson; foliage brightly 



marbled, silver leaf _ 1.00 



St. George. The silver leaved Cyclamen; foliage beauti- 

 fully marbled; flowers of a pale salmon color 1.00 



Giant Pink Pearl. Lovely pale salmon; very free flowering. 



25 seeds 65 cts.; 50 seeds $1.00; 100 seeds $1.75. 

 CALENDULA. Blooms freely during the winter and early 



spring, and is fine for pot culture. 

 Pure Gold. Very large double golden yellow flowers; semi- 

 dwarf. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 

 Meteor. Double yellow, striped orange. Pkt. 5 cts. oz. 35 cts. 

 CANDYTUFT, Giant White Perfection. Produces immense 

 spikes of pure white flowers. Best for forcing. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 Yi oz. 25 cts. 



CENTAUREA. imperialis. Beautiful giant varieties; vigorous 



growers; branch freely and send out numerous side shoots 



flowering for a long time; fine for forcing. 

 Giant White. Giant Lavender. Giant Lilac. Giant Yellow- 

 Giant Rose. Giant Rose and White. 



Each pkt. 10 cts.; }& oz. 30 cts. 

 Giant Mixed, pkt. 5 cts.; M oz. 25 cts. 

 CHEIRANTHUS kewensis. A valu- 

 able hybrid Wallflower for winter 



flowering. Flowers open primrose 



and change to a clear mauve. 



Plants freely branching, each stem 



carrying a long spike of flowers. 



Height 2 ft. Pkt. 25 cts.. 

 DIMORPHOTHECA aurantiaca 



(African Golden Orange Daisy.) 



A wonderful free-flowering plant. 

 It begins flowering in small pots six 

 weeks after sowing and forms a nice 

 pot plant. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Winter-flowering 

 Spencer Sweet Peas 



MIGNONETTE, Crimson Giant. (Pot saved seed.) One of the 

 best sorts for forcing. Pkt. 20 cts.; \±oz. 40 cts.; oz. $1.35. 

 Machet Giant, is paler in color than the preceding. Pkt. 20 



«ts.;34 oz. 40 cts.; oz. $1.25. 

 New York Market. An extra-choice strain for greenhouse cul- 

 ture, Pkt 50 cts. 

 PANSIES. Seed may be sown from August to September in 

 a cold-frame and protected during the severe winter. 

 Beckert's Superb Mixed. Our own blending, containing 

 only the finest of Mammoth- flowered strains in greatest 

 range of colors. Pkt. 50 cts.; y 8 oz. $1.50; Oz. $10.00. 

 Choice Mixture of Large-flowering Varieties. Pkt. 25 

 cts.; y 8 oz. 80 cts.; oz. $6.00. 

 Andromeda. Rose with lavender. 

 Adonis. Giant light blue, white center. 

 Atropurpurea. Giant dark purple. Pkt. 15 cts- 

 Bugnot's Large-blotched. Very fine colored. 

 Beaconsfield. Giant lavender and purple. 

 Cassier's Superb. Great range of colors. 

 Navy Blue Emperor. Giant ultra-marine 



blue. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 Golden Queen. Clear yellow. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 Golden Yellow. Yellow with dark eye. Pkt. 15cts. 

 Hortensia. Giant red and rose shades. 

 Madame Perret. Large-flowered, red-marbled 

 shades. 



Snow Queen. Giant satiny white. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 Striped. Giant striped varieties. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 White. Giant White, purple eye. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 Any of the above, Packets 25 cts., except as 

 otherwise quoted. 

 SCHIZANTHUS, SINGLE. Elegant for decora- 

 tive use in pots or for cutting. The buds open 

 in water and the sprays last a week. Sow 

 from August to September. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Excelsior. Exceptional strain for indoor culture. 

 Pkt. 50 cts. 



SWEET PEAS, Early Winter-flowering Spencer. 



These usually bloom in about three months after the seed 

 has been planted. Will bloom throughout winter and 

 early spring. 



EARLY APRICOT ORCHID. Apricot. 



EARLY BOHEMIAN GIRL. Deep rose pink. 



Early Heatherbell. Rich mauve lavender. Pkt. 25. cts. 



Early Morning Star. Orange-scarlet standard, rich orange- 

 pink wings. Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. $1.75. 



Early Melody. Fine rose-pink on white ground. 



Early Snowflake. A magnificent white 



Early Spring Maid. Beautiful cream-pink. 



Mrs. A. A. Skach. Flower bright shell-pink. 



Lavender-Pink. 



PRESIDENT WILSON. Darkest rose. 



Red Orchid. Crimson flowers of good substance. 



Rose Queen. Fine pink. Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. $1.75. 



Early Song Bird. Blush pink. 



Venus. White with pink flush. 



White Orchid. Largest white. 

 Yarrawa. Bright rose-pink, with 

 a clear creamy base; very large 

 flowers. Pkt. 20 cts.; oz. $1.25 

 Any of the above, pkt. 20 cts.; oz. 

 $1.50, except as emoted otherwise. 

 STOCKS, Autumnal or Winter-flow- 

 ering. A very desirable class for 

 greenhouse use. Sow throughout 

 August and September. 

 Almond Blossom. White. 

 Beauty of Nice, flesh-pink. 

 Queen Alexandra. Clear rosy lilac. 

 Summer Night. Dark violet. 



Each of the above, pkt. 25 cts. 

 VINCA alba. 



Rosea. Delicata. 

 Rosea alba. Mixed. 

 Each of the above, pkt. 15 cts. 



Schizanthus, or Poor Man's Orchid 



