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Title: Aristocratic seeds
Identifier: aristocraticseed1941beck (find matches)
Year: 1941 (1940s)
Authors: Beckert Seed & Bulb Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Gardening Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Pittsburgh, Pa. : Beckert Seed & Bulb Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Exhibition Dahlias Commodore. Fine deep yellow. Blooms perfectly formed and borne on strong stems. 50c each. Edna Ferber. Extra large flowers, coral-pink shading to old gold towards the center. 50c each. Emmanuel's Beauty. A striking bloom, flaming red and yellow. 50c each. Grace Richard. A beautifully formed bloom, pure white overlaid with lilac. 50c each. Graf Zeppelin. Large pure white blooms with full centers. 50c each. Jane Cowl. (Decorative.) Flowers are positively huge in size, bronzy buff and gold shading to a deeper tone at the center. Plants are strong and vigorous with leathery foliage that insects do not like. 50c each. Jersey's Beauty. (Decorative.) The finest pink Decorative Dahlia ever introduced. Color is a rich clear glowing pink. Flowers are of large size and held erect on long, strong stems. 50c each. Josephine G. Bright rose-pink; center petals are tipped with yellow. 50c each. Judge Snyder. (Decorative.) Superfine, deep velvety crimson blooms. Very free flowering. 50c each. Kathleen Norris. Massive flowers of true rose-pink color. Over- lapping petals, twisted at the ends. 50c each. Monmouth Champion. Flame-scarlet, extra large flowers often 12 inches across. 75c each. Mrs. I. De Ver Warner. (Decorative.) Clear orchid or mauve-pink, and one of the most satisfactory of the large Decorative Dahlias to grow. 50c each. Omar Khayyam. Chinese red and orange. A striking bloom of in- tense color. 50c each. Prince of Persia. Strong growing plant with extra large bright red flowers. 50c each. Satan. One of the finest reds. Bright scarlet with yellow on the reverse side of petals. 75c each. The World. Extra fine dark purple. Strong growing plant. 75c each. White Wonder. One of the finest white decorative Dahlias. Large pure white blooms on strong stems. 75c each. Supreme Gladiolus
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Loveliest of summer-blooming bulbous flowers for cutting, and also very effective when used in mixed borders and among shrubbery. Gladiolus are very easy to grow, and, while fertile soil will give best results, they will thrive and bloom in practically any garden soil, if planted in a sunny location. Plant any time from mid-April to the end of June; in fact, we advise that planting be extended over this entire period, so that a succession of bloom may be had from June until frost. Plant bulbs 4 to 5 inches deep, 6 to 8 inches apart. Cultivate frequently, but not too deeply, during the growing season, and stake when 12 inches high. Amador. Six to eight large flowers open at a time. Golden Frills. Deep golden yellow, lightly pen-

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