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Title: Beckert's garden annual : 1949
Identifier: beckertsgardenan1949beck (find matches)
Year: 1949 (1940s)
Authors: Beckert's Seed Store; 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; Grasses Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs
Publisher: Pittsburgh, Pa. : Beckert's Seed Store, Inc.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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STOCKS—Gilliflower (a) Culture I or IV, 1-2* Giant Imperial—Excellent double flowers on tall stems. Many bright colors. Pkt. 25c. Beauty of Nice—Branching, with large double, fragrant flowers. Pkt. 15c. Dwarf Ten Weeks—Low growing with strong spikes. Many fine colors. SWEET PEAS (a) Culture III, f Early Spencer—earliest of the many strains. Large colorful, fragrant blossoms. By variety or mixed. Pkt. 15c. Late Spencer—Large fine flowers that flower in early summer. The standard ones for outdoor use. By colors or mixed. Pkt. loc. Ruffled Spencer—Wavy and ruffled petals give fine effect. Many fine colors or mixed. Pkt. 15c. Perennial Sweet Pea—Large vine and large flowers. Useful on trellis or fence. Not fragrant. Blooms all season. New stems yearly. Pkt. 15c. SWEET SULTAN (a) Culture II or IV, 2*6' Mixed—Lovely colorful thistle shaped flowers. Easily grown. SWEET WILLIAM—Dianthus Barbatus (hp) Culture VI, 1^/2-2' Double—Double flowers crowd the heavy heads of many colors. Pkt. 15c. Single—Lovely single pinks in large flat clusters. Fine for cutting. THRIFT—See Armeria TICKSEED—See Calliopsis TITHONIA—Golden Flower of the Incas (a) Culture I, 6' Fireball—Single dahlia-like scarlet flow- ers on tall plants. Pkt. 15c. TRITOMA—Red Hot Poker (p) Culture VI, J-/ Pfitzer's Hybrids—Narrow tubular flow- er on tall spikes, orange red. Graceful grassy foliage. Not perennial under some conditions. Pkt 15c. VERBENA (a) Culture I, 8" Lavender Glory—Lavender with white eye. Large clusters. Fragrant. Pkt. 15c. Mammoth White—Large heads of pure white. Useful for contrast. Fragrant. Pkt. 25c. Scarlet—Flaming scarlet heads. Brilliant in beds. Pkt. 15c. Blue Shades—Medium and dark blues in mammoth type. Pkt. 15c. Mixed—Huge flower clusters, all colors. Ideal for beds and borders. Pkt. 15c. VINCA—Periwinkle (a) Culture III, 15" Mixed—Colorful starry flowers on glossy-leaved, bushy plants. Does well in shade. Pkt. 15c. VIOLA—Tufted Pansies (hp) Culture VI, 6' Mixed—Miniature pansies from neat plants. Flower all season. Many showy colors mixed. Pkt. 20c. WALLFLOWER (a) Culture I or V, I*/* Mixed—Blood-red and yellow flowers. Resemble single stocks. Early and fragrant. WILD FLOWER MIXTURE (a) Culture II or III y2-3' Old fashioned flowers in a fine mixture for all season flowering. Sow thinly and enjoy continuous flowers and de- lightful surprises. These are not wild flowers of the fields but a selection of garden flowers that gives a "wild" garden look when planted in a border. A good way to get acquainted with some of the unusual kinds of garden flowers. ZINNIA (a) Culture I or II Small Types, 12-18" Black Ruby—Compact, round little flowers of a deep velvety maroon. Lilliput type. Pkt. 15c. Red Riding Hood—Deep scarlet flowers 1" across. Free flowering. Fine border plant of Lilliput type. Lilliput pastels—Lovely soft colors in the miniature strain. Fine for borders or small bouquets. Linearis—Single daisy-like type with small flowers in orange colors. Pkt. 15c. Mexicana—Single and double flowers in varied and variegated colors. Navajo mixed—Resemble Gaillirmas in shape. Many colors in showy mixture. Medium size plants and flowers. Pkt 15c. Pumila Sunshine Tints—Dwarf plants with medium flowers in a wide range of soft colors. Pkt. 15c. Scabious Flowered—Medium size flow- ers on a semi-tall plant. Resembles Scabiosa in shape. Bright colors mixed. Pkt. 15c. Tom Thumb mixed—Lilliput type flowers on a very dwarf plant. For low borders and miniature displays. Pkt 15c. Fantasy—Medium tall plants with medi- um size flowers having shaggy petals. Melody (orchid lavender), Star Dust (golden), White Light (white), Wild- fire (scarlet), and mixed. Pkt. 15c. Large Types, 2-2%' Crown of Gold—Lovely golden shades with deep golden base to the petals. A large type resembling California Giants/Pkt. 15c. Super Crown of Gold Pastels—Ne improved, with many pastel colors over- lying the golden base. Pkt. 15c. Dahlia Flowered mixed—Huge in a bewildering range of bright and pastel colors. Pkt. 15c. Giants of California, mixed—Mammoth flowers in many striking colors. Largest of all. Pkt. 15c. Will Rogers—Dahlia type with deep scarlet color. A striking and popular variety. Pkt. 15c.
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