Title: Beckert's seed store : vegetable seeds flower bulbs
Identifier: beckertsseedstor1925beck (find matches)
Year: 1925 (1920s)
Authors: Beckert's Seed Store; Beckert's Seed Store; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs
Publisher: Pittsburgh, Pa. : Beckert's Seed Store
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Beckert's Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. • SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS
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CANNAS THE BEST LARGE- FLOWERING SORTS The President Rose and Pink • Green Foliage City of Portland. Deep, bright rose-pink; free-flowering and vigorous; trusses of large size. The best of its class. 33^ feet. 14 cts. each, SI.35 per doz., $10.00 per 100. Hungaria. A fine, clear light pink, with flowers of good size. 3 feet. 14 cts. each, SI.35 per doz., $10.00 per 100. Mrs. Alfred Conard. Large, graceful flowers of a most attractive salmon-pink. 4 feet. 14 cts. each, $1.35 per doz., SIO.OO per 100. White • Green Foliage Eureka. Handsome, vigorous plants with large trusses of snowy blossoms. 4 feet. 13 cts. each, $1.25 per doz., $9.00 per 100. Variegated • Green Foliage \vi t h Gaiety. Scarlet-or.ange, mottled with carmine and edged yellow. 5 feet. 10 cts. each, 95 cts. per doz., S6.5() per 100. Italia. Orchid-flowered scarlet, broadly edged with golden yellow. 5 feet. 10 cts. each, 95 cts. per doz., $6.50 per 100. Souv. de Antoine Crozy. Red with a broad border of golden yellow. 3 feet. 10 els. each, 95 cts. per doz., $6.50 per 100. Bronze-Leaved Cannas Dr. E. Ackerknecht. Giant Howers, carmine-cerise; luxuriant bronzy green foliage. Splendid. 4 feet. 11 cts. each, f 1.10 per doz., S7.50 per 100. King Humbert. The most popular Cann.a grown. Large trusses of orange-scarlet flowers; luxuriant bronze-colored foliage. 4^') feet. 13 cts. each, $1.25 per doz., S9.00 per 100. Wyoming. Bright orange flowers; purplish foliage. 6 feet. Fine for b.ickground plantings. 10c. each, 95c. per doz., $6.50 per 100. MOTP P^y^ *° named varieties of Cannas, particularly liU I Ci. the new large-flowered sorts which^we offer, and which are immeasurably superior to the " common red," straggly and small-flowered, usually obtained when dependence is placed on buying started p'ants. For grouping on lawns, and for large, massive beds, no plants are more effective. They are not particular as to soil, although they do best in a sunny, well-drained situation. Plant the roots any time after all danger from frost is past. The improved, large-flowering sorts bloom from early summer until fall. No orders for Cannas can be accepted after May 1. Mailing weight, 6 ounces each. Red Flowers • Green Foliage The President. Undoubtedly the finest of all red Cannas. A strong, healthy grower, with luxuriant green foliage, and gigantic trusses of clear, brilliant scarlet florets, carried well above the leaves. The President is a profuse bloomer throughout the entire season, and is an addition to any flower-garden. 4 feet tall. 13 cts. each, $1.25 per doz., S9.00 per 100. Meteor. Mammoth clusters of dazzling crimson. 4^ feet. 11 cts. each, SI.10 per doz., $7.50 per 100. Alphonse Bouvier. Deep, velvety crimson. feet. 10 cts. each, 95 cts. per doz., S6.50 per 100. Express. A fine dwarf variety. Bright crimson-scarlet. feet. 10 cts. each, 95 cts. per doz., $6.50 per 100. Louisiana. An orchid-flowering variety. Vivid scarlet; long silky trusses. An attractive and popular sort. 6 feet. 10 cts. each, 95 cts. per doz., $6.50 per 100. Yellow • Green Foliage Buttercup. The best dwarf yellow. Pure buttercup-yellow; good foliage. 3 feet. 11 cts. each, SI.10 per doz., $7.50 per 100. Florence Vaughan. Rich yellow, thickly dotted crimson. Very showy and also very popular. 4 feet. 10 cts. each, 95 cts. per doz., $6.50 per 100. Golden Gate. Pure gold, becoming rayed with scarlet and apricot as the flowers expand. 4 feet. 10c. each, 95c. per doz., S6.50 per 100. Yellow King Humbert. An orchid-flowering sport of the well- known King Humbert. Foliage dark green; flowers deep yellow, blotched with bright red. 5 feet. 13 cts. each, $1.25 per doz., $9.00 per 100. Bronze-Leaved King Humbert 66

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