Beckert's seed store - vegetable seeds flower bulbs (1930) (20366449981)

Title: Beckert's seed store : vegetable seeds flower bulbs
Identifier: beckertsseedstor1930beck (find matches)
Year: 1930 (1930s)
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.~^ FLOWER SEEDS SPENCER or ORCHID-FLOWERED SWEET PEAS, continued FANCY or ART SHADES 4841 Irish Belle. Pastel lilac, with a blush-pink suffusion. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., \i lb. $1.00. 4846 Afterglow. A remarkable combination of pastel colors. Standard rosy amethyst; wings electric blue. Charming. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., M lb. $1.00. 4848 Brocade. An unusual but exceedingly attractive com- bination of lavender, rose, and salmon-pink with satiny sheen. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., M lb. $1.00. PICOTEE 4853 Jean Ireland. Rich cream with a dainty picotee edge of bright rose-pink. An exceedingly attractive variety. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., 34 lb. $1.00. 4859 Blue Picotee. Large flower; white distinctly margined with a narrow edge of violet-blue. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., 34 lb. $1.00. BICOLOR 4865 Apple Blossom. Standard cream, flushed pink; wings deep rose. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., 34 lb. $1.00. 4868 Mrs. Cuthbertson. Standard rose-pink; wings blush- white; very pretty for bunching. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., 34 lb. $1.00. 4870 Blanche Ferry Spencer. Standard bright carmine- rose; wings pure white. An old favorite. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., M lb. $1.00. STRIPED and FLAKED 4876 Empress Eugenie. Gray, flaked with violet. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., M lb. $1.00. 4878 Phyllis. Striped and flaked with bright orange on white ground. One of the newest, best and brightest striped Sweet Peas. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., 34 lb. $1.00. I 4882 Helen Pierce Spencer. White, marbled blue. Known also as the "Gloxinia-flowered" Sweet Pea. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., M lb. $1.00. 4895 BECKERT'S SUPERB MIXTURE OF SPENCER SWEET PEAS. This special mixture is made up of only the finest named varieties of true Spencer-type Sweet Peas. It comprises all colors in the proper proportions, affording an almost endless variety of flowers for every purpose. It will surely delight all who do not have the space to make plantings of separate, named sorts. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., 34 lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. Note:—We prepaylpostage on Sweet Peas by the) packet and ounce; if wanted^in larger quantities, add postage at your zone rate. Early or Winter-flowering Spencer Sweet Peas A comparatively new development in Sweet Peas. The Winter-flowering Spencers are now grown almost exclusively for winter bloom and are in great demand by florists. They are equally desirable however, for outdoor planting as they come into bloom two to three weeks ahead of the standard Spencer varieties and, if kept cut, will continue to bloom nearly as long. 4904 Snowflake. Pure white. White-seeded 4918 Spring Maid. Rose-pink on cream 4926 Melody. Light rose-pink 4935 Rose Charm. Bright carmine-rose 4936 Zvolanek's Rose. Rich rose 4949 Mrs. Kerr. The best rich salmon 4958 Illumination. Glowing salmon-cerise 4961 Enchantress. Beautiful rosy pink 4968 Aviator. The best crimson-red 4973 Madonna. Best white variety (black seeded) easy to germinate. 4977 Blue Bird. The finest pure mid-blue 4979 Heatherbell. Rich mauve; extra-large 4984 Yarrawa. Deep rose and cream 4986 Columbia. The best "pink and white" 4995 Finest Mixed 5005 SWEET ROCKET (Hesperis matronalis). HP. Erect- growing, 2 feet tall, with clusters of sweet-scented flowers. Nice for the borders and for cutting, thriving in poor soil. White and deep lavender. Pkt. 10 cts., 34 oz. 20 cts.
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Pkt. Oz. $0 15 75 15 75 15 75 15 § 75 15 75 15 75 15 75 15 75 15 75 15 75 15 75 15 75 15 75 15 75 10 60 Sweet William (Dianthus Barbatus) HB These favorite "old-fashioned garden" flowers are too well known to need any description. The seed is usually sown in July or August and the seedling plants transplanted in September to the beds or borders where they are to bloom the following season. It may also be sown in early spring, in which case the plants will not come into full bloom until the second season. Sweet William does best in a fairly rich soil and in a sunny location. 5011 Holborn Glory. Large, handsome, single flowers with distinct white eyes and white edges. Pkt. 10 cts., 34 oz. 35 cts. 5013 Single White. Pkt. 10 cts., 34 oz. 35 cts. 5015 Pink Beauty. Single; deep pink; very fine. Pkt. 10 cts., 34 oz. 35 cts. 5019 Scarlet Beauty. Single; the entire flower intense scarlet. Pkt. 10 cts., 34 oz. 35 cts. 5021 Single Crimson. Pkt. 10 cts., 34 oz. 35 cts. 5023 Single Mixed. All colors in finest mixture. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts. 5026 Double Pink Beauty. A beautiful new, double-flowering. deep salmon-pink variety. Pkt. 20 cts., 34 oz- $1.00. 5029 Finest Double Mixed. Many showy colors. Pkt. 10 cts.', 34 oz. 35 cts. 5032 THE NEW ANNUAL SWEET WILLIAM. HA. The result of a cross between Dianthus barbatus and D. chinensis, it re- sembles Sweet William but it is a true annual, blooming in mid- summer from seed sown early in May. Pkt. 10 cts., 34 oz. 50 cts. 6s.