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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Miscellaneous Summer Flowering Bulbs 



CAIiADIUM esculenttun (Elephant Earl. 



Impressive foliage plants, growing to 

 enormous size. Plant in May. Extra- 

 large bulbs, 9x11 in., 15c each; $1.75 per 

 cloz. ; $13.00 per 100. 



CAZiIiA, G-olden Yellow (Richardia Elliotti- 

 ana). Excellent for pot plants or Summer 

 bedding. Plant outdoors after danger of 

 frost is over. Lift bulbs in the Fall, after 

 frost has cut down the foliage. 50c each; 

 $5.00 per doz. 



CINNA])CON VINE. Hardy, rapid-growing 

 vine, with bright green foliage, and clus- 

 ters of small, white, fragrant flowers. 

 Large roots, lOc each; $1.00 per doz. 



GIiOXINIA. Charming Summer flowering 

 bulbous plants for the window, garden or 

 conservatory. Mixed colors, 35c each; 

 doz., $3.50. 



ISMENE (Peruvian Daffodil). Large, white 

 fragrant flowers, resembling amaryllis. 

 Slender gre^n foliage, l.^r each; $1.75 per 

 doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



MASEIBA VINE. An old-fashioned vin^^. 

 Light green leaves and small white flow- 

 ers with delicate fragrance. 10c each; 

 $1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 100. 



OXAIiXS. Summer-blooming. Charming lit- 

 tle border plants. Mixed colors. Mam- 

 moth bulbs, 30c per doz.; $2.00 per 100. 



TUBEROSE, Double Pearl. Start indoors 

 in March, or in the open in May. Flowers 

 waxy white and very fragrant. Mam- 

 moth bulbs, 7c each; 65c per doz.; $4.50 

 per 100. 



Caladium. 



Hardy Garden Lilies 



The six Hardy Lilies listed make roots not only at the base of 

 the bulbs, but also along the stem, and for this reason they shouH 

 be planted among other plants or mulched with about 3 inches of 

 lawn clippings or Peat Moss during the Summer to protect the roots 

 from the rays of tlie sun. Cover the bulbs about three times their 

 greatest diameter, placing a quantity of sand at the base of the bulb 

 to insure good drainage. 



Speciosum ruljrtun. The flowers are rosy white, shaded and spotter! 

 with crimson. 9x11 size, 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 11x13 size, 75c 

 each; $7.50 per doz. 



Speciosum album. Large, white, fragrant flowers, with a greenish 

 band through the center of each petal. 75c each; $7.50 per doz. 



Auratum. Flowers ivory white, striped with a band of golden yel- 

 low and studded with crimson spots. 9x11 size; 50c each; $5.00 

 per doz. 11x13 size, 75c each; $7.50 per doz. 



Renryi. One of the best of the hardy Lilies. Rich orange-yellow, 

 slightly spotted with reddish brown. 75c each; $7.50 per doz. 



Reg'ale. Bushy plants, covered with big trumpet-shaped flowers, 

 white, flushed with pink on the outside and canary-yellow in the 

 center. Jumbo bulbs, 75c each; $7.50 per doz. 



TigTinum splendens (The Giant Tiger Lily). Large, double, orange- 

 red flowers spotted with black. Large bulbs, 35c each; $3.50 per 

 doz. ] 



Tuberous Rooted Begonia 



These splendid flowers are always a feature in English gardens 

 and it is onlj^ because they are so little known that they are not 

 used more in America. Plants are of vigorous, bushy growth, 12 to 

 15 inches high, and bear huge flowers (sometimes 3 and 4 inches 

 across) of the same waxy texture as the small Begonias. Colors 

 range through yellow and pink to red. They may be used either as 

 pot plants or for half shaded beds, and should be planted in rich soil 

 that can be kept well watered. Start indoors in March or April and 

 transplant outdoors in May. 



Giant Double Copper, Crimson, Pink or Yellow. Large size bulbs, 

 1% to 2 in. in diameter. 35c each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100 



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