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I E SURE that your 1926 garden will have a goodly number of Dutch bulbs to brighten up the early 

 k snrins? davs. for a garden without TuIids. Daffodils. Hyacinths. Crocuses, and the host of little bulbs 



iff I ^ til spring days, for a garden without Tulips, Daffodils, Hyacinths, Crocuses, and the host of little bulbs 

 I ~Jj y like the Snowdrops and the Squills is really only half a garden. 



About the time the snow is leaving, and sometimes before, the beautiful, white, pendent flowers 

 ff^CX^^S^ of the Snowdrops appear, to be shortly followed by yellow- and purple-flowered Crocuses, the Glory 



JvC|^ of the Snow, the Squills, and other small-flowered bulbous plants. 



Late in March, and for the next two months, the dazzling yellows of the Narcissi or Daffodils 

 dispel the final traces of winter's gloom, for spring has surely come. This year is your last chance to complete 

 your collection of Narcissi: Daffodils, Jonquils, etc.; for the Federal Horticultural Board has ruled that after 1925 

 no species of Narcissus may be imported. If you plant the hardy kinds in a partly shaded spot they will come 



up year after year. 



Late in April the bright reds and yellows of the 

 Early Tulips unfold their glory, to be followed by 

 the Late or May-flowering Tulips in equally brilliant 

 yellows and reds, dainty pinks and chaste whites; 

 and there are the Darwins, Breeders, Bybloems, 

 Bizarres, and the Parrot Tulips with their fringed 

 edges, all beautiful and all interesting. Awonderlul 

 array over which to enthuse. Why not make bulb 

 culture your hobby? It's lots of fun, and as to 

 expense, that is left to one's own judgment; it does 

 not cost much. 



There are no better plants for home decoration 

 than the Tulips, the Hyacinths, and the Narcissi or 

 Daffodils. Grow them in abundance, so you can 

 give them to your friends. They will thrive equally 

 well in the window garden, the coldframe, the 

 hotbed, or forced in the greenhouse. 



Plant the bulbs as soon as possible this fall in 

 narrow beds along the walks, or beside the house 

 walls, among the perennials, or in front of shrubbery 

 where their glory will be enhanced by the dark 

 background. 



Bulb culture is easy. All they need is a well-drained 

 situation and friable loam. Planting directions are 

 given under the various heads in the subsequent 

 pages. Do not forget that we have ready for you an 

 unexcelled variety of the better Tulips, Narcissi, 

 and Hyacinths. 



Please note that this offering is made by the 

 original Beckert's, doing business for forty-nine 

 years right here. We have no branch stores. We 

 do have reputation, experience, and facilities. 



BECKERT'S SEED STORE 



101-103 Federal St., N. S. Pittsburgh, Pa. 



BELL PHONE: FAIRFAX 4210 



DELIVERY OF BULBS 

 Lilium Harrisii, L. formosum, L. candidum, 

 Freesias, Paper-White Narcissi, etc., in September. 

 Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissi, and Crocus in October. 

 Hardy Japanese Lilies in November and December. 



