BECKERT'S ANNUAL AUTUMN CATALOGUE OF CHOICEST BULBS 



Mammoth Breeder Tulips 



The Breeder Tulips have been favorites in Holland for centuries, but it is only within recent years that they have become known 

 and appreciated in America, and now they bid fair to rival even the Darwin Tulips in popularity. 



Their majestic size and remarkable colors place them distinctly in a class by themselves. Every lover of the more somber shades 

 cannot fail to revel in the rich and artistic Mendings of purple and old gold, bronze and terra-cotta, brown and violet, and bull and 

 maroon found among the Breeders. They are late to bloom but surpass in size and vigor the Darwins, although lacking the color 

 brilliancy of the latter. The flowers are, many "I them, sweet-scented and all splendid for cutting as they retain for a long time their 

 form and color. 



Some of the Breeders are excellent for forcing and all arc unsurpassed for outdoor bedding. The varieties which we oiler are 

 among the finest of the type — all reliable bloomers of giant size and vigorous growth. 



BACCHUS (Rasonia). 28-B. Deep violet-blue— a rare Doz. 

 color in Tulips. The large, beautifully formed Mowers 

 have a white blotch at the base of the petals inside. 



100 



1.000 



30 els. each. .$2 75 $18 00 



6 00 $55 00 



90 5 75 50 00 



BRONZE QUEEN (Biscuit; Clio). 24-C. Soft buff, 

 shaded bronze; inside golden bronze with yellow base. 

 Large, sturdy flowers; particularly line out-of-doors 

 and a good forcer 15 cts. each. . 90 



CARDINAL MANNING (Goliath; King's Court). 28-D. 

 A giant among Tulips. The flowers are dull wine-red, 

 flushed rosy bronze, changing to rosy violet, shaded 



bronze 15 cts. each.. 95 6 50 60 00 



CHESTNUT (La Nuit). 24-B. Deep chestnut-brown, 

 shading to deep mahogany inside with black base. 

 Very distinct and makes a fine contrast with yellow. 



15 cts. each . . 



DOM PEDRO. 24-C. Coffee-brown with a narrow edge 

 of golden brown; inside rich mahogany with olive base. 



Flowers large and fragrant 20 cts. each. . 1 55 10 00 95 00 



FAIRY (Panorama; The Monument). 20-D. Deep 

 orange-red, shaded mahogany; beautifully shaped. 



One of the best Breeders for forcing 15 cts. each . . 1 15 8 00 75 00 



GODET PARFAIT. iO-C. Violet-purple with a white 

 base. Tall and vigorous, with very large flowers of 



striking appearance. One of the best 25 cts. each 1 80 12 50 115 00 



GOLDEN BRONZE. 24-C. Outside brownish yellow, 



inside mahogany, lighter at the edges; yellow base 



15 cts. each . . 1 20 8 00 75 00 



INDIAN CHIEF. 33-B. The largest flower we know of, 

 carried on a tall stem; peculiar shape; intense light 

 brown color 80 cts. each. . 7 75 60 00 



LA SINGULIERE (Lord Curzon). 24-B. Silvery white, 

 flushed at the margin with dark maroon-crimson, which 

 gradually suffuses the entire petal as the flower ages. . . . 



15 cts. each.. 1 35 8 50 80 00 



LOUIS XIV. 28-C. Without a doubt ibe final oj nil 

 Tulips. This variety has made a sensation wherever it 

 has been exhibited. Enormous, globular flowers; dark 

 purple, flushed bronze, with a broad margin of golden 

 brown 35 cts. each.. 3 00 23 50 



LUCIFER. 28-D. Rich rosy orange, edged orange- 

 scarlet. A brilliant flower of majestic form, on a tall 

 stem 35 cts. each.. 2 25 15 00 



PRINCE ALBERT. 32-B. A leader in this class; refined 



form and color a deep brown shade 20 cts. each.. 1 65 1 1 00 100 00 



PRINCE OF ORANGE. 25-C. l arge, showy flowers; 

 terra-cotta, edged orange with yellow base and black 



center. Always satisfactory 20 cts. each . . 1 55 10 00 90 00 



ST. JAMES. 28-B. A tall, much-admired Tulip. Dark 



purple, flushed bronze and violet 30 cts. each. . 3 50 25 00 



TURENNE. 28-A. Violet-purple, with an edge of gold- 

 bronze; large flower 20 cts. each. . 



1 50 9 50 90 00 



VELVET KING. 25-C. Glossy purplish maroon with 

 yellow base. Extra-large flowers, very effective for the 

 border or in shrubbery 20 cts. each. . 2 00 15 00 



Planting of Breeder Tulips 



YELLOW PERFECTION (Old Doz. 

 Gold; Lin press of China). 24-B. 

 l ight bronze-yellow, edged with 

 gold; inside bronze. Large and 

 noteworthy 15 cts. each .. $1 25 



BECKERT'S SUPERB MIX- 

 TURE OF BREEDER TULIPS. 



Composed of the finest named 

 varieties ol this unusual class.. 



100 



1,000 



$8 00 $75 00 



GOOD BREEDER MIXTURE 



15 

 80 



7 50 

 5 00 



70 00 

 45 00 



See page 7 for four very fine and rare Tulirs in the 

 Breeder class. Also 6 new Darwins which we offer 

 again this season. 



POSTAGE ON ALL TULIPS. If 



wanted by parcel post, add postage at your zone rate, 

 bulbs, 8 pounds. See inside of front cover 



One dozen bulbs weigh 1 pound; 100 



