BECKERTS ANNUAL AUTUMN CATALOGUE OF CHOICEST BULBS 



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HARDY LILIES, continued 



*SPECIOSUM MELPOMENE. Large, rich Each 

 carmine flowers, heavily spotted blood- 

 red. 9 x 1 1-in. circumference $0 50 ! 



11 x 13-in., Mammoth Bulbs 60 



SPECIOSUM RUBRUM or ROSEUM. 



White, shaded with deep rose, and spot- 

 ted red. Magnificent; free-blooming. 



9 x 1 1-in. circumference 50 



11 x 13-in., Mammoth Bulbs 60 



*BATEMANNI^E. Blooms in August and 



September; vcr\ hands e glowing 



apricot-red flower 25 



♦CANADENSE. Lovely, nodding, bell-shaped 



flowers, yellow, spotted black 25 



*DAVURICUM. Attains a height of 2 to 3 

 feet. Umbels of three to five upright scar- 

 let flowers 25 



HANSONII. Flowers bright golden yellow, 



spotted purple, borne in clusters 75 



*HENRYI. Large panicles of orange-yellow 

 flowers, banded with green; robust and 

 long-lived 75 



KRAMERI. Pure blush-pink, fragrant and 

 beautiful trumpet-shaped flowers; 3 feel; 

 blooms in August 25 



*PARDALINUM (Leopard Lily). Scarlet, 



shading to yellow, spotted purple 40 



*SUPERBUM. An elegant native variety. 

 Brilliant orange-red, with claret-colored 

 spots, six to twenty flowers on a stem 30 



*TIGRINUM FL.-PL. Double orange 



flowers, spot ted black. Mammoth Bulbs. . 30 



*TIGRINUM SPLENDENS. Rich scarlet with 



dark spots. Mammoth Bulbs 30 



REGALE The Regal Lily). Introduced from Chin; 



100 



.5 25 $37 50 

 6 50 45 00 



5 25 37 50 



6 50 45 00 



7 50 60 00 



7 50 60 00 



2 50 



4 00 30 00 



i 00 20 00 



3 00 20 00 

 20 00 



Lilium Regale, the Regal Lily 



Each 



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Plant very vigorous. Stems attain a height of 2 Yi to 4 feet, 

 bearing from three to nine or more large trumpet-shaped 

 white flowers, flushed with yellow internally, and extern- 

 ally shaded with deep brown-pink, which, shining through 

 the petals, gives them a soft, pearly pink gleam. Entirely 

 hardy, easily forced, and is perfect as a pot plant. The 

 most beautiful of all the Lilies 



Doz. 



100 



75 $7 50 $60 00 



Lily Bulbs for Indoor Growing 



^^■h^H ' Greenhouse Forcing 



HARRISII (Bermuda Easter Lily). Ready in August. 



Large, pure white, trumpet-shaped flowers. Each Doz. 100 



7x 9-in. circumference $0 60 $6 00 $45 00 



9 x 1 1-in. circumference 1 00 10 00 90 00 



JAPANESE LILIES 



We offer two varieties of Japanese Lilies which are largely grown for January 

 to Easter flowering: L. lonmflorum jormosum, which usually arrives in this country 

 late in August, and L. longiflorum giganteum, which usually arrives in October or 

 November. 



LONGIFLORUM FORMOSUM. Black stems; blooms 

 early. Often used instead of the Bermuda as an 



Easter Lily. Ready in September. Each Doz. 100 



7 x 9-in. circumference $0 50 $5 00 $37 50 



9 x 10-in. circumference 1 00 1 1 00 85 00 



10 x 12-in. circumference 1 50 15 00 100 00 



LONGIFLORUM GIGANTEUM. Stems black; later 

 than the preceding; flowers of more substance. Ready 

 in September. 



7x 9-in. circumference 40 4 00 30 00 



9 x 10-in. circumference 55 5 50 45 00 



Lihum longiflorum 10 x 12-in. circumference 75 7 50 60 00 



LILY- OF-THE -VALLEY 



For forcing, plant twelve pips in a 6-inch pot, keeping the crowns above the soil; place in a temperature of about 80 degrees, covering 

 the pots with moss; keep them moist continually. They should flower in three to four weeks from time of planting. Ready in November. 



Mailing weight, bundle of 25 pips, 20 ounces 

 Perfection Brand Pips. New Crop, November delivery. $1.50 for I Large, Strong Clumps. (Mailing Weight, 2 lbs. per clump.) For 

 •'■50 P er '"0, $50.00 per 1,000. planting outdoors. Perfectly hardy; produce a profusion of flowers 



Cold-Storage Pips. $16.00 for 250, $30.00 for 500, S55.00 per 1 ,000. I in spring. Partial shade is necessary. 50 cts. each, $5.00 per doz. 



