BECKERT'S ANNUAL AUTUMN CATALOGUE OF CHOICEST BULBS 



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HARDY LILIES 



We especially recommend deep planting;, say, from 6 to 8 inches deep; 

 varieties like Speciosums require at least 8 inches with an ample amount 

 of sand beneath the bulb to insure proper drainage. Cover the beds with 

 leaves or litter during winter. Lilies thrive well in borders, formal gardens, 

 or shrubbery, and usually flower at a time when the shrubbery has ceased 

 blooming. The following varieties have proved to be sorts that may be 

 planted in the fall or, with the exception of Lihum candidum, in the spring 

 with excellent results. We often receive orders for Lihum candidum for 

 spring delivery. They arrive from France in September, and must be 

 planted by November 1. 



Most Lily bulbs, being of late maturity, do not arrive in our country 

 until October and November, which is conceded to be the best time to 

 plant. Where the ground is liable to freeze before late Lilies arrive, it should 

 be mulched with leaves or manure. 



Lilies marked with a star (*) will not be ready until the latter part of 

 October or November 



If Lily bulbs are to be sent by parcel post, add postage at your zone 

 rate. Bulbs 11x13 and 12x14 inches weigh 8 ounces; 9x10 and 9x11 

 inches, 6 ounces; 7x9 inches, 4 ounces; all other varieties, 2 ounces. 



Lilium Candidum 



Madonna Lily 



Choice Northern-Grown. Arrive in August or September 



The favorite Lily of the old-fashioned garden, produces strong, stiff 

 stems, studded with pure, glistening white flowers, that enliven the peren- 

 nial flower-garden and contrast beautifully with the green shrubbery of 

 June, frequently growing 4J^ feet high. 



Plant some bulbs during September and October and enjoy a big crop 

 of flowers next June; or pot up, store in coldframe, and force for early winter 

 in the greenhouse or conservatory. Our bulbs of this splendid Lily are grown 

 in northern France, and are of the true thick-petaled variety, which is much 

 superior in habit and flowering qualities to that of the cheap, ioose, southern- 

 grown bulbs. Each Doz . 



Jumbo Bulbs $0 75 $7 50 



Mammoth Bulbs 50 5 00 



*AURATUM (Gold-banded Lily). Ivory-white with central 

 band of yellow and numerous purple spots. 



Mammoth Bulbs 50 5 00 



Jumbo Bulbs 75 7 50 



Monster Bulbs 1 50 15 00 



*AURATUM PLATYPHYLLUM (macranthum). A 



giant Lily. Similar in color to Auratum, but much larger 



and with fewer spots 75 7 50 



*HENRYI. Large panicles of orange-yellow flowers, banded 



with green; robust and long-lived 75 7 50 



KRAMERI. Pure blush-pink, fragrant, beautiful trumpet- 

 shaped flowers on 3-ft. stems in August 60 6 00 



REGALE (The Regal Lily). Introduced from China. Plant 

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

 bearing from three to nine or more large trumpet-shaped 

 white flowers, flushed with yellow internally, and ex- 

 ternally 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 80 8 00 



*SPECIOSUM ALBUM. Pure white, with green band in the 

 center of each petal; exquisitely dainty and beautiful; 



very fragrant 65 6 50 



*SPECIOSUM MAGNIFICUM. Flowers larger than £ny 

 of the other Speciosums. Rose, heavily spotted with rich 



crimson 50 5 00 



Mammoth Bulbs 70 7 00 



Jumbo Bulbs 1 25 12 50 



*SPECIOSUM MELPOMENE. Large, rich carmine flowers, 



heavily spotted blood-red 60 6 00 



Mammoth Bulbs 85 8 50 



SPECIOSUM RUBRUM or ROSEUM. White, shaded 

 with deep rose, and spotted red. Magnificent; free- 



bl ooming. 9 x 11-in. circumference 50 5 00 



11 x 13-in., Mammoth Bulbs 65 6 50 



*TIGRINUM FL.-PL. Double orange flowers, spotted 



black. Mammoth bulbs 30 2 75 



*TIGRINUM SPLENDENS. Rich scarlet with dark spots. 



Mammoth bulbs 30 2 75 



Lilium candidum 



JAPANESE LILY BULBS FOR 

 INDOOR GROWING 



For Greenhouse Forcing 



We offer two varieties of Japanese Lilies which are largely 

 grown for January to Easter flowering: L. longiflorum for- 

 mosum, which usually arrives in this country late in August, 

 and L. longiflorum giganteum, which usually arrives in October 

 or November. 



LONGIFLORUM FORMOSUM. Black stems; Each Doz. 

 blooms early. Often used instead of the 

 Bermuda as an Easter Lily. Ready in 



September. Mammoth Bulbs" $0 50 $5 00 



Jumbo Bulbs 65 6 50 



Monster Bulbs 90 9 00 



LONGIFLORUM GIGANTEUM. Stems 

 black; later than the preceding; flowers of 

 more substance. Ready in September. 



Mammoth Bulbs 50 5 00 



Jumbo Bulbs 60 6 00 



Monster Bulbs 75 7 50 



HARRISII (Bermuda Easter Lily). Ready in 

 August. Large, pure white, trumpet-shaped 

 flowers. Jumbo Bulbs 75 7 50 



F. F. Rockwell's book of Bulbs is the completest expo- 

 nent on bulb culture, giving accurate description of varie- 

 ties, culture, and making its 264 pages well worth the 

 price, $3.00. 



