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BECKERT'S ANNUAL AUTUMN CATALOGUE OF CHOICE BULBS 



Beckett's 

 Calla Lilies 



ONE of the most satisfactory and easily 

 grown flowers for pot culture and forcing. 

 The bulbs should be planted in rich soil, with 

 the crown or top protruding just above the sur- 

 face. They require an abundance of moisture, 

 particularly during their flowering season, but 

 after they have bloomed they should be allowed 

 to dry off and remain dormant for several 

 months. They thrive best in a warm temperature 

 and moist atmosphere, with plenty of light. 



/ETHIOPICA (Lfly-of-the-Nile). The 



old favorite large-flowering Calla Lily. Each Doz. 

 Mammoth Bulbs - - $ 50 #5 00 



ELLIOTTIANA (The Golden Calla). 

 A beautiful variety from South Africa, 

 with a broad, trumpet-like tube of a 

 very rich pure yellow; leaves spotted 

 white. Mammoth Bulbs _ 65 6 50 



Lily - of- the -Valley 



BECKERT'S FORCING PIPS 



For forcing, plant about twelve pips in a 6-inch pot, 

 keeping the crowns above the soil; place in a tempera- 

 ture 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 

 December (Cold Storage). 



250 Pips #20.00, 500 Pips #37.50, 1000 Pips #70.00. 



Crocus from Our Mammoth Bulbs 



The Beautiful Calla Lily 



CROCUS 



Beckert's Giant Flowering Bulbs 



NO flower belongs so essentially to Spring as the 

 Crocus. They will bravely show their pure, rich 

 colors when the snow is scarcely melted away. They 

 will flower, grow, naturalize and multiply almost any 

 place, in the lawn, in the border, among shrubbery, in 

 the rock garden, or under trees. They should be used 

 liberally as the most beautiful effects are secured by 

 massing. Crocus bulbs should be planted but 2 inches 

 deep in early fall. 



WHITE Doz. ioo 



KING OF THE WHITES. Extra-large and fine #0 70 #5 00 



MT. BLANC. Large pure white _ _ 70 5 00 



BLUE 



PRESIDENT LINCOLN. Deep purplish blue 70 5 00 



MAXIMILIAN. Pure porcelain blue 70 5 00 



YELLOW 



GOLDEN YELLOW. Mammoth Bulbs 1 00 7 00 



STRIPED 



SIR WALTER SCOTT. White, striped purple 70 5 00 



BECKERT'S GIANT MAMMOTH MIXED 1 00 9 00 



