BECKERT'S SEED STORE, 101 AND 103 FEDERAL ST., N. S., PITTSBURGH, PA. 



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Beckett's 

 Hardy Garden Lilies 



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 en- 

 liven the perennial flower-garden and contrast beautifully with 

 the green shrubbery of June, frequently growing AYi feet high. 



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, loose, 

 southern-grown bulbs. Each Dozen 



Mammoth Bulbs $0 50 £ 5 00 



Jumbo Bulbs 75 7 50 



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



with central band of yellow and numerous 

 purple spots. 



Mammoth Bulbs 50 5 50 



Jumbo Bulbs 80 8 00 



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 flow- 

 ers, 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 75 7 50 



REGALE (Myriophyllum) . Entirely hardy and 

 ideal for forcing; flowers white, suffused 

 with pink. Yellow throat, most beautiful of 

 all lilies. 



Mammoth Bulbs 65 6 50 



Jumbo Bulbs 1 00 10 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 any of the other Speciosums. Rose, 

 heavily spotted with rich crimson. 



Mammoth Bulbs 90 9 00 



Jumbo Bulbs 1 25 12 50 



*SPECIOSUM MELPOMENE. Large, rich car- 

 mine flowers, heavily spotted blood-red. 



Mammoth Bulbs 60 6 00 



Jumbo Bulbs _ _ 85 8 50 



SPECIOSUM RUBRUM or ROSEUM. White, 

 shaded with deep rose, and spotted red. 

 Magnificent; free-blooming. 



Mammoth Bulbs 55 5 50 



Jumbo Bulbs 75 7 50 



TIGRINUM FL.-PL. Double orange flowers, 



spotted black. Mammoth bulbs 35 3 50 



*TIGRINUM SPLENDENS. Rich scarlet with 



dark spots. Mammoth bulbs 30 3 00 



Mulch Bulb Beds with Peat Moss 

 for Winter Protection 



Japanese Lily Bulbs 

 for Indoor Growing 



or Greenhouse Forcing 



We offer two varieties of Japanese Lilies which are largely 

 grown for January to Easter flowering: L. longiflorum formosum, 

 which usually arrives in this country late in August, and L. longi- 

 florum giganteum, which usually arrives in October or November. 



LILIUM FORMOSUM. Black stems; blooms 



early. An ideal Easter Lily. Doz. 100 



Mammoth Bulbs $ 9 00 $70 00 



Jumbo Bulbs 11 00 80 00 



LILIUM GIGANTEUM. Stems black, later 

 than the preceding, flowers of more sub- 

 stance. Ready in November. 



Mammoth Bulbs 6 00 45 00 



Jumbo Bulbs 8 00 60 00 



LILIUM HARRISI (Bermuda Easter Lily). 

 Ready in August. Large, pure white, trum- 

 pet-shaped flowers. 



Mammoth Bulbs 11 00 80 00 



Jumbo Bulbs 15 00 95 00 



Freesia 



VERY popular and widely cultivated early-flowering 

 fall bulbs. They force readily and can easily be flow- 

 ered by Christmas. Plant six to ten bulbs, according to 

 siz;e, in a 6-inch bulb-pot, covering 1 inch. Allow them 

 to root in a cool place for about three weeks, then bring 

 to the light. The flowers are very fragrant, gracefully 

 branched, and last a long time. 



CALIFORNIA. Large, bright golden yellow flow- Doz. 100 

 ers. Extra-strong, fine grower with long stems. 

 One of the best yellow Freesias #1 20 #8 00 



CARMENCITA. Beautiful light orange-salmon 

 flowers with buff shading on the lower petals, 

 long, wiry stem 1 00 7 00 



GENERAL PERSHING. One of the finest of the 

 new colored Freesias. Rosy lavender with yellow 

 throat and lip. A strong grower 1 00 7 00 



MENDOTA. A new giant yellow Freesia of 

 splendid clear color. It is an extra-strong, vigor- 

 ous grower with long, sturdy stems, making it 

 excellent for cutting 1 50 10 00 



BECKERT'S PURITY. This is undoubtedly the 

 most magnificent snow white Freesia grown. 



Mammoth Bulbs 80 5 00 



Monster Bulbs (scarce) 1 00 7 50 



GOLDEN DAFFODIL. This variety has large 

 flowers on long stiff stems, beautiful golden yel- 

 low in color; a recent introduction and one of 

 the best 1 75 12 00 



GOLDEN TREASURE. This variety is similar to 

 Golden Daffodil except for a tinge of lilac on 

 outer part of the flower, which enhances its 

 beauty 1 75 12 00 



RAINBOW MIXTURE. This mixture consists of 

 the most pleasing shades of Yellow, Pink, Lav- 

 ender, Mauve, etc.; the flowers are large and 

 very fragrant. We offer them in mixed colors 

 only , 1 00 7 00 



