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BECKERT'S ANNUAL AUTUMN CATALOGUE OF CHOICEST BULBS 



Reflecting Their Beauty in an Attractive Planting 



Doz. 100 



KING HAROLD. 24. Deep ox-blood-red, with 



blush-white base; very large flowers #0 90 $6 50 



LA TRISTESSE. 26. Slaty purple inside; dull 



blue outside, shading to white at edges 1 15 8 00 



LA TULIPE NOIRE (The Black Tulip). 24. 



Comes nearest of all to black flower 1 00 7 00 



LE NOTRE. 22. Beautiful bright pink, blue base 

 starred white. The earliest pink Tulip for 

 forcing. Very large flower on strong stem 1 00 7 00 



MADAME KRELAGE. 28. Soft lilac-rose, with 

 a broad margin of blush-pink; flowers very 

 large, on tall stems _ 85 6 00 



MARCONI. 27. Dull violet with a distinct white 



base; immense flower _ 1 00 7 00 



MASSACHUSETTS. 26. Pink, with white 



center; splendid form and color _ 90 6 50 



MASSENET. 30. Pale rose, margined creamy 



white. One of the last to bloom 1 15 8 00 



MRS. POTTER PALMER. 28. Purplish violet, 



with white base. Large, attractive 1 00 7 00 



NAUTICUS. 30. Dark cerise-rose, center dark 

 violet, shaded bronze; large _ _ 90 6 50 



OUIDA. 28. Bright crimson-scarlet; unusually 



tall stem and large flower 85 6 00 



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PAINTED LADY. 27. Pale creamy 

 white, faintly tinged heliotrope, grad- 

 ually passing to almost pure white as 

 the flower ages _ #1 00 #7 00 



PHILIPPE DE COMMINES. 24. Vel- 

 vety dark purple; large flower on a 

 stiff stem _ 1 00 7 00 



PRESIDENT TAFT. 22. Dark crimson 

 flowers that contrast beautifully with 

 the unusually deep green foliage. A 

 hardy, sturdy grower. Very effective 



outdoors _ 1 15 8 00 



PRIDE OF HAARLEM. 25. Bright rose 



suffused with purple; enormous flower 80 5 50 

 PRINCE OF NETHERLANDS. 31. 

 Glowing cerise, blue base. Enormous 



I flower - 85 6 00 



PRINCESS ELIZABETH (Julia Vinot) . 

 26. A long rosebud-shaped flower of 



the deepest pink on a stiff stem 85 6 00 



PRINCESS JULIANA. 24. Most bril- 

 liant of the Darwins. Dazzling sal- 

 mon-scarlet 1 00 7 00 



PRINCESS MARY. 28. Clear carmine- 

 rose, with blue base and white halo; 

 outside bright carmine-rose margined 

 rose-pink. Enormous flower on ex- 

 cellent stem. One of the best of the 



new Darwins 7 00 50 00 



PROFESSOR RAUWENHOFF. 28. 

 Deep cherry-rose with salmon glow 

 inside; bright blue base; extra large. 



One of the finest for early forcing 90 6 50 



PSYCHE. 26. Rich rose; inside shaded 

 silvery rose, with blue base; strong 



stems 90 6 50 



QUEEN MARY. 28. Beautiful shade of 

 cerise-scarlet, edged deep pink, with 



bright blue base. Large flower 1 15 8 00 



REMEMBRANCE. 25. A large hand- 

 some flower, color pale silvery lilac, 



flushed brown at the base 1 15 8 00 



REVEREND EWBANK, 22. Vivid 



heliotrope-lilac; magnificent flower 85 6 00 



RONALD GUNN. 26. Velvety violet, edged 

 lavender, with white base, a distinct coloration, 



being almost true blue 1 15 8 00 



SIR TREVOR LAWRENCE. 3 3. Violet-maroon, 

 with flush of ashy purple, inside violet-maroon, 

 with white base. Very large, cup-shaped flower 



on tall stem 1 40 10 00 



VALENTINE. 22. Heliotrope, shaded violet. 

 Flowers beautifully shaped and carried on long 



stems 1 15 8 00 



WHISTLER. 25. Clear translucent ruby-red, 

 with a plum-like bloom on the petals. One of 



the finest of the new Darwins 85 6 00 



WHITE QUEEN. 24. Buds tinged with pink; 

 mature flowers almost pure white: black anthers. 

 The best-known white Darwin for bedding and 

 forcing _ 90 6 50 



WILLIAM COPLAND. 25. (Sweet Lavender.) 



Lilac-rose; earliest of all Darwins 1 00 7 00 



WILLIAM PITT. 22. Very dark scarlet with 



purple shade on the outer petals 85 6 00 



ZULU. 27. Velvety purple-black; large egg- 

 shaped flower of very distinct form 1 00 7 00 



BECKERT'S SUPERB DARWIN MLXTURE. 



This is our own special mixture which we rec- 

 ommend where the best results are desired in 

 beds of mixed colors 70 4 50 



