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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Majestic Breeder Tulips 



A Typical Breeder Tulip. 



Six New Breeder Tulips 



The Breeder Tulips as a whole are colorful 

 but in these six newer varieties are to be found 

 colors and blendings of colors unequalled else- 

 where by mankind or nature. 



Garibaldi. B, 32. Delicate rose-bronze blend- 

 ing into primrose yellow at the edges. 50c 

 ea.; |5.00 per doz.; $35.00 per 100. 



Indian Chief. B, 32. Well named, rich purplish 

 red with overtones of copper bronze. $1.25 

 ea.; $12.00 per doz. 



Louis XIV. C, 28. Flowers are huge and per- 

 fect goblet shape. Color is royal purple 

 blending into a broad margin of tawny gold. 

 20c ea.; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Lucifer. D, 28. Deep orange, almost scarlet, 

 with rosy bloom. 30c ea.; $2.75 per doz.; 

 $20.00 per 100. 



Saint James. B, 28. Aptly illustrates the typ- 

 ical Breeder colorings; rosy bronze predomi- 

 nating but blending into tawny gold and 

 finally golden yellow. 20c ea.; $1.75 per doz.; 

 $12.50 per 100. 



Salamon. D, 30. A long petaled beautiful lilac 

 bloom delicately shaded with silvery white. 

 20c ea.; $1.75 per doz.; $12.50 per 100. 



Distinguished by somber, dignified col- 

 ors, rich purples, buffs and bronzes, and 

 including the tallest and largest varie- 

 ties in cultivation, these are the aristo- 

 crats of the whole Tulip race. They 

 bloom in May and are often mingled with 

 Darwin Tulips in border plantings. Let- 

 ters in description denote comparative 

 earliness and figures height in inches. 



POSTAGE. If wanted by parcel post, 

 add 7c per doz.; 35c per 100. 



Standard Breeder Tulips 



Apricot. B, 25. Bronzy buff outside; 

 ruddy apricot inside; yellow base. 

 $1.35 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



24. Light violet-blue, 

 inside. $1.25 per doz.; 



Dark violet-blue. The 

 $1.60 per doz.; 



Attraction. B, 



almost purple 

 $9.00 per 100. 



Bacchus. B, 28. 



finest dark blue Tulip. 

 $12.00 per 100. 



Bronze Queen. C, 28. Buff, shaded 

 bronze, with bronze predominating on 

 the inside; yellow base. 70c per doz.; 

 S5.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. 



Cardinal Manning. D, 28. Wine-red, 

 toned with bronze, changing to rosy 

 violet. $1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 100; 

 $65.00 per 1000. 



Chestnut. B, 24. Rich chestnut-brown; 

 inside deep mahogany — a distinctive 

 color. 85c per doz,; $6.00 per 100; 

 $55.00 per 1000. 



Godet Parfait C, 30. Rich purplish 

 blue, with white base; very large flow- 

 er. $1.60 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



La Singuliere. B, 24. White, flaked with 

 dark crimson, changing darker as the 

 flower ages. $1.35 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Marie Louise. B, 23. Salmon-rose, margined 

 orange, overlaid with purple. $1.00 per doz.; 

 $7.00 per 100; $65.00 per 1000. 



Panorama. D, 26. Orange-red, shaded ma- 

 hogany. Extra large globular flowers. $1.00 

 per doz.; $7.00 per 100; $65.00 per 1000. 



Queen Alexandra. C, 22. Canary-yellow, 

 flushed brownish lavender at the edges. 85c 

 per doz.; $6.00 per 100; $55.00 per 1000. 



Socrates. B, 30. Immense reddish violet 

 blooms with yellowish blue base. 90c per 

 doz.; $6.50 per 100; $60.00 per 1000. 



Yellow Perfection. B, 24. Yellowish bronze, 

 with golden yellow edge. $1.00 per doz.; 

 $7.00 per 100; $65.00 per 1000. 



Supreme Mixture. The Bulbs in this Supreme 

 Mixture will be found to compare favorably 

 with the finest named varieties offered by 

 other houses. This mixture is an assort- 

 ment of colors of our own blending from 

 strictly first quality named varieties. 75c 

 per doz.; $5.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. 



Choice Mixed. A mixture of the best of the 

 standard varieties of Breeder Tulips. All 

 bulbs strictly flowering age. 60c per doz.; 

 $4.00 per 100; $35.00 per 1000. 



