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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Please Read Before Ordering 



NOTE ESPECIALLY. Prices listed are for shipment by express, carrying charges collect ex- 

 cept on the special collections, which are sent prepaid. If wanted by Parcel Post add postage 

 as specified under the various varieties. Any excess postage will be refunded or bulbs to the 

 value thereof included with your order. 



Use Our Order Sheet. It will expedite filling 

 and shipping your order if you use the enclosed 

 order sheet. Please give full names of the 

 varieties you want or correct collection assort- 

 ment letter. 



Your Name and Full Address should be writ- 

 ten plainly on every sheet. Also complete 

 shipping instructions, and the name of your 

 express or freight station, if it is required. 



How to Send Money. Remittances can safely 

 be made by post office or express money order, 

 bank draft or check. Small amounts may be 

 sent in stamps. If you must send cash or 

 notes, register your letter. 



Parcel Post. Only our special collections 

 and assortments are delivered free by parcel 

 post as noted, postage must be included with 

 remittance for all other items. 



Express and Freight. We will ship all orders 

 by express charges collect, unless freight is 

 specified. Note. — Except for very bulky ship- 

 ments express is cheaper. 



C. O. D. Bulbs are perishable and will not 

 be sent C. 0. D. 



We Ship Promptly. Allow a reasonable time; 

 and then if your order is not received, notify 

 us to trace it. Remember to allow plenty of 

 time for freight shipments. 



Check Your Order. We take great care to 

 fill all orders correctly. Check your order as 

 soon as it arrives, and if everything is not to 

 your entire satisfaction, let us know at once 

 so that we can straighten the matter out. 



PARCEL POST RATES 



The limit of weight within 300 miles of 

 Pittsburgh is 70 pounds; beyond 300 miles the 

 limit is 50 pounds. Goods are sent by parcel 

 post at purchaser's risk. Packages can be in- 

 sured if you so instruct, and include the fol- 

 lowing fees: Value up to $5.00, 5c; |5.00 to 

 $25.00, 8c; $25.00 to $50.00, 10c; $50.00 to 

 $100.00, 25c. For each 



Zone Distance For first additional 



From Pittsburgh pound pound 



Within 150 miles $0.07 $0.01 



150 to 300 miles 08 .02 



300 to 600 miles 09 .04 



600 to 1000 miles 10 .06 



1000 to 1400 miles 11 .08 



1400 to 1800 miles 13 .10 



Over 1800 miles 14 .12 



BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



OSCAR M. BECKERT JOHN W. FORNOF 



Pres. and Treas. V.-Pres. and Sec. 



INDEX 



Page 



Aconite, Winter 10 



Amaryllis 12 



Bleeding-Heart 15 



Calla Lily 13 



Chinese Sacred Lily 12 



Chionodoxa 10 



Crocus 10 



Daffodils. See Narcissus. 



Dicentra 15 



Eranthis 10 



Freesia 13 



French Roman Hyacinths . . 9 



Galanthus 10 



German Iris 15 



Gladiolus 13 



Glory-of-the-Snow . , 10 



Grape Hyacinth 10 



Grass Seed.. Inside Back Cover 



Hippeastrum 12 



Hyacinths- 

 Exhibition 



Inside Front Cover 



Bedding 9 



Bedding Mixtures 9 



Dutch Miniature 9 



Hyacinths — Page 



French Roman 9 



Grape 10 



Wood 10 



Iris 15 



Japanese Iris 15 



Jonquils , 8 



Lawn Seed 



Inside Back Cover 



Lilies — 



Hardy 11 



Easter 11 



Greenhouse . 11 



Chinese Sacred 12 



Calla 13 



Lily-of-the-Valley 11 



Madonna Lily 11 



Muscari 10 



Narcissus 8 and 12 



Chinese Sacred 12 



Double 8 



For Naturalizing 8 



Giant Trumpet 8 



Grand Soleil d'Or 12 



Narcissus — Page 



Hardy 8 



Jonquils 8 



Medium Trumpet 8 



Paper-White 12 



Poetaz 8 



Poet's 8 



Oxalis 13 



Peonies 14 



Scillas 10 



Snowdrops . 10 



Spirea 13 



Spanish Iris 15 



Squill 10 



Tulips 2-7 



Art 7 



Bizarre 7 



Breeder 4 



Bybloem 7 



Cottage 5 



Darwin 2-3 



Double Early 7 



May-flowering 5 



Parrot 7 



Rembrandt 7 



Single Early 6 



