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WM. C. BECKERT, ALLEGHENY, PA. 



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CINGLE Hyacinths are always the most desirable, having a wider range of 

 color than double varieties; are more easily grown than double ones 

 under any method of culture, and produce larger and more flower spikes, 

 and are especially preferable for growing in pots or glasses of water. All of 

 them force well ; most of them can be brought in bloom about Christmas, 

 and some sorts even earlier. Named varieties should always be used to 

 attain the best results — particularly when intended for house culture— being 

 not only the highest grade of bulb, selected as to size and perfectness of 

 development, but they can be chosen with careful regard to shades of colors, 

 so that beds of window boxes may be planned with' as much nicety as a bit 

 of artistic embroidery. 



Caution. — It is a common practice with many dealers to offer second 

 size, or even inferior grades of Hyacinths, as first-class bulbs. As ours are 

 strictly as represented we cannot compete with a lower grade article in price. 



Price All Varieties in Selected First Size Bulbs. 

 $1 per doz. ; postpaid per doz. $1.15; per 100 by express, |8; single bulbs, loc. 



Price of Second Size Named Bulbs ift Same Varieties. 

 7 cts. each; 75 cts. per doz.; postpaid, 85 cts. per doz.; per 100 by express, |6 



SINGLE RED SHADES. 



Amy. Deep, glossy carmine red, well filled spike; 

 extra fine for forcing. 



Barou van Tlmyl. Beautiful pink, large spike; 

 extra fine for forcing. 



Charles Dickens. Fine, delicate pink; handsome, 

 large truss; forces easily, and is decidedly one 

 of the best pink sorts. 



Cosmos. Beautiful rosy-pink, large spike. 



Gertrude. Rosy-pink. Compact and erect spike; 

 an excellent forcer. 



Gig-antea. Fine blush pink. The name indicates 

 its character, producing a giant and very com- 

 pact spike; fine forcer. 



Lord Macauley. Deep carmine pink, with white 

 eye, extra large and compact spike. A splen- 

 did hyacinth. 



jVorma. Fine pink, very early, large bells; easily 

 forced. 



Robert Steig-er. Fine deep crimson, large truss. 

 Sultan's Favorite. Blush-pink, widely striped car- 

 mine, large spike. 

 Yeronica. Bright crimson, extra fine and large. 



SINGLE WHITE SHADES. 



Baroness van Tliuyl. Pure white, large compact 



spike; very fine for forcing. 

 Grandeur a Merveille. Finest blush white, very 



large spike. 



Blaucliard. Pure white, very fine large spike, 



rough bulb. 

 Grrand Tedette. Pure white, large bells. 

 La Belle Blancliisseuse. Extra fine, pure white, 



large bells. 



La Oraudesse. Extra fine, pure white, very large 

 spike and fine bells. Deserves its name, the 

 "grandness," as it is hardly equalled by any 

 other white hyacinth. 



Madam van Der-Hoop. Pure white, extra large. 



bells, forces readily; a grand flower. 

 Mont Blanc. Splendid pure white flower, large 



spike. 



Paix de PEurope. Fine snowy white; large spike 



and large drooping bells. , 

 Rouseau, Blush white, fine bells. 

 Toltaire. Waxy blush white, fine spike. 



SINGLE BLUE HYACINTHS. 



Barou ran Thuyl. Dark bright blue, large com« 

 pact spike. 



Bleu Mourant. Amaranth blue, distinct and rich, 

 Blondin. Fine porcelain blue, large bells and 

 spike. 



Charles Dickens. Dark porcelain blue, tinged 



lilac, very large compact spike. 

 Czar Peter. Finest porcelain blue, a distinct and 



beautiful color, very large spike; forces easily. 

 Grrand Maitre. Deep porcelain blue, fine large 



spike and bulb. 

 King- of the Blues. Deep glossy blue, large com^ 



pact spike, the finest dark blue hyacinth in 



cultivation. 

 La Peyrouse. Ver}^ fine porcelain blue. 

 Leonidas. Clear blue, fine truss, 

 Marie. Dark blue with purple shade; good spike, 

 Pieueman. Dark porcelain blue, very large truss 



and bells. 



Beg'Ulus. Clear blue, large spike; a very good 

 variety for forcing. 



SINGLE YELLOW. 



Anna Carolina. Light yellow. 

 Ida. Fine rich yellow, large spike; 



one of the best yellows. 

 LaCiti'oniere. Bright citron yellow 



