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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Crocus and Miscellaneous Bulbs for 

 Naturalizing 



Your bulb garden is only half 

 complete if these brave harbingers 

 of Spring are omitted. Lack of 

 space need not deter you from en- 

 joying their beauty, for it is in 

 the nooks and crannies that they 

 are most effective and thrive the 

 best. The Crocus are well known 

 but the other early blooming sorts, 

 Chionodoxas, Grape Hyacinths, 

 Scillas and Snawdrops are not as 

 generally planted as they should 

 be. 



Excellent effects may be had by 

 mixing several sorts in a basket 

 and scattering them by handfuls 

 under shrubbery and trees, on 

 sunny banks and along the edge of 

 the perennial border. Plant where 

 they fall (twice the depth of the 

 bulb) and avoid any regularity if 

 you would achieve a natural effect. 



Cultural instructions will be 

 found on special page in back of 

 catalog. 



Giant Flowering 

 Crocus 



The easiest of all bulbs to natur- 

 alize, planted in small groups or 

 broadcast in the lawn, they only 

 ask that the grass remain uncut 

 for a little longer in the Spring, 

 to increase and multiply and make each Spring more colorful than the last. 



These Giant varieties are also good subjects for pot culture. Plant same as Tulips but do not 

 bring into the light until February. 



POSTAGE. If wanted by parcel post, add 5c per dozen. Doz. 100 1000 



Giant Golden Yellow. Rich bright yellow ?0.45 $3.50 |32.50 



La Majesteuse. Violet and white striped 45 3.50 32.50 



Maximilian. Charming sky-blue 45 3.50 32.50 



Mont Blanc. Snowy white; large and very fine 45 3.50 32.50 



Purpurea Grandiflora. Deep rich purple 45 3.50 32.50 



Giant Flowering Crocus in a Superb Mixture 40 3.25 30.00 



Miscellaneous Bulbs for Naturalizing 



POSTAGE. If wanted by parcel post, add 5c per doz. 



CHIONODOXA Luciliae (Glory-of-the-Snow). Early Spring-flowering bulbs, growing 4 to 6 

 inches high; perfectly hardy and thrive in moist location. Light blue flowers, shading to 

 white at the center. 45c per doz.; $3.50 per 100. 



CROWN IMPERIAL. Grows about 15 inches high and bears bell-shaped flower clusters under 

 a tuft of green leaves. 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 



ERANTHIS hyemalis (Winter Aconite). Blooms same time as snowdrops, but a beautiful yel- 

 low. Plant in Fall. 45c per doz.; $3.50 per 100. 



GRAPE HYACINTH (Muscari). 



Blue Grape. Plant in masses in the border or rock garden or as an edging for a bed of bulbs. 



Resemble miniature Hyacinths except that the bells are smaller. 45c per doz.; ^3.50 per 100. 

 Pure White. Same form as the blue but pure white. 85c per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



SCILLA campanulata (Wood Hyacinth). Used largely for naturalizing in woods or hardy bor- 

 der. Spikes 15 inches high, bell-shaped flowers. Color blue, rose and white. Supplied in 

 mixed colors only. 50c per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 



SCILLA sibirica. Blue (Blue Squill). Valuable for massing and naturalizing in borders and 

 rockeries. Spikes 3 to 4 inches high, with sprays of rich blue bells. 65c per doz.; $5.00 

 per 100. 



SNOWDROPS (Galanthus). The Snowdrops with their beautiful snowy white bells greet us 

 as the earliest Spring flower. Will thrive in almost any location and should be planted early. 

 Single, 50c per doz.; $4.00 per 100. Double, 85c per doz,; |6.00 per 100. 



LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY CLUMPS. Lilies-of-the-Valley delight in partially shaded locations 

 where other flowers do not thrive. Large clumps,. 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 



Giant Crocus. 



