BECKERT'S ANNUAL AUTUMN CATALOGUE OF CHOICEST BULBS 



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PRIDE OF HAARLEM. 25. Bright rose, suf- 

 fused with purple; enormous flower 



PRINCE OF NETHERLANDS. 31. 



cerise, blue base. Enormous flower 



Glowing 



80 



80 



PRINCESS ELIZABETH (Julia Vinot). 26. A 

 long rosebud-shaped flower of the deepest pink 

 on a stiff stem 



PRINCESS JULIANA. 24. Most brilliant of the 



Darwins. Dazzling salmon-scarlet 80 



PRINCESS MARY. 28. Clear carmine-rose, with 

 blue base and white halo; outside bright car- 

 mine-rose margined rose-pink. Enormous flower 

 on excellent stem. One of the best of the new 

 Darwins _ „ 10 00 



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GRETCHEN (Marguerite). 22. Silvery pale 

 rose, flushed white; inside soft pink with white 

 center, marked blue - #0 65 



HARRY VEITCH. 24. Brilliant blood-red; on 



long stems _ - 70 



ISIS. 26. Glowing vermilion with blue base. One 



of the showiest bedders 75 5 50 



KING GEORGE V. 25. Bright cerise, shaded 

 rose; inside orange-scarlet with blue base. 

 Perhaps the most intense coloring found in 

 the Darwins - 2 00 15 00 



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



blush-white base; very large flowers _ 75 5 50 



LA TRISTESSE. 26. Slaty purple inside; dull 



blue outside, shading to white at edges 1 00 7 00 



LA TULIPE NOIRE (The Black Tulip). 24. 



Gomes nearest of all to black flower....... 80 6 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 80 6 00 



MARCONI. 27. Dull violet with a distinct white 

 base; immense flower 



6 00 



MASSACHUSETTS. 26. Pink, with white 



center; splendid form and color 80 6 00 



MASSENET. 30. Pale rose, margined creamy 



white. One of the last to bloom 1 25 8 00 



MRS. POTTER PALMER. 28. Purplish violet, 



with white base. Large, attractive 80 6 00 



MESDAG. An enormous flower, purplish lilac, 



lighter margin, dark center. Each $1 00 11 00 



NAUTICUS. 30. Dark cerise-rose, center dark 



violet, shaded bronze; large - _ 80 6 00 



OUIDA. 28. Bright crimson-scarlet; unusually 



tall stem and large flower 75 5 50 



PAINTED LADY. 27. Pale creamy white, faintly 

 tinged heliotrope, gradually passing to almost 

 pure white as the flower ages 80 



PHILIPPE DE COMMINES. 24. Velvety dark 



purple; large flower on a stiff stem 70 



PRESIDENT TAFT. 22. Dark crimson flowers 

 that contrast beautifully with the unusually deep 

 green foliage. A hardy, sturdy grower. Very 

 effective outdoors 1 50 



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PROFESSOR RAUWENHOFF. 28. Deep cherry- 

 rose with salmon glow inside; bright blue base; 

 extra large. One of the finest for early forcing... $0 80 $ 6 00 



PSYCHE. 26. Rich rose; inside shaded silvery 



rose, with blue base; strong stems 80 6 00 



QUEEN MARY. 28. Beautiful shade of cense- 

 scarlet, edged deep pink, with bright blue base. 

 Large flower - 1 00 7 00 



REVEREND EWBANK. 22. Vivid heliotrope- 

 lilac; magnificent flower 75 5 00 



RONALD GUNN. 26. Velvety violet, edged 

 lavender, with white base, a distinct coloration, 

 being almost true blue - 85 6 00 



SIR TREVOR LAWRENCE. 33. Violet-maroon, 

 with flush of ashy purple, inside violet-maroon, 

 with white base. Very large, cup-shaped flower 

 on tall stem - 1 50 11 00 



VALENTINE. 22. Heliotrope, shaded violet. 

 Flowers beautifully shaped and carried on long 

 stems : 1 00 7 00 



WHISTLER. 2 5. Clear translucent ruby-red, 

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

 the finest of the new Darwins 80 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 .'. 80 6 00 



WILLIAM COPLAND. 25. (Sweet Lavender.) 



Lilac-rose; earliest of all Darwins 80 6 00 



WILLIAM PITT. 22. Very dark scarlet with 



purple shade on the outer petals _ 80 6 00 



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

 shaped flower of very distinct form _ 1 00 6 50 



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 75 4 50 



A Cluster of Beautiful Darwin Tulips 

 Correct Fertilizers for Fall Use on Pages 15-16 



