BECKERT'S ANNUAL AUTUMN CATALOGUE OF CHOICEST BULBS 



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Pure White and Blush-White Named 

 Hyacinths 



GENERAL VETTER. Blush-white turning to l ai li Doz. ton 



pure white when in lull bloom; spike pyram- 

 idal and of largest si/e; strong stem and 



holds its (lower very erect SO 13 SI 30 $9 00 



HEIN ROOZEN. 1 urge pure white (lowers in 



long, loose, elegant spike. Very early 14 1 40 9 50 



La Crandesse. Purest white; the large. Meshy 



hells form a large, compact and perfect spike. 



l ine forcer 15 1 50 10 00 



L'Innocence. Pure white. As good for bed- 

 ding as it is for forcing, on account of its 



compact growth 14 1 40 9 50 



Mr. Plimsoll. Blush-white; grand spike. 



Good bedder and forcer 12 1 15 8 00 



ARENTINE ARENDSEN. Snow-white; a real 

 gem in regard to color and shape of truss; 

 Spike unusually well filled and round 18 1 80 



British Queen. Pure white; large truss. Early. 15 1 50 



CORREGGIO. Pure white; produces a large 

 spike of perfect shape and great beauty; bells 

 large and fleshy. Good forcer 15 1 50 



Grande Blanche. Blush-white. A splendid 



bedder and early forcer 12 1 20 



MADAME KRUGER. Snow-white; an enor- 

 mous spike. Splendid forcer 20 2 00 



Madame Van der Hoop. Almost pure white; 

 large bells; compact truss. Good pot Hya- 

 cinth and effective bedder 12 1 20 



Monsieur Van der Hoop. A pure white sport 

 of the preceding, but with larger truss. Splen- 

 did for pots 13 1 30 



Mimi. Waxy white; large fleshy bells. Excel- 

 lent bedder and good forcer 12 1 20 



QUEEN EMMA. An improved Madame Van 

 der Hoop. Enormous waxy white flowers on 

 strong, stiff stems 15 1 50 



QUEEN OF THE WHITES. A pure white 

 sport of Queen of the Blues. Very large spike 

 on strong stems. Fine for pots or bedding. . 18 1 80 



WHITE LADY. Sport of the blue Lord Derby. 



Immense pure white; compact spike 18 1 80 



'Prince Metternich. Blush-white; one of the 



best doubles 15 1 50 



*La Grandesse, Double. Pure white 15 1 50 



*La Tour d'Auvergne. White. Forces readily. 15 1 50 



Blue Shades 



ENCHANTRESS. Most delicate porcelain- 

 blue, turning lighter blue toward the center 



of the bell. Splendid spike on a strong stem. 15 1 50 10 00 

 Grand Maitre. Deep sky-blue; very large 

 compact spike; one of the most popular blues. 



Splendid for pots, pans, and bedding 14 1 40 9 50 



King of the Blues. Rich dark blue; spiendid 



truss. Fine as a forcer and bedder 13 1 25 8 50 



Marie. Dark purple. Good bedder and forcer. 12 1 15 8 00 

 PERLE BRILLANTE. (See illustration back 



cover.) Large bells; sky-blue outside, paler 



blue inside; spike large, erect; perfect shape. 14 1 40 9 50 



ADMIRAL COUBERT. Deep violet-blue; 



enormously large spike. One of the earliest. 18 1 80 



BISMARCK. Bright sky-blue, shaded violet 

 in the center of petals. Splendid pot Hya- 

 cinth and earliest of all blues 20 2 00 



Czar Peter. Light lavender-blue, tinted with 



porcelain. Good forcer 15 1 50 



DR. LIEBER. Deep porcelain-blue; splendid 



large spike and very early bloomer 20 2 00 



ELECTRA. Light silvery blue. Its loose, well- 

 tilled spike is of enormous size. Fine forcer. 18 1 80 



GENERALVANDERHEYDEN. Bright dark 

 lavender; has a long, well-filled spike on a 

 strong stem and forces early 18 1 80 



GOUNOD. Dark lavender-blue; one of the 

 largest flowers in existence; spike very com- 

 pact and of globular shape 25 2 50 



Grand Lilas. Dark lilac; large spike. Splendid 



variety for bedding and forcing 15 1 50 



BLUE SHADES, continued 



IVANHOE. Purplish indigo-blue; large, glossy Each Doz. 100 

 bells with white throat. Long, narrow, well- 

 filled spike somewhat resembles a delphinium. $0 2" S2 III) 



Lord Derby. I he small, bright porcelain bells 



form a large and compact spike 15 1 50 



Potgeiter. Pale blue; immense truss. Splendid 



lor bedding and early forcing 12 1 20 



Queen of the Blues. Hardly excelled as a 

 light blue Hyacinth; stems short and stilT; 



has no superior for pots 13 1 30 



SYRINGA. Rosy lilac flowers; much resemble 



the color of the lilac. Fine forcer 20 2 00 



Schotel. Light blue; long, perfect truss of a 



clear porcelain-blue. Forces early 15 1 50 



ZULU KING. Black-blue. The darkest of all 

 Hyacinths, and without doubt also the 



earliest bloomer. Forces very easily 15 1 50 



'Bloksberg. Azure-blue; large florets and 



spikes. Late 15 1 50 



Delicata. Porcelain-blue; large bells 15 1 50 



'General Kohler. Bright blue. A splendid 

 forcer 15 1 50 



Yellow Shades 



CITY OF HAARLEM. (See illustration back 

 cover.) The finest variety amongst the yel- 

 lows. The color is of the purest golden yellow 



and the truss is well formed 14 1 40 $9 50 



YELLOW HAMMER. Golden yellow; the 



medium-sized bells form a very compact, 



ball-shaped truss. Easily forced 15 1 50 



BUFF BEAUTY. Buff-orange-yellow; large 



bells; enormous truss 13 1 30 



DAYLIGHT. Primrose-yellow 15 1 50 



PRINCE HENRY. Bright yellow; gigantic 



flowers. Forces very easily and early 35 3 50 



YELLOW QUEEN. Golden yellow; immense 



well-formed spike 25 2 50 



Pot of Single Hyacinths 



