18 BECKERT'S SEED STORE, 101 AND 103 FEDERAL S., N. ST., PITTSBURGH. PA. 



AMARYLLIS FAMILY 



Remarkably handsome flowers. They thrive best in pots cf well- 

 drained, rich loam, and require little water until they show buds. 

 If by mail, except where noted, add postage for 4 ozs. on each bulb 

 at your zone rate 



Belladonna major. Flowers large, white, delicately shaded pink. 



Strong bulbs, 20 cts. each, S2 per doz. 

 Defiance. Deep carmine, striped white. 40 cts. each, S4 per doz. 

 Formosissima (Jacobean Lily). Brilliant crimson flowers. This 



variety can also be 

 grown in water like 

 hyacinths. 20 cts. each, 

 $2 per doz. 

 Johnsonii (Spice Lily). 

 Flowers dark crimson, 

 with white stripe down 

 the center of each petal. 

 40 cts. each, S4 per doz. 

 HIPPEASTRUM. These 

 new giant-flowering hy- 

 brids are from a famous 

 English strain. The col- 

 ^ ors range from white to 



deepest maroon, taking 

 in all intermediate shades and showing 

 contrasting stripes of white, blood-red, 

 rose, scarlet, etc. They throw up flower- 

 spikes 2 to 3 feet high, producing enor- 

 mous trumpet-shaped flowers 8 to 10 

 inches across. Of easy culture in the 

 house or conservatory. For pot culture 

 any good soil will answer. Plant the bulbs two- 

 thirds above the soil in good-sized pots. Do 

 not give them much water before the bulb 

 starts growing. After the bulb has bloomed they 

 require a good rest in the fall and they will 

 bloom again the following year. When resting 

 them, place them in a dry place, leaving them 

 in the pots. Do not start watering them again 

 before the bulb starts new leaves or buds. Re- 

 new the soil on top of the pots, as they do not 

 take generally to transplanting. Mammoth 

 bulbs, 85 cts. each, $8.50 per doz. First-size 

 bulbs, 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. If by mail, add postage for 12 lbs. 

 per dozen for Mammoth bulbs, and 8 lbs. per dozen for 1st size bulbs. 

 Hallii (Lycoris squamigera). Hardy with protection, and produces in 

 early spring at- 

 tractive green 

 foliage, which by 

 July ripens and 

 disappears, fol- 

 lowed a month 

 later by a tall 

 flower-stock pro- 

 ducing an umbel 

 of large Iily- 

 shaped flowers 

 eight to twelve in 

 number, of a deli- 

 cate pink shaded 

 clear blue. 20c. 

 each, S2 per doz. 

 The following 

 varieties all mailed 

 at catalogue prices: 

 LACHEN ALIAS. 

 Early spring- 

 flowering bulbs 

 for greenhouse 

 or window dec- 

 oration. Plant 

 four to six 

 bulbs in a 6- 

 inch pot; treat 

 as hyacinths. 

 Nelsonii. Long 

 racemes of 

 golden yellow 

 flowers. Foli- 

 age spotted. 

 20 cts. each, 

 $2 per doz. 

 Pendula. Large 

 bright red 

 flowers. 20 cts. 

 ea., S2 per doz 



Gladiolus nanus 



Lily-of-the-Valley 



NERINE sarniensis (Guernsey Lily). Flower dark Each Doz. 

 salmon, turning to carmine; about 2 inches across 

 and borne on stems 18 to 24 inches high. Blooms 



a few weeks after being started SO 25 $2 50 



VALLOTA purpurea (Scarborough Lily). Produces 

 strong spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers. Form very 

 decorative plants for lawns, steps, and piazzas. ... 25 2 50 

 ZEPH YRANTHES. Effective for planting out in mass- 

 es, and often grown in pots for home adornment. 

 Candida (Flower of the West Wind). Fall-blooming, 



large, pure white flowers 10 1 00 



Rosea (Fairy Lily). Rose-pink flowers 10 1 00 



Sulphurea (Texana). Bright yellow 15 1 50 



GLADIOLI (Cardinalis or Nanus Varieties) 



These beautiful, early-flowering, and dwarf forms of Gladioli are ad- 

 mirable for forcing for cut-flowers and also elegant plants in pans for 

 decorative work. They are very floriferous, strong bulbs, producing 

 three or four flower-spikes. They can also be planted outdoors quite 

 early and will bloom abundantly from July to September. 



Mailing rate, 8 ozs. per doz. bulbs, or 6 lbs. per 100 bulbs 



Eoz. 100 1,000 



Ackermanii. Orange-carmine, white-blotched. SO 18 SI 20 S10 00 



Blushing Bride. Almost white, crimson blotch. 18 1 20 10 00 



Colvillei (The Bride). Pure white; forcing 18 1 20 10 00 



Peach Blossom. Lovely and well named. Early. 18 1 20 10 00 

 Queen of Holland. Pure white, with a distinct 



carmine blotch 20 1 30 1 1 00 



LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY 



For forcing, plant about twelve pips in a 6-inch pot, keeping the 

 crowns above the soil; place in a temperature of about 80 degrees, 

 covering the pots with moss; keep them moist continually. They 

 should flower in 3 to 4 weeks from time of planting. For the garden 

 we have the clumps as well as the pips. They should be planted in 

 masses, in partially shaded and moist locations. Plant the single 

 pips 4 inches apart; they will increase rapidly and form one mass, 

 blooming profusely every spring. Ready in November. 



Mailing weight, bundle of 25 pips, 20 ozs. 

 Perfection Brand, Extra-Select, Early-Forcing, Strong Pips. 



Bundle of 25 pips, 90 cts., S3 per 100, S26 per 1,000. 

 Cold Storage Pips. S5 per 100. 



Large, Strong Clumps. (Mailing weight, 2 pounds per clump.) For 

 planting outdoors. Perfectly hardy; produce a profusion of flowers 

 in spring; the pips increase rapidly and will soon form a large colony. 

 Partial shade is necessary. 30 cts. each, S3 per doz., S22 per 100. 



