BECKERT'S ANNUAL AUTUMN CATALOGUE OF CHOICEST BULBS 



19 



SPIREAS 



NOVEMBER 



A very hardy i lass ol plant--, extensively grown as pot plant-, lor 

 Easter and spring --ale. I hoy arc very showy; Mowers are borne in 

 large pyramids of feathery panicles of pink and white. 



Mailing weight, 2 lbs. per clump 

 Gladstone. A trie, improved frcc-llowcring. Each Doz. 100 



white variety, forming immense plants with 



large plumes on long sti lus; elegant SO 23 $2 30 $16 00 



Queen Alexandra. Produces dwarl, compact 



spikes of bright pink flowers..... 32 3 20 22 00 



Rubens. Exceedingly line, deep pink (lowers; 



the best of the pink varieties 32 3 20 22 00 



Venus (Philadelphia). Bright lilac-rose 23 2 30 16 00 



LILIES 



For elegance of form and beauty the Lily is matchless among bulb- 

 ous plants. Such varieties as are used for forcing should be potted as 

 soon as the bulbs are obtainable. Plant bulbs in pots that arc about 

 twice the diameter of the bulbs; start t hem slowly, and as t hey advance 

 to'.-.. ml the blooming period shift them I" largei pots, selling them 

 likew ise deeper in the soil. For outdoor culture, plant the bulbs about 

 8 inches below the surface in soil that is well drained. We have seen 

 excellent results from bulbs planted in still clay, but good soil is 

 generally recommended, and when manured the same must not come 

 in contact with the bulbs. Planting among shrubbery where they are 

 somewhat protected from the sun is very favorable to their best 

 development. Mulch the beds both summer and winter as a protec- 

 tion against extremes of heat and cold. 



Lilium candidum 



Spirea 



LILIES, continued 



Lilies and other bulbs marked with a star ( *) will not be ready until 

 the middle or latter part of October or November. 



POSTAGE ON LILY BULBS. When to be sent by mail, add to the 

 following prices for postage, according to your zone rate, as follows: 



For 8 ozs. on each bulb of Mammoth Candidum, and all others 

 that are offered in 11 x 13 and 12 x 14 sizes. 



For 6 ozs. on each bulb offered in 9 x 10 and 9x11 sizes. 



For 4 ozs. on each bulb offered in 7 x 9 sizes. 



For 2 ozs. on each bulb of all other varieties where size is not given. 



*Auratum (Gold-banded Lily). Ivory-white, with central band of 

 yellow and numerous purple spots; produces from four to twelve 

 flowers or more on a stem 3 to 4 feet high. Each Doz. 100 



9 x 11 in. circumference $0 20 $2 00 $14 00 



11 x 13 in., mammoth bulbs 30 3 00 



*Auratum pictum. Grand pure white spot- 

 ted crimson, with a red-and-yellow band 

 through each petal. 9 x 10 in 30 3 00 



'Auratum platyphyllum (Macranthum). 

 A grand Lily. Similar in color to Auratum, 

 but larger and more heavily spotted. 

 Stalks attain a height of 4 to 7 feet. We 

 strongly recommend it in preference to the 

 Auratum, being far more hardy and not so 



subject to disease. 9- to 10-in. bulbs .... 30 3 00 24 00 

 Candidum (Ascension Lily). Select Dutch- 

 grown. Ready in September. Snow-white, 

 bell-shaped, very fragrant flowers. Large 



bulbs, 9 x 10 in 15 1 50 10 00 



Mammoth bulbs 20 2 00 14 00 



Harrisii (Bermuda Easter Lily). Ready in 

 August. Large, pure white, trumpet-shaped 

 flowers. Used for indoor growing entirely. 

 Plant as soon as possible for early bloom- 

 ing. 7 x 9 in. circumference 20 2 00 14 00 



9x11 in. circumference 45 4 75 33 00 



Longiflorum multiflorum. Pure white, 

 trumpet-shaped flowers; for pot culture as 

 well as outdoors. Ready in September. 



7 x 9 in. circumference 15 1 50 10 00 



9x10 in. circumference 22 2 20 15 00 



