BECKERT'S ANNUAL AUTUMN CATALOGUE OF CHOICEST BULBS 



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Choice Single Early 



'PROSERPINE, i j-B. l ine, glow- Each Doz. 100 1.000 

 ing carmine-pink; large flowers. 



Forces easily and early; fine bedder.$0 09 SO 90 S6 70 S62 75 

 QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS. 

 14-B. Very delicate blush-pink. 



An excellent bedder 06 60 4 60 43 00 



*QUEEN OF VIOLETS (President 

 Lincoln). 12-B. Unique in color 

 and most attractive when planted 

 with one of the eight yellow sort;. 

 Clear rose-violet. Splendid lor 



both forcing and bedding 05 45 3 25 30 00 



'ROSE LUISANTE. 10-C. Dark 

 silky rose; the finest rose variety. 



Both a forcer and bedder 09 85 6 60 62 00 | 



*SIR THOMAS LIPTON. 1 3-B. 

 Brilliant crimson, cup-shaped (low- 

 ers of large size. Fine for forcing 



and bedding 08 75 5 35 50 00 



Tulips, continued 



Doz 



ion 



1.000 



or, 



55 3 95 37 00 



'THOMAS MOORE. 11-C. Apricoi- 



orange; distinct, fine-shaped flower. 



Good forcer and bedder SO 05 SO 35 S2 00 S18 00 



+VERMILION BRILLIANT. 10-B. 



Bright vermilion; best of its class. 



Forces very readily; fine bedder; 



large 



BECKERT'S SUPERB SINGLE 



MIXED. This is 0111 own special 



mixture which we recommend 



where the best results are desired 



in beds of mixed colors. It is made 



up of varieties which grow to about 



the same height and bloom at the 



same time 



FINE MIXED. This mixture is as 



we import it from our grower in 



Holland, special care being taken 



to have it made up of all possible 



varieties and colors 



05 



04 



50 3 65 34 00 



30 2 10 19 25 



Double Early Tulips 



The double varieties cannot be forced so early or readily as the singles. One of the earliest, Salvator Rosa, may be had by the middle of 

 January, while varieties preceded by a star (*) may be flowered from January to March. The flowers are large and brilliant and are effective 

 in beds or groups. If grown in pots, do not attempt flowering before they are well rooted. 



*BOULE DE NEIGE (Purity). 10-B. Each 

 Pure white, large, peony-like 

 flower; is a splendid forcer and 



Doz. 100 1,000 



COCHINEAL. o-B. Brilliant scar- 

 let; very large, semi-double flower; 

 good forcer 



*COURONNE D'OR. 11-B. Golden 

 yellow, flushed orange; a mag- 

 nificent flower of great beauty and 

 size; strong stems; fine forcer.. .. 



*EL TOREADOR. 12-B. Shining 

 orange-scarlet with a margin of 

 old-gold. A striking Tulip in beds 



or forced 



GOLDEN KING. 13-A. One of the 

 most charming. Soft, very pleasing 

 shade of canary-yellow, shaded 

 golden yellow 



*IMPERATOR RUBRORUM. 11- 

 B. Glowing scarlet; large and very 



double 



LA CANDEUR. 10-C. Pure white; 

 popular bedder; holds flower a 

 long time 



*LAC VAN HAARLEM. 13-C. 

 Large, full-double flowers; rosy 

 violet in color. A superb bedding 

 Tulip 



*LUCRETIA. 12-B. Deep pink; one 

 of the grandest large pink Tulips . . 



*MURILLO. 11-C. Beautiful light 

 pink; very popular forcing variety. 

 QUEEN EMMA. 11-C. Enormous 

 very double rosy red flowers 



*RUBRA MAXIMA. 11-B. Daz- 

 zling scarlet; splendid bedding 

 variety 



*SAFRANO (Tea Rose). 1 i-B. Of a 

 pleasing safrano-yellow color, like 

 the old tea rose 



*SALVATOR ROSA. 12-B. Dark 

 pink; fine for forcing and outdoor. 

 SCHOONOORD. 13-B. A pure 

 white sport of Murillo, with all of 

 its good qualities 



*TOURNESOL, RED-AND- YEL- 

 LOW. 1 o-B. Rich scarlet, edged 

 yellow 



*TOURNESOL, YELLOW. 10-B. 

 Bright yellow, shading to orange . . 



06 



SO 55 



S4 10 



$38 25 



06 



55 



4 20 



39 25 



06 



60 



4 45 



41 50 



09 



85 



6 55 



61 50 



09 



90 



6 75 



63 50 



06 



60 



4 60 



43 00 



05 



50 



3 70 



34 75 



09 



85 



6 55 



61 50 



05 



45 



3 25 



30 00 



05 



35 



2 20 



20 00 



06 



60 



4 50 



41 50 



05 



40 



3 10 



28 75 



05 



50 



3 50 



32 25 



05 



50 



3 75 



34 75 



06 



60 



4 25 



39 50 



07 



70 



5 00 



46 75 



06 



60 



4 65 



43 50 



Double Early Tulips 



VUURBACH. 11-B. Bright scarlet; Each 

 splendid bedder; large well-shaped 

 flowers on strong stems SO 08 



BECKERT'S SUPERB DOUBLE 

 MIXTURE. Our own special mix- 

 ture which we recommend for best 

 results in beds of mixed colors. 

 Made up of named sorts in correct 

 color proportion 05 



FINE DOUBLE MIXED. As im- 

 ported from our grower in Holland, 

 special care being taken to have the 

 mixture made up of all possible 

 varieties and colors 04 



Doz. 



100 



1,000 



SO 75 S5 55 $51 75 



50 3 85 36 00 



30 



10 



19 25 



If to be sent by parcel post, add postage at your zone rate. One 

 dozen bulbs weigh 1 lb., 100 bulbs, 8 lbs. Six bulbs at dozen rate, 

 50 bulbs at 100 rate, 500 bulbs at 1,000 rate. 



