BECKERT'S ANNUAL AUTUMN CATALOGUE OF CHOICEST BULBS AND SEEDS 



LEUCO JUM vernum Carpathicum (Spring Snowflake) . A strong- 

 growing plant, with nodding white flowers tipped canary-yellow. 

 3 cts. each, 30 cts. per doz. 



NERINE Sarniensis (Guernsey Lily). Flowers dark salmon, turning 

 to carmine; very showy. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 



ORNITHOGALUM Arabicum (Star of Bethlehem). Pure white 

 flowers, with glossy black center; showy and easily grown; also 

 useful for pots. 3 cts. each, 30 cts. per doz., $2 per 100. 



Oxalis 



Valuable for winter-flowering; elegant for pots and baskets. 6 to 

 10 bulbs may be planted in a pot. 



Bermuda Buttercup. Very good for winter-flower- Doz. 100 

 ing, being free and continuous; pure bright yellow 



flowers " $0 20 $1 so 



Bowei. Brilliant carmine-rose 3 for sets... 15 i 00 



Grand Duchess. Dwarf variety of great beauty. 

 Flowers large and thrown well above the foliage. 



Lavender, Pink and White and Yellow 



Each, or mixed. . 20 i 50 



Mixed Varieties 10 so 



PANCRATIUM calathinum. Large, fragrant, white flowers pro- 

 duced in clusters on tall stems; fine for pot culture or for the 

 garden. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 



Peonies 



(NOVEMBER) 



One of the most durable and satisfactory garden plants. Once 

 planted they can be enjoyed for years. Plant in good, deep, rich 

 soil to a depth so that the crown of the plant is about 2 inches laelow 

 the surface. 



Choice Named Herbaceous Peonies 



If wanted by mail, add 15 cts. each to catalogue prices 



Each Doz. 



Alba plena odorata. Pure white; very fragrant $0 3S $3 50 



Berlioz. Large, full-globular flowers; bright currant-red. 50 5 00 



Boule de Neige. Pure white with carmine spots 50 5 00 



Duchesse de Nemours. Best pure white; beautiful 



flower; profuse bloomer 35 3 50 



Festiva Maxima. Pure white with a few scarlet spots 



in the center; very large 35 3 So 



Lady Leonora Bramwell. Silvery rose; fragrant 3s 3 So 



L'Eclatante. Carmine; very beautiful 3S 3 50 



Madame Thourenain. Violet-pink.. 3S 3 so 



Madame Lemoine. Pure white; very fine; perfect 



form SO S 00 



Marie Stuart. A very fine pink flower; elegant shape. so S 00 



Meissonier. Deep crimson, with reflexed petals 3s 3 SO 



Fulcherrima. White, shaded yellow and salmon-pink; 



center petals tipped carmine 3S 3 So 



Collection: One each of 12 varieties, $4 



Paeonia officinalis 



The old-fashioned garden Peony. Blooms nearly two weeks earlier 

 than other varieties. Each Doz. 



Double White $0 20 $2 00 



Double Scarlet 15 i 50 



Double Pink 20 2 00 



PUSCHKINIA scilloides. Spikes of white and blue-tinged flowers. 

 Adapted for pot culture, and also for the hardy border. 2 cts. 

 each, 20 cts. per doz. 

 RANUNCULUS, French Turban and Persian. Very showy, 

 ranging through many shades of color. They flower profusely in 

 pots and frames in the spring of the year. Plant 3 to 4 inches apart 

 with the claws of the tuber down; cover with sand and sufficient 

 soil that the crowns are 3 inches below the surface. 20 cts. per 

 doz., $i.2S per 100. 



Scillas 



Very hardy and beautiful class of bulbous plants. Desirable for 

 house and garden culture. Charming in all respects. Splendid for 

 naturalizing. Will grow and flower in shady places where most 

 flowers will not exist. 



Campanulata, Excelsior. Very large, bright Each Doz. 100 

 blue flowers $0 03 $0 25 $1 so 



Campanulata alba maxima. Large; pure 

 white 03 25 I 50 



5c,77as, continued Each Doz. ICQ 



Campanulata, Rose major. Large; fine pink. So 03 $0 25 $1 50 

 Campanulata, Blue Queen. Large; bright 



blue 03 2S I SO 



Campanulata, Sky-Blue. Large; bright blue. 03 25 i so 

 Campanulata, Rosy Queen. Very large; rose- 

 colored 03 2S I SO 



Nutans alba major. Large; white 03 25 i SO 



Nutans rubra. Dark lilac-rose 03 2S i SO 



Nutans caerulea. Sky-blue flowers 03 2S i S* 



Sibirica. Blue. First -size bulbs. $9 per 1,000.. 02 15 i oo- 



Mammoth bulbs 03 25 i SO 



Sibirica alba. White flowers 02 20 125 



SPARAXIS. Ixia-like flowers, very gorgeous in color; dwarf habit, 



very nice; extra-fine mixture. 2 cts. each, is cts. per doz., $1 

 per 100, $8 per 1,000. 



Sptreas 



(NOVEMBER) 



A very hardy class of plants, extensively grown as pot-plants for 

 Easter and spring sale. They are very showy; flowers are borne in 

 large pyramids of feathery panicles of pink and white. Handsome 

 foliage. These large roots can be sent by express only. 

 Astilboides floribunda. A popular market Each Doz. too 



varietj'; large heads of white flowers $0 is $i 50 $9 00 



Gladstone. A fine improved free-flowering 



white variety, forming immense plants with 



large plumes on long stems; elegant 20 i 75 12 oa 



Peach Blossom. A very pretty light pink. 



New, and not tested thoroughly 22 2 25 15 oa 



Queen Alexandra. The best of the pink varie- 

 ties for forcing; in great demand 2S 2 50 18 00 



Japonica. Old standard variety 10 i 00 6 00 



STERNBERGIA lutea. Very beautiful autumn-flowering plant. 

 Flowers golden yellow, much resembling crocus, but of larger size. 

 2 cts. each, 20 cts. per doz. 



TRITELEIA uniflora (Spring Star Flower). Star-shaped milky 

 white flowers. For pot culture; flowers in early spring. Plant 

 four to six bulblets in a pot. 2 cts. each, 20 cts. per doz. 



Zephyranthus 



Suitable for pot culture or for planting in the garden in spring. 



Each Doz. 



Atamasco. Hardy. White, suffused pink So 20 $2 00 



Candida. Long, pure white flowers 05 sa 



Peony, Festiva Maxima 



