6 W. C. Beckert, 101 and 103 Federal Street, N. S., Pittsburg, Pa. 



Double Early Tulips 



Double Early Red, Scarlet, Etc^ Tulips 



I o*Cocliineal. Brilliant scarlet. A fore- Each Doz. lOO i.ooo 

 ing Tulip of great merit. Not as 

 double as some others, but retains 

 its color to the last So 05 So 45 S3 00 



10 Duke of York. Carmine, edged 









white; splendid bedder 



02 



20 



1 25 



io*Imperator Rubrorum. 2. Glowing 









scarlet 



03 



30 



2 00 



1 Rex Rubrorum. Scarlet 



03 



30 



I 75 



io*Le Matador. 3. Rich glowing scar- 





let, large globular flowers; effective. . 



04 



35 



2 50 



10 Prince of Wales. Deep cherrj'-crim- 









son; large flower 



03 



30 



I 75 



io*Rubra Maxima. 2. Fine dark ver- 









milion; large flower 



03 



30 



I 75 



i2*Vuurbaak. Brilliant scarlet; splendid 









for growing in pots and pans. Well- 

 shaped and very large flowers on 



strong stems 



1 2 William III. Deep scarlet 



Double Early Pink, White and Rose, 

 Etc., Tulips 



i2*Courorme des Roses. 3. Beautiful Each Doz. 100 1,000 

 rich brilliant rose So 05 So 45 S3 00 



10 La Candeur. 4. Pure w-hite. Used 



la- '-ely for bedding 03 25 i 50 S13 00 



10 LejBiazon. Blush-white, tinged rose.. 03 25 i 60 

 Lord Beaconsfield. Dark pink; very- 

 large and double 03 30 2 GO 



12 Lucretia. \'ery deep pink, with flow- 

 ers of an enormous size. Each flower 

 has quite a number of petals pro- 

 truding from the others, which gives 

 to the whole flower something artis- 

 tic, adding greath- to its beauty 04 40 2 75 



io*Murillo. 3. Delicate rose, flushed 



white; fine 03 25 i 60 14 00 



io*Rosine. Light pink 04 35 2 20 



io*Salvator Rosa. 2. Beautiful rose- 

 pink; flushed white; early 04 35 2 20 20 00 



Mixed Early Double Tulips 



Doz. TOO 1,000 



Beckert's Superb So 30 Si 70 S16 00 



Superfine 15 i 00 9 00 



Late Single-Flowering Tulips 



KNOWN AS COTTAGE, or MAY-FLOWERING TULIPS 



This class, as well as the Darwin Tulips, are becoming verj* popu- 

 lar. They are very hardj" and robust, flowers are large in size and 

 very rich in coloring. The stems are long and wiry and the flowers 

 are durable in a cut state. They are effective planted in clumps or 

 borders, and may be grown in pots as recommended for other Tulips, 

 and brought in to succeed the earlier classes. The figures following 

 names indicate the flowering period. No. 5 of this class blooming 

 about with No. 5 of the Single Tulips, and other numbers following 

 later. This class of Tulips should be planted about 6 inches deep. 

 Beauty of America. Pale yellow, pass- Each Doz. 100 



ing to white; handsome S 



Bouton d'Or (Golden Beauty; Ida). 6. 



A \-er3- rich chrome-yellow; elegant 



Fulgens. Vermilion-crimson, cream cen- 

 ter 



Fairy Queen. Yellow and brown 



Firefly. Scarlet and orange, golden center. 

 Gesneriana aurantiaca maculata (Or- 

 ange Beauty). Orange, with black base. 

 Gesneriana lutea. Golden yellow. A 

 bedder of the finest qualitj-. Large 

 perfect-shaped flowers of the purest gol- 

 den yellow, on strong stems, holding 



the flowers perfectly erect 



Gesneriana spathulata. Deep red; 



nice for cutting 



Gold Cup. A grand j-ellow flower 



Golden Crown. Yellow, feathered red. . . 

 Isabella (Blushing Bride; Shandon Bells). 

 Salmon-rose. A fine variety' for cut- 

 ting 



La Merveille. 9. Magnificent large sal- 

 mon-rose flowers, with orange-red and 



yellow center; fragrant 



La Nigrette. Quite dark maroon; globe- 

 shaped flowers 



Le Reve iHobema; Sarah Bernhardt). 

 Lovely rose and chamois. Can be 



forced by February 15; beautiful 



Maid of Holland (Bridesmaid). Yel- 

 low and white, striped red at base 



Mrs. Moon (Lutea maxima). Pure j'ellow 

 petals slightly recurved, forming a large 

 and beautiful flower on a strong stem.. 

 Parisian Yellow. Fine for cut-flower 



Blush). 7. Large 

 white recurved petals, margined rose; 



elegant 



Retroflexa. 5. Beautiful yellow flowers, 



elegant recurved petals 



Royal Wliite. Splendid nymphaea-like 



flowers 



Salmon Queen (Inglescombe Pink). A 

 large flower of a beautiful salmon-rose 

 shade that is taking a prominent place 



among leading varieties 



Superfine Mixture 



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Late Double Tulips 



These come into bloom about the middle of ^lay. Continue fresh 

 and beautiful for a long time. Each Doz. 100 



Finest Mixed So 02 So 20 Si 50 



Darwin Tulips 



These magnificent Tulips of elegant form possess many beautiful 

 colors blended in great variety-. They prolong the Tulip season 

 throughout May into June and aft'ord splendid cut-flower material. 

 In habit they are sturdy and robust, some varieties attaining a height 

 of three feet. They form splendid clumps and groups; slowly forced, 

 may be flowered in March and are elegant for house decoration. 

 The varieties followed by a figure 5 bloom uniformly with those of 

 same number in other groups and other numbers relatively later. 

 Baronne de La Tonnaye. 7. Beautiful rose. Each Doz. 100 



shading to blush; long flower So 04 So 40 $2 75 



Clara Butt. 8. Very fine delicate rose, blush 



tinge 05 50 3 50 



Dream (Reve de Jeunesse). 6. Large cupped 



flowers, soft heliotrope, shaded silver-lilac at 



base; center blue 04 40 2 75 



