W. C. Beckert's Autumn Catalogue of Bulbs and Seeds, N. S., Pittsburg, Pa. 



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HYACINTHS, continued 



PURPLE, VIOLET 

 AND OTHER 

 SHADES 



2 fLord Balfour. Soft 

 rosy purple, striped 

 blush ; large spike. 

 2 fMarie. Dark violet. 

 Menelik. Nearly 

 black ; large truss. 

 Sir Wm. Mansfield. 

 An early and dis- 

 tinct violet. 

 Charles Dickens. 



Dark lilac-blue. 

 General Kohler. 

 Fine porcelain-blue; 

 large bells. 

 *Blocksberg. Late; 

 azure -blue; large 

 florets and spikes. 

 *Crown Prince of 

 Sweden. Light 

 blue, shaded violet. 

 ^^'Duke of Norfolk. 

 Dark blue ; en o r- 

 mous flowers. 

 ^General A n t i n e k . 

 Porcelain-blue, with 

 white center. 

 »Van Speyk. Porcelain-blue; lar; 

 *Othello. Very dark, almost black 



npact spikt 



YELLOW, IN SEVERAL SHADES 



Daylight. Light yellow ; fine spike. 

 •? -flda. Early ; rich primrose-vellow ; fine spike. 

 4 tKing of the Yellows. Late ; deep, rich yellow ; fine spike. 

 4 MaclVIahon. Pure yellow ; forces well; handsome spike. 

 4 Obelisque. Late ; pure yellow ; good spike. 

 3 tYellow Hammer. Golden yellow ; forces easily ; fine spike. 



«Bouquet d'Orange. Salmon and orange. 



*Goethe. Pale yellow; extra fine spike. 



*Jaune Supreme. Early; rich, deep yellow. 



*]VIinerva. Semi-double ; orange-yellow. 



*Ophlr d'Or. Orange-yellow, purple center. 



*Sir Rowland HiU. Brilliant yellow. 



Unnamed Hyacinths for Bedding and 

 Forcing 



These are very good varieties usually offered as "mixed." Our 

 bulbs exceed in size the general grades, being i6 ctm. and over — 6 

 to 6\i inches — in circumference. The single varieties are excellent 

 for forcing or indoor use. 



Uniiorm price-list of all colors, either simple- or double-flower- 

 ing. 6c. each, 60c. per doz., postpaid, 72c. , $4.50 per 100 



SINGLE 



Dark Red Pure White 



Light Red, Rose and Pink Blush-white and Tinted 



Dark Blue and Purple Yellow Shades 



Light Blue and Lavender 



DOUBLE 



Red, many shades Blue, many shades 



White and Blush Yellow, several shades 



Cheap Unnamed Hyacinths can be supplied at 40 cts. per doz., $3 per 

 100; postpaid, 50 cts. per doz. 



Miniature, or Dutch Roman Hyacinths 



These are charming single-flowered varieties that can be used for pots, bowls, 

 boxes, or be bedded in the garden. They may also be grown in moss with good 

 results; plant quite close. 



Gertrude. Clear pink. 

 Albertina. Very early white. 

 Baroness van Thuyll. Pure white ; 



early. 

 Johan. Light blue. 

 Gigantea. Delicate rose. 

 Grand Maitre. Porcelain-blue. 



Charles Dickens. Blue. 



King of Belgium. Dark scarlet. 



L'Innocence. Pure white. 



Moreno. Dark reti. 



Madame Vanderhoop. Waxy white. 



Queen of the Blues. Azure-blue. 



Yellow. Assorted shades. 



All at 4 cts. each, 40 cts. per doz.; postpaid, 50 cts.; $3 per 100 



Early-flowering French Roman Hyacinths 



Much earlier than the Dutch Romans. By early potting-Jh falUwith successionaf 

 planting, flowers may be had continually' from November to early spring, and 



ROMAN HVACINTHS 



quite early results may be had growing them 

 and pebbles, or in balls or baskets of moss. 

 Early White. Mammoth bulbs, 15 ctm. "and up 

 Extra selected bulbs, I4xi5ctr 



" " Selected bulbs, 13 X 15 ctm 



" " Choice bulbs, 12 X 15 ctm 



" Canary-yellow 



" Light Blue 



Rose or Pink. Very early 



EARLY ITALIAN, White 



Add 8 cIs. per doz. uhen to be 



saucers with water 



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