W. C. Beckert's Autumn Catalogue of 



Bulbs and Seeds, N. S., Pittsburg, Pa. 



7 



DOUBLE EARLY RED, SCARLET, ETC. TULIPS 



Each Doz. ico 



»Imperator Rubrorum. 2. Glowing scarlet. $0 05 $045 $300 



Rex Rubrorum. Scarlet 03 30 2 00 



Coehinelle. Carmine ; extra fine for forcing. 05 55 4 00 



Joseph Israels. Scarlet 03 30 2 00 



Le Matador. 3. Rich glowing scarlet, large 



globular llower ; effective 05 45 300 



Prince of Wales. Deep cherry-crimson ; 



large flower 04 35 2 50 



S'Rubra Maxima. 2. Fine dark vermilion ; 



large flower 04 35 2 50 



Scarlet King 03 25 i 75 



DOUBLE EARLY PINK, WHITE AND ROSE, 

 ETC., TULIPS 



Each 



9 Aimiable Rosette. White and rose So 04 



10 Arabella. 3. Lovely cherry -rose, with 



salmon glow 04 



12 Couronne des Roses. 3. Beautiful rich 



brilliant rose 05 



9 La Candeur. 4. Pure white. Used largely 



for bedding 03 



9 Le Blazon. Blush white, tinged rose 03 



10 *Le Vertue. Bright rose. Good for forcing. 03 



10 Lucretia. 3. Bright rose ; beautiful 05 



10 *Murillo. 3. Delicate rose, flushed white; 



fine 04 



10 Raphael. Delicate pink 06 



10 Rosine. Light pink 05 



10 Rose d' Amour. 3, Delicate flesh-rose, 



lovely 



10 *Salvator Rosa. 2. Beautiful rose-pink, 



flushed white; early 



Doz. 



$0 35 



35 



06 



05 



50 



55 



50 



$2 50 



2 50 



3 50 



I 75 

 I 75 



1 75 



3 50 



2 50 



4 00 



3 50 



4 00 

 3 50 



MIXED EARLY DOUBLE TULIPS 



Beckert's Superb . 



Superfine 



Fine 



Pink 



Red 



Yellow 



Doz. 



100 



1,000 



$0 35 



$2 60 



$23 40 



20 



I 25 



10 00 



15 



90 



8 00 



25 



I 50 



13 50 



25 



I 50 



13 50 



30 



2 00 



18 00 



LATE SINGLE-FLOWERING TULIPS 



Known as Cottage or May Flowering Tulips 



This class, as well as the Darwin Tulips, are becoming very pop- 

 ular. They are very hardy 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, passing to Each Doz. 100 



white; handsome $0 03 $0 30 $2 00 



Bouton d'Or. 6. A very rich chrome-yellow ; 



elegant 03 25 i 50 



Caledonia. 8. Glowing orange-scarlet, center 



greenish black and yellow 04 35 2 50 



Didieri alba. Pure white 03 30 2 00 



Elegans. 5. Crimson-vermilion, pale yellow- 

 center 03 30 2 00 



Fulgens. Vermilion-crimson, cream center 03 30 2 00 



Fairy Queen. Yellow and brown 05 50 3 50 



Firefly. Scarlet and orange, golden center 04 35 2 50 



Gesneriana aurantiaca. 8. Brilliant orange- 

 scarlet 03 20 2 00 



Gesneriana lutea. Extra fine large yellow .. . 04 35 250 

 Gesneriana macrospila. Bright scarlet ; 



fragrant 05 50 3 50 



Gesneriana spathulata. Deep red ; nice for 



cutting 03 25 I 75 



Gold Cup. A grand yellow flower 03 30 225 



Inglescombe Pink.' Pink and salmon-red 05 50 3 50 



Isabella (Shandon Bells). Salmon-rose. A fine 

 variety for cutting. Also known as Blushing 



Bride 03 25 i 75 



La Merveille. 9. Magnificent large salmon-rose 

 flowers, with orange-red and yellow center ; 

 fragrant 03 25 1 75 



Late Single-flowering Tulips, continued 

 La Nigrette. Quite dark maroon, globe-shaped Each 



flowers $0 03 



Le Reve (Sarah Bernhardt). Lovely ruse 

 and chamois. Can be forced by February 15; 



beautiful 05 



Maid of Holland. Yellow and white, striped red 



at base 03 



Parisian Yellow. Fine for cut-flower purposes. 03 

 Picotee (Maiden's Blush). 7. Large white re- 

 curved petals, margined rose; elegant 03 



Retroflexa. 5. Beautiful yellow flowers, elegant 



recurved petals 03 



Royal White. Splendid Nymphse-like flowers . 05 

 Superfine Mixture '. 03 



Doz. 

 $0 25 



2 25 



3 50 

 I 50 



PICOTEE Tl 



LATE DOUBLE TULIPS 



Each Doz. 



Admiral Kingsbergen. iVIahogany-red, yellow- 

 base $0 03 to 25 



Blue Flag. 6. Handsome mauve-purple, large 



flower 03 30 



Bonaparte. Brown and yellow 03 25 



Couronne Imperiale. Showy carmine-violet . . 03 30 

 Mariage de ma Fille. 6. Pure white, striped 



cherry-crimson 04 35 



Overwinnar. Red, striped white 03 30 



Peony, Gold. Red and yellow 03 25 



Peony, Red. Dark red 03 25 



Prince de Galitzin. Yellow 03 25 



Rhinoceros. Purple-brown 03 25 



Rose Eclatante. Red 03 25 



Yellow Rose. 6. Pure yellow; sweet-scented 



and fine for cutting 03 25 



Fine Mixture 02 20 



»i 75 



2 00 

 I 75 



2 50 

 2 00 

 I 75 



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 afford splendid cut-flower material. 

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

 of 3 feet. They form splendid clumps and groups; slow-ly forced, 

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

 The varieties follow-ed 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 fo 55 $2 50 



Clara Butt. 8. Very fine delicate rose, blush 



tinge •. 06 55 4 00 



Dream. 6. Large-cupped flowers, soft heliotrope, 



shaded silver-lilac at base, center blue 05 50 350 



