BECKERT'S ANNUAL AUTUMN CATALOGUE OF CHOICEST BULBS 



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Pure White and Blush-White Named 

 Hyacinths 



GENERAL VETTER. Blush-white turning to Each 

 pure white when in lull bloom; spike pyram- 

 idal and of largest size; strong stem and 

 holds its llower very erect $0 



HEIN ROOZEN. Large pure white flowers in 

 long, loose, elegant spike. Very early 



La Grandesse. Purest white; the large, fleshy 

 Ik lis form a large, compact and perfect spike. 

 Fine forcer 



L'Innocence. Pure white. As good for bed- 

 ding as it is for forcing, on account of its 

 compact growth 



Mr. Plimsoll. Blush-white; grand spike. 

 Good bedder and forcer 



ARENTINE ARENDSEN. Snow-white; a real 

 gem in regard to color and shape of truss; 

 -.pike unusually well tilled and round 



British Queen. Pure white; large truss. Early. 



CORREGGIO. Pure white; produces a large 

 spike of perfect shape and great beauty; bells 

 large and fleshy. Good forcer 



Grande Blanche. Blush-white. A splendid 

 bedder and early forcer 



MADAME KRUGER. Snow-white; an enor- 

 mous spike. Splendid forcer 



Madame Van der Hoop. Almost pure white; 

 large bells; compact truss. Good pot Hya- 

 cinth and effective bedder 



Monsieur Van der Hoop. A pure white sport 

 of the preceding, but with larger truss. Splen- 

 did for pots 



QUEEN EMMA. An improved Madame Van 

 der Hoop. Enormous waxy white flowers on 

 strong, stifT stems 



QUEEN OF THE WHITES. A pure white 

 sport of Queen of the Blues. Very large spike 

 on strong stems. Fine for pots or bedding. . 



WHITE LADY. Sport of the blue Lord Derby. 



Immense pure white; compact spike 



'Prince Metternich. Blush-white; one of the 



best doubles 



'La Grandesse, Double. Pure white 



"La Tour d'Auvergne. White. Forces readily. 



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Blue Shades 



ENCHANTRESS. Most delicate porcelain- 

 blue, turning lighter blue toward the center 

 of the bell. Splendid spike on a strong stem. 



Grand Maitre. Deep sky-blue; very large 

 compact spike; one of the most popular blues. 

 Splendid for pots, pans, and bedding 



King of the Blues. Rich dark blue; splendid 

 truss. Fine as a forcer and bedder 



Marie. Dark purple. Good bedder and forcer. 



PERLE BRILLANTE. Large bells; sky-blue 

 outside, paler blue inside; spike large, erect; 

 perfect shape 



ADMIRAL COUBERT. Deep violet-blue; 

 enormously large spike. One of the earliest. 



ELECTRA. Light silvery blue. Its loose, well- 

 f 1 1 loci spike is of enormous size. Fine forcer. 



GENERAL VAN DER HEYDEN. Bright dark 

 lavender; has a long, well-filled spike on a 

 strong stem and forces early 



GOUNOD. Dark lavender-blue; one of the 

 largest flowers in existence; spike very com- 

 pact and of globular shape 



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BLUE SHADES, continued 



Grand Lilas. Dark lilac; large spike. Splendid Each 

 variety for bedding and forcing SO 16 



1VANHOE. Purplish indigo-blue; large, glossj 

 bells with white throat, long, narrow, well- 

 lillcd spike sontew hat resembles a delphinium. 25 



Lord Derby. The small, bright porcelain bells 



lorm a large and compact spike 16 



Potgeiter. Pale blue; immense truss. Splendid 



for bedding and early forcing 16 



Queen of the Blues. I lardl v excelled as a 

 light blue Hyacinth; stems short and Stiff; 

 has no superior for pots 16 



SYRINGA. Rosy lilac flowers; much resemble 



the color of the lilac. Fine forcer 30 



'Bloksberg. Azure-blue; large florets and 

 spikes. Late 17 



'Delicata. Porcelain-blue; large bells 17 



'General Kohler. Bright blue. A splendid 

 forcer 17 



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Yellow Shades 



CITY OF HAARLEM. The finest variety 

 amongst the yellows. The color is of the 

 purest golden yellow and the truss is well 

 formed 



YELLOW HAMMER. Golden yellow; the 

 medium-sized bells form a very compact, 

 ball-shaped truss. Easily forced 



BUFF BEAUTY. Bufl-orange-yellow; large 

 bells; enormous truss 



DAYLIGHT. Primrose-yellow 



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Pot of Single Hyacinths 



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