BECKERT'S ANNUAL AUTUMN CATALOGUE OF CHOICEST BULBS 



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GIANT- 

 FI.OWERIXC 



CROCUS 



MAMMOTH BULBS 



One of the earliest spring-flowering bulbs, rhey produce fine effects, il 

 planted promiscuously throughout the lawn or in shrubbery, especially il 

 combined with any of the carh -llowering bulbs. Plant 2 inches deep, and 

 at I he same t ime \ i >u plant ot her variet ies outdoors. Six or more bulbs may 

 be planted in a pot 01 pan, placed iii a cool sit nation, and when leaves appear 

 thej maj be taken indoors. The Mammoth bulbs may also be (lowered in 

 bowk hi water with pebbles or may be grown in moss in balls, baskets, etc. 



BY THE DOZEN, POSTPAID. On Mammoth bulbs, add postage on 



3 lbs. per 100 



White Doz. 100 

 King of the Whites. Fine, large. Mammoth bulbs. SO 20 $150 

 Katherine Parlow. Purest white, large orange an- 

 thers; line substance. Mammoth bulbs 30 2 00 



Mt. Blanc. Large pure white. Mammoth bulbs.. . . 20 1 50 



1,000 

 :.| I 1 1(1 



18 00 

 13 00 



Blue 



Maximilian Dorothea). A splendid sky-blue; one of 



the finest. Mammoth bulbs 25 1 75 15 00 



President Lincoln. Deep purple. Mammoth bulbs. 25 1 75 15 00 

 Purpurea grandiflora. Large, rich, deep purple. 



Mammoth bulbs 30 2 00 18 00 



Striped 



La Majestueuse. While, striped purple 20 1 50 13 00 



Pallas. White ground, fine lilac stripes, remarkably 

 strong orange anthers; extra-large (lowers. Mam- 

 moth bulbs 35 2 25 20 00 



Sir Walter Scott. White, striped purple. Mam- 

 moth bulbs 20 1 50 13 00 



Yellow 



First-size bulbs 20 1 50 13 00 



Mammoth bulbs 25 1 90 17 00 



Giant-flowering Crocus 



Mixed Crocus Bulbs 



9 cts. per doz., 75 cts. per 100, $6.50 per 1,000. By parcel 

 post, doz. at catalogue prices; for 100 add postage for 2 lbs.; 

 for 1,000, add postage for 13 lbs. at your zone rate. 

 White, Blue-Striped and Yellow Varieties. 10 cts. per 



doz., 90 cts. per 100, $7.50 per 1,000. 



Amaryllis 



^il^ AMARYLLIS FAMILY 



==>. M >*s Remarkably handsome flowers. They thrive best in pots of well-drained, rich loam, and 



require little water until they show buds. 



« ». . If by mail, except where noted, add postage for 4 ozs. on each bulb at your zone rate 



Each Doz. 



Belladonna major. Flowers large, white, delicately shaded pink. Strong bulbs. $0 25 $2 50 



, ^ g.y uv-vv v<t Defiance. Deep carmine, striped white 45 5 00 



1/y BT\3 ' Formosissima (Jacobean Lily). Brilliant crimson flowers. This variety can also 



■Pp y W V \ be grown in water like hyacinths 25 2 50 



^ Johnsonii (Spice Lily). Flowers dark crimson, with white stripe down the center 



1|| of each petal 40 4 00 



HIPPEASTRUM. These new giant-flowering hybrids are from a famous English strain. The 

 N colors range from white to deepest maroon, taking in all intermediate shades and showing 



contrasting stripes of white, blood-red, rose, scarlet, etc. They throw up flower-spikes 2 to 3 

 feet high, producing enormous trumpet-shaped flowers 8 to 10 inches across. Of easy culture 

 ; in the house or conservatory. For pot culture any good soil will answer. Plant the bulbs two- 



thirds above the soil in good-sized pots. Do not give them much water before the bulb 

 starts growing. After the bulb has bloomed they require a good rest in the fall and they 

 will bloom again the following year. When resting them, place them in a dry place, leaving them 

 in the pots. Do not start watering them again before the bulb starts new leaves or buds. Renew 

 the soil on top of the pots, as they do not take generally to transplanting. 



Mammoth bulbs 60 6 50 



First-size bulbs 50 5 00 



If by mail, add postage for 12 lbs. per doz. for Mammoth bulbs, and 8 lbs. per doz. for first-size bulbs. 



Hallii (Lycoris squamizera). Hardy with protection, and produces in early spring attractive green foliage, 

 which by July ripens and disappears, followed a month later by a tall flower-stalk producing an umbel 

 of large lily-shaped flowers, eight to twelve in number, of a delicate pink shaded clear blue 25 2 50 



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