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1925 garden will have a goodly number of Dutch bulbs to brighten up the early 

 garden without Tulips, Da 11 od lis, I lyacint lis, Grociiscs, and the host of little bulbs 

 like the Snowdrops and the Squills is really only half a garden. 



About the time the snow is leaving, and sometimes before, the beautiful, white, pendent flowers 

 of the Snowdrops appear, to be shortly followed by yellow- and purple-flowered Crocuses, the Glory 

 of the Snow, the Squills, and other small-flowered bulbous plants. 



Late in March, and for the next two months, the dazzling yellows of the Narcissi or Daffodils 

 dispel the final traces of winter's gloom, for spring has surely come. This year you should enlarge your 

 collection of Narcissi: Daffodils, Jonquils, etc.; next year and the year after you can add to it — but then your 

 adding stops, for the Federal Horticultural Board has ruled that after 1925 no species of Narcissus may be 



imported. 



Late in April the bright reds and yellows of the 

 Early Tulips unfold their glory, to be followed by 

 the Late or May-flow-ering Tulips in equally bril- 

 liant yellows and red, dainty pinks and chaste whites; 

 and there are the Darwins, Breeders, Bybloems, 

 Bizarres, and the Parrot Tulips with their fringed 

 edges, all beautiful and all interesting. A wonderful 

 array over which to enthuse. Why not make bulb 

 culture your hobby? It's lots of fun, and as to 

 expense, that is left to one's own judgment; it does 

 not cost much. 



There are no better plants for home decoration 

 than the Tulips, the Hyacinths, and the Narcissi or 

 Daffodils. Grow them in abundance, so you can 

 give them to your friends. They will thrive equally 

 well in the window garden, the coldframe, the 

 hotbed, or forced in the greenhouse. 



Plant the bulbs as soon as possible this fall in 

 narrow beds along the walks, or beside the house 

 walls, among the perennials, or in front of shrubbery 

 where their glory will be enhanced by the dark 

 background. 



Bulb culture is easy. All they need is a well-drained 

 situation and friable loam. Planting directions are 

 given under the various heads in the subsequent 

 pages. Do not forget that we have ready for you an 

 unexcelled variety of the better Tulips, Narcissi, 

 and Hyacinths. 



Please note that this offering is made by the 

 original Beckert's, doing business for forty-seven 

 years right here. We have no branch stores. We 

 do have reputation, experience, and facilities. 



BECKERT'S SEED STORE 



101-103 Federal St., N. S. Pittsburgh, Pa. 



BELL PHONE: CEDAR 4210 



DELIVERY OF BULBS 

 Lilium Harrisii, L. formosum, L. candidum, 

 Freesias, Paper-White Narcissi, etc., in September. 

 Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissi, and Crocus in October. 

 Hardy Japanese Lilies in November and December. 



