BECKERT'S BULB IMPORTS FOR 1923 



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Mammoth Breeder Tulips 



The Breeder Tulips have been favorites in 1 lolland for centuries, but it is only within recent years that they have become known 

 and appreciated in America, and now they bid fair to rival even the Darwin Tulips in popularity. 



Their majestic si/e and remarkable colors place them distinctly in a class by themselves. Every lover of the more somber shades 

 cannot fail to revel in the rich and artistic blendings of purple and old gold, bronze and terra-cotta, brown and violet, and bud and 

 maroon found among the Breeders. They are late to bloom but surpass in size and vigor the Darwins, although lacking the color 

 brilliancy of the latter. The flowers are, many of them, sweet-scented and all splendid for cutting as they retain for a long time their 

 form and color. 



Some of the Breeders are excellent for forcing and all are unsurpassed for outdoor bedding. The varieties which we offer are 

 among the finest of the type — all reliable bloomers of giant size and vigorous growth. 



Doz. 100 1,000 



BACCHUS (Rasonia). 28-B. Deep violet-blue— a rare 

 color in Tulips. The large, beautifully formed flowers 

 have a white blotch at the base of the petals inside. 



30cts. each.. $2 75 $20 00 



BRONZE QUEEN iBiscuit; Clio). 24-C. Soft buff, 

 shaded bronze; inside golden bronze with yellow base. 

 Large, sturdy flowers; particularly fine out-of-doors 

 and a good forcer 



CARDINAL MANNING ^Goliath; King's Court). 28-D. 

 A giant among Tulips. The flowers are dull wine-red, 

 Hushed rosy bronze, changing to rosy violet, shaded 

 bronze - 



CHESTNUT (La Nuit). 24-B. Deep chestnut-brown, 

 shading to deep mahogany inside with black base. Very 

 distinct and makes a line contrast with yellow 



DOM PEDRO. 24-C. Coffee-brown with a narrow edge 

 of golden brown; inside rich mahogany with olive base. 

 Flowers large and fragrant 10 cts. each. . 



FAIRY (Panorama; The Monument). 20-D. Deep 

 orange-red, shaded mahogany; beautifully shaped. 

 One of the best Breeders for forcing 10 cts. each 



GODET PARFAIT. 30-C. Violet-purple with a white 

 base. Tall and vigorous, with very large flowers of 

 striking appearance. One of the best 12 cts. each 



60 4 50 $40 00 



60 4 50 40 00 



60 5 00 45 00 



1 00 7 00 66 00 



1 00 7 00 65 00 



8 75 

 7 00 



60 00 



85 00 

 65 00 



1 20 



GOLDEN BRONZE. 24-C. Outside brownish yellow; 



inside mahogany, lighter at the edges; yellow base .' 1 00 



INDIAN CHIEF. 33-B. The largest flower we know of, 

 carried on a tall stem; peculiar shape; intense light 

 brown color 90 cts . each . . 8 75 



LA SINGULIERE (Lord Curzon). 24-B. Silvery white, 

 flushed at the margin with dark maroon-crimson, which 



gradually suffuses the entire petal as the flower ages 65 5 00 45 00 



LOUIS XIV. 28-C. Without a doubt tbe finest of all 

 Tulips. This variety has made a sensation wherever it 

 has been exhibited. Enormous, globular flowers; dark 

 purple, flushed bronze, with a broad margin of golden 

 brovvn 40 cts. each. . 4 00 30 00 



LUCIFER. 28-D. Rich rosy orange, edged orange- 

 scarlet. A brilliant flower of majestic form, on a tall 

 stem 20 cts. each.. 2 00 12 50 



MARIE LOUISE. 23-B. Old-rose, margined with 

 orange-salmon, and with a purplish flush. Altogether 



beautiful, although of only medium size 75 5 75 54 00 



PRINCE ALBERT. 32-B. A leader in this class; refined 



lorm and color a deep brown shade. Very beautiful .... 



20 cts. each.'! 2 00 15 00 

 PRINCE OF ORANGE. 25-C. Large, showy flowers- 



terra-cotta, edged orange with yellow base and black 



center. Always satisfactory 75 5 qo 45 00 



ST - ^ AM £ S -, 28 " B - A ^11, beautiful, much-admired 



lulip. Dark purple, flushed bronze and violet 



60 cts. each 6 00 42 00 



TURENNE. 28-A. Violet-purple, with an edge of gold- 

 bronze; large flower 12 cts. each.. 1 25 7 25 



VELVET KING. 25-C. Glossy purplish maroon with 

 yellow base. Extra-large flowers, very effective for the 

 border or in shrubbery 20 cts. each.. 1 95 12 50 



Planting of Breeder Tulips 



Doz. 100 



YELLOW PERFECTION (Old 

 Gold; Empress of China). 24-B. 

 Light bronze-yellow, edged with 

 gold; inside bronze. A large and 

 noteworthy flower $0 75 



BECKERT'S SUPERB MIX- 

 TURE OF BREEDER TULIPS. 



Composed of the finest named 

 varieties of this unusual class. . 



1,000 



$5 00 $45 00 



GOOD BREEDER MIXTURE 



85 

 50 



6 00 

 3 75 



55 00 

 34 00 



SPECIAL OFFER of the following Breeder Tulips: 

 Indian Chief, Louis XIV, Prince Albert, St. James. 

 One each, $1.80; six each, $9.50; twelve each, $18.00. 



See page 11 for rare New Breeder Tulips which we 

 offer for the first time this year. 



