BECKERT'S ANNUAL AUTUMN CATALOGUE OF CHOICEST BULBS 



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GIANT DARWIN TULIPS, continued 

 cool and not forced into early bloom. We here offer a splendid 

 collection of Darwins. 



Baron da la Tonnaye. Vivid pink, mar- Each Doz. loo 

 gined blush; the large flowers maintain their 

 color to the last under all conditions ^of 



weather $0 05 $0 45 $3 50 



Bartigon. Fiery crimson, with a pure white 



base; very showy 06 55 4 00 



Clara Butt. Delicate salmon-pink; perfect 



shape and lovely color; very popular 05 50 3 75 



Donders. Dark crimson-red, with white center, 

 marked blue, flower small, but very hand- 

 some 05 50 3 50 



Dream (Rev. de Jennesse). Beautiful, soft, 



uniform lilac 06 55 4 00 



Edmee. Vivid cherry-rose, edged soft old-rose; 



large flowers of great beauty 07 80 6 00 



Europe. Glowing salmon-scarlet, shaded rose. 06 55 4 00 



Fanny. Clear rosy pink, with white center, 



marked blue 05 50 3 75 



Farncornbe Sanders. Fiery rosy scarlet; in- 

 side vivid cerise-scarlet, with white center 

 marked blue; large-petaled flower of perfect 



shape 07 65 5 00 



General Kohler. Deep carmine-crimson 05 50 3 50 



George Maw. Dark rose, flushed blush-white 



at margin 07 65 5 00 



Glow (Claude Gillot). Dazzling vermilion- 

 scarlet, white base with blue markings; 



splendid .■ 06 55 4 00 



Gretchen (Marguerite). Silvery pale rose, 

 flushed white; inside soft pink with white 



center, marked blue 04 40 3 00 



Harry Veitch. Brilliant blood-red; on long 



stems 04 40 3 00 



Julie Vinot (Princess Elizabeth). Soft deep 



rose, slightly flushed white at the margin, 



clear white center 07 65 5 00 



King Harold. Deep purple-red with white 



base; beautiful 06 55 4 00 



Loveliness. Soft carmine-rose, very warm and 



brilliant color 05 50 3 50 



Maiden's Blush. Rose; very fine, large and 



attractive flower 06 55 4 00 



Massachusetts. Vivid pink, with white center; 



splendid form and color 06 55 4 00 



May Queen. Soft lilac-rose with white center, 



marked blue; very long and large flower 05 50 3 50 



Mrs. Cleveland. Beautiful, delicate flesh- 

 color, on dark stem 06 55 4 00 



Mrs. Stanley. Large; purplish rose with 



bright blue base; splendid 05 50 3 50 



Nautica. Glowing dark cerise-rose, center 



dark violet, shaded bronze; large 04 40 3 00 



Nora Ware. Silvery lilac shaded white; ex- 

 tremely beautiful 06 55 4 00 



Ouida. Bright crimson-scarlet, unusually 



tall stem and large flower 05 50 3 50 



Painted Lady. Creamy white, faintly tinged 

 soft heliotrope when opening; resembles a 



water-lily 06 55 4 00 



Pride of Haarlem. Bright rose, suffused with 



purple; enormous $36 per 1,000 . . 06 55 4 00 



Reverend Ewbank. Vivid heliotrope-lilac; 



magnificent flower 07 65 5 00 



Scylla. Fiery scarlet, with blue base; very 



bold and beautiful flower 05 50 3 50 



The Sultan (Joseph Israel). Glossy maroon- 

 black ' 04 40 3 00 



William Pitt. Very dark scarlet with purple 



shade on the outer petals 06 55 4 00 



BECKERT'S SPECIAL MIXTURE OF 

 DARWINS. Made up exclusively of equal 

 quantities of each of the preceding 31 va- 

 rieties S35 per 1,000. . 50 3 75 



SUPERFINE MIXTURE OF DARWINS. 

 As imported. Not to be compared with 



ordinary mixtures offered. . .$14 per 1,000. . 25 1 60 



PARROT or DRAGON TULIPS 



Gorgeous late-flowering Tulips, with petals cut and twisted and 

 possessing remarkable color combinations. Very effective in beds. 

 Admiral Constantinople. Showy scarlet Each Doz. lOo 



and orange $0 03 SO 25 $1 60 



Cramoisi Brillant. Rich carmine, with black 



center 03 25 1 60 



Lutea major. Yellow, with green and yellow 



stripes ." 03 25 1 CO 



Perfecta. Golden yellow, blotched rich, 



deep scarlet; exceedingly brilliant 03 25 1 60 



Markgraaf von Baden. Inside golden, and 



outside of petals are feathered and shaded 



scarlet, purple and green 03 25 1 60 



FINEST MIXED $10.50 per 1,000. . 20 1 25 



BREEDER TULIPS 



Breeders are the unbroken forms of the old florists' Tulips. Most 

 of them are purple, maroon and terra-cotta color. They are of enor- 

 mous size and vigorous growth and very valuable for the garden, 

 their refined colors producing most artistic effects. 

 Beautiful Mixture. 3 cts. each, 30 cts. per doz., $2.25 per 100. 



REMBRANDT TULIPS 



A class of Tulips with beautifully colored flowers of unusually 

 delicate shades with flames or stripes of a darker shade and forming 

 lovely combinations which appeal to the refined taste of many. 

 4 cts. each, 35 cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100. 



BYBLOEMS AND BIZARRES 



Bybloems are striped and feathered rose or violet on a white 



ground. Bizarres are feathered brown on a yellow ground. They 

 bloom about the same time as the Darwins. 



Each Doz. 100 



Bybloems, Rose. Fine mixed $0 03 $0 25 $175 



Bybloems, Violet. Fine mixed 03 25 1 75 



Bizarres. Fine mixed 03 25 1 75 



BOTANICAL TULIPS 



These are natives of Asia Minor and central Asia. Their char- 

 acteristics are bright colors and pointed or recurved petals. 



Each Doz. 



Celsiana. Yellow; sweet-scented $0 06 $0 60 



Clusiana. White, flushed rose, claret base 05 50 



Cornuta. Red and yellow; petals curiously twisted.. . 05 50 



Florentina odorata. Sweet-scented; citron-yellow. . . 03 30 

 Mauriana. Bright scarlet, yellow base; latest of all to 



bloom; very showy 05 50 



Oculus-solis (Cotton Tulip). Vermilion, bordered 



yellow; black base 06 60 



Viridiflora. Green, edged yellow; very odd 05 50 



Bed of Single Tulips 



