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Title: Beckert's bulbs and seeds for fall planting
Identifier: beckertsbulbssee1909wmcb (find matches)
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Wm. C. Beckert (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Commercial catalogs Seeds; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs
Publisher: Pittsburg, Pa. : Wm. C. Beckert
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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W. C. Beckert's Autumn Catalogue of Bulbs and Seeds, N. S., Pittsburg, Pa. 3 HYACINTHS, continued PURPLE, VIOLET AND OTHER SHADES 2 fLord Balfour. Soft rosy purple, striped blush ; large spike. 2 fMarie. Dark violet. Menelik. Nearly black; large truss. Sir Wm. Mansfield. An early and dis- tinct violet. Charles Dickens. Dark lilac-blue. General Kohler. Fine porcelain-blue; large bells. *Blocksberg. Late; azure-blue; large florets and spikes. *Crown Prince of Sweden. Light blue, shaded violet. ^^'Duke of Norfolk. Dark blue ; en o r- mous flowers. ^General A n t i n e k. Porcelain-blue, with white center. »Van Speyk. Porcelain-blue; lar; *Othello. Very dark, almost black
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npact spikt YELLOW, IN SEVERAL SHADES Daylight. Light yellow; fine spike. •? -flda. Early ; rich primrose-vellow ; fine spike. 4 tKing of the Yellows. Late ; deep, rich yellow ; fine spike. 4 MaclVIahon. Pure yellow ; forces well; handsome spike. 4 Obelisque. Late ; pure yellow ; good spike. 3 tYellow Hammer. Golden yellow ; forces easily; fine spike. «Bouquet d'Orange. Salmon and orange. *Goethe. Pale yellow; extra fine spike. *Jaune Supreme. Early; rich, deep yellow. *)VIinerva. Semi-double ; orange-yellow. *Ophlr d'Or. Orange-yellow, purple center. *Sir Rowland HiU. Brilliant yellow. Unnamed Hyacinths for Bedding and Forcing These are very good varieties usually offered as "mixed." Our bulbs exceed in size the general grades, being i6 ctm. and over—6 to 6\i inches—in circumference. The single varieties are excellent for forcing or indoor use. Uniiorm price-list of all colors, either simple- or double-flower- ing. 6c. each, 60c. per doz., postpaid, 72c., $4.50 per 100 SINGLE Dark Red Pure White Light Red, Rose and Pink Blush-white and Tinted Dark Blue and Purple Yellow Shades Light Blue and Lavender DOUBLE

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