. Beckert's bulb catalogue : fall 1918. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Gardening Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Equipment and supplies Catalogs. BECKERT'S ANNUAL AUTUMN CATALOGUE OF CHOICEST BULBS 1 7 LILIES For elegance of form and beauty the Lily is matchless among bulbous plant--. Such varieties as arc used for forcing should be polled as soon as (lie bulbs arc obtainable. Mailt bulbs in pots that arc about twice the diameter o
. Beckert's bulb catalogue : fall 1918. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Gardening Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Equipment and supplies Catalogs. BECKERT'S ANNUAL AUTUMN CATALOGUE OF CHOICEST BULBS 1 7 LILIES For elegance of form and beauty the Lily is matchless among bulbous plant--. Such varieties as arc used for forcing should be polled as soon as (lie bulbs arc obtainable. Mailt bulbs in pots that arc about twice the diameter of the bulbs; start them slowly, and as they advance toward the blooming period shift them to larger pots, setting them likewise deeper in the soil. For outdoor culture, plant the bulbs about S inches below I he surface in soil that is well drained. We have seen excellent results from bulbs planted in still clay, but good soil is generally recommended, and when manured the same must not conic in contact with the bulbs. Planting among shrubbery where the\ are somewhat protect d from the sun is very favorable to their best development. Mulch the beds both summer and winter as a protection against extremes of heat and cold. Candidum (Ascension Lily). Select Dutch-grown. Each Doz. 100 Ready in September. Snow-white, bell-shaped, verj fragrant flowers, l arge bulbs, 9 x 10 in $0 15 $1 50 S10 00 Mammoth 20 2 25 15 00 "Batemanniae. Blooms in August and September; vcr\ handsome, glowing apricot-red flower 25 2 50 'Henryi. l arge panicles of orange-yellow flowers, banded with green 50 5 00 Krameri. Blush-pink; beautiful, trumpet-shaped flowers 30 3 00 "Tigrinum Double orange flowers, spotted black. Mammoth bulbs 20 2 00 12 00 "Tigrinum splendens. Rich scarlet with dark spots. Mammoth bulbs 20 1 75 10 00 MISCELLANEOUS BULBS ACHIMENES. Profuse-blooming plants for conservatory; flowers of many charming shades. 7 cts. each, 70 cts. per doz., $5 per 100, postpai
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