MlSfELLANEULS UliCORATlVK PLANTS \6j 



Others consider them very satisfactory there. Prob- 

 ably because they have studied their habits and give 

 them the treatment they demand. I would advise 

 all lovers of beautiful plants to give them a trial before 

 deciding that they cannot grow them. They should 

 have a light, spongy, porous soil in which considerable 

 sharp sand has been mixed, and the very best of 

 drainage. 



Flo'i-ering Begonias ivith Fine Foliage 



B. argentea guttata is of sturdy, upright growth, 

 with foliage of rich bronze green, thickly spotted with 

 siher. Its flowers are a soft, pearly flesh color, borne 

 in drooping panicles. \"ery fine both as a flowering 

 and as a decorative foliage plant. Of the easiest 

 culture. 



B. alba f>icta — Foliage bright green, spotted with 

 white. 



B. inelallica — Hairy foliage, bronze green, with 

 coppery luster on upper surface. \'eins dark red, 

 showing through the leaf. A strong-growing kind, 

 making a very attractive specimen plant. 



B. manicata aurea varicgata — A beautiful variety, 

 of spreading habit, with large, thick, waxen foliage 

 of a rich, shining green, irregularly blotched with 

 cream, clear yellow and rose. A superb plant for a 

 large vase. One of the best Begonias for general cul- 

 tivation. A fine plant for jardiniere use. 



Geraniums zcitli Attractive Foliage 



Madam Salleroi — An always satisfactory and 

 always useful variety. Habit bushy and compact. 

 Seldom grows to be more than eight inches or a foot 

 high. Always symmetrical. Never requires pruning. 

 I'oliage home in such quantities that the plant and pot 



