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Snow Wreath. The same general hab- 

 it as Erfordia, and equally as valuable as 

 a bedding plant, but with snow white 

 flowers; a charming plant. 10c, 25c, 50c 

 each. 



Vernon. Stands the hottest sun, which 

 siakes it invaluable for bedding purposes. 

 It grows in round, compact masses. The 

 leaves are rich green, shaded with bronze- 

 red. The flowers are brightest red and are 

 produced in the greatest profusion. 10c, 

 25c, 50c each. 



Foliosa. Like the two above but witk 

 smaller leaves that are daintily crinkled 

 at the edges. It is always covered with 

 pretty little white flowers shaded pink. 



Robusta. A very bushy, spreading, 

 graceful plant, with glossy foliage, and 

 producing quantities of graceful deep pink 

 flowers. 



Abundance. The counterpart of Vesuve, 

 except that the flowers are a lovely soft 

 rose color. 



Begonia Odorata Alba, 5 feet high and 6 feet in diameter 



Bijou, "Carpet Begonia." Of dwarf 

 compact habit, growing only about 8 inch- 

 es high, giving charming red flowers. All 

 the semperflorens class are very brilliant 

 bedders, giving a mass of bright color for 

 months. 10c, 25c, 50c each. 



Small Leaved Varieties of Spreading 



Habit, Perpetual Bloomers. 



Fine Bedders. 



Hydrida Multiflora. An old but always 

 beautiful plant, with small oval-shaped 

 leaves, and showers of dainty drooping 

 clusters of pink flowers. It grows very 

 tall outside in California and is invaluable 

 in a collection. 



Fuchsioides Coccinea. Of the same gen- 

 eral habit, but with larger leaves and 

 bright scarlet drooping fuchsia like flow- 

 ers. 



Vesuve. A beautiful variety of the 

 Chas. Roocker type, but of more bushy 

 habit. It is a perpetual bloomer and bears 

 showers of drooping red star-like flowers. 

 15c to 25c each. 



Chas. Roocker. A very fine, graceful 

 plant with rather small shining leaves, 

 and bearing numerous graceful, drooping 

 clusters of bright scarlet flowers, always 

 in bloom; very showy. 



Sandersoni. Of one same class as the 

 above, but growing only 18 inches high; 

 always in bloom. Called "Coral Begonia" 

 from its brilliant red flowers. 



Smithii or "White Gem." Is dwarf and 

 bushy, growing about 18 inches high. The 

 leaves above are dark green and ruffled, 

 underneath bronze-red. The foliage and 

 flowers are covered with minute hairs. 

 The' flowers are white inside, and pink 

 outside; makes a fine pot plant; very 

 pretty, in baskets; invaluable bedder. 

 Above varieties 10c to 25c each; $1.50 to 

 $2.50 per doz. 



