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Words are inadequate to describe the beauty of these splendid Be- 

 g^onias as they appear in our lathhouses and greenhouses. They are all 

 of the Otto Hecker and President Carnot type, but greatly superior in 

 every way. They are a cross of Gloria de Juoy by Rubra. All have large 

 oblong- leaves and immense panicles of very large flowers in shades 

 of pink and red. They are tree-like, strong and robust; sending- up a 

 great number of canes to the height of 6 or 10 feet. The foliag^e is yel- 

 lowish or bronze-green, exquisitely beautiful in texture, and has a shin- 

 ing- silken lustre. The difl'erence between the various plants consists in 

 size and shape of leaves, and the brilliant colors with which they are at 

 various times tinged or illuminated; they chang-e in the difl'erent stages of 

 growth. 



Yosemite. A grand plant with a very stately habit; leaves large, 

 having a lustre like changeable silk. The flowers are in very large 

 clusters, and are a lovely light pink; a very vigorous g-rower. 



lantho Of very strong habit, with handsome large foliage; the leaves 

 with four points, rich olive-green; surface of leaves like chang-eable 

 silk; under side Hushed and veined dark red. Very rich, shining-, 

 waxen, deep red flowers. Always in bloom and very striking. 



Erna.ni, A tall, stately plant of magnificent habit, with splendid foli- 

 age. An old, well-established plant will throw up canes to the height 

 cf 8 feet, and form an imposing sight, with its splendid leaves and 

 grand panicles of elegant flowers hang-ing- from long- stems. 



Hea.rt's Delight, It does not grow as tall as the others, but has satiny, 

 changeable g-reen leaves, with three points, edges delicately fluted 

 and edg-ed with dark red; underneath with chang-eable reddish-green, 

 veined red. The flowers are a pure coral-red. 



Kathleen. A very tropical looking- begonia, of the same type as others 

 of this cross, but having the larg-est foliage of any. The young leaves 

 are dark red underneath, dark shining green above and closely cov- 

 ered with large silver dots. The large clusters of flowers are a rich, 

 dark, shining red. 



Fair RosaLmond, A splendid, stately begonia that sends up strong 

 canes to the height of 6 or 8 feet. The leaves are a lustrous, change- 

 able bronze-green above and a rich wine color underneath. They 

 measure 15 inches in length by lYz inches in width and are oblong in 

 shape, running to 1 long point, with 3 smaller points on the upper 

 side. The young foliage is a bright red, sometimes spotted with sil- 

 ver. The magnificent panicles of exquisite waxen flowers hang from 

 long stems and are a deep rose-red color, shaded lighter rose. The 

 pistilate flowers measure 2)4 Miches in length. 



Day Dream. The most rapid grower of any. The foliage is spotted sil- 

 ver; is smaller, and has shari:)er points than the other kinds. It has 

 mag-nificent, large clusters of exquisite pink flowers. It makes a 



