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cotta, old rose, delicate pink, wine color, 
copper, yellow-feathered green, and other 
blendings indescribable. The underside of 
the leaves is a rich wine color, claret, terra 
cotta, and in some varieties they are charm- 
ingly flushed with these lovely colors. The 
leaves frequently measure 15 inches in 
length, by 7% inches across. The young 
foliage is sometimes spotted with silver. 
Atala. Large leaves with three rather 
blunt points, dotted with large and small 
silver spots; mulberry red underneath. 
Young foliage a dark bronze red. Flowers 
bright pink. 
Beatrice. A stately plant, with graceful 
arching branches and beautiful lustrous 
foliage that changes in all stages of growth 
like autumn leaves, which are a bright terra 
cotta red underneath, and handsomely spot- 
ted with silver above. Flowers hang in 
long, drooping graceful panicles; bright scar- 
let with rose colored petals. 
Beauty. Large, dark green leaves, having 
four points; the texture is exquisite, like 
changeable silk, and waved at the edges. 
Young foliage is old pink, veined green 
changing to darker colors. The handsomest 
begonia of all. 
Daphne. Grows in a bushy form. The 
leaves are red underneath, and a light satin 
green above; oblong, with one long point 
and lightly pointed above the lobe. The 
young foliage is a golden copper color, vein- 
ed with green. It is a splendid bloomer, be- 
ing completely covered with panicles of 
lovely shaded pink flowers. 
Enchantress. Very large, shining, dark 
green leaves with dark red edges, prettily 
waved; underneath rich, shining wine color. 
The young foliage, coppery green, shad- 
ed with terra cotta. Foliage when old. is 
also brilliant; it bears immense clusters of 
very large flowers of a beautiful rich rose 
color, shaded red. 
Ernani. A tall stately plant of magnifi- 
cent habit with splendid foliage. An old 
well established plant will throw up canes 
to the height of 8 feet, and form an impos- 
ing sight with its splendid leaves and grand 
panicles of elegant flowers hanging from 
long stems. The foliage is beautiful at all 
times. 
Flammarion. A rich looking plant, very 
dark foliage. The leaves are a deep green; 
mulberry red underneath; the leaf stem 
also very dark. The dark crimson flowers 
are in large panicles; the plant is never 
without flowers. 
Fair Rosamond. A _ splendid, stately be- 
gonia, that sends up strong canes to the 
height of 6 to 8 feet. The leaves are a lust- 
rous, changeable bronze green above and a 
rich wine color underneath. They measure 
15 inches in length by 7% inches in width; 
oblong shape, running to one long point, 
with three smaller points on the upper side. 
The young foliage is a bright red, some- 
times spotted with silver. The magnificent 
panicles of exquiste waxen flowers hang 
from long stems and are a deep rose red col- 
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or, shaded lighter rose. The pistillate flow- 
ers measure 2% inches in length. 
Heart’s Delight. This lovely begonia will 
delight the heart of any lover of these flow- 
ers. It does not grow as tall as the others, 
but has satiny changeable green leaves with 
three points, edges delicately fluted and 
edged with dark red, underneath change- 
able reddish-green veined red. The fiowers 
are pure coral-red, the pistillate flowers are 
2 inches long and 2 inches from tip to tip 
across the petals. 
lanthe. A very tropical looking begonia 
of the same type as others of this class, but 
having larger foliage. Leaves immense, 
dark red underneath, dark shining green 
above and closely covered with large silver 
dots. The large clusters of flowers are a 
rich, dark shining red. 
Day Dream. The most rapid grower of all. 
The foliage is spotted silver; is smaller, and. 
has sharper points than the other kinds. 
Magnificent for large clusters of exquisite 
pink flowers; makes a splendid tall large 
plant. We can supply these begonias from 
small mailing sizes to specimens in 12 
inch pots. Smallest size 25¢e each, 5 for $1; 
larger sizes, 35c, 50c, 75¢c, $1 to $15 each; 
by the dozen assorted, $2.50, $3.50, $5, and 
$7.50. 
Mrs. Shepherd’s Seedlings 
From Pink Rubra 
Heke. Light green foliage. Young leaves 
spotted with silver. Old leaves often meas- 
ure 10 inches by 4% inches. The plant, if 
allowed, will grow 6 or 8 feet high. The fiow- 
ers are pale pink of an exquisite melting 
shade, indescribably beautiful; a perfectly 
lovely begonia. 25 and 5d0c. 
Rubra “‘Bamboo.” The stems of this giant 
begonia shoot up like canes of bamboo. It 
has strong, rich foliage, thick and leathery. 
The bright, young foliage is covered with 
large silver spots. It bears immense panicles 
of bright red flowers on very long stems. 25c. 
Mrs.Shepherd’sOther Seedlings 
Incarnata “California.” A seedling from 
“Incarnata,’ of much stronger habit, with 
leaves twice as large, and prettily waved; 
flowers a deeper shade and much larger, and 
in large panicles. A vigorous grower and 
always in bloom. 15e. 
Sylvia. A very pretty seedling from In 
carnata California,’ with a beautiful laci- 
nated foliage and a profusion of dainty 
pink flowers in graceful drooping clusters. 
Forms a round handsome plant; always in 
bloom. 15c. 
Catalina. A seedling from Digswelliana, 
but much handsomer. The stems are dark 
red, the leaves prettily fimbriated. The 
flowers grow in pairs larger than those of 
the parent plant. Color white, flushed with 
pink on the under side of petals. A valu- 
able and pretty plant, sure to please. 15c. 
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