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A CHOICE COLLECTION OF REX BEGONIAS. 



Nature has bestowed on Rex Begonias many of her choicest gifts, uniting 

 the radiance and brilliancy of precious jewels, the shining luster of metals, with 

 the beautiful colors and textures of the most costly fabrics. The leaves alone 

 possess all these charms, while the dainty flowers add lightness and grace. The 

 collection, offered below, consists of many of the rarest and most beautiful varieties. 



Satin Blue. Very large, rounded leaf, point very blunt; color, pale, sil- 

 very green; center, veined darker green, with fine, silver specks; under side, 

 deep, rich red, forming a fine contrast with the upper surface, which looks as 

 though it had been sprinkled with glittering silver dust. Each 35c to 75c. 



White Water. Another beautiful silver variety, The ground of leaf is a 

 shining silvery- green; the center and midribs bronze-green, closely and finely 

 specked with silver; border, green lines, specked with silver; edge, bronze-red 

 with silver flecks, beautifully waved, turns up slightly, showing bright red lining. 

 Each 35c to 75c. 



Lesoiidsii. One of the most beautiful of all the Rex begonias. Center of 

 leaf dark bronzy-green, outlining the midribs; ground, light yellowish-green; 

 border, rich, bright green, dotted with silver; edge, bronze, beautifully waved. 

 The entire leaf is blotched and spotted with shining silver, which gives it a 

 rich metalic lustre. Leaves are pointed and prettily lobed. Flowers quite 

 large and a lovely shade of pink. 



Mme. J. Menoreau. This is intermediate between the Rex and upright 

 growers. Is very easily grown; numerous small leaves; center, emerald-green 

 along the midribs ; the entire leaf, light green, finely speckled with silver. 



Queen of Hanover. A rarely -beautiful variety; leaves like velvet or 

 plush; center, dark green, with a broad, silver band and a margin of dark green; 

 the entire leaf is covered with fine hairs, bright red in early stages of growth, 

 changing to green with age. 



Stella. A beautiful, new, quadricolored Rex, with very broad, shining, sil- 

 ver zone that is veined and marked with bright, metallic bronze and violet shad- 

 ings. The zone is banded with deep green, and the whole distinctly bordered 

 with reddish bronze. One of the most attractive and beautiful of the Rex family. 



Clementina. Beautifully lobed leaves; upper surface beautiful bronze, 

 ornamented with large silvery spots ; the under side of the leaf is bronzy red, 

 which produces a beautiful effect. 



Enfant de Nancy. A strong vigorous grower, with thick, heavy leaves 

 distinctly marked with a broad, silvery zone; edge, reddish bronze. 



Iconise Closson. One of the richest and most beautiful of the Rex family, 

 with large and handsome foliage. The coloring is simply magnificent; center of 

 leaf deep bronze, with a broad band of silvery-rose; edged, bronze and spotted 

 rose. Each 35c, 50c. 



Perle Huniefeldt. This is a a fine discolor Rex. The leaf is sharply 

 pointed, and shows an exquisite combination of silver, and of bright silvery-green 

 and deep maroon, for arrangement of colors. 



Specnlata. Quite a novelty in the Rex type. Leaves are in the form of a 

 grape-leaf. Color is bright green, with a background of chocolate; veins of 

 light pea-green, the whole leaf spotted with silver. The panicles of blossoms are 

 composed of great numbers of individual pink flowers, very light and airy. 



Roi Ferdinand Major. Extra large leaf of fine silver, small, dark, 

 starry center, and edge embroidered in the same dark shade. 



