22 THEoposia B. SHEPHERD ComMPANY’S CaTaLo@uK 
General Collection of Fibrous or Shrubby Begonias. 
No plants have more enthusiastic admirers than fibrous rooted Begonias. They consist of 
many classes and varieties, very diverse in flowers and foliage. A very beautiful, unique and 
interesting garden can be made of begonias with the addition of ferns and palms. They grow 
from 6 inches to 10 or 15 feet or more in height, and the always beautiful foliage measures from 
a half inch, to 15 or 20 inches in diameter. The flowers grow in fine feathery sprays, borne 
either upright or in clusters, or long drooping panicles. The colors are white, blush, and shades 
of pink and red. Their habit is dwarf and dainty, gracefully spreading, or tall and stately; all 
are exquisitely lovely. They grow to the greatest perfection in California if given the proper 
environments. They require partial shade, arichlightsoil, and plenty of water. Some varieties 
are fine bedders and stand the sunshine well, giving thousands of flowers, and blooming without 
interruption for months; others require a more sheltered location, but all are more hardy than 
their appearance would indicate. 
New Begonias. 
Paul Bruant Variegata. A splendid novelty. The foliage is beautifully variegated bright 
golden yellow and clear green.. The flowers are the same exquisite shade of pink as the plain 
Bruant; it is equally floriferous. A superb plant. 75e. 
Luxuriant. A most beautiful begonia, having large, dark green velvety leaves, bright red 
underneath. The large flowers grown in finedrooping clusters and are white, tinged pink. 35c, 50c. 
Climbing White, A strong grower, reaching the height of 5 or 6 feet if given support. It 
produces large clusters of pure white flowers. 50c. . 
Mastodon. A strong splendid plant with large waxen leaves like semperflorens gigantea 
rosea, but producing much larger blush-white flowers, in great clusters. A most beautiful 
begonia, and always secaree. 50c. \ 
Scandens Alba or White Fairy An old begonia but litle known. We have given it the 
common name of White Fairy because of the fairy like appearance of the exquisite flowers _ Its 
habit is climbing or trail- 
ing making it invaluable 
for baskets. The branch- 
es are flat with shiny 
leaves facing one way, 
and the large spreading > 
panicles cf small pure- 
white flowers, have an 
airy fairy-like look that 
is enchanting. 25c to 
50c¢ each. 
Viaudi. A cross be- 
tween Pictavense and 
Duchartrei but more 
vigorous. Theleaves are 
large dark green, thick 
and velvety, dark red 
underneath. The creamy 
white flowers which rise 
on long strong stems, are 
adorned with bright red 
silken hairs, the buds 
resembling little bulls of 
red chenille. 35e¢ to 75c. 
Martiana. A very 
rare and distinet tuber- 
ous begonia from Mex- 
ico. Dormant in winter, 
but comes up in the 
TRAILING BEGONIA, SCANDENS ‘‘W HITE Fatry.’’ spling, with beautiful 
glossy, round leaves, and sends up a main stein with side branches, bearing close to the stem 
(like balsam or hollyhock) fine, large, clear pink flowers; In April 1905; 25e, 5%c. 
