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Miss Ella V. Baines, The Woman Florist, Springfield, Ohio. 



REX BEGONIAS. 



REX BEGONIA. 



I have a fine "named get" of Rex Begonias, but limited 

 space will not admit of my giving them here. Price, i j cents each. 

 I will select four of my choicest sorts in fine plants for only 50 

 cents; two for 25 cents; ten distinct varieties for $1.00. Order a 

 set of these fancy Begonias and see how handsome they are. 

 Must be seen to be admired. 



So many of my customers write me: "BegoDias are my 

 favotite flowers, but I have no luck with them." I will give you 

 five principal points and if followed you can succeed with Bego- 

 nias as easily as with Geraniums. 1. Begonias delight iu per- 

 fect shade. 2, Begonias are great feeders; hence they like a 

 good, rich, loamy soil. 3. Begonias love moisture. Do not let 

 them thirst one day and drown the next. 4. Begonias must be 

 kept free from dust. Cover when sweeping. 5 Begonias must 

 have drainage. Charcoal in small lumps in bottom of pot will 

 serve this purpose and keep the soil from souring. 



WinteivFlowering Begonias. 



Mtida Allia. — Similar in every respect to Nitida Rosea, but with 

 white flowers, so profuse as to literally cover the plant with 

 large clusters of a very waxy spray of flowers. Price, 15 

 cents each. 



Nitida Rosea.— A strong growing, profuse blooming variety, pro. 

 ducing immense panicles of rose-colored flowers. Price, 10 

 cents each. 



President Carnot. — A remarkably strong-growing variety, of 

 stiff, uoright habit, foliage large and something in style of 

 Rubra, but more than twice as large, upper side deep green, 

 under side purplish-red, flowers beautiful coral red in large 

 pendent panicles. Grand flowering variety. Price, 15 cents 

 each. 



Sandersonii.— Coral Begonia. One of the best flowering Bego- 

 nias. The flowers are of a scarlet shade of crimson, borne in 

 profusion for months at a time. Leaves slightly edged with 

 scarlet. Price, 10 cents each. 



Septrum.— A strong, upright growing species, with palmate 

 leaves, which are ornamented with large silver spots ar- 

 ranged parallel with the ribs, under side of leaf thickly stud- 

 ded with small sparkles, making a handsome specimen. 

 Price, 25 cents each. 



Marguerite. — Leaves a bronzy-green, somewhat resembling 

 Metallica, but growing in more bushy form and easi-r to 

 handle when grown for market. Large trusses of light, rose- 

 colored flowers freely produced. Price, 10 cents each. 



Rubra. — If you can have only one Begonia, let it be a Rubra, for 

 it will prove a constant delight. It is so last growing that it 

 will in a year or two reach the top of your window, sending 

 up heavy, stiff canes an inch in diameter, and rising beside 

 them will grow strong, slender branches, gracefully droop- 

 ing under heavy waxen leaves and pendent panicles of coral 

 colored flowers as large as a hand. Medium sized plants are 

 frequently seen with more than twenty such panicles at a 

 time. Among the individual flowers you will find three dis- 

 tinct forms growing side by side. Price, 15 cents each. 



Argentea Guttata. — Pink and bronze leaves, with silverv mark- 

 ings, large bunches of white flowers. Price, 10 cents each. 



[Begonias — Continued.] 



Alba Picta.— It is shrubby in habit and compact in form, having 

 long, slender, lance-shaped leaves on short stems, thickly 

 siudded with silver-white, the spots graduating in size from 

 the center towards the margin. Price, 10 cents each. 



Alba Perfecta Grandiflora.— Here I have a Begonia that has 

 never been appreciated like it should be, as it is really ele- 

 gant, and I doubt if there is a white-flowered variety that 

 equals it. The foliage resembles Rubra in shape, but is a 

 lighter green, while the flower panicles are much handsomer. 

 Pure white flowering Begonia. Try it. Price, 10 cents each. 



New Begonia, Dewdrop.— In the new Begonia Dewdrop we have 

 the best flowering Begonia ever obtained. Its graceful flow- 

 ers are produced in profusion all during the Summer and 

 Winter. It is a dwarf, compact-growing variety, the foliage 

 is a bright, glossy-green, with shell-shaped leaves and stems 

 of light crimson. The blooms are produced in clusters of 

 from six to eight florets, which are satiny-white, with gold- 

 en-yellow stamens. Price, 10 cents each. 



Manicata Anrea. — The most beautiful of all the Begonias. Large, 

 handsome leaves, beautifully blotched and marbled with 

 green, white, cream and deep yellow. Price, 25 cents each. 



Gloire de Lucerne. — Light green, handsome foliage, flowers 

 borne in long, graceful, pendent chains, and of a delicate red 

 color, very profuse bloomer. Fine. Price, 15 cents each. 



Tbnrstonii. — I like this the best of all the new Begonias. It is 

 -very much like Metallica, but is a much better Begonia in 

 every respect. The foliage is a glossy bronze-green, with 

 the under side a deep wine color. Flowers an elegant pink, 

 shaded white. Price, 15 cents each. 



M. de Lesseps. — A very fine new Begonia, with fine tropical 

 foliage and elegant flowers. Price, 15 cents each. 



McBethii. — Always in bloom, beautiful cut-leaf foliage, with 

 snow-white flowers. Price, 10 cents each. 



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SWAINSONIA ALBA. 



This is a new plant, and one of which I cannot speak too 

 highly. It is a rapid grower, growing into a compact, bushy 

 form, and Dears its panicles six inches long of pure white, pea- 

 shaped flowers in the greatest profusion. It is very sweet and 

 fragrant. I have been cultivating it for the past year, and it is 

 seldom out of bloom either Winter or Summer. Be sure and try 

 it, as it will be certain to please you. Price, 10 cents each. 



NEW SWAINSONIA, SPLENDENS. 



Same as the above, with bright scarlet flowers. This is the 

 only true scarlet variety. Price, 15 cents eaeh. 



THE TWO SWAINSONIAS FOR 20 CENTS. 



CAMELLIA jAPONICA. 



The royal family of greenhouse plants. Leaves glossy-green 

 and flowers of the most exquisite beautv and waxy texture. 

 From pure white to crimson, in almost endless variegation. The 



pure white ones are 

 generally prized 

 above the colored va- 

 rieties. Their culture 

 is nearly related to 

 lhat of the Azalea, 

 but their success is 

 more certain. Re- 

 quires shade and 

 moisture throughout 

 the hot season. Their 

 time of blooming is 

 Winter and early 

 Spring. Requires a 

 moderate and uni- 

 form temperature 

 with as little artificial 

 heat as possible. 

 When set with flower 

 buds great care must 

 be taken in watering 

 —when left too dry 

 the buds are sure to 

 drop. Price, for large, 

 strong plants, 2 to 2^ 

 feet in height, shape- 

 ly, 75 cents each. 



Sara Fros t.— A 



CAMELLIA JAPONICA. bright crimson. Fine. 



Queen of Denmark. — Salmon-rose, fine form. 



Lady Hume's Blush.— Flesh color. Extra fine. 



Jenny Llnd.— White, with pink stripe. 



Flmhriata.— Clear white, with the petals finely fimbriated. 



Caleb Cope.— Clear bluth rose. One of the best. 



Americana.— Blush, mottled with rose. 



Camellia, Alba Plena.— Double white, very fine, and the best white. 



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