PETER HENDERSON'S PLANT CATALOGUE, 



BKGOXIA HYBRID A MUI/ITFI.ORA. 



BEGONIAS. 



These are now among our principal winter flowering plants, flowers hanging- m 

 graceful panicles of the various colors given in descriptions below. They require rather 

 a warm atmosphere in winter, an average of 70 degrees. See cut. 



Robusta, flowers bright carmine, large panicles. 



Nitida Alba, flowers white. ' " 



Weltoniensis, flowers rich shade of pink. 



Fuchsoides Alba, flowers pure white, finest winter sort. 



Argyrostygma Veitchi, flowers pink, leaves spotted white. 



Saundersonii, flowers of bright scarlet crimson. 



Hybrida Multiflora, small ornamental leaves, rosy pink flowers. See cut. 



Parviflora, flowers white, neat habit. 



Nitida, flowers light flesh color. 



Alba, flowers pure white, produced very freely. 



Foliosa, white, with neat drooping foliage, good for baskets. 



Hichardsonii, flowers pure white, in large panicles. 

 Price 30 cents each ; $3 per dozen. 



BEGONIA REX — Ornamental Leaved. 



Six varieties — 50 cents each, $2 50 per set. 



CALLA ETHIOPACA. 



A fine house plant, sometimes known as the " Lily of the Nile." It requires an abund 

 ance of water during the growing ssason, and should have a period of rtst during May 

 and June by turning the pots on their sides in some shady place. 

 Price 30 cents each ; $3 per dozen. 



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