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Qjrri<? Bros/ horticultural Quide, 



BEGONIAS-Contiimed. 



BEGONIA REX LOUISE CHRETIEN. 



Manicata— An elegant 

 ■variety, with large oval 

 ■leaves; flowers flesh-pink, 

 very beautiful. Blooms 

 very profusely in winter. 



iJ,Manicata A urea — A 



variegated form of the 

 above, strikingly beau- 

 tiful. The large glossy 

 leaves are handsomely 

 blotched with canary yel- 

 low on a bright green 

 ground. Flowers delicate 

 pink. 



\ 15 cents each; $1.50 per 

 dozen. 



TUBEROUS- 

 ROOTED 

 BEGONIAS. 



Those who have never 

 seen this truly charming 

 class of Begonias can 

 form no idea of theii love- 

 liness, their usefulness 

 and general adaptability. 

 All the varieties are beau- 

 tiful, many of them 

 charming. The flowers of 

 all of them are much 

 larger than those pro- 

 duced by any of the other 

 sorts, the size of some of 

 them being almost incred- 

 ible. Not unfrequently 

 we see them four inches 

 indiameter. Furthermore, 

 the numerous varieties 

 produce many colors, varying through all the shades of crimson, 

 scarlet, orange and yellow, and many are pure white. They are 

 readily raised from seed, the young plants soon forming bulbs or 

 rather tubers, which annually alternately become dormant and 

 push into growth, perpetuating the plant for an indefinite number 

 of years. 



Seeds should be sown early in spring, and will produce 

 flowering plants the same season. We have a very fine assortment 

 of large tubers, of many very choice varieties and colors, which we 

 offer as follows : 



DRY BULBS. 



Single, all colors, mixed, each, 10 cts; per doz $1.00 



Single in colors, 

 scarlet,white, sal- 

 mon, rose, pink, 

 crimsor, yellow, 

 each, 15 cts; per 

 doz 1.50 



Double, all colors 

 mixed, each, 25c; 

 per doz 2.50 



Double in colors, 

 rose, white, crim- 

 son, scarlet, yel- 

 low,salmon,each 

 40 cts; per doz. . 4.00 



Plants of the sev- 

 eral kinds in all 

 stages of growth, 

 in pots, each, 25c 

 to 1.00 



Write for special 

 prices on large quanti- 



Tl'BEROUS REOONIA. tieS. 



REX BEGONIAS. 



This extensive class of 

 Begonias is remarkable 

 for the invariably very 

 ornamental and attractive 

 foliage of all the varieties. 

 In some the markings on 

 the large leaves are ex- 

 quisitely beautiful, mak- 

 ing the plant a most de- 

 lightful object. Those we 

 offer are carefully selected 

 from a large collection of 

 the choicest yet intro- 

 duced. In addition to 

 those named we have a 

 large stock of all the 

 standard sorts, which we 

 sell in quantities at spe- 

 cially low rates. No plant 

 succeeds better, n or makes 

 a more attractive parlor 

 ornament than this class 

 of Begonias. 



Adolph Pollock — A 

 very striking and hand- 

 some variety. Center and 

 edge of leaves plum greeD, 

 spattered with white. A 

 broad zone of silvery 

 white encircles the middle 

 of the leaf, making a 

 charming effect. Each, 

 20 cts. 



Countess Louise Er- 

 dody — The peculiar fea- 

 ture of this new variety is 

 the curious spiral forma- 

 tion of the leaf, which is 

 also beautifully marked 

 and shaded with silvery-gray and coppery-rose, the veins on both 

 sides being a yellowish greeu. 



Louise Closson, New — The leaves are medium in size, when 

 young are very brilliant, zoned with rosy violet with shades of 

 bronze maroon, having the general appearance of Louise Chretien, 

 yet more beautiful, if indeed that is possible. Each, 25 cts. 



Louise Chretien — The beautiful coloring of the foliage of this 

 superb variety is almost indescribable, but when we say that it is 

 like changeable silk in its luster we may possibly be understood. 

 Flowers large and of a delicate rose tint. Each, 20 cts. 



Madam Siebold — A strong growing, very ornamental variety. 

 The leaves are extra- 

 ordinarily large, zinu 

 colored, marked with 

 small green spots and 

 edged with a beautiful 

 tinge of purple. 



Perle Hammerfeld 



— A superb variety. 

 Leaves bronze-green, 

 irregularly blotched 

 with silvery white 

 Each, 20 cts. 



Due de Brabant — 



One of the finest of the 

 family. Center of leaf 

 and edge plum-green, 

 with broad zone of sil- 

 ver, shading into 

 bright green. Each, 

 20 cts. 



Madam Treyve — 



An exceedingly pretty 

 and distinctly upright 

 growing kind. 



Price, except where 

 noted, each 15 cts. B . manicata aurea 



