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BEGONIA METALLICA. 



This elegant variety has very large glossy leaves shaded with 

 green, crimson and olive, with a peculiar metallic lustre over 

 all. Flowers large ; dark pink in color. The cut gives a good 

 idea of its habit, but no engraving or description can portray 

 its beautiful appearance. 



50 cts. each ; $4.50 per dozen. 



BEGONIA, Flowering. 



Plants adapting themselves to a variety of uses ; are used for 

 planting in the garden for summer decoration, or as pot plants, 

 for cut flowers in winter ; they are very easily grown, but re- 

 quire heat — an average of 65 degrees at night during winter is 

 necessary. The flowers are beautiful, drooping in graceful 

 panicles of various colors, as given below. They are largely 

 used in the construction of bouquets, etc., by florists. 

 Palmata. Umbrella shaped. 50 cts. 

 Multiflora. Pink; very profuse. 



Alba. Same as " Rubra" in habit, but with white flowers. 

 Poliosa. White, with neat, drooping foliage. 

 Fiichsoides Alba. Flowers pure white. 

 Hybrida Multiflora. Small leaves, rosy pink flowers. 

 Ingramii. Rose color. 

 Nitida. Flowers light flesh color. 

 Nitida Alba. Flowers white. 

 Rubra. Dark coral color. 



Sanguinea. Surface of leaves olive, under side crimson. 50c. 

 Metallica. (See cut.) 50 cts. 

 Saundersonii. Flowers bright scarlet crimson. 

 Washingtoniana. Pure white. 50 cts. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz., except where noted. 

 Set of 14 sorts, $3.00. 



(For newer sorts see page 106.) 



BALSAMS-DOUBLE. 



Ready May 15th. 



We offer a strain of these double and symmetrical in form as 

 a Camellia. These vei'y double Balsams are used more than 

 anything else for the making up of bouquets, or other cut 

 flower work in summer. (See cut.) 



10 cts. each ; 75 cts. per dozen. 



BOUGAINVILLEA SPECTABILIS. 



This handsome plant is quite easily grown, thriving in almost 

 any night temperature that is higher than 40 degrees. It pro- 

 duces very freely large coue-shape racemes of beautiful rose- 

 colored bracts. Being of climbing habit, it probably has no 

 equal for training to the rafters of conservatories or green- 

 houses. The Bougainvillea has proved with some to be a very 

 profitable plant to force for the bloom during the winter. 

 Strong plants, $1.00 each. 



TUBEKOtlS BEGONIA. 



BEGONIA, Tuberous Rooted. 



A comparatively new section of this beautiful tribe ; flowers 

 ranging through all the shades of crimson, scarlet, rose, orange, 

 etc. They require the same treatment as the fancy leaved 

 Caladiums, Gloxinias, etc. : that is, the tubers are dried off in 

 winter and started again in spring. Excellent for bedding pur- 

 poses, as they bloom the entire summer season until frost. 

 30 cts. each ; 4 for $1.00. 



BEGONIA REX, Ornamental Leaved. 



Grown for the beauty of the foliage. The leaves are large, 

 variegated and covered with a peculiar silvery metallic gloss. 

 Are mainly used for pot plants, or in Wardian cases, ferneries, 

 etc., but do finely in shaded places in summer out of doors. 



1st size, 30 cts. each ; $3.00 per dozen. 



2d " 20 •• •' 2.00 



BONEPARTIA JUNCEA. 



A very scarce genus of plants, with long, graceful, rush-like 

 leaves ; very attractive when grown in a vase out-of-doors in the 

 summer. Flowers borne on large spikes. It requires a warm 

 temperature in winter. 



$1.00 each ; $9.00 per dozen. 



CALLA ETHIOPICA, " Lily of the Nile." 



A fine house plant. It requires an abundance of water during 

 the growing season, and should have a period of re9t from May 

 to August, by turning the pots on their sides in some shady 

 place. 



20 cts. each ; $2.00 per dozen. 



The Tuberous Begonias we offer this season were purchased, after a personal inspection, from the unrivaled collection of John 

 Xaing & Co., London. We highly recommend them. 



