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GRAND SINGLE NAMED TCBEROCS BEGONIAS. 



Aurora. Fiery scarlet, very bright glow- 

 ing color. [shade, flue flower. 



Avoca. Golden bronze, new attractive 



Black Knight. Very dark crimson, flowers 

 heavy in substance, sturdy grower and 

 surprisingly free. 



Condor. Bright crimson, well to the 

 front in style and form of flower. 



Fulda. Salmon red, deep shade, very 

 striking, exceptionally fine flower. 



Hebe. Rich rose, well-shaped flower and 

 very free. 



Heroine. Striking brilliant color, bold 



flower and charming character. 

 Leonora. Brilliant pink, attractive, neat 



habit and free bloomer. 

 Paragon. Salmon rose, beautiful peculiar 



pleasing shade. [freely produced. 



Purity. Pure white, flowers large, and 

 Sovereign. Best yellow, deep-colored 



flower of great substance. 

 Zanda. Grand salmon, very fine form 



and color. 

 Price, 60c. each, set of 12 for $6.00. 



GRAND DOl'BMC NAMED TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. 



Alba Plena. Grand white, good double, 

 flowers splendid, typical character. 



Doris. New rosy pinksuperb double flower, 

 color shading to ward the centre to white. 



Duchess of Teck. Best yellow, most ele- 

 gant double yet produced, large golden 

 flowers and beautiful dark green foliage. 



Filberta. Salmon-rose, flowers standing 

 well above the foliage, perfectly erect. 



Flora. Bich pink, medium-sized flowers, 

 very double, perfect form and erect 

 habit. [exquisite form and very free. 



Hecla. Brightglisteningpink, fullflowers, 



Begonia, Vernon. A grand variety for oul 



lima. Dazzling scarlet, very symmetrical 

 flowers and wonderfully free-blooming. 



Manora. Dark rose-color, splendid ex- 

 hibition variety. [exceptionally free. 



Minnie. Delicate blush, good form and 



Picotee (new). Lovely camellia-shaped 

 blooms, white with pink edge, perhaps 

 the very best variety ever raised. 



Princess. Blush white, very shapely 

 flowers and exceptionally free. 



Verona. Rich scarlet, vigorous grower, 



flowers perfectly erect, first-class sort. 



Price, $1.00 each, set of 12 for $10.00. 



tdoor bedding. 10c. ea., $1.00 doz., $8.00 100. 



FANCY LEAVED OALADIUMS. 



WHITE CARNATION, LIZZIE ricGOWAN. 



A splendid white variety, as yet unsurpassed for size, form, constitution and 

 habit. It is very free-blooming, carrying its flowers on long, splendid stems ; richly 

 fragrant. (See cut.) Price, plants from pots, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



SPECIAL LOW OFFER OF CARNATIONS. 



For $1.00 we will send free by mail 12 Fine Varieties, all named, our selection 

 only. "We are enabled to do this only when the selection is left to us. If wanted 

 by express, buyer to pay charges, we can usually send larger and finer plants, and will 

 leave all the soil on the roots. 



SUPERB NEW EANCY CAEADIUMS. 



Large quantities of these are now used for summer and fall decora- 

 tion. They are easily grown, thriving in pots or boxes in the house or 

 shaded situations out-of-doors. The bulbs should be dried off in October 

 and kept in a warm, dry place during the winter. They should be started 

 into growth about April 1st. We offer below the finest collection of new 

 sorts possible to procure. (See cut.) 



Adolphe Adams. Vermilion veins, overlaid white on green ground. 

 Albo Luteum. Very unique, entire leaf creamy white, with shades of 



light green. 

 Barao de Mamore. Centre of leaf and veins magenta-red, irregular 



blotches of same color on bronze green ground, margin light green. 

 Bragance. Centre of leaf brilliant carmine-red, margined pea-green, 



very striking. 

 Duchartre. Very large leaves, veins green, irregular spots of red 



through a green surface washed with silvery white, unique and splendid. 

 Excellens. Prominent magenta-red veins, surface of leaf suffused with 



pink on green and white ground. 

 Franz Jost. Deep red veins, body of leaf bronzy green, suffused with 



carmine-red. 

 Gustave Eiigelhart. Deep carmine in centre of leaf; margin, lustrous 



green. 

 Itaqui. Veins red at centre of leaf, tinting to rosy pink ; body of leaf 



liberally overlaid with white and pink on green ground. 

 Juitz de Fora. Carmine-red veins, very brilliant, leaf varnished 



bronze over bronzy green. 

 Mme. Scheffer. Extra large leaf, violet-red veins, leaf overlaid white 



and carmine-pink on green ground. 

 "Neubronner. Pea-green leaf irregularly spotted with deep carmine-red. 

 Porto Nova. Creamy, white veins, centre creamy white, irregular spots 



of maroon on green ground ; margin deep green. 

 ■Queen Victoria. Centre of veins *vhite, green margin, body of leaf 



liberally overlaid with white on green ground. 

 Triomphe de l'Exposition. Veins and body red, margin of bright green. 

 "Uranus. Prominent blood-red veins, leaf overlaid with white on green 



ground ; narrow green margin. 

 Vetter. Chocolate veins in centre, suffused white and pink on green 



ground. 

 Virginale. Green veins, surface silvery white on green ground, suffused 



pink. 

 Price : Undivided bulbs of the above grand varieties, 60c. each, $10.00 

 for set of 18. Growing plants, ready May 1st, 50c. each, $8.00 for set 

 of 18. Note. — "We can supply the older standard sorts at 30c. each; 

 collection of 12 named varieties for $3.00. 



lizzie McGOWAN. (Flowers about half natural size.) 



