New Floral Guide— Spring, 1901 



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New : : • 



California 



Hybrid 



Begonias 



New California Hybrid Begonias. 



equally fine for pots and bedding, both indoors and 

 3 ou can have; no trouble to grow. Pkt., 



BEGONIA VERNON.— A most beautiful and highly satis- 

 factory plant for the house and also for bedding; blooms 

 profusely and is literally covered with blossoms during 

 the whole season. The flowers are rich coral red with 

 bright yellow centers. The stems are copper red and the 

 leaves so glossy they look as if varnished. Grows easily 

 from seed. Pkt., 6 cts. 



pVKRYONE should try 

 *"* these beautiful new 

 Hybrid Begonias. 



The seed germinates very 

 quickly and plants begin 

 blooming when only two 

 inches high. They make 

 beautiful bushy plants, 15 

 to 18 inches high, which 

 are a perfect mass of 

 bloom from one year's 

 end to the other. The 

 foliage is rich and glossy 

 frequently tinted with bright red. 

 The flowers are of many lovely shades 

 of pink, white and rose. They are 



out, and are one of the most ciiarining- flowers 



6 cts., 3 pkts. for 15 cts. 



BEGONIA VULCAN, or Scarlet Vernon.— Similar to the 

 Vernon in every way except color, which is intense fiery 

 scarlet; very brilliant and striking, blooms profusely the 

 whole season. Pkt., 6 cts. 

 These 3 Begonias are among th© prettiest and most 



satisfactory flowers for bedding ever offered. The 3 



varieties, 1 pkt. eacli, only 15 ct.s. 



NEW MAMMOTH PARISIAN PANSY 



THIS is a splendid liig-h-bred strain recently introduced 

 from Paris, they are remarkable for their mammoth size, 

 (frequentlv measuring 4 inches across), exquisite 

 coloring, and bold bright markings. The colors in- 

 clude lovely shades of cinnamon, violet, canary 

 orange, black, garnet, light blue, indigo, cream 

 etc. They are strong, robust growers and 

 profuse bloomers, and many of them are de 

 lightfully fragrant. They are the favorite 

 Pail si es of Paris and will be very popular 

 here as soon as their wonderful beauty is 

 known. Pkt. 100 seeds, 6 cts. ; >^ oz., 50 cts. 



New Giant I^uffled Pansy 



^Masterpiccc^= 



A remarkable new type of Giant Five- 

 spotted Pansies, having ruffied or curled 

 edges, giving the flower a curious frilled or 

 ruffled appearance. The flowers are extra- 

 ordinarily large, very bright and beautiful, 

 and borne on strong stems, well up above the 

 foliage. The colors are rare and beautiful includ 

 ing different shades of garnet, ruby, indigo, canary, 

 orange, pink, terra cotta, violet, white, etc. ; makes 

 strong and bushy plants which bloom continuously. 

 Masterpiece is tmdoubtedly the finest novelty in 

 Pansies recently introduced. Pkt. , 8 cts. Now Mammotli Parisian Pansy. 



