New Floral Guide— Spring, 1903. 



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Hsm: Giant Ruffled Pansy 



MASTERPIECE 



A remarkable new type of Giant 

 Five-spotted Pansies, having ruffled or 

 curled edges, giving the flower a curi- 

 ous frilled or ruffled appearance. The 

 flowers are extraordinarily large, very 

 bright and beautiful, and borne on 

 strong stems, well up above the foliage. 

 The colors are rare and beautiful, in- 

 cluding different shades of garnet, 

 ruby, indigo, canary, orange, pink, 

 terra cotta, violet, white, etc.; makes 

 strong, bushy plants, which bloom 

 continuously. Masterpiece is un- 

 doubtedly the finest novelty in Pansies 

 recently introduced. Pkt., 8 cts. 



THREE SPECIAL PANSIES 



PRESIDENT CARNOT — An elegant new 

 Pansy of the True Giant-flowered class. 

 Makes fine bushy plants and splendid flowers 

 of exquisite beauty. The prevailing- color is 

 a deep violet purple, with a wide border of 

 rich creamy white, very showy and beautiful. 

 Pkt., 100 seeds, 8 cts.; 1000 seeds, 60 cts. 

 COQUETTE DE POISSY— A very elegant 

 new variety, fine large flowers well borne up 

 on stout stems ; color, a rich and peculiar 

 shade of rosy mauve, deepest at centre, shading to white at 

 the outer edge. Very rare and beautiful. Pkt., 100 seeds, 8 cts.; 

 1000 seeds, 60 cts. 

 GIANT BUGNOT PANSY— Undoubtedly one of the very finest 

 Pansies ever introduced. It is a grand sort. The plants are 

 strong and very free-blooming; the flowers are of enormous 

 size and fine rounded form, very rich and velvety, and marked with a dark central blotch, elegantly veined with contrasting 

 colors, including many rare shades of red and bronze. Pkt. , 100 seeds, 8 cts.; 1000 seeds, 60 cts. 



SPECIAL OFFER — The 3 kinds, I pkt. each for 20c; including Masterpiece, the 4 for 25c. 



NEW GIANT RUFFLED PANSY 

 MASTERPIECE 



New California 



HYBRID 



BEGONIAS 



Every one should try 

 these beautiful new Hy- 

 brid Begonias. The 



seed germinates very 

 quickly and plants begin 

 blooming when only two 

 inches high. They make 

 elegant 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 equally fine for 

 pots and bedding, both 

 indoors and out, and are 

 one of the most charming 

 flowers you can have ; no trouble 

 to grow. Pkt., 6 cts., 3 pkts. for 

 15 cts. 



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 centres. The stems are copper red and the leaves so 

 glossv they look as if varnished. Grows easily from seed. 

 Pkt., '6 cts. 



NEW CALIFORNIA HYBRID 

 BEGONIAS. 



BEGONIA VIJECAN, 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 the prettiest and most 

 sat'sfactory flowers for bidding ever offered. The 3 

 varieties, 1 pkt. each, only 15 cts. 



