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JOHNSON . & . STOKES • PHILADELPHIA 



TUBEROUS ROOXeO BEGONIKS. 



The TubtTous rooted Begonias are among the hand- 

 somest of our siiujuier flowering bulbs. They are not 

 grown to the extent they should be, as tliey require no 

 more care than geraniums ; have as fine a range of color, 

 and will bloom continually throughout the summer, even 

 when geraniums droop through lack of moisture and 

 fail to unfold their flowers. Planted either in the rockery 

 or flower border, they rival the rose with their rich and 

 varied colors, ranging from the most delicate shade oT 

 yellow and salmon to the most striking crimson and 

 scarlet. We have made a specialty of these charming 

 plants for, several years; have tried them thoroughly and 

 have no hesitation in saying that they are destined to- 

 play a very important part in the bedding of the near 

 future. Single varieties, mixed colors. Bulbs, 1.5c. each : 

 4 for 50c.; Sl.oO per doz. Single vaiieties, in separate col- 

 ors, crimson, white, yellow, pink and orange, 20c. each; 

 S2.C0 per dozen. Double varieties in finest mixture, 30c. 

 each; 83.00 iier doz. 



Red Hot Poker Plants. 



(TKITOMA.) 



An admirable half-hardy herbaceous plant that blooms 

 from mid-summer till freezing weather. The stalks 

 shoot up from three to four feet high, and continue 

 blooming for several weeks. -\s the flower buds open 

 and fade, they pass through the shades of yellow, red 

 and blue that a bar of hot iron does in cooling. 15c. each ; 

 4 for 50c. 



rnOTOGRAPH OF VASE OF TrEKUOFS BEGONIA. 



I )|i!-li:iir li;aur,il -ize. 



chixesl; ?Ai l;l 1> LILY. 



THE CHIWESE 

 SSCRED LILY. 



These bulbs are very 

 large, and each one sends 

 up from five to eight 

 spikes, which bear clusters 

 of large, perfect, waxy 

 white blossoms, with a 

 yellow centre, as shown in 

 our illustration. They 

 have a powerful and deli- 

 cious fragi-ance, which is 

 not e-vcelled by any flower, 

 and gro^' \vell in pots of 

 soil, but the most popular 

 way of blooming them is 

 the Chinese method, as 

 follows: Fill a bowl or 

 some similar vessel with 

 pebbles, in which place 

 the bulb, setting it about 

 one-half its depth, so that 

 it will be held firmly, then . 

 fill with water to the top< 

 of the pebbles and place in C 

 a warm sunny window. ( 

 The bulb will at once com- ( 

 inence a rapid growth and ( 

 bloom in four to five' 

 weeks. Price, by mail, 

 15c. each, or 4 for oOc. 



RED HOT POKEB, OR FLAME FLOWER. 



(Tritoma.) 



A Little Bulb Collection for 35c. 



3 COI_I-ECTIONS F=0R$1.00 

 We will send 1 Bulb each Tuberous Begonia, 

 Red Hot Poker and Sacred Lily, Post Free, for ' 

 35c., or 3 Collections for SI. 00. 



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