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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



BEGONIAS. 



B. ARGEN'TEA 

 GUTTATA. 



The popularity of these charming plants never seems to 

 wane, on the contrary, they are each succeeding year in greater 

 demand and for very obvious reasons, few plants are so orna- 

 mental, and none more useful for the adornment of the con- 

 servatory or parlor. For house culture they are admirably 

 adapted, and for supplying cut flowers are invaluable. The 

 kinds we offer are the best in cultivation, including old favorites 

 and newer introductions possessing real merit. 



Flowering Varieties. 



Argentea Gut- 

 tata — This beau- 

 tiful variety is 

 worthy of special 

 mention. The 

 leaves are ob- 

 long, mottled 

 with clear silvery 

 markings on a 

 beautiful purple 

 bronze ground. 

 Flowers pure 

 white, very pro- 

 fusely borne on 

 the extremities 

 of the branches. 

 Albo- Picta —A 

 very attractive 

 variety- Branch- 

 es slender and 

 graceful; leaves 

 pointed, - glossy 

 green and thickly spotted with 

 silvery specks. Flowers pink. 



Diadem a — This variety is a 

 great favorite with our custom- 

 ers, particularly those who grow plants in their homes, as it has 

 proven its thorough adaptability for house culture. It is really 

 an excellent Begonia. 



Hydrocotylifolia — A very striking variety; leaves large, 

 round and smooth, plant low growing and compact. Flowers 

 pink, very freely produced. 



Knowsleyana — 



An old favorite, 

 quite distinct from 

 any of the family 

 and very beauti- 

 ful. Particularly 

 valuable in winter 

 as it then produces 

 freely its pink and 

 white flowers, 

 which are very at- 

 tractive. 



Manicata — An 



elegant va riety, 



i m - ^^^PY with large oval 



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flesh-pink, very 

 beautiful. Blooms 

 very profusely in 

 winter. 



Manicata A urea 

 — A variegated 

 form of the above, 

 strikingly beauti- 

 ful. The large glos- 

 sy leaves are hand- 

 manicata aurea. somely blotched 



with canary yellow on a bright green ground. Flowers delicate 

 pink. This is without doubt one of the most attractive and 

 T-most useful plants in cultivation. 



Margaritae— A verv great improvement on that favorite, 

 Metallica, which it resembles somewhat in the rich bronze-green 

 of its foliage, but in form it is more bushy, and is a strong sure 

 grower. Flowers rose-colored, produced very abundantly in 

 large, full trusses. 



Incarnata— One of the best flowering Begonias grown. A 

 very old favorite and always in demand. Flowers a rich rosy 

 pink, produced iu mid-winter in great profusion. 



Metallica — Surface of leaf a rich, lustrous metallic tint or 

 bronze color. Flowers white, very freely produced. Habit of 

 plant bushy. 



Paul Bruant — A very handsome variety, of vigorous habit, 

 upright and bushy in growth, and a very free bloomer. The 

 flowers are large, rose and white in color, and borne on long, 

 graceful stems. Flowers from November to May. 



President Carnot — Another great acquisition among Be- 

 gonias; unquestionably a good bedder even when fully exposed 

 to the sun. It seems quite as hardy as a Geranium, its leaves 

 retaining their fresh color and suffering no harm in the hottest 

 weather. The foliage is very large, green above and purplish 

 beneath. Flowers a soft rosy carmine, borne in large pendulous 

 trusses. 



Rubra — An exceedingly handsome variety, of easy culture, 

 admirably adapted for house or conservatory decoration. 

 Flowers a bright scarlet and produced in great abundance all 

 the year round. 



Rubella — A very beautiful species aud should be in every 

 collection. It succeeds admirably in the house, and is for that 

 purpose an exceedingly handsome object. The leaves are large, 

 blotched with red on a pale green ground, the under surface 

 being a bright red. 



Sutton's Snowflake — A robust and rapid grower and pro- 

 duces an abundance of large, pure white blossoms on long stout 

 stems, which are excellent for cut-flower decorations. As a 

 house plant, none surpasses this Begonia. 



Semperflorens fcrigantea Rosea — A great favorite and cer- 

 tainly one of the finest Begonias in cultivation. It is a robust 

 grower and very free bloomer, upright in habit, leaves smooth 

 and glossy. The flowers are a beautiful cardinal red, borne on 

 long strong stems. 



Sandersonii — A grand old variety. Leaves dark green and 

 glossy. Flowers a very brilliant scarlet. 



Thnrstonii — A charming Begonia, admirably adapted for 

 bedding if given a partially shaded situation. The leaves are 

 thick and velvety, green above and red beneath. Flowers a 

 beautiful pink. 



BEGONIA VEKXON. 



Vernon — A grand new Begonia, in habit and appearance re- 

 sembling B. Semperflorence. The flowers, which are produced 

 in great profusion, are a brilliant carmine color, and the foliage 

 is at first a glossy green bordered with red, which, as the season 



