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DREER'S SUPERB TUBEROUS- 

 ROOTED BEGONIAS 



This charming class of Begonias is perhaps tlie handsomest of all summer- 

 flowering, tuberous-rooted plants, and deserves even greater popularity. 

 Improvements made in recent years in size, texture and coloring are really 

 phenomenal, with flowers measuring from 4 to 6 inches across, and colors 

 ranging from the purest white and the most delicate tints of pink, yellow and 

 orange to the most intense scarlet and richest crimson. Particularly useful for 

 planting in porch or window boxes in a semi-shady position. Their culture is 

 of the simplest, and with the least regard for their requirements will repay 

 with an abundance and brilliancy of bloom not equalled by any other class of 

 plants. Their culture is fully described in our book, "Dreer's Hints on the 

 Growing of Bulbs," price 25 cts. Copies free to customers who ask for it when 

 ordering. 



We can supply these in the following colors, or in mixture, as under: 

 Single Scarlet, White, Pink, Crimson and Salmon. 30 cts. each; 



$3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 

 Single Mixed. All colors. 20 cts. each; $2,00 per doz.; $15,00 per 100. 

 Double Scarlet, White, Pink, Crimson and Salmon. 40 cts. each; 



$4.00 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 

 Double in Choice Mixture. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



FIBROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS 



This class is entirely distinct from the tuberous-rooted sorts 

 and are among the freest-flowering ornamental leaved pot plants 

 for house or conservatory decoration, flowering continuously, 

 summer and winter. 



Argentea Guttata. Foliage of rich green, spotted with silver. 

 Corallina Lucerna. Gigantic trusses of bronzy-red flowers in 



bloom continuously from April to November. 

 Haageana. Large trusses of creamy-white flowers, suffused with 



pink, the foliage bold and attractive, of a bronzy-green above 



and reddish on the under side. ! 



Price. 35 cts. each. One each of the -3 sorts for $1.00. 



Single Tuberous-Rooted Begonia 



BOUGAINVILLEA 



Crimson Lake. Introduced through the Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry of the Department of Agriculture. 



The flowers are like all other Bougainvilleas, perhaps a trifle 

 larger, but in coloring none compare with it in richness and brilli- 

 ancy. On first opening a brilliant crimson-lake, retaining this color 

 for three or four weeks, after which they gradually pass to a 

 crimson-carmine. 



In Southern California and Florida, the Bougainvilleas make 

 gorgeous climbers for outdoor planting, while in the north they 

 are useful subjects as pot plants for the conservatory or greenhouse. 

 Strong 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



TRAINED BOXWOOD 



The trained Boxwoods are useful in groups or as individual 

 specimens on the lawn or for planting in vases or tubs for decorative 

 effect. 



The sizes noted below are an exceptionally nice lot of American- 

 grown plants. 



Ball-shaped Boxwoods 



Each 



14 inches in diameter $5 00 



16 inches in diameter 6 00 



18 inches in diameter 7 00 



Each 



20 inches in diameter $8 00 



22 inches in diameter 10 00 



24 inches in diameter 12 00 



Pyramid-shaped Boxwoods 



Each 



28 inches high $6 00 



32 inches high 7 50 



Each 



36 inches high $10 00 



40 inches high 15 00 



Standard or Tree-shaped Boxwoods 



Each 



12-inch crowns $5 00 



14-inch crowns 6 00 



Each 



16-inch crowns $7 50 



18-inch crowns 10 00 



Golden Yellow 

 Calla 



CALLAS (Richardia) 



Golden Yellow {Richardia Elliotliani). This is the best of the Yellow 

 Callas, its flowers being as large as the popular white variety, but of a rich, 

 lustrous golden-yellow of velvety texture; the foliage is dark green, with 

 translucent creamy-white spots, which add much to its beauty. Strong 

 bulbs, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



Dreer's Choice Gladiolus are offered on pages 136 to 138 



