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BEGONIAS. 



Everblooming Bedding Varieties. 



The following are varieties of Begonia Sempeyjiorens, and take rank as bedding plants- 

 with geraniums and coleus, doing equally well in full sunlight, and surpassing both iix 

 positions partially or wholly in shade. They are of sturdy growth, growing about 1 foot 

 high and forming dense bushes, which, from May until fros-t, are completely hidden with 

 flowers. As pot plants for winter flowering they are superb, remaining a sheet of bloom 

 throughout the entire y ear. ^^^ ^^^_ 



1574 Semperflorens Hybrida FI. PI. Double-flowering forinof^..f^;«- 

 perjlorens. The plants of this new hybrid are of robust, compact growth, 

 and produce their very double flowers in the greatest profusion; they 

 vary in color from pure white to daik red, and contrast beautifully with ■ 

 the dark green, often metallic and dark red foliage 25 



1561 Coral Qem. An attractive pale rose or peach color 15 



1562 Crimson Gem. The most brilliant of all; flowers deep, rich red, 

 foliage bronzy crimson ; very effective in beds 15- 



1.56-3 Duchess of Edinburgll. ^Yhite, suffused with blush-pink l5- 



1565 Gracilis. A very pretty half-dwarf variety, 8 to 10 inches high, 



densely covered with handsome flowers of a delicate rose color 15 



1571 Vernon. Bright orange-cnrmine flowers, deep red foliage 10- 



1573 Vernon Grandlflora. A large-flow-ering form of the above, with 



which it is identical in growth, floriferousness and color. The flower is 

 nearly twice the size of the type 15- 



1572 Dwarf Vernon. Of dwarf, compact habit, adapting it for many pur- 

 poses for which the taller varieties are not suitable, such as edgings, etc. 



. ^^^ Flowers briglit red, bronze foliage 25- 



\^ TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS. 



Plants of great value for summer decoration or w indowr 

 gardening, blooming the first season from seed, if sown in 

 February or March, in a temperature of 60 degrees. To 

 secure the best of results they should be planted out as soon 

 IS the ground becomes warm. They are covered the whole 

 summer with bright and elegant flowers. For winter and 

 spring blooming sow in August. 



1570 Single. Extra choice mixed. .. ., 25 

 1568 Double. Extra choice mixed 2o 



Ornamental - leaved 

 , Begonia. 



^ 1566 Rex Hybrids. Beautiful 

 varieties, with handsome 

 variegated foliage. Choice 

 mixed 25- 



EVERELOOMIN'G BeDDING BeGONIA. 



BUDDEEYA. 



PER PKT. 



1621 Variabilis. A beautiful 

 new hardy-flowering shrub- 

 like plant from China. It 

 grows from 4 to 5 feet high, 

 with gracefully arching 

 branches; the foliage is 

 bright green above, velvety- 

 white beneath, making a 

 pretty plant when not in 

 bloom ; the numerous 

 branches are terminated by 

 long racemes of rosy-lilac 

 blossoms with an orange 

 spot in the centre ; grows 

 readily from seed, produc- 

 ing flowering plants the first 

 season. (See cut.) 



BRYONOPSIS. 



1641 Laciniosa. A beautiful annual climber 

 of the gourd species, with ivy-like pale 

 green foliage and showy fruit, fir>t green 

 striped white, turning, when ripe, to 

 bright scarlet striped white ; 10 feet. 



(See cut.)... 5 



BROWAEEIA (Amethyst). 



One of our favorite profuse-blooming bedding plants, cov- 

 ered with rich, beautiful winged flowers during the summer 

 and autumn months, supplying a shade of intense blue very 

 uncommon ; grows freely in any rich soil ; blooms finely 

 in the wifiter if sown in August. 



^ PER PKT. 



16-37 Speciosa Hajor. A beautiful new large-flower- 

 ing variety of the most brilliant ultramarine blue, 

 a rare color ; especially valuable as a pot plant 

 for winter and early spring flowering. We saw a 

 plant of this the past summer which had not been 

 out of flower a single day in over two years. 

 (See cut.) 15 



1635 Elata Coerulea. Large sky-blue flowers with a 



white centre ; 18 inches . 5 



1640 Mixed. All the Elata varieties 5 



Browallia Speciosa Major. 



BUDDLEYA. 



We are the largest importers of Tuberous-rooted Begonias. See offer of same with other Garden and Greenhouse plants, pages 120 to 150. 



