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BEGONIAS. 



Tuberous=rooted 

 Varieties. 



Nhw Frilled Begonias. 



Ne^v Frilled 

 Tuberous 



Begonias. 



We first offered this novel 

 type in 1898; during tlie past 

 four years tlie strain I)y careful 

 selection lias been wonderfully 

 improved, until it is now un- 

 questionably tlie finest of the 

 tuberous-rooted section. The 

 flowers are of large size, from 

 4 to 6 inches in diameter, with 

 beautifully frilled and waxy 

 petals, not unlike the finest 

 single Petunias. (See cut.) 30 

 cts. each ; $3.00 per doz. 



New Tuberous-rooted Begonia 

 Duke Zeppelin* 



A most useful and attractive variety that should soon be 

 come a favorite for bedding, possessing the great advantage 

 over other tuberous-rooted Begonias of delighting in full 

 sunshine. It is of dwarf habit, growing from 6 to 8 inches 

 high, throvi'ing up well above the foliage numberless stems 

 bearing full, double dazzling scarlet flowers, giving the 

 whole plnnt a brightness, grace and elegance difficult t< 



IVe were a^uardcd a Sih'er Medal i^thc highest aiuard) /or our display 0/ 

 Jitderoiis Begonias ai tlie Fan-American Exposition. 



This charming class of Begonias are perhaps the handsomest of 

 all summer-flowering tuberous-rooted plants, and deserves much 

 greater popularity. With tlie exception of the Dwarf Caiinas, no 

 other plants have, during the last decade, received such close atten- 

 tion from the hybridizer, and the improvements made during that 

 period in size, texture and coloring is really phenomenal, with flowers 

 frequently measuring from A.\ 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, while the 

 double-flowering sorts are perfect rosettes, full and double to the 

 centre. Their culture is of the simplest, and, with the least regard 

 for their requirements, will repay with such an abundance and bril- 

 liancy of bloom not equaled by any other class of plants; they de- 

 light in a rich, mellow, well-drained soil, where they can be liberally 

 supplied with water, preferably in a position where they will Ije 

 shaded from the direct rays of the sun during the hottest hours of 

 the day, and will succeed equally well grown as pot plants for 

 the conservatory or window garden. On the approach of cold 

 \\eatherthe tubers should be taken up, and, after drying, stored away 

 in dry sand or similar material in a cool place, free from frost until 

 spring, when they may be slarieil in pots before planting in the garden. 



SINGLE SORTS. 

 Scarlet. 

 Orange. 

 Crimson. 

 Pink. 

 White. 

 Yellow. 

 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; 

 ?G.00 per 100. 



SINGLE, ALL COLORS 

 MIXED. 



8 cts each , 75 cts per doz.; 

 $5 00 per 100 



DOUBLE SORTS. 

 Scarlet. 

 Pink. 

 White. 

 Yellow. 

 20 cts eTch , %1 00 pei doz. 



DOUBLE, ALL COLORS 

 MIXED. 



1.5 cts each, %\. 50 jiei doz. 



Rex Begonia 



describe. (See cut.) Strong i^\V*^_ • 

 bulbs, 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. ^i\ y^ 



BEGONIA REX. 



(Ornainental-leaved Varieties. 



Many improvements have been 

 made in recent years in this use 

 ful house-plant. Our collection, 

 which contains some 20 varie 

 ties, embraces all the good old 

 varieties, as well as the best of 

 recent introduction. (See cut.) 

 15 cts. each ; |].50 per doz. 



Begonia Diike Zeppelin. 



The collections of old-fashioned flowers and Phloxes ofTered on pages i6o and i6i are of special interest. 



