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RELIABLE f LOWER SEEDS 



Single 

 Tuberous-Rooted Begonia 



TUBEROUS-ROOTED 

 BEGONIAS. 



Plants of great value for summer deco- 

 ration or window gardening. To secure 

 the best of results they should be planted 

 as soon as the ground becomes warm. 

 They are covered the whole summer 

 with bright and elegant .flowers; bloom- 

 ing the first season from seed, if sown in 

 February or March, in a temperature of 

 60 degrees; for winter and spring bloom- 

 ing sow in August. per pkt. 



1570 Single. Finest mixed 15 



1568 Double. Finest mixed. ... 25 

 1567 Crested. A most novel and 

 interesting variety, having a 

 raised cre-~t in the centre of 

 each petal. In habit of growth, 

 size and coloring of flowers it 

 is equal to the other tuberous- 

 rooted sorts 50 



BEGONIAS. 



Everblooming Bedding Varieties. 



The following are varieties of Begoiim Semperjioreiis and take ranl< as 

 bedding plants with geraniums and coleus, doing equally well in full 

 sunlight, and surpassing both in positions partially or wholly in shade. 

 Furthermore, tliey are as easily raised from seed as the ordinary annuals, 

 and can be started in early spring in a hot-bed or window, and have nice 

 plants ready to set out in May, thus sa\ ing all the room usually given lo 

 the carrying over of bedding plants. They are of sturdy growth, growing 

 ajjout 1 foot high and forming dense bushes, which, from May until frost, 

 are completely hidden with flowers. As pot plants for winter fluwering they 

 are superb, remaining a sheet of bloom throughout the entire year. 



PER PKT. 



1561 Coral Gem. A most distinct and attractive variety of ],ale 

 rose or ])each color 25 



1562 CrilUSOU Gem. The most brilliant of all ; flowers deep, 

 rich red, foliage bronzy-crimson ; verv effective in beds 15 



1563 Duchess of Edinburgh. White, suffused with bluish- 

 pink ; very large flowers 15 



1564 Erfordia. Very free-flowering, color soft pink, leaves bronzy- 

 red, fine \fy 



1565 Gracilis. A very pretty half-dwarf 

 variety, growing into compact plants, 8 

 to 10 inches high, densely covered with 

 handsome flowers of a delicate rose 

 color. Blooms profusely the entire sea- 

 son, and is admiraV)ly .-.dapted for edg- 

 ings, borders, or pot culture. (See cut ) 15 

 1571. Vernon. i5right orange-carmine 

 flowers, deep red foliage, making a fine 



contrast . 10 



1573 Vernon Graiidiflora. A large 

 flowering form of the above, 

 with which it is identical in 

 growth, floriferousness and 

 color. The flower is nearly 

 twice the size of the type, and 

 therefore showier and more 

 desirable, and is one of the 

 best bright-red summer- 

 flowering plants for semi- 

 shaded beds or borders; 

 grow s readily from seed, flow- 

 ering in a few weeks from 



time of sowing. 15 



1572 Dwarf Vernon. Of 

 dwarf, compact habit, adapt- 

 ing it for many purposes for 

 which the taller varieties are 

 not suitable, such as edgings, 

 etc. Flowers bright red, 

 bronze foli.ice 25 



Begonia Gracilis. 



ORNAMENTAE-EEAVED BEGONIA. 



1566 Kex Hybrids. Beautiful varieties, with handsome variegated 



foliage. Choice mixed. (See cut.) 25 



BRO^VAEEIA (Amethyst). 



One of our favorite profuse-blooming bedding plants, covered 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 winter if sown in August. 



1637 Speciosa Ma^jor. A beautiful 

 new large-flowering 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 



1636 Elata Nana. Dwarf, sky-blue. 12 

 inches 10 



Begonia. 1640 Mixcd. All the Elata varieties.. 5 



A list of Coiumoii 

 or English names 

 of Flowers is given 

 on page 99. 



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Bbowallia Speciosa Major. 



