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A -•-^-S-k-«l^-k CaUed also Primula Auricula w-^ ^^ JL .^ ^ ■ Some of the newer forms 



JSL U n i« II 1 81 and French Cowslip. This is B^ A £\ ^%1^ 1 Ck o* begonias are among the 



'^*** m^^»««m>m an old and well known favor- ■ -» 1^^^%^1 ■ IC M most brilliantly beautiful 



ite. It thrives best in a moist soil and cool atmosphere. ^^ ^^ — » « ^.^ ^^ flowering plants. With 



Tender perennial; height six inches. care they can be grown from seed which should be sown in 



Alpine, the most hardy variety; a good mixture.. Pkt. 15cts February or March, in pots, on a smooth surface of fine 



Finest Prize, mixture of aU the choicest varieties " 30ct8 ^f^^ without any covenng of earth, but cover the pot with 



/o ^ ^ glass and keep m a warm but shaded place, taking great 



BACHELOR'S BUTTON— i-See Centaurea). care not to wash out the very small seeds or young plants 



Rs»ll<%<\>« Vill<ik (Cardiospermum halicacabum). in watering. The plants will give an abundance of bloom 



JDClllWII T lilt? Remarkable for its inflated the first year, and at the end of the season they may be 



membranous capsules containing the seed. It is some- dried off by withholding water, the tubers kept in a dry 



times called " Love-in-a-Puff," and is a rapid and graceful place, free from frost, and planted the following spring, 



climber. Flowers white. Tender annual; six feet high, when they will bloom more freely than ever. 



Pkt. Sets TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS 



Single Mixed Pkt. 25ctf 



(^jJic^^ Double Mixed " 35cts 



0\\ Robusta Perfecta, of robust, compact habit, dark 



wv- iJ.j^^^y' green fohage and brilliant, double, cinnabar scar- 



iiBJT^^^^^^^^^^S^l^ FIBROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS 



^^"""" "^ ' Of the kinds offered under this head, Begonia Rex is grown 



for its ornamental f oUage, while the other kinds are among 

 the very best for flowering in the house, or in partly shaded 

 locations outdoors. 



Vernon (Semperflorens atropurpurea). Flowers brilliant, 



''^;^^*3^^ "^^ ^®^' a°^ a^® ^^^ °^ perfectly by the abundant, glossy 



green leaves which are broadly margined with bronze and 



i^rgiSif^^^L.i^c^^'^CT j<8^f^^^^g-^ purple. Extremely hardy and floriferous; the best of the 



^j^%^^^^"^ semperflorens class Pkt. locts 



^~r^^!2^T^'v^ Semperflorens alba. A very useful variety, well adapted 



^^ for house or outdoor culture. Plants are of compact, 



^^ ^^l dwarf habit, and are, under proper treatment, almost 



KL^^^a* continuous bloomers. Easily grown; flowers pure white. 



Pkt. 15ct» 

 Semperflorens rosea, like the above, except flowers are 



rose colored Pkt. 15cts 



*>^' J- ^ Rex, ornamental leaved varieties, finest mixed . . " SScts 



y -" ^^ For Begonia Bulbs, see Bulbs and Roots. 



Balsam, Double Camellia, 



■^^ ■ Known as Lady Slipper and 



■^ £i I ^ Ci WY\ Touch - Me - Not. Balsams 

 ■_9dl^9dl I I have been so much im- 

 ^"^ ^"^ ■ ^-^ ^"^ « » « proved by cultivation that 

 with good seed and proper care a single flower is the excep- 

 tion, each blossom being fully as double as a rose. The col- 

 ors range from white to dark purple, and are either self 

 colored or spotted and striped. Balsams are tender and 

 should be started in boxes indoors or in the open ground 

 when danger of frost is past. The seeds are large and ger- 

 minate quickly. The plants prefer a rich, moist or even 

 wet sandy loam, and must not suffer for moisture. Better 

 results are obtained when only a few main branches are 

 allowed to grow, all the secondary and weak ones being 

 pinched out. Well grown plants should stand two feet 

 apart each way. Hardy annual; one to two feet high. 

 Double 5olferino, satiny white, streaked andspot- 



ted with crimsoai and lilac. Very choice Pkt. Sets 



Dotrible Camellia, extra fine mixed, as double as a 



camellia, which it resembles; white, blotched 



with various colors " 5ct8 



Docile Pure White, well adapted for florists, for 



bouquets; very double " lOcts 



Double Dark Red {Atrosanguinea plenissima), a 



very double, dark red variety " lOcts 



Mixed Double Rose, has perfectly double, rose-Uke 



blossoms of almost every shade and color " 5cts 



Mixed Double Dwarf, aftowt oTie /oof /i/g/i " Sets 



Mixed Double Tall, about tivo feet high " Sets 



Bar'I'OniSI AlirPa a pretty flowering plant of 

 E9Ctl i^yilld i^UItSCtthe gentian family, pro- 

 ducing a profusion of fine, bright metallic yellow blos- 

 soms about two inches across, and fragrant in the even- 

 ing. Tender annual ; one foot high Pkt. Sets 



^y^ 



Begonia, Rex. 



Bignonia Radlcans ^SiS^prthrmoli 



showy, and certainly one of the best hardy, deciduous 

 flowering climbers for covering verandas, arbors, trunks 

 of trees, old «-alls, etc. Flowers brilUant scarlet, trumpet 

 shaped. Hardy perennial Pkt. 1 Octs 



BELLIS— (See Daisy'). 



BOSTON IVY— ('S'ee Ampelopsis Veitchii). 



Rt«Sir-hvr'Ani<k iSuan River Daisy). Effective in 



»*■ ClOilj^WIIIC edgings, beds or rustic baskets. 

 Half hardy annual; one- half foot high. It produces an 

 abundance of daisy-like flowers about an incn in diame- 

 ter. Mixed blue and u-h ite Pkt. 5cts 



Rf ITSI (Ornamental Grass^. Grows about one foot 

 ■91 lEiMM. high, and valuable for winter bouquets and 

 wreaths. The heart-shaped seed clusters are gracefully 

 poised on such slender stems that they are almost constantly 

 m motion, and the plant is known to many as Quaking 

 Grass. Hardy annual. 



Maxima, large, attractive Pkt. Sets 



Qracilis, slender, dwarf *• 6ct« 



