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Miscellaneous Plants and Bulbs 



Dingee Flowering Begonias 



A beautiful class of plants, with free-blooming qualities. The foliage is attract- 

 ive and odd, while the flowers are exceedingly graceful and beautiful. Their 

 colors include the most brilliant shades of red, yellow, crimson, salmon, etc., and 

 make a display which is hardly equaled by any other class of house plants. 



Price, except where noted: Strong plants, 15c each; 4 for 50c; 9 for SI. 00, 

 postpaid. 



President Carnot — Coral-red, large panicles. 



Rubra — Heavy waxy green leaves, with panicles of coral-colored flowers. 



Alba Picta — Leaves spotted with silver; white flowers in clusters. 



Argentea Guttata — Silver)' blotched foliage and white flowers in clusters. 



Foliosa — Foliage small. Pink flowers. 



Metallica — Flowers white; foliage a lustrous bronze. 



Sandersonii — Scarlet, shading to crimson. Known as Coral Begonia. 



Vernon — Foliage shading to deep bronze; flowers deep red. Always in bloom. 



Gracilis Magnifica — One of the best of this class. Makes a magnificent pot plant. 

 Always in bloom. Flowers about the size of a quarter dollar. Color a beauti- 

 ful shade of cerise-pink, with yellow antlers. 



Painted Leaf or Rex Begonias 



We have the largest and most beautiful collection of 

 these plants in the country. They are easily the most 

 ornamental foliage plants in existence and among the 

 newer and rarer kinds some of which cannot be bought 

 elsewhere. Strong, handsome plants, 15c each; any 5 for 

 50c: larger size, 20c each; any 3 for 50c, postpaid. 

 Countess of Louis Erdody — Dark silver, with rose margin. 

 President Carnot — Light brown and silver-gray. 

 Quadricolor — Deep green, with band of silver. 

 Queen Victoria — Solid silver leaves. Superb. 

 Grandi — Green edge, mottled white, tinged maroon. 

 Helen Upden — Light greenish white. 

 Ulustris — Dark green, with white dots. 

 Indianapolis — Silver, with tinge of green. 

 Kaiser Wilhelm — Deep green, outer edge dark. 

 Leopardini — Bronze green, lighter green edge. 

 Louis Closson — Deep bronze, silvery rose band. 



Tuberous Rooted Begonia. 



Gloxinias. 



Notch-Leaved Rex Begonias 



Foliage is similar in shape to grape or oak leaves. 

 Beauty of Richmond — Green, dotted with silver. 

 E. Cliflfe — Metallic green, shaded red. 

 Elsie Coles— Reddish green. 

 Mrs. A. G. Shepherd — Greenish maroon. 



Fancy-Leaved Caladiums 



Nothing can equal these in brilliancy of foliage; to say 

 there are over 400 combinations of colors is sufficient. The 

 splendid large leaves are beautifully spotted, margined and 

 variegated with every imaginable color except blue. They 

 are best suited for pot culture in house, conservatorv or 

 shaded situation. We have one of the finest and largest 

 stocks in the country, which includes all the best kinds. 

 Extra large bulbs, 20c each; 50c for 3; Sl.OO for 7. 



Dingee Best Summer-Flowering Bulbs 



TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS— Unsurpassed for bedding and pot 

 culture. Price of single Begonias, separate colors. 15c each: any 

 4 for 50c; 9 for SI. 00. One each of 5 superb colors, described be- 

 low, for 60c. (Pink, scarlet, yellow, white or rose.) 



Single Mixed — 10c each; 6 for SOc. 



Double Mixed — 2oc each; 5 for SI. 00. 

 TRITOMA PFITZERII (Blazing Torch )— Flame-colored flowers. Hardy 



with protection. 20c each; 6 for SI. 00. 

 SUMMER BLOOMING HYACINTH (Hyacinthus candicans)— Spikes 

 of white, bell-shaped flowers. Perfectly hardy. 5c each; 6 for 

 25c; 50c per dozen. 

 RARE NEW TIGRIDIAS— Produces immense, bold flowers of mar- 

 velous beauty. 5c each ; 50c per dozen. 



Conchiflora — Yellow, spotted with crimson. 



Grandiflora — Crimson, marked with yellow. 



LUacea — Lilac, purple and white spots. 



Alba — Pearly white, marked clear brown. 



Rosea — Bright rose and rich yellow. 



Aurea — Large golden yellow flowers. 



Mixed — All colors. 

 SU.MMER-FLOWERING OXALIS -Splendid for pots and hanging- 

 baskets. 15c per dozen; 50 for 25c: 100 for 40c. 



Lasiandra — Rosy pink. 



Dieppi — Pure white. 



Mixed Colors — All varieties mixed. 

 GLOXINIAS — Velvety green foliage and trumpet -shaped flowers of 

 exquisite beauty. Splendid for pot culture. Special colors, scarlet- 

 violet, with white border: red with white border; white, or blue. 

 20c each; 3 for 50c; 7 for $1.00. 



Mixed Colors — A selection embracing a wide range of colors. 15c 

 each; 4 for 50c: 10 for $1.00. 



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