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Xlie Oing-ee & Conard Co., 'West Grove, Pa, 



PAINTED LEAF, or BEX BEGONIAS 



THE MOST GORGEOUS FOLIAGE PLANTS IN EXISTENCE 



AMONG decorative foliage plants. Rex Begonias stand out pre-eminently as the most beautiful, 

 as well as the most desirable. Desc-i'Tptious are inadequate to do justice to the marvelous 

 beauty of their foliage, which is very large and exquisitely variegated. We offer, a collec- 

 tion of the finest vai'ieties, among which will be found many new and rare varieties that cannot 

 be had elsewhere. They require light soil composed of rich loam, loose woods earth and sharp 

 sand. They like a moist, warm atmosphere, and should be kept shaded during the Summer. 

 Do not allow the sun to strike the leaves when wet, or do not over-water. 

 Sfrons plants, 13 els. each; 4 for 50 ets. Set of twelve varieties, postpaid, .^1.2?;. 



CoTintess l-oiiis Erdody— D ark-silver in 



centre, shading to coppery-rose at margin, yellow- 

 ish-green vein on both sides of leaf. From the 

 curiuus whorl at base of leaf, knt wn as the Cork- 

 screw Begonia. 



Dncliess de Brabant— Plr.m-green oentre and 

 edge, broad silver zone, shading to bright green. 



E. Cliffe— Metallic green ground, shaded red at 

 centre and edges. Spotted and blotched with silv- 

 ery white. Leaves pointed and notched. 



Fred Heineman— Irregular zone of greenish 

 V hite. broken where ribs of leaf intersect with 

 uaik green; under side rich red. 



Illnstrls — Dark-green centre, irregular silver zone; 

 Jight green border, with white dots. 



Kaiser W^illielm— Deep green velvety centre, 

 outer edge darker. Very distinct. 



Leopardini— Silvery zone. Bronze green centre; 

 lighter green edge. * 



I^onis Closson— One of the richest and most beau- 

 tiful Kex Begonias. The predominant color effect 

 is: Centre deep bronze Avith broad band of silvery- 

 rose, edged with bronze, giving the whole leaf a 

 purplish" tint. 



3Ille. Kanrell— A small reddish green centre, ex- 

 tending into a wide glossy silver zone, blotched 

 with reddish green at the extreme edge. 



Qnadricolor— Immense leaves, centre DEEP 

 GKBEN with band of silver, with a third band 

 of bright-green edged with bronze. 



Rex— The oldest variety. Beautiful metallic lustre 

 centre and edge velvety green, broad zone of silver. 



Silver Queen — Apple-green with olive-green veins 

 extending to edge. Medium size notched leaves. 



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FLOWERING BEG©NiaS 



A beautiful class of jjlants whose free blooming 

 qualities make them especially desirable for ^Vinter 

 cultivation. Apart from the graceful beauty of their 

 flowers, the foliage is attractive. As pot plants they 

 have but few equals. Strong^ plants, 15 ets. 

 eacli; except where noted; 4 for 50 ets; 9 for 

 $1. 



Alba Picta— Long, pointed, slender leave.?, thickly 

 spotted with silvery white; small and elegant fo- 

 liage: white flowers in clusters. 

 Foiiosa— One of the most graceful of all Begonias; 

 the smallest-leaved of any Begonia. Bright pink 

 flowers. 

 Gloire de Liorrainc— The greatest of all Bego- 

 nias. Grows from 10 to 12 inches high. Profuse 

 bloomers, the plants being hidden with soft rosy 

 ■nink flowers. This is one of the great plant novel- 

 ties, specimen plants selling from $1 to $2 

 eacli. Stronjaj Plants, .35 ets. each; 3 for 

 .151. 

 Hytorida Mnltiflora— Lovely variety producing a 

 profusion of rosy-pink flowers. Very satisfactory. 



Marjorie Daw— New Trailing Begonia. Bears 



treat clusters of large shining pink flowers that 

 roop from long stems. 



Metallica— Good grower and free bloomer. Flow- 

 ers white; foliage lustious metallic bronze. 



President Carnot— A very strong growing vaii- 

 ety of stiff upright habit; foliage large, similar 

 in style to Begonia Rubra, but more than twice 

 as large; upper side deep green, under side pur- 

 plish red. Flowers beautiful coral red borne in 

 large panicles. 



Purity— Dwarf, compact grower. The most attrac- 

 tive of all white Begonias' being a mass of waxy 

 white, both Summer and Winter. 



Sandersonii— Scarlet flowers shading to crimson, 

 borne in profusion. Known as Coral Bewuia. 



Weltoniensis Rosea— A very distinct sort_fn-m- 

 ing a bulb at the root, out in other respects sim'^-n- 

 to the flowering Begonia. Stiff, upright grower, 

 with beautiful white and pink flowers. 



Set of 10 BEGONIAS above, $1.15. Post- 

 paid. 



Fieos ELasTiea— RUBBER tree 



A well-known variety so familiar to flower lovers 

 that a description is almost unnecessary. We have a 

 splendid stock of this useful and ornamental plant, 

 which we offer in two sizes as named below. It 

 willflourish under the most unfavorable conditions and 

 resiKinds niost readily to good treatment. Its thick, 

 glossy foliage is exceedingly attractive and the plants 

 are singularly free from insect pests. 



Strong plants, 12 lu 15 inclies biarli, 

 60 ets. each; 2 for $1, postpaid. Plants, 

 IS to 24 inclies high, .$1 each, postpaid. 

 By Express, at purchaser's expense, SO 

 ets. each. 



