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Rubra — This Begonia is still a great 

 favorite. The flowers are rich coral red, 

 hanging in large pendant clusters; these 

 com'bined with the rich green foliage, 

 make it one of the best plants for house. 



M. de Lesseps — A very sihowy grower, 

 large darkened leaves; with silvery 

 spots, it blooms in clusters, flowers 

 white. 



Fairy — A nice glossy leaf of medium 

 growth, a profuse bloomer producing a 

 mass of white flowers. 



Thurstoni — This Begonia is admired 

 above many, having large glossy dark 

 red leaves and blooms very freely, bear- 

 ing light pink flowers. 



Sanguinea — One of the hardiest; pink 

 flowers produced in great abundance. 



Argentea Guttata — A handsome foliage 

 variety, purple bronze leaves, oblong in 

 shape, with silvery marking, with flow- 

 ers. An excellent pot plant. 



Alba Picta — Leaves glossy green, thick- 

 ly spotted with silvery white; flower 

 white. 



Price, 15c. each; $1.50 per dozen; large 

 plants 25c. each. 



Vernon (red) and Erfordii (pink) for 

 bedding, lOc. each; $1.00 per dozen. 



Begonia Gloire de Lorraine — The very 

 finest Begonia in existence. There is no 

 doubt of its superiority over all others, 

 of quite recent introduction and has 

 created a sensation wherever seen. 

 Destined to become the most popular of 

 its entire family, beginning to bloom in 

 very small-sized plant, and continuing a 

 perfect mass of beauty its entire life. 

 Clean, vigorous plants, 50c., 75c. and 

 $1.00. 



Banana— Tall, 50 cents and $1.00 each. 

 This variety is very easily kept over 

 winter in a warm cellar; cut off all the 

 leaves and keep dry. For tropical effect 

 this variety is superb. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



NEW VARIETIES. 



We are the largest growers in the 

 South of these beautiful autumn flowers 

 and take great pride and care in their 

 cultivation, always adding the best of 

 Uie new introductions as soon as proved 

 worthy, our stock consists of over 100 

 varieties, and we are prepared to supply 

 the popular All Saints' Day kinds by the 

 100 or 1000 on short notice, such as Mrs. 

 H. Robinson, white; H. Carnel and Col. 

 Appleton, yellow; we call special atten- 

 tion to our new varieties, especially Wm. 

 Duckham, which is without doubt the 



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finest pink ever introduced and should 

 be in every collection, whether for exhibi- 

 tion or garden. 

 Cultural Directions for Chrysanthemums. 



When to Plant — Any time after the 

 ground can be worked up to July 1st will 

 give you good blooming plants in the 

 fall. 



Soil — Dig the ground deep, mix a quan- 

 tity of well rotted manure or bone meal 

 with the soil, as the Chrysanthemum is 

 a gross feeder, if fed well the flowers 

 will be large and the plant strong, 



•Disbudding, Stopping and Tying.— 

 When your plant is 8 inches high cut 

 back to 6 inches, allow your shoots to 

 grow from the main trunk. Repeat this 

 operation if you want many flowers, but 

 if you desire to grow large blooms let 

 only two or three shoots grow, removing 

 all others. As the shoots lengthen tie 

 each one separately to a stake to insure 

 straight stems. Disbudding means to re- 

 move all the buds save one. With most 

 varieties it is safer to remove the first 

 bud, which usually appears during June 

 or July, the next shoot developing will 

 produce what is called a terminal bud, 

 and it gives as a rule with few excep- 

 tions the best flower. Any shoots ap- 

 pearing from the roots and the side of 

 the stems must be carefully removed in 

 order to concentrate all the strength in 

 the flower. 



Feeding — The application of stimulants 

 requires careful consideration, the safest 

 plan is to steep fresh cow manure in 

 water and applying the clear liquid 

 diluted to the color of weak tea. Dis- 



Plant Crystal White Wax Onions. 



