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e^onia 



Some of the newer 

 forms of begonias 

 are among the most 

 brilliantly beautiful 

 they can be groTVTi 

 March, in pots, on a 



of flowering plants. With care 



from seed. Sow in February or 

 smooth surface of fine soil, without any covering of earth but 

 cover the pot with glass and keep in a warm but shaded place, 

 taking great care not to wash out the very small seeds or young 

 plants in watering. The plants will give an abundance of bloom 

 the first year and at the end of the season they may be dried off 

 by withholding water, the tubers kept in a dry place, free from 

 frost, and planted the following spring, when they will bloom 

 more freely than before. 



TUBEROUS=ROOTED BEGONIAS 



Single Mixed Pkt. 2Scts 



Double Mixed " 35cts 



Robusta Perfecta, of robust, compact 

 habit, dark green foliage and brilliant, 

 double, cinnabar scarlet flowers " 3 Sets 



FIBROUS=ROOTED BEGONIAS 



Of the kinds offered under this head. Bego- 

 nia Rex is grown for its ornamental foliage, 

 while the others are among the very best for 

 flowering in the house, or in partly shaded 

 locations outdoors. 



Vernon ( Semper florens atropurpurea) . 

 Flowers brilliant, rich red, and are set off 

 perfectly by the abundant, glossy green 

 leaves which are broadly margined with 

 bronze and purple. Extremely hardy and 

 floriferous; the best of the semperflorens class . .Pkt. IScts 



Semperflorens alba. A very useful variety, well adapted for house 

 or outdoor culture. Plants of compact, dwarf habit, and under 

 proper treatment, almost continuous bloomers. Easily 'grown; 

 flowers pure white Pkt. 15cts 



Semperflorens rosea. Like Semperflorens alba except flowers 

 are rose colored Pkt. locts 



Rex, ornamental leaved varieties; finest mixed " 8 Sets 



For Begonia Bulbs, see Bulbs and Boots. -,_■ 



Begonia Vernon. 



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Radicans 



(Trumpet Vine). One of the most showy, 

 certainly one of the best hardy, deciduous flower- 

 ing climbers for covering verandas, arbors, trunks 

 ot trees, old walls, etc. Vines should be moderately 

 pruned and well trained so as to afford a good cir- 

 culation of air, thus insuring more and better 

 bloom. Flowers brilliant scarlet, trumpet shaped. 

 Hardy perennial pkt. lOcts 



BELL!S— (See Daisy). 



BOSTON IVY— (5'ee Ampelopsis Veitchii). 



BrachyGome 



(Swan River Daisy). 



A dehcate, dwarf, half hardy annual, six inches high, effective 

 for edgings, beds or rustic baskets. Produces an abundance 

 of daisy-like flowers about an inch in diameter and in shades 

 from dark blue to nearly white. Mixed Pkt. Sets 



Bri^a Maxima 



(Ornamental Grass). 



BiGNONIA RaDICANS. l 



Grows about one foot high, and is valuable for winter 

 bouquets and wreaths. The seed clusters are heart shaped and 

 gracefuUy poised on such slender stems that thev are almost 

 constantly in motion. The plant is knoT^m to many as Quak- 

 ing Grass. Hardy annual '. Pkt. Sets 



