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BEGONIA ERFORDIA 



BELLIS or DOUBLE DAISY 



Greatly improved varieties of the popular "Double 

 Daisies. " Admirably adapted for edgings, borders 

 and low beds, and also well suited for growing in pots. 

 Although perennials, they will flower the same sea- 

 son if the seed is sown early, though it is prefer- 

 able to sow in fall, and winter the plants in cold 

 frames; Vz foot. (See cut on opposite page.) 

 Longfellow. Extra large double rose-pink 



flowers Pkt. 10c. 



Snowball. Unusually large, very double, pure 



white flowers Pkt. 10c. 



Red. Densely double flowers, large, glowing 



red, shaded rose Pkt. 10c. 



Double, Mixed Colors 10c. 



Monstrosa. These new "Double" Daisies 



surpass all strains of this popular hardy 



plant in strong robust growth and abun- \ ■ 



dance of large bloom. Each plant produces 



12 to 15 flowers that measure two to three 



inches across, carried on long strong stems. 



The flowers being so very double they pro- 

 duce but little seed. 



Monstrosa Double White '.Pkt. 20c. 



" Double Rose 20c. 



BIGNON1A GRANDIFLORA 



The Hardy Trumpet Creeper, clusters of large orange-red 

 flowers; picturesquely effective on arbors, old trees, etc.; 40 

 to 50 feet Pkt. 10c 



BEGONIAS Fibrous-Rooted Varieties 



Prima Donna. A splendid new Begonia of the "Gracilis" type growing 

 into bushy plants, 10 inches high by 12 inches across. The flowers are 

 unusually large, 1 to 1}4 inches in diameter, and of a charming limpid 

 rose color shading to carmine in the center. For bedding or pot culture 

 it is a gem, flowering in continuous profusion Pkt. 10c. 



Red Erfordia. A large-flowered strain of this popular bedding Begonia, 

 producing glossy bright crimson flowers in phenomenal profusion from 

 May until frost; foliage dark, plants bushy and compact, about 10 

 inches high. It is also a good winter-flowering pot plant. {See cut.) Pkt. Wc. 



Vernon. Fine bedding and pot plant, 6 inches high; blood-red flowers in 

 profusion Pkt. 10c. 



Rex, Mixed Varieties. Ornamental foliage of red, gold, green, bronze, 

 etc Pkt. 25c. 



BEGONIAS Tuberous- Rooted Varieties • 



Magnificent flowering pot plants, and deservedly popular for garden 

 bedding, flowering in the greatest profusion all summer. The individual 

 florets will average from 2 to 3 inches in diameter, and are of various 

 beautiful colors; height, 1 foot. 



Single, Large-flowering, Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c. 



Frilled and Picotee Edged. (Novelty.) New giant-flowering single 



Tuberous Begonia with frilled or waved petals, distinctly edged with 



a narrow margin of bright carmine-rose. We offer two varieties — 



separate. 



Frilled Yellow. With red edge Pkt. 25c. 



Frilled White. With red edge 25c. 



Double, Large-flowering, Mixed Colors 35c. 



Crested Begonia. (B. hybrida gigantea cristata.) Beautiful flowers, often 



3 inches across with a unique crest or beard attached to the petals. 



Several colors in mixture Pkt. 35c. 



BRACHYCOME or Swan River Daisy 



B. iberidifolia is a garden annual, making a compact 

 bush, 8 inches high; single blue or white flowers in 

 mixture. 



Mixed Colors Pkt. 5c. 



BROWALLIA 



Speciosa Major. Free flowering annual 



'for either gardens in summer or pot 



culture in winter; produces flowers 1H 



to 2 inches across, indigo-blue with 



white throat; 1 foot Pkt. 10c. 



Tom-Thumb, White. Bushy little 

 plants only 8 inches high spreading 

 1 foot across — bespangled with pure 

 white flowers Pkt. 10c. 



"Last year my son Alfred, 11 years 

 old. entered the flower contest of the 

 public schools in competition with 

 about forty others, having as a foun- 

 dation one of your $1.00 collections 

 of annuals. He won first prize for 

 garden, first for Sweet Peas, two other 

 prizes for Zinnias and Cosmos — be- 

 sides special mention." 



R. H. KNOWLTON, 



White Bear, Minn. 



BOCCONIA CORDATA 



CALENDULA 

 "ORANGE KING' 



(Plume Poppy.) A splendid, hardy perennial for the mixed border or wild garden. The foliage is 

 large and handsome. During July and August it produces large panicles of creamy-white flowers; 

 height 6 feet Pkt. 10c. 



BOLTONIA ASTEROIDES 



Showy, hardy perennial, growing about 6 feet in height and producing during summer and autumn 

 large, single white Marguerite-like flowers Pkt. 10c. 



CALCEOLARIA, LARGE-FLOWERING 



A great improvement in these gorgeous plants for greenhouse and window decoration. The im- 

 mense pocket shaped flowers are borne in the greatest profusion through spring and summer; colors, 

 yellow, maroon, crimson, white, etc., spotted and blotched in the most unique fashion; \Yi feet. (See cut.) 

 Large- flowering Spotted Varieties, Mixed Pkt. 25c. 



NEW WHITE CALCEOLARIA, "VEITCHI" 



This is the most remarkable flower seed novelty produced in a generation, having pure milk-white 

 flowers — an extraordinary departure from the usual conventional colors. ■ This new hybrid is a true 

 perennial greenhouse Calceolaria of strong, healthy, bushy growth — attaining a height of about 3 feet, 

 and blooming abundantly the first season — and the second season the plant makes grand specimens, 4 to 

 5 feet high. We strongly recommend this new white Calceolaria for conservatory decoration. . Pkt. 25c. 



CALENDULAS 



Popular garden annuals on account of their ease of culture and profuse and continuous blooming 

 qualities throughout the summer. These improved varieties form bushy plants about 1 foot high 

 by 1 foot in diameter, and are literally covered with exceedingly large, double showy flowers. The seed 

 has been saved from only the largest and most perfect flowers of great depth and decided colors. 



Orange King. Large, double flowers of intense golden-orange. (See cut.) Per Oz. 30c; Pkt. 10c. 



Lemon King. Large, double flowers of lemon-yellow 30c; 10c. 



Meteor. Bright yellow striped orange through the center of each petal 20c: 5c. 



IdCf "PICTURESQUE GARDENS" by Charles Henderson a , ( 



"1 find this an extremely interesting and helpful tfj.OO postpaid 



CARLETON R. BALL, Agrost, 



See page 199. 

 ist, U . S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 



