70 D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH 



T^ • Some of the newer forms of Begonias are 



I^^Or^ni ^ among the most brihiantly beautiful of flower- 



'■^^^O ing plants. With care they can be grown 



from seed. Sow in February or March in pots on a smooth 

 surface of fine soil without any covering of earth. 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 ^/ J\ .^ 



and planted the following spring, when they will bloom more ^%i i ^^ I '^'^^^ 



freely than before. ^"^ -* 



TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS 

 Robusta Perfecta. The plants are of robust, compact 



habit, dark green foliage and brilliant, double, 



cinnabar-scarlet flowers Pkt. 35c. x>^^'i"W^%: /^ \ \ \\\'^\\'^ \ ^ 



Single Mixed.... Pkt. 25c. I Double Mixed.... Pkt. 35c. i^:5^i#^\\ K x m\\^ 



FIBROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS 



Of the kinds offered under this head, Begonia 

 Rex is grown for its very attractive ornamen- 

 tal foliage, while the others are among the .^^s^i^^ ^jj^,^^. . 

 most desirable for flowering in the house, or ^^^^^csrv*^^ ^\\m.'x»«a\vw < 



in partly shaded locations outdoors. ^^^^v^^^s^lK^ >''v"Sb «. \ 



Vernon ( Semper florens atropurpurea) Flowers ^^^^^^^W*^ ""v" W ^'^ '^ii 



brilliant, rich red, set off perfectly by the abun- ^^^^^^- ^^%^^^^^^ 



dant, glossy green leaves, which are broadly ^^^v^T'^^^fe^ \l 



margined with bronze and purple. Extremely 

 hardy and floriferous; the best of the semperflorens class. .Pkt. 15c. 



Semperfiorens 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 very 

 attractive blush white Pkt. 15c. f'\ \ ,.> A1> 



Semperflorens rosea. Like Semperflorens alba, except flowers are 

 rose colored Pkt. 15c. 



Rex. Ornamental leaved varieties ; finest mixed • ' 35c. 



For Begonia Bulbs, see Bulbs and Roots, page 93. ^'C^'f 1 \ \ 



BELLIS— (See Z)a/s?/) CwJl \ \ \ 



Rra rVi vr»rttn** (Siv^n River Daisy) A delicate, half hardy annual. 



MJitXK^KiyK^MlUKZ six inches high, effective for edgings, beds or rus- 

 tic baskets. Produces freely daisy-like flowers about an inch in diam- ^*l>f//'''//~'''\ft\\l' 

 eter and in shades from dark blue to nearly white. Mixed. .Pkt. 5c. \/|i''/' )J'i 



Rri^a MAYima {Ornamental Grass) Grows about one foot ''''""' 



MJK i£.<x XYAdiviiiict high and is valuable for winter bouquets and 

 wreaths. The seed clusters are heart shaped and gracefully poised on 



such slender stems that they 



are almost constantly in mo- JM 



W^A tion. The plant is known to ' ** 



^/ I ' ]V^ J many as Quaking Grass. , ,. 



, ,\J&^7/ Hardy annual Pkt. 5c. ' m 



Begonia Vernon 



BlGNONlA RaDICANS 



Bignonia Radicans STfL m^i 



showy, certainly one of the best hardy, decid- 

 uous flowering climbers for covering verandas, 

 arbors, trunks of trees, old walls, etc. Vines 

 should be moderately pruned and well trained so as 

 to afford a good circulation of air, thus insuring 

 more and better bloom. Flowers brilliant scarlet, 

 trumpet shaped. Hardy perennial Pkt. 10c. 



Rv'rk-cArallio These handsome, profuse bloomers 



uruwdlllct are used freely both for indoor and 

 outdoor planting on account of the ease with which 

 they may be grown and their usefulness for cut 

 flowers. Usually started indoors but if sown out- 

 doors the plants when small should be protected 

 from the hot sun. Half hardy annual. 



Roezli. About twelve inches high; produces large, 

 white flowers, often tinted with blue Pkt. 15c. 



Elata. Height eighteen inches; blue and white flowers 

 mixed Pkt. 5c. 



r^nrkrkeie -^^ ornamental climber of the gourd 



Unupblo family, bearing green fruit which 



changes in color as the season advances, to bright 



scarlet striped with white. Tuberous rooted perennial but may 



be treated as a tender annual; about ten feet high — Pkt. 5c. 



BUTTERFLY FLOWER— (S'ee Schizanthus) 



Calampelis Scabra SefSr/* AT"S. 



with graceful, delicate foliage. Late in the season it produces 

 racemes of bright orange flowers which in turn give place to 

 delicate, pendant seed pods. Tender perennial; fifteen feet 

 high Pkt. 10c. 



r^a1anr1f*inia Fine dwarf plants for growing in masses; 

 ^<**<***'^* ****"■ produce an abundance of blossoms; 



w^ell suited for edgings, rockeries, etc. Tender annual; 



twelve to fifteen inches high. 

 Grandiflora, magenta. .Pkt. 5c. | Umbellata, crimson. .Pkt. 5c. 



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