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BEGONIAS, FLOWERING SORTS 



Exceedingly useful plants for the garden or pot culture in 

 the house. For freedom of bloom they are unsurpassed. 

 Alba Picta. Dark green leaves, silvery spots. White flowers. 

 Argentea Guttata. Bronzy-green leaves. White flowers. 

 Metallica. Velvety foliage, rosy white flowers. 

 Nitida. Pinkish-white flowers, large leaves. 

 Otto Hacker. Bright red, large pendant clusters. 

 Purity. Dwarf, compact habit, waxy-white flowers. 



Forms a compact bushy plant. {See cut.) 

 Rubra (Corallina). Dark coral color. Large clusters. 

 Red Erfordia. A compact, symmetrical bush covered 



with glossy blood-red flowers. Fine for pots or garden. 

 Saundersonii. Bright waxy-red. Very free flowering. 

 Thurstonii. Flowers, rosy white; foliage bronzy-green. 

 Vernon. Brilliant crimson-scarlet flowers produced 



abundantly; dark green glossy foliage. 

 Zulu King. In the sun the foliage turns blooci red when 



planted outdoors. Flowers deep crimson red. 



Price, plants from 3-inch pots, 10c. each, $1.00 per 

 doz. ; set of 12 Begonias for $1.00. 



REX OR PAINTED LEAF BEGONIAS. 



The colorings, shadings, blendings and metallic lustre 

 contained in them are bewildering and render descrip- 

 tion inadequate. They are easily grown, rich but light 

 soil, warmth and shade in summer being essential. We offer the 

 following well known sorts. Enfant de Nancy, King Edward VII, 

 Lesdndsii, Magnifica, Mikado, Rubrum and Speculata. Price, 

 plants 4-inch pots, 35c. each. Collection of 7 for $2.25. Mixed, 

 without names 20c. each, -$2.00 per doz. 



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TUBEROUS BEGONIAS, all selected bulbs. 



These are now among the most popular plants for beds of sum 

 mer flowers. Nothing can exceed the brilliancy and richness of 

 their flowers. From the time the first blossoms appear until all 

 growth is stopped by frost they are never out of bloom. {See cut.) 



SinoJp TnhprniK R^aoniA*: Separate colors. Scarlet, Yel- 

 Oingie 1 UOeroUS oegonias. j^^^ crimson. White, Pink 



and Salmon. Price, dry bulbs, up to May 15th, 10c. each; set of 

 six for 50c.; $6.00 per 100. Growing plants, ready May 1st. 

 20c. each, set of six for $1.00. 



Double Tuberous Begonias. g^P-J^, ^^-^, l^fj;*; 



Pink and Salmon. Price, 20c. each; set of six sorts, $1.00 for dry 



bulbs, up to May 15th. Growing plants, ready May 1st, 30c. 

 each, set of six for $1.50. 



SUPERB FANCY^LEAVED CALADIUMS. 



Among orna- 

 mental foliage 

 plants there are 

 none more 

 beautiful in de- 

 sign or gorge- 

 ous in coloring 

 than the Fancy- 

 Leaved Caladi- 

 ums. Useful 

 for pot culture, 

 window and 

 piazza boxes. 

 Most of the va- 

 rieties planted 

 about June 1st 

 in partially 



shaded borders succeed admirably as beddmg plants We offer 20 distinct sorts; 



the richness of coloring is bewildering and impossible to describe in our limited 



space. Brilliant red and green, green with spots and red veins, etc., etc. {See cut.) 



Price, (Bulbs only) 25c. each; set of 20 sorts for $4.50. 



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PLANTS FOK SUMMER BEDS AND BORDERS. 



Per 100 

 Abutilon Savitzii. Green and white 



foliage, very ornamental $8.00 



Achyranthes Emersonii. Blood red 



foliage, verj' ornamental 6.00 



Ageratum. Best white and blue. 4.00 

 Alternanthera. Red and yellow. 4.00 



Alyssum. Dwarf; white 4.00 



Begonia Erfordia. Crimson flowers. 6.00 

 Caladium Esculentum (Bulbs). 

 Large foliage, $8.00, $12.00 and 20.00 

 Cannas. Roots to April 1st.... 7.00 

 Cannas. Plants after April 1st.. 12. 00 



Coleus. Bedding varieties 4.00 



Daisies. Hardy English 4.00 



Per 



Geraniums. Double and single . . $ 



Geraniums. Silver and bronze . . 



Geranium Mme. Solleroi. Dwarf 

 compact habit. Foliage green 

 and white, fine for borders. . . . 



Golden Feather 



Heliotropes. Assorted 



Lobelias. Best dwarf; blue 



Pansies. Finest mixed 



Petunias. Finest double (named) 



Petunias. Single flowering 



Salvias. (" Scarlet Sage ") 



Verbenas. Red, white, blue, etc. 



100 

 8.00 

 8.00 



8.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 



FANCY CALADIUMS 



