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THE DINGEE & CONARD CO., WEST GROVE, PA. 



Dingee 

 Flowering Begonias 



A beautiful class of plants, with free- 

 bloomiiig qvialities. The foliage is attractive 

 and odd, while the flowers are exceedingly 

 graceful and beautiful. Their colors include 

 the most brilliant shades of red, yellow, crim- 

 son, salmon, etc., and make a display which is 

 hardly equaled by any other class of house- 

 plants, tor summer blooming in a shaded 

 location, window bo.xes or for veranda decora- 

 tions these varieties are unexcelled. 



Price, except where noted: Strong plants, 

 15 cts. each, 50 cts. for 4, $1 for 9, postpaid. 

 President Carnot. A very strong-growing va- 

 riety, of stiff, upright habit; foliage, upper 

 side deep green, under side purplish red. 

 Flowers coral -red, borne in large panicles. 

 Rubra. Strong, slender branches, heavy, 

 waxy green leaves, with panicles of coral- 

 colored flowers. 

 Alba picta. Long, pointed, slender leaves, 

 thickly spotted with silver white; white 

 flowers in clusters. 

 Argentea Guttata. Has the silvery blotches 

 of Alba picta, and in grace is not equaled 

 by any other variety. Beautiful, fringed, 

 oblong leaves, with silver marking; white 

 flowers in clusters on ends of growth stems. 

 Foliosa. One of the most graceful of all Be- 

 gonias. Foliage small. Bright pink flowers. 

 Gloire de Lorraine. The greatest of all Begonias. 

 Grows from 10 to 12 inches high. Throughout the 

 entire winter completely hidden with soft, rosy- 

 pink flowers. This is one of the great plant novel- 

 ties, specimen plants selling from $1 to $2 each. 

 Strong plants, 35 cts. each, SI for 3. 

 Hybrida multiflora. Lovely variety producing a pro- 

 fusion of rosy pink flowers. Very satisfactory. 

 Metallica. Distinct; good grower and free bloomer; 

 flowers white; t'oliage a lustrous metallic bronze. 

 Marjorie Daw. New Trailing Begonia. Bears great 

 clusters of large, shining pink flowers that droop 

 from long stems. 

 Sandersonii. One of the best. Flowers are scarlet, 

 shading to crimson. Borne in profusion continu- 

 ously. Known as Coral Begonia. 

 Vernon. A grand sort of unusual merit; flowering 

 continuously. Foliage rich, glossy green, shading 

 to deep bronze. Flowers deep red, changing to 

 clear rose when fully open. 



FUCHS AS 



BEGONIA, GLOIRE DE LORRAINE 



Painted Leaf, or Rex Begonias 



We make a specialty of this marvelous family of 

 plants, the most beautiful ornamental foliage plants 

 in existence. They like a moist, warm atmosphere. 

 Plant in light soil, composed of rich loam, loose 

 woods' earth and sharp sand. 

 Enfant de Nancy. Silver zone, with reddish brown 



edges; strong grower. 

 Grandi. Bright steel zone; light green center; green 



edge, mottled white, tinged maroon. Undet side 



of leaves maroon. 

 Helen Upden. Dwarf growth. Light greenish white, 



with small silvery leaves and hairy light green 



stems, under side of leaf reddish. 

 Mad. Le Boucq. Very distinct; entire leaf soft, rosy 



mauve, of a light silky luster, plum-green. 

 Queen Victoria. Solid silver leaves, with crepe-like 



texture. Superb. 

 Silver Queen. Apple-green, with olive-green veins ex- 

 tending to edge. Medium-sized notched leaves. 

 Strong plants, 15 cts. each, 50 cts. for 4 ; larger 

 size, 20 cts. each, 50 cts. for 3, postpaid 



Dingee Choicest Fuchsias 



For ease of culture, varied colors, profusion of 

 bloom, and adaptability to all locations, we strongly 

 recommend Fuchsias, the best varieties of which are 

 offered in the following list. They are suitable alike 

 for winter blooming or for growing outdoors, either 

 m beds or in pots, boxes or vases, as the case may be. 

 Baby Fuchsia. A dwarf-growing variety, bearing an 



abundance of purple and white flowers. 

 Speciosa. A genuine everbloomer. Orange-scarlet 



corolla, with white sepals and rose calyx. 

 Trophy. Large, purple flowers, shaded crimson. 

 Rozains Patrie. Double white variety, with extra- 

 large flowers. 

 Duke of Albany. Constant bloomer, of drooping habit. 

 Mme. Thebaud. Bright carmine, bordered with white. 

 Constancy. vSingle, bright carmine and white flowers. 

 Trailing Queen. Fine for pots or vases. Wine-colored. 

 Mrs. C. Blanc. Magenta-purple, with bright red sepals. 

 Lovely. Large, semi-double flowers. 

 Jupiter. Extra-large, very double, rich carmine flow- 

 ers. 

 Wave of Life. Elegant golden yellow foliage. 

 PHENOMENAL. The finest, best-blooming, double, 

 large-flowering Fuchsia in existence. 

 Price : Strong plants of aU of the above varie- 

 ties, sure to thrive and bloom, 10 cts. each, 35 

 cts. for 4, 50 cts. for 6, postpaid. The entire col- 

 lection ol 13 splendid Fuchsiasi postpaid, for $1, 



