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A Premium With Every Subscription 



LIBERAL PREMIUMS FOR CLUBS OF FOUR 

 $1250.00 in Cash to be Divided Among Club Raisers. 



Any collection of plants described on this page will be given for a club of four yearly subscribers to HOME AND 

 FLOWERS and every member of the club will also receive the eight rose plants described on page 1 as a free premium. 



Premittui No. 113. 



FOURTEEN FLOWERING BEGONIAS, 



ALBA PICTA.— Leaves thickly spotted with silvery white, foliage small and 

 elegant, lovely pink flowers. 



ARGENTEA GUTTATA.— Lovely green foliage, with spots of silvery white. 



BERTHA DE CHATEAUROCHER.— It blooms the year round, making a 

 handsome window plant, with its beautiful foliage and bright currant 

 red flowers. 



DECORUS. — This is the white flowering Rubra, 

 white flowers. 



DEWDROP, The Ever-BIoottiittg Begonia. 



flowers. 



FOLIOSA.— This is one of the most graceful of all the Begonias. The foliage 

 is small and fleshy. Bright pink flowers. 



FUCHSIOIDES COCCINEA.— Elegant free blooming variety. It resembles 

 Hybrida Multiflora in growth. Flowers bright scarlet. 



HYBRIDA MULTIFLORA.— This beautiful plant makes handsome specimens, 

 with its graceful branches and pendulous flowers of bright rosy pink. 



Very similar to it, but with 

 -A grand variety with white 



MARGARITAE.— Leaves bronze green with purp- 

 lish cast. Very free flowering, large trusses of 

 delicate cream and rose colored flowers. 



McBETHH.— Very free flowering, being constant 

 the year round. A fine Summer bedding plant 

 if given light soil and perfect shade. 



PRESIDENT CARNOT.— The leaves are smooth, 

 long pointed and prettily blotched. Covered 

 with handsome rosy white flowers. A splendid 

 house Begonia. 



RUBRA.— If you can have but one Begonia let it be 

 a Rubra. It is so fast growing that in a year or 

 two it will reach to the top ot your window. 



ROBUST A.— Bright rose and pure white. Coral red 

 buds. This is a very desirable variety. 



SANDERSONIL— One of the best flowering Be- 

 gonias. The flowers are of a scarlet shade of 

 crimson, borne in profusion for months at a 

 time. Resembles coral. 



Premium NO. 114. 



TWENTY^FOUR SUMMER BULBS. 



TWELVE TUBEROSES.— Tuberoses are increas- 

 ing in popularity as their easy growth becomes 

 generallv known. Their freedom of bloom and 

 delicious perfume please every lover of flowers. 



TWELVE GLADIOLI.— The most satisfactory, desir- 

 able and popular of all garden bulbs. Grows and 

 blooms for anybody and everybody, unsurpass- 

 ed in brilliancy and beauty of coloring. 



Premium No. 115. 



ELEVEN HARDY SHRUBS, 



VINES AND PLANTS, 



AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII.— 



The Boston Ivy. For cover- 

 ing dead trees, gate posts, 

 boundary walls, verandas, 

 etc. 



ACHILLEA, The Pearl.— 



The white cemetery plant. 

 A hardy perennial. 



ANEMONE, Whirlwind . — 



Fall-blooming plants, grow- 

 ing to a height of three feet. 

 Pure white. Beautiful. 



CLEMATIS, Patiicttlata . — 



The Japanese sweet-scented 

 Clematis. One of the most 

 beautiful ot our hardy flow- 

 ering vines. Flowers pure 

 white. 



CHINESE MATRIMONY 

 VINE.— Hardy everywhere. 

 Pale purple flowers and 

 scarlet berries. 



DEUTZIA, Creuata.- 



with rose. 



-Flowers double white tinged 



HARDY LILIES, Tellttifolittm.— The coral lily of 



Siberia. 



LILY OF THE VALLEY.— Fine pips. 



HARDY SCOTCH, or Sweet May Pinks. 



PLUMBAGO, Lady Larpeut- Dark blue. Desirable. 



PASSIFLORA, Coustaiice Elliott.— Pure white. 

 Hardy. 



