MAY'S CATALOGUE OP NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS AND FRUITS. 
Flowering 
Begonias. 
Among the most popular and 
most satisfactory house plants 
Srown. They may be cultivated 
successfully most anywhere, 
are ornamental on account 
of their clean shinin^j foliage 
and their bright waxy flowers. 
The varieties we ofier have 
proven most satisfactory after 
many years trial, and we reconi- 
mcnd them all to our cus- 
tomers 
Alba Picta. J^I^I^^Tn 
Icavc-s. thickly spottccT with 
silvery white. Blossoms 
white. IOC each. 
pure 
Apple Blossom. 
A dwarf growing, free flowering 
variety with beautiful pinkish 
white blossoms, loc each. 
A dwarf var- 
iety, of com- 
pact habit of growth, producing 
clusters of satiny white flowers, 
which in warm weather change 
to a delicate shell pink. Verj* 
^nc for both winter and sum- 
mer blooming, loc each. 
Dewdrop. 
REX BEGONIA. 
Oiadema. 
A beautiful variety, with large deeply cut foliage: rich olive green with 
silvery dots and veins, loc each. 
Qlorie De SceaUX. J-fCKc lustrous dark green leaves tinged red. Flowers 
^ ^ ^-^-^^^y^, bright pmk; a very free bloomer. 15c each. 
Flowers bright showy pink borne on long stems well above the foliage. 
fBIossoms rose colored, freely produced the entire year. 
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BEGONIA— .METALLICA. 
InCarnata. I^ark green leaves spotted white 
Marguerite. Joe each'"*^ bronzy green leaves 
M. De Lessens. 
Alf * II- "Chlv .spotted with Sliver. Flowers white and rosv pink. loc each. 
MetalllCa. It a's;ln^,'.r°,?'S^"'''r'"S ^•'■'"<=tyjn every partlcularand the verv bes? vTeha 
shaoed the underside hatrv ^hfunnTstrrfn'^^'r'', ''l'" " wcmcferfully free bloomer. The leaves are triangular 
are"near\? pure whlL*'"I\;,^^^^ - '™ <^oior. veined darker. The flJlvers 
Otto Hacker. stoTo'';noh?riV,nf™'fT''°*'*'"l".P?«'''^"'"*' ^ 't^ large, shining, deep green leaves 
.HtolO inches long. Mowers bright, coral red. borne in immense clusters 8 to 10 
IOC each. 
Plant of dwarf compact growth. 
silky texture, 
aveever grown 
e trijingulai 
The flowers 
Leaves of deep olive ^reen, of heavy texture. Flowers delicate rose, changing to 
white, produced very Ireely on long graceful stems, ijc each <.uaiifeinK 10 
b„t ,^!!.f,.*^j;'r^'"?''""^'-'''?^ ''abit. Foliage immense, similar to Rubra 
but more than twice as large. Flowers coral red, produced 
inches .icross. 15c each 
Paul Bruant. 
Pres. Carnot. 
panicles, isc each. 
Rubra. o,''' and very popular variety. A rapid and 
T^L eornl red blossoms, loc each. 
I hurstOni. P'nk flowers and met,allic foUage 
Vernon. 
changes to a clear rose eolor whcn fully expand ed 
large pendant 
vigorous grower, with deep green leaves and 
A very choice and beautiful variety. loc each. 
"'""^ty of recent introduction, especiallv ralnable for bedding 
rich, glossy green edged with red. The flowers when first opened are t 
$6.00 per 100 by ex£ress 
IOC each: 
The foliage is a 
deep red, which 
5PECIAL OFFER NO. 76. One each of the above 15 beautiful HeKonias for $1.50. 
BEQ0N1AS===REX VARIETIES. 
irr-.nd ^i.f.i"''' .'""''^''"^ "r"-' valuable for pot culture in the house, the CAPE FUCHSIA 
o^"hrU ?„Vs«."' ■""'■'^'"8'* rendering them very beautiful and sTow^^of tlch. or .et 
Louise CioSSOn. h.tnr.^'Mv-:.'"'"'^'' '"i'^ beautiful, center being of deep bronze, with a broad 
Q band of silvery rose, edged bronze and spotted rose 
Ueen Victoria. ^'•■"'^ ^'^■'y, '"rf^' of crepe-Uke texture, solid silver, with reddish 
\\rt.-j. »-"•««*. veins embroidered margin and fluted, reddish edge. 
Wnltewater. ^^e^go'ld with large silvery leaves beautifully niar- 
CaOe Puchsifl (See cut.) A valuable pot plant 
, , " ' UCllSld. blooms almost incessant- 
ly during the summer months, and will stand more hard- 
ships and produce more flowers than the comm<m Ger- 
anium. The flowers are a bright scarlet and 
very showv. 20c each. 
Caryopteris 
Mastacanthus. 
(See cut — 
Blue Splrea.) 
A beautiful Chinese plant of recent introduction. A 
f^^thZlS'^""^ healthy grower, producing charming 
leatheiy flowers of a bluish lavender color in great pro- 
lu.sion. The bloom remains fresh for several davs after 
being cut It thrives equally well in the open ground, be- 
"^^ IK-rtectly hardy.or as a pot plant for house culture. 
Chinese Lantern Plant, ^fr.""^-'' .'"^^ 
... i-w •« » iMiii.. gijgj novelty in 
the plant line. 1 reated like a tomato it grows and fruits 
Ircely from the seed the first season; vet the plants arc 
perennial and may be wintered in the cellar or grown in 
Po™ '1 window plant. The plant produces numerous 
large Inflated husks, much the .shape of Chinese lanterns, at 
IiT ! ■'cautrful green color, changing to a yellowish hue and 
then to brightest scarlet, and as they hang suspended among 
the green foliage they present a most novel and strikingly 
beautiful appearance. In these husks or "lanterns" a fruit 
CARYOPTERIS MA<STir antmiic l™''" """^i' ''ke a winter cherry or husk tomato. The 
VAKifUKitsKia MASTACANTHUS. plant grows from to 2 feet In height, ijc each. 
CHINESE LANTERN PLANT. 
