Begonia Vernon. 
BEGONIA VERNON. 
One of the most satisfactory pot plants for the house ; and a pop- 
ular bedding plant for the garden or lawn. It blooms with the 
greatest profusion throughout the summer. Flowers a brilliant 
orange carmine with bright yellow centers, and the foliage waxy 
and glossy. It is easily raised from seed, and comes absolutely true. 
Valuable for bedding and general culture. Pkt., 100 seeds, 4c. 
BEGONIA.— Tuberous rooted, single mixed. Seed saved from 
finest colors. Pkt., 100 seeds, 8 cts. 
BEGONIA. —Tuberous rooted, double mixed, from the finest 
and best colors. Pkt., 60 seeds, 10 cts. 
CHINESE LANTERN PLANT. 
(Physalis Franchetti.) 
The plant produces numerous, large, inflated husks, much the 
shape of Chinese lanterns, at first a beautiful green color, chang- 
ing 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. Branches cut and dried re- 
tain their rich and brilliant color, and make most beautiful winter 
bouquets when used with dried grasses, or loaves. The plant 
grows from one and one-half to two feet in height. Treated like 
a Tomato it grows and fruits freely from seed the first season, yet 
the plants are perennial and may bo wintered in the cellar or 
grown in pots as a window plant. Pkt., 30 seeds, 6 cts. 
Mrs. J. H. Phillips, Paola, Runs., January 12th, 1898, writes:— The seeds pur- 
chased of you in 1896 and 1897 gave such good satisfaction we are glad to send 
for more. Our Pansies and Sweet Peas were a delight to all wbo saw them. 
