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A. B. Davis & Son, Purcellville, Virginia. 
Tuberous-rooted Begonias. 
Begonia subpeltata nigricans. Upright-grow- 
ing. Leaves dark red, overspread with a distinct silvery 
shade; pink flowers. Very fine for pots, vases or 
baskets, as it is free and bushy in growth. 15 cts. 
B. sanguinca. Leaves dark, glossy olive-green, 
under side deep red ; flowers white. 8 cts. 
B. Souv. de F. Gaulain. (New.) A remarkably 
strong-growing variety of stiff, upright habit ; foliage 
very large, somewhat in styl$ of B. rubra , not more 
than twice as large ; flowers beautiful coral red, large 
pendent panicles similar to B. rubra , but very much 
larger. 20 cts. 
B. seinperflorens gigantea rosea. This new 
variety attains a large size, and is a compact mass of 
glossy, olive-green leaves. It is so free of bloom as to 
present the appearance of a fine bouquet. The flower 
is white in the center, shading to a delicate shell-pink, 
distinctly margined with bright rose, and enlivened 
with dense clusters of yellow anthers, producing a 
charming effect. The plant blooms continually, but is 
Begonia Vernon. 
i freest in winter, this quality adding to its attractive- 
ness as a house plant. 15 cts. 
B. Thui stoni. (New.) This appears to be a cross 
between B. rubra and B. mctallica. Large, beautiful 
leaves ; glossy bronze-green above, and deep, blood- 
red beneath. Flowers light pink. A grand sort. 15c. 
B. Vernon. (New.) This excellent variety is of 
unusual merit as a bedding sort, flowering fully as 
freely when planted out as when grown as a pot-plant. 
It begins flowering when first planted, and continues 
throughout the whole season until stopped by frost. 
Foliage rich, glossy green, often shaded deep bronze ; 
flowers at first opening are a deep red, changing to a 
beautiful clear rose in the fully opened flower. It 
thrives everywhere, and is destined to become one of 
the most popular of bedding plants. 8 cts. 
TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS. 
A handsome class of summer-blooming plants, be- 
ginning to flower early and continuing in full bloom 
until frost, rivaling the geranium in depth and inten- 
sity of color. They grow best if planted in partial 
i shade in a soil composed of leaf-tnold, sand and a 
small portion of well-rotted cow-manure. They also 
make splendid specimen plants when grown in pots. 
When through flowering they should be dried off, 
shaken free from earth, packed in charcoal-dust or 
dry leaf mold, and kept in a warm room until February 
or March, when they may be started again. Our bed 
of Tuberous-rooted Begonias attracted more attention 
than any other class of plants last summer and fall. 
Almost all who saw them declared their intention of 
planting some tubers next spring. We can furnish 
fine, large bulbs, grown by T. H. Spaulding, the 
famous Begonia specialist, as follows : 
Spaulding's Single Extra Mammoth. Brilliant 
red. 
“ “ 44 44 Dark 
red. 
44 44 44 44 Rose. 
44 44 44 44 Pink. 
44 44 44 44 White. 
44 44 44 44 Orange. 
Yellow. 
Price, 10 cts each, the set of 7 colors for 55 cts, 75 cts. 
per doz. 
SPECIAL BEGONIA COLLECTION- 
For 60 cents we will send 12 Flowering Begonias, no two 
alike, labeled. This will enable you to procure a handsome 
oollection of Begonias for only 60 cents, by mail, if desired, prepaid. 
