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A. B. DAVIS & SOK, PUKCELLVILLE, VIRGINIA. 
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. 
Single White, is cts. Single, Mixed Colors. 
Single Yellow. 15 cts. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
Single Rose. 15 cts. Separate Colors. $1 .25 
Single Red. 15 cts. per doz. 
REX BEGONIAS. 
Grown for the beauty of their foliage. The leaves 
are large, beautifully variegated and margined with 
a peculiar silvery metallic gloss ; they are much used 
as pot-plants. We offer 18 of the prettiest varieties 
grown at 15 cts. each, $1 per doz. ; also 
the “ Shell- Rex ” (Countess Louise Er- 
dody), described below. 
Countess Louise Erdody. The leaf 
has a metallic luster, dark silver in the 
center, shading to coppery rose toward 
the margin. The striking peculiarity 
which distinguishes it from all other Be- 
gonias lies in the fact that the two lobes 
at the base of the leaf do not grow side 
by side, but one of them winds in a 
spiral-like way until in a full-grown leaf 
there are 4 of these twists lying nearly 
2 inches high on top of the leaf. 15 cts. 
CRINUM AMERICANUM. 
Begonid^semperfloreus gig ant ea rosea. 
BEGONIA semperflorens 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 apperance of a fine bouquet. The flower 
is white in the center, shading to a delkrate 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 
freest in winter, this quality adding to its attractiveness 
as a house plant. 15 cts. 
B. Thurstoni. (New.) This appears to be a cross 
between B. rubra and B. meiallica. Large, beautiful 
leaves; glossy bronze-green above, and deep, blood- 
red beneath. Flowers light pink. A grand sort. 25c. 
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 every where, and is destined to become one of 
the most popular of bedding plants. 10 cts. 
An evergreen species, and of the easiest culture ; is 
best grown as a pot- plant, and can be wintered in the 
cellar if the soil is kept nearly dry. Its large, white, 
exquisitely fragrant Lily-like flowers are produced in 
an umbel and borne on a tall scape. A striking plant, 
and far more beautiful than many of the high-priced 
Amaryllis, and in cultivation blooms several times a 
year. It grows naturally in swamps where the soil is 
rich muck and very wet. It can be kept growing and 
blooming (at intervals) the year round. We offer fine 
blooming size bulbs at the extremely low price of 15 
cts. each, 3 for 40 cts.; extra large, 25 cts. each. 
CYPERUS ALTERNIFOLIUS. 
(Umbrella Plant.) 
An ornamental grass, sending up stems about 2 feet 
high, surmounted at the top by a whorl of leaves, 
J diverging horizontally. Splendid for the center of 
| vases, or for use as a water-plant. 15 cts. 
SPECIAL BEGONIA COLLECTION. 
20 Flowering Begonias, our selection of kinds. This will 
give 3 r ou a fine collection of Begonias for only $1. 
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 
shade in a soil composed of leaf mold, 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. 
Tithe rou s- 1 o oted Begonias. 
$1 buys 100 nice Rose bushes, which will make a fine bed of excellent varieties, all labeled. 
