# Rosecroft Begonia Cardens, Point Loma, California # 
BERTHA DE CHATEAU ROCHER, also called Ascotiensis 
and Corbeille de Feu. They may be separate varieties 
but they don’t look like it. Upright grower with leaves 
like Floribunda, brilliant coral red blooms, makes fine 
specimen when well grown. 
FRANCONIS. A small bushy grower, succulent stems, 
foliage rounding light green and rough, blooms 
small white in singles borne very freely. 
SCOTCH LUXURIANS. A perfectly unauthorized title for 
lack of any other. A rapid growing branching sort 
with large soft grey green leaves and white flowers 
in panicles. 
THICK STEMS AND PROCUMBENT TYPES 
(50c and up, unless otherwise mentioned) 
VERSCHAFELTI. Thick stem, very large green lobed 
leaves on long fleshy stems, blooms in huge upright 
pink clusters borne well above foliage, very early 
flowering. 
CAROLINAEFOLIA. Similar habit, but with perfectly 
palmate leaves of light green, each finger on a sep¬ 
arate stem, blooms pink, a native species from 
Mexico. $ 1.00. 
ECUADORENSIS. A native of Ecuador, raised from seed 
sent from there; very thick upright stem, leaves 
large almost palmate, green with inconspicuous white 
markings towards points when young; blooms crepy 
white to pink in clusters on long erect stems. 
Deciduous. $2.00. 
FLORIDA SPECIES. So called simply because it was ob¬ 
tained in Florida, it is however possibly a Cuatamalan 
native. Growth similar to Verschafelti. Leaves large 
round and light green, blooms in yellowish white 
panicles. $ 1 .00. 
PAUL BRUANT. Very serrated bronzy foliage; blooms, 
pink in large clusters, early, very handsome when 
well grown. 
GILSONI. The only double in this class and it is more 
crested than double, thick stem, good branching 
habit, dark green leaves pointed and fluted, light pink 
blooms in large clusters; early. $1 .00. 
VITAFOLIA. This is the name given us for a plant raised 
from seed sent from Mexico. The leaves are shiny 
green above rusty under, large and irregular heart 
shaped, tinted pink small flowers in large clusters. 
Early. 
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