SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1901 
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TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS. 
The fashionable plant of the day, and richly 
does it deserve its honors, for in addition to very 
handsome foliage it bears a never-ending profu¬ 
sion of the most ravishingly beautiful flowers the 
whole summer, and then, with the coming of cold 
weather, very obligingly take a nap until spring, 
asking no further care through the -winter than 
to be packed in soil away from frost. This trait 
will be appreciated by the many people who have 
no spare windows to carry over tender bedding 
plants, yet dislike to be at the expense of buying 
a new lot each spring. This grand plant is a rival to the 
Gloxinia as a summer window or conservatory plant, and as 
fh'ong a rival to the Geranium and Verbena as an outdoor 
peaaing plant. The enormous size and intense brilliancy of 
the flowers astonish those who have never seen any but the 
ordinary house Begonia. The bulbs can be started from March 
to j une and will soon be in full bloom. Give partial shade 
out of doors and protect from severe winds if possible. Our 
SfB 111 a double and single is a very superior one, many 
S measuring 4 to 6 inches across. 
I nf e n lte Fine pure color; large flower. 
|mg e Yellow—Extra fineg 
2J"S e Scarlet-Fine bright shade. 
I "S e P-nk—Beautiful soft shade, 
single Dark Crimson—Deep and rich color. 
10c. each; the 5 for UOc. • ■ 
double White-Extra fine. 
Snuh f | c p r,et —Large fine flower. 
e ,J eil °w—Very beautiful, 
double Rose—Fine rose-pink. 
%0c. each; the 4 for 60c. 1 
ininlfL^J xec! wExtra fine. 3 for 15c.; 6 for 25c.; 12 for 40c. 
ouble Mixed—All colors. A glorious strain of finest large 
flowered double sorts. 15c. each; 6 for 60c. 
Choicest jgegoxpa Seed. 
care seedlings bloom in from five to eight 
month s time. Per pkt. 
l r ° U i S " Rooted hybrids, Single—Flowering sorts, 
’TP • • • • « i « « . , , , •••• 1£) 
suberous-Rooted Hybrids, DoubVe—Mixed.*.’.".'.’.7.'." 20 
Begopia Novelties. 
The following extra fine new Tuberous-Booted Begonias 
were offered for the first time last year. Both Seed and 
Bulbs are of our own growing. 
Giant Crimson-Black — Magnificent large blossoms, of 
perfect shape; deep, rich, crimson-black—the darkest 
and richest color yet produced in Begonias. Bulbs, 50c. 
each; Seed, 20c. per pkt. -■■ ■ 
Giant Oris pa— Enormous blossoms with elegant fringed 
edges. Color, bright orange-scarlet. One of the grand¬ 
est yet seen, and an entirely new departure. Bulbs. 
50c. each; Seed, 20e. per pkt. 
Childs’ Giant, infixed — Our own new strain of giant¬ 
flowering varieties. Greatly improved in size, shape 
and color. The most magnificent strain of Tuberous- 
Booted Begonias ever offered. Every bulb a select one, 
and seed comes true to this magnificent type. Bulbs, 
50c. each; 3 for $1.00: Seed, 20c. per pkt. 
Baumanni Hybrids, SVSixed — A new class of Begonias, 
producing blossoms of various shades of light and deep 
pink. Grows readily from seed, and flowers freely for a 
long period, more like plants, of ordinary flowering 
varieties, but the flowers are large and delightfully 
scented. Bulbs, 50c. each; Seed, 15c. per pkt. 
