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F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
BEGONIAS 
(Ever-Blooming Bedding Varieties) 
Very attractive plants both f'or bedding and pot 
culture. Are especially valuable for bedding in 
shady places, their green foliage and pretty flowers 
are always attractive. They are of sturdy growth 
about 1 foot high, and forming dense bushes, com¬ 
pletely covered with their small blossoms. Seed 
started early in the Spring will bloom during the 
Summer and Fall. Seedlings of the Summer will 
make nice decorative plants for the house during 
the Winter. 
CHRISTMAS CHEER RED — Beautiful cheery 
red blossoms attain a diameter of two inches. 
Very fine. Pkt. 25c. 
ERFORDIA—-Bright rosy-carmine. Pkt. 25c. 
LUMINOSA—Brilliant fiery, dark scarlet; very 
bright. Pkt. 25c. 
PRIMA DONNA—Brilliant clear pink, shading to 
carmine-rose. Pkt. 25c. 
VERNON—Bright orange-carmine flowers; deep 
red foliage. Pkt. 15c. 
FINEST MIXED—This mixture contains all colors 
from white to deepest crimson. Pkt. 15c. 
BALSAMS 
(Lady Slipper) 
A tender annual, with brittle stems and foliage. 
Flowers double in bright colors and variations; are 
wax-like and very attractive. Balsams like a sunny 
situation, rich soil and plenty of water. For perfect 
development the plants should be set 12 to 18 inches 
apart. 
Double Camellia Flowered Balsams 
SALMON PRINCE—Exquisite salmon-pink; very 
double. Pkt. 10c; *4 oz. 40c. 
LIGHT YELLOW—Pkt. 10c; y A oz. 40c. 
SCARLET—(Brilliant, fiery scarlet. Pkt. 10c; *4 
oz. 40c. 
SOLFERINO—Striped and spotted white, lilac and 
scarlet. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 40c. 
VIOLET—Very rich. Pkt. 10c; T / A oz. 40c. 
WHITE PERFECTION—Very double; pure white. 
Pkt. 10c; y A oz. 40c. 
COLLECTION—One each of the above six shades, 
50c. 
DOUBLE CAMELLIA-FLOWERED MIXED — 
All colors. Pkt. 10c; y A oz. 25c; oz. 75c. 
BALLOON VINE 
(Love-in-a-Puff) 
A rapid-growing annual climbing vine, delicate 
clusters of white blossoms and numbers of large, 
round inflated seed-buds resembling miniature bal¬ 
loons. Pkt. 10c. 
BROWALLIA 
(Amethyst) 
One of our favorite free blooming annual plants, 
covered with rich, beautiful winged flowers during 
the Summer and Autumn months, supplying a shade 
of intense blue; very uncommon; grows freely in 
any rich soil. 
ELATA MIXED—In shades of blue and white. 
Pkt. 10c; y A oz. 30c. 
SPECIOSA MAJOR—A beautiful flowering va¬ 
riety of a rare ultramarine blue. Fine for borders 
and hanging baskets. Pkt. 25c. 
BELLIS 
(English Daisy) 
Favorite low perennial plants. Thrive in cool and 
shady locations. Seed can be sown in the Fall 
which will bloom profusely during the cool Spring 
months and if planted in a shaded location will con¬ 
tinue blooming. For best results sow seed in Aug¬ 
ust and September and transplant the seedlings as 
soon as they are large enough to their permanent 
bed. They also do satisfactorily from Spring-sown 
seed 
SNOWBALL—Double pure white. Pkt. 10c. 
LONGFELLOW—Double dark pink. Pkt. 10c. 
DOUBLE CHOICE MIXED—Pkt. 10c; y s oz. 40c. 
MONSTROSA WHITE—Larger than Snowball. 
Pkt. 15c; % oz. 60c. 
MONSTROSA PINK — Larger than Longfellow. 
Pkt. 15c; l /% oz. 60c. 
MONSTROSA RED—Double red. Pkt. 15c; y s 
oz. 60c. 
MONSTROSA—MIXED—Pkt. 15c; y 8 oz. 60c. 
LAWN DAISY MIXTURE—Suitable for sowing in 
with lawn seed. Pkt. 10c; z / 8 oz. 25c. 
NEW VARIETIES OF BELLIS 
MONSTROSA IDYLLE (New)—Peculiar nov¬ 
elty; half of the flower petals are open and half 
are quilled. Dard red. Pkt. 25c. 
MONSTROSA GIGANTEA ALBA (New)—An 
Italian novelty. The largest of the Beilis. Flowers 
white; up to 3 inches across on stems 10 to 12 
inches long. Pkt. 25c. 
MONSTROSA TUBULOSA LUTEA — Large 
flowers with quilled petals of a light yellow color 
which is a rare shade in Beilis. Pkt. 25c. 
BRACHYCOME 
(Swan River Daisy) 
Free flowering dwarf growing annuals; covered 
during the greater part of the Summer with a pro¬ 
fusion of pretty blue or white Tlowers; suitable for 
edging and small beds. Eight inches. Pkt. 10c; 
y A oz. 35c. 
