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BEGONIA. 
_A beautiful class of plants for the greenhouse, conservatory or 
parlor, producing brilliant colored flowers in great profusion, 
the effect of which is heightened in many of the varieties by 
the beauty of their charming foliage. Succeed well in a 
moist, shadv border, or in masses on lawns. Readily grown 
from seed. The tubers should be kept warm and dry during 
winter. 
Laing’s Gold Medal Hybrid. These tuberous Begonias 
have attained a world-wide reputation. Seed of 
this unrivaled collection procured direct. 
Single, choicest mixed.Pkt. 50 
Double, choicest mixed.75 
Sharffiana. New. Large, pure white flowers. Dis¬ 
tinct .25 
BELLIS. 
(DOUBLE DAISY.) 
Charming little plants for edging and borders. The flowers 
are quilled and flat-petaled, white, pink, red and variegated. 
Not all will come double from seed, and the siugle ones 
should be pulled out. Sow early in hot-bed, and when largo 
enough, transplant to a rich, cool, partially shaded situation. 
Set the plants six inches apart. Roots can be divided any 
time. Flowers are most abundant in spring. 
Double Mixed. (Tuberous rooted.) Saved from ^the 
very finest hybrids. 
Single Mixed. (Tuberous rooted.) From finest single 
varieties. 
Rex. Ornamental leaved varieties, extra mixed .... 
Vernon. This most remarkable variety, coming ab¬ 
solutely true from seed, is of unusual value for 
bedding, as it will stand our hot summer sun. 
From seeds sown in February it comes into flower 
in June and continues to make a most striking 
effect in beds or borders throughout the entire 
summer. The flowers are of an intensely brilliant 
deep red color , the foliage is very abundant, stiff, 
and glossy and of a fine green color, spotted and 
margined with bronze purple ...10 
BOCCONIA. 
-Stately evergreen shrubs, with ornamental foliage; well 
adapted for lawns, either singly or in groups, they will re¬ 
quire some protection through the winter, by straw or 
mulch. Easily cultivated in loamy soil, and increased from 
seed and cuttings in sand, in gentle heat under glass. 
Japonica. Splendid foliage and clusters of pure white 
flowers, 4 to G ft.. 5 
BROWALLIA. 
Free flowering plants growing easily in any rich soil, and 
covered with beautiful flowers during the summer and 
autumn months. Half-hardy annual, 1% feet. 
Czerwiakowski. Deep blue, very fine centre.10 
Elata Grandiflora. Sky blue . . . ... 5 
BELLIS (DOUBLE DAISY.) 
Alba fl. pi. Pure white, double.Pkt. 10 
Rubra fl. pi. Red, double. 10 
Snowball. Large flowering, pure white, double .... 15 
Longfellow. Large flowering, dark rose, double .... 15 
Finest Mixed.10 
BRYONOPSIS. 
A pretty climber, with ivy-like foliage and beautifully marked 
green fruit, which changes to bright scarlet marbled white. 
Half hardy annual. 
Erythrocarpa. 10 ft. . ... 5 
CACALIA. 
(TASSEL FLOWER ) 
Free-growing, profuse flowering plants, with tassel-shaped 
flowers. Hardy annual, 1% feet. 
Mixed colors ... 5 
CALAMPELIS. 
(ECCREMOCARPUS.) 
Scaber. A quick-growing climber, attaining a height 
of 10 feet in a season, and bearing profusely 
clusters of orange colored tube-like flowers. Half- 
hardy annual ..10 
CALANDRINIA. 
Very beautiful free-flowering plants, well adapted for rock- 
work, or any dry, hot situation. Hardy annual. 
Fine Mixed, y 9 ft... 5 
