C. pi. 'Reeser, Seedsman and Florist, 
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Begonia, SeiupertloreiiH Giifaiitea Uosea. 
Begonia, SemperflorenH (ligantea Kosea. —One of the best of the newer Begonias. 
Of vigorous growth, being round and bushy In form, with large tropical leaves. 
The llowejB are by far the largest of the species, which are of a clear, definite 
cardinal red, the i)ud only exceeded in beauty by the open flower, which is borne 
on a strong, thick stem. 35 cents. 
Confederate Rose. 
“The Unse of the Tost Cause.”—The flowers resemlile the double Althea, or 
“Hose of Sharon,” and are white In the morning, jdnk at noon and purple In 
the evening. It resembles the cotton plant, but is higher, and is a great curios¬ 
ity. It la known as “ La Virginia,” and “ Amistad-de-un-dia,” (friendship of a 
day), but has been re-chrislianed by an enthusiastic ex-confederate oflicer who 
Imagined It an emblem of the “ Lost Cause.”. .60 cents. 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 28, 1887. 
Collection No. 12, a box of fancy-leaved Geraniums, came to hand this morning, 
and without a doubt they are they finest and most beautiful lot of fancyleaved 
Geraniums 1 ever saw. I like them ever so much. \V. S. K. 
Knox Point, Louisiana, July 4, LSST. 
I feel that It is due you to tell you how fine my Roses are. They were dime 
Roses, planted out in March, 1886, and at Easter this year I cut nearly three bushels 
of the finest and choicest ones. The Marechal Neils were the largest I ever saw, and 
attracted attention from all who saw them. A friend who was visiting me from New 
Orleans, and well competent to judge, said she never saw as fine and so perfect Ro- 
.ses, even in that home of fiowers, and I never did, and New Orleans is my old home. 
1 have only fifty varieties of Teas, none of the newer kinds, but the best of the older 
ones. We all wished that you could have seen them this Spring, and while the> are 
never without blooms, the first heavy bloom is over until Fall, and then I will have 
them equally as fine. Mrs. Julia Hutchinson. 
