Tuberous'Rooted Begonias Are Breath'Takingly Beautiful 
TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS 
Cultural Notes by T. H. EVERETT 
For window- or porch-boxes, beds or borders in semi-shaded positions, Tuberous-rooted 
Begonias are unexcelled for summer display, while well-grown examples in pots never fail 
to excite admiration. 
Tubers may be started into growth in late April by laying them in flats containing humus 
or leaf-mold, with the sprout side down. Spray with water at frequent intervals in a tem¬ 
perature of from 60 to 70 degrees. When the leaves begin to unfold, reverse the tubers and 
after two or three days transfer them singly to 4-inch pots. Use a compost having a large 
humus content. Sufficient sand must be used to make the compost very light and friable. 
See that the pots are well drained, and do not press the compost too firmly. Water moderately 
until the pots are filled with roots, more freely afterward. A temperature of 60 to 65 degrees 
with a humid atmosphere is conducive to growth. 
Novelty Tuberous-rooted Begonias 
Autumn Glow. An extremely large-crested 
type. The tufts or crests are of deep 
copper, contrasting with the rest of the 
flower, which is apricot. Blooms often 
measure 9 inches across. $10 per doz. 
Flame. A large camellia-flowered double 
with brilliant orange-scarlet petals. Un¬ 
usually free flowering. $9 per doz. 
Red Triumph. Giant ruffled camellia- 
flowered double, of rich ruby-red with a 
velvety texture. One of the largest and 
finest. $9 per doz. 
COLLECTION: 6 bulbs each of the above 6 
GIANT SINGLE. The flowers are of waxy 
texture, often measure 7 inches across, and 
have a glowing sheen not found in any 
other bloom. Plants grow 18 inches high. 
Pink Beauty Victoria. White. 
Red Giant Apricot 
Mammoth Rose Scarlet Letter 
Burnt-Orange Giant 
Salmon Beauty 
Mixed 
Crimson King 
Dark Blood-Red 
Yellow Prince 
Monster bulbs of above, $3.50 per doz. 
MARMORATA. Camellia-flowered type. 
Very unusual and interesting. Red and 
white mottled variety. $5 per doz. 
DOUBLE FRILLED or CARNATION. 
Petals are frilled, with closely serrated 
edges. The flower closely resembles a 
carnation, making it a very desirable type. 
Dark Red, Scarlet, Rose, Pink, Orange, 
Salmon, Yellow, Copper, White, and 
Mixed. Monster bulbs, $5 per doz. 
Caladiums, Fancy-leaved 
Brazilian Collection. This Collection pro¬ 
vides a variety of colors and markings, 
making them ideal pot-plants for the 
conservatory, and consists of one each of 
18 named Fancy-leaved Caladiums, $10. 
Mixed varieties. $4 per doz.; $30 per 100. 
Calla 
Elliottiana. Large, deep golden yellow. 
Leaves spotted white. Top-size bulbs, 
$7.50 per doz.; $55 per 100. Large bulbs, 
$6 per doz.; $40 per 100. 
Calanthe (The Terrestrial Orchid) 
Of very easy culture, producing many long 
and beautiful flower-spikes. We have a fine 
assortment of choice bulbs to offer, at very 
reasonable prices, of the following choice 
varieties. March and April delivery. 
Harris!. Pure white. $5 each; $50 per doz. 
Murray!. White, with wine-colored center. 
$3.50 each; $35 per doz. 
Orpetiana. White, dark pink center. 
$2.50 each; $25 per doz. 
Vanderbilt!. Cream, with purple center. 
$3 each; $30 per doz. 
Veitchi, The popular pink variety. $2.50 
each; $25 per doz. 
Chlidanthus 
Fragrans. Produces very fragrant, bright 
yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers on stems 
15 inches long. Prefers a sunny situation 
and blooms in early summer. $2.50 per doz. 
Rose Dawn. A perfect camellia type, 
double. The petals are long and even, and 
the flower is very symmetrical. Rich clear 
rose. $9 per doz. 
Stars and Stripes. A camellia type, 
double, of dark red, striped and speckled 
with white. The flowers are not large, but 
the plant is very vigorous; each bulb often 
produces over 100 blooms. $10 per doz. 
Sunset. A large Crispa type. Very heavily 
and symmetrically frilled. Outer edge 
dark orange; apricot center. $9 per doz. 
varieties, $25 
DAFFODIL-FLOWERED. The flower has 
a trumpet similar to a daffodil. An un¬ 
usual and interesting type. Sold only in 
mixture of beautiful colors. $5 per doz. 
MAMMOTH DOUBLE. Colors—Pink, 
Red, Rose, White, Yellow, Crimson, 
Orange, Scarlet, Dark Blood-Red, Apricot 
or Mixed. Monster bulbs, $3.50 per doz. 
FRILLED AND RUFFLED-EDGED 
GIANTS. Rose, Light Pink, White, Yel¬ 
low, Bright Red, Dark Red, Orange, or 
Mixed. Monster bulbs, $3.50 per doz. 
CRESTED. These have solid, cockscomb¬ 
like, crested centers, ruffled edges, and 
measure about 4 inches across. Colors— 
Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow, White, or 
Mixed. Monster bulbs, $4 per doz. 
HANGING-BASKET (Trailing Tuberous- 
rooted Begonias). Colors—mixture of 
flesh-pink and dark rose, with some red, 
white, yellow, and orange. Monster bulbs, 
$5 per doz. 
Dormant Roots—Two to three eyes each 
Particularly handsome and useful for mass 
bedding or spacing out with other plants in 
borders. 
Antoine Wintzer. 5 ft. The most gorgeous, 
dazzling crimson color yet produced in 
Cannas—so vivid it defies description. 
$3 per doz. 
King Humbert. 5 ft. Bronze-leaved. 
Flowers orange-scarlet. $3 per doz. 
Mrs. Alfred Conard. 4 ft. One of the best 
Cannas. Flowers of an exquisite shade of 
salmon-pink, produced in great abundance 
on robust, upright stalks. $3.50 per doz. 
Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont. 4 ft. Ruffled giant 
flowers of rich watermelon-pink. $4 per 
doz. 
The Ambassador. 5 ft. A bronze-leaved 
President. Vigorous. $3.50 per doz. 
The President. 5 ft. Far and away superior 
to any other red Canna. $3 per doz. 
Wyoming. 6 ft The rich bronze foliage is 
crowned by Immense trusses of an intense 
orange color. Very stately. $3 per doz. 
Yellow King Humbert. 4)4 ft- As vigor¬ 
ous as King Humbert, with bright yellow 
blooms dotted with bright red. $3 per doz. 
Dielytra 
Spectabilis (Bleeding-Heart). Fine for 
spring planting in the perennial border and 
as pot-plants. $6 per doz.; $40 per 100. 
Crested Begonia 
Gloxinias 
Elegant and handsome pot-plants for 
window or conservatory. 
Bavaria. Dark blue with white throat, 
ruffled edge. Extremely large. 
Black Prince. Giant flowers of black-blue, 
passing to indigo-blue at outer edges. 
Blue Bell. Handsome scilla-blue flowers. 
Brunhilde. Giant pure white blooms. 
Defiance. Large; glowing crimson-scarlet. 
Emperor William. Large, violet blooms, 
bordered cornflower-blue; white edges. 
Emperor Frederick. Vivid scarlet, with 
white-bordered edge. 
Fairy Queen. Large white flowers, shaded 
pink, with magnificent red-spotted throat. 
King of the Reds. Large; deep wine-red— 
an alluring shade. 
Othello. Black-violet. 
Pendula. Flowers smaller than other va¬ 
rieties and pendulous in nature. Produces 
large quantities of bloom from each bulb. 
Available in a superb mixture of all colors. 
Mixed. Good mixture of above sorts. 
Spotted and Stained Hybrids 
Large flower with a short throat. Entire 
blooms are veined, splotched, and spotted. 
Sold in mixture only, consisting of pink, 
blue, purple, and red. 
Monster selected bulbs, $6 per doz.; $45 per 100 
Gloriosa (Glory Lily) 
Superba. A splendid tropical climber, easy 
of culture under glass. Grows 6 to 10 feet 
high, producing large, gorgeous, lily-like 
flowers, which open to a bright yellow 
and change to a deep scarlet. In bloom 
throughout the summer and autumn 
months. Strong tubers, 75 cts. each; $7.50 
per doz. 
Hyacinthus 
Candicans. A picturesque plant that in 
many ways resembles the yucca. In late 
summer the tall fower-spikes carry pure 
white, fragrant, bell-shaped flowers. De¬ 
sirable in the background, or in contrast 
with a group of evergreens. $1.50 per doz.; 
$10 per 100. 
Ismene (Hymenocallis) 
Calathina. A grand summer-flowering 
bulb with large, amaryllis-like, pure white, 
fragrant blooms. $3.50 per doz. 
WILLIAM M. HUNT & CO., Inc., NEW YORK 
Cannas 
BULBS AND ROOTS 
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