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THE FRANK S. PLATT COMPANY’S 
Begonia. 
Sow in February or March in pots, without any 
covering of earth. Cover with glass and keep in 
a warm but shaded place. The plants will give an 
abundance of bloom the first year. Properly kept, 
tubers will flower more freely the second year. 
Begonias thrive in either shade or sunshine. 
TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS 
Single Mixed Fringed. New, splendid strain. 
Price per g 4 -oz., $3.75; per pkt., 35c. 
Double Mixed. From a very rich collection, 
price per g^-oz., $11.00; per pkt., 35c. 
FIBROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS 
Begonias offered under this head have attractive 
foliage, among the most desirable for flowering in 
the house. Bedding in partly shaded locations or 
under full sunshine outdoors they continue in full 
bloom throughout the season. 
Erfordia Grandiflora Superba Semperflorens. 
Rosy carmine, a beautiful free bloomer. Price per 
g^-oz., $4.00; per pkt., 25c. 
Prima Donna. Large flowers, limpid rose, shad¬ 
ing to carmine. Price per ih-oz., $6.00; pkt., 25c. 
Vernon Compacta. Flowers brilliant purplish- 
carmine; bronze leaves; good for bedding. Price 
per s’z-oz., $2.50; per pkt., 25c. 
Semperflorens Mixed. A variety well adapted 
for house or outdoor culture. Plants of compact 
dwarf habit, and are continuous bloomers. Price 
per Ms-oz., 75c.; per pkt., 10c. 
Semperflorens Christmas Cheer. Crimson-scar- 
let. Price per g’s-oz., $5.00; per pkt., 50c. 
Semperflorens Christmas Pink. Rose-pink. Price 
per g's-oz., $5.00; per pkt., 50c. 
Beilis Perennis. Double Daisy 
Prefers a cool, sheltered situation, and needs 
some protection in winter. Flowers are quilled or 
flat petaled, white, red or variegated. Half-hardy 
perennial. 
Monstrosa Rose. Fine, large, double dark rose 
flowers. Price per V&-oz., 75c.; per pkt., 10c. 
Monstrosa White. Pure white, large and very 
double. Price per Ys-oz., 75c.; per pkt., 10c. 
Monstrosa Red. Double and unusually large 
flowers, red shading to rose. Price per Mj-oz., 
$1.50; per pkt., 20c. 
Monstrosa Double Mixed. Price per Y.-OZ., 60c.; 
per pkt., 10c. 
Brachycome. 
Swan River Daisy 
A delicate dwarf, half-hardy, annual, effective 
for edging, beds or rustic baskets. Produces an 
abundance of daisy-like flowers about an inch in 
diameter and in shades from dark blue to nearly 
white. Price per oz., $1.25; per pkt., 10c. 
Browallia. 
Profuse blooming plants, continuing throughout 
the summer, studded with blue and white flowers, 
growing freely m any rich soil. Height, 18 inches. 
Speciosa Majus. Splendid large, blue flowers. 
Sow seed in late summer in pots for winter bloom. 
Price per g’s-oz., $2.00; per pkt., 15c. 
Elata Mixed. Half-hardy Annual. Flowers 
smaller than Speciosa. Per oz., 75c.; per pkt., 10c. 
Cacalia. Tassel Flower 
A pretty half-hardy annual, with tassel-shaped 
flowers, scarlet and golden yellow. Blooms from 
July, to September. Height, 18 inches. 
Mixed Colors. Price per oz., 75c.; per pkt., 10c. 
Calceolaria. 
Splendid plants for greenhouse decorations, 
forming in spring dense masses of beautiful 
pocket-like flowers. The seeds germinate best 
without heat, and should be grown in pans or pots. 
Hybrida Grandiflora Mixture. Giant Strain, large 
flowers, very choice. Mottled and spotted. Price 
per g^-oz., $3.50; per pkt., 35c. 
CALLIOPSIS 
Calliopsis. 
Black-Eyed Susan 
One of the brightest annuals in the garden; 
easily grown; useful for massing and cutting, ihe 
colors are rich and striking; flowers numerous 
and beautiful on slender stems. 
(For perennial varieties, see Coreopsis). 
Coronata Maxima. Height 18 to 24 inches. Large 
single yellow flowers. Price per oz., 50c.; per 
pkt., 10c. 
Dazzler. Compact variety, height 12 inches, im¬ 
proved in habit and flower. Rich maroon center 
with broad golden yellow border. Price per oz., 
60c.; per pkt., 10c. 
Fire King. Compacta. Deep, bright scarlet. 
Height, 12 inches. Price per oz., $1.50: per pkt., 10c. 
Dwarf Mixed. Price per oz., 40c., per pkt., 10c. 
Nigra Speciosa. 2)4 to 3 feet. Rich maroon. 
Price per oz., 40c.; per pkt., 10c. 
Splendens. 2)4 to 3 feet. Large golden flowers 
with maroon center. Per oz., 40c.; per pkt., 10c. 
Hybrida. Semi-Double Mixed. 2)4 to 3 feet. 
Price per oz., 40c.; per pkt., 10c. 
Calendula. 
Pot Marigold 
Free flowering hardy annuals growing in any 
good garden soil, producing a fine effect in beds 
or mixed borders and continuing in bloom if seed 
pods are removed, until killed by hard frosts. 
Ball’s Gold. (Improved Florists’ Strain). Dark 
golden yellow. Price per oz., 75c.; per pkt., 10c. 
Campfire. (Sensation). The flowers are extreme¬ 
ly large, dark orange, with a scarlet sheen. Strong 
stems with few buds gives it advantages over all 
others for forcing. Price per oz., 75c.; special 
pkt., 25c.; per pkt., 10c. 
