316 W. Chew St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
BEEFSTEAK—Same as Feastii. Upright Beef¬ 
steak same as Flambeau. 
BELLARGIO—Smooth, medium dark ivy green 
leaf, . underside shading of red; flowers bright 
carmine. Seedling of Coralline Lucerne. 
BENNETT RUBRA—Medium grower; narrow 
dark green leaves; typical flower cluster, seed pod 
salmon pink, with lighter petals. 
BERTHA DE CHATEAU ROCHER—Glossy 
green, sharply pointed leaves carried close to 
stem; upright grower; scarlet flowers in terminal 
clusters. 
Bertha Von Lothringen 
BERTHA von LOTHRIGEN—Smooth medium 
green leaves, peculiarly veined in a chocolate color. 
Low growing and branches well. Winter bloomer 
with shaded pink flowers. 
BERTHA STEUART — Rubra type; resembles 
Lugano but leaves a darker bronze and flowers a 
lighter shade of pink. 
BOLIVIAN SPECIES—Light green leaves, under¬ 
side faintly flushed with red; whole plant is lightly 
covered with a brown tomentose; fuchsia like 
scarlet blooms. 
BRAZILIENSIS—Round, light cedar green leaf, 
with a hair line edge of red, rather coarsely 
netted, veined; flowers small white on a tall stalk; 
low growing species. 
BUNCHII—Ruffled and crested form of Feastii; 
leaves a much lighter green. 
CALLA LILY—Basal leaves are clear light green, 
those above heavily spotted with white, upper 
ones pure glistening white shaped like miniature 
Calla Lillies; flowers are rose red; without a doubt 
it is one of the most beautiful of the Begonias 
and one of the hardest to grow. 
CARMEN—Bronze foliage somewhat resembling 
Semperflorens or wax type in appearance; flowers 
bright pink. Very good bloomer. 
CAROLINEAFOLIA—Light green upright stem 
as thick as one’s wrist with white spots on it; 
light green, perfectly palmate leaves, there are 8 
leaflets or fingers, each on a 2" stem, quite cir¬ 
cular in shape with wavy edges, the pedicels and 
underneath of leaves are covered with a brown 
tomentum; no branches on the trunk, new branches 
come from the root; flowers pale pink, on a 3 ft. 
peduncle. 
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