316 W. Chew St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
LUCENDRO—Pointed leaf of yew green, heavily 
silver spotted with silver tips, red blooms with 
white center to seed pod. Seedling of Coralline 
Lucerne. 
Lugano 
LUGANO — Seedling of Coralline Lucerne, 
branches more freely, smaller and darker with 
sharp point at the top, faintly silver spotted, edge 
sharply serrate; profusion of deep pink blooms. 
LUXURIANS—Odd and rare, and not like a 
Begonia in appearance; the palmate leaves car¬ 
ried like an umbrella having from 7 to 17 ribs, 
each about 6" long and 1" wide with finely ser¬ 
rated edges, a rosette of small leaves encircle 
them where they join the stem; leaves and stems 
are hairy; small fragrant white flowers in 
clusters. 
LUXURIANT — Small grower, woody stems; 
leaves shaped somewhat like a maple with a 
bronze cast, deeply serrate, upper surface covered 
with silky white hairs, underneath-garnet red, 
very smooth, young leaves are spotted with silver; 
creamy white flowers on such short stems that 
they are hidden by the foliage—which is the chief 
attraction. 
MacBETHII — Low bushy grower with clear 
green, fine ferny leaves; white flowers; very at¬ 
tractive. 
MacBETHII: PINK — Finer leaves than 
MacBethii and more sprawly; pink flowers. 
MACROPHYLIA—Same as Nelumbifolia. 
MADAM FANNY GIRON—A desirable Begonia, 
leaves similar to Incarnata, but larger and darker 
green; larger flowers a brilliant red. 
MAGGIORE—Foliage deep dull yellow green, red 
underneath. Flowers dark red. Coralline Lu¬ 
cerne Seedling. 
MANICATA — Very attractive; heart shaped, 
smooth green leaves, edged with a hair line of 
red, a thick collar of red hairs where leaf and 
stem join; winter bloomer of pale pink flowers. 
MANICATA AUREA—SimTar to Manicata but 
with yellow and white blotches on leaves; pale 
pink flowers. 
MANICATA AUREA CRISTATA — Similar to 
Manicata Aurea, but with edges of leaves crested 
and ruffled; all three are of procumbent type. 
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