Green Tree Flower Gardens 
MARGUERITE — An old favorite, dark green 
leaves with a metallic lustre, hairy, garnet red 
veining underneath; flowers are blush white with 
pink hairs. 
MARGARITACEAE — Similar to Arthur Mal- 
lett; leaves are steel gray, thick with short red 
hairs on surface; flowers larger and paler pink. 
MARIAN—A corm type with large leaves, deeply 
serrated. Pink flowers. 
MARJORIE DAW—Much branched grower need¬ 
ing support; smooth light green leaves with edge 
entire; flowers in large pendant clusters of rosy 
red; rubra type. 
MARJORIE GIBBS—Xmas or winter flowering 
Begonia. Undoubtedly the best hybrid that has 
come of the Gloire de Lorraine type. Starts 
blooming about November 15th, and continues un¬ 
til middle of March or first of April. A mass of 
lovely deep pink flowers. Keep the soil in pot 
decidely on dry side in a temperature of 65. Spray 
early morning on clear dry days. 
MARTHA — Rubra type; leaves lighter green 
than Belha Steuart, saw tooth lobe; small deep 
red flowers. 
MARTIANA — Not like any other tuberous 
Begonia, either in flowers or tuber; has the ap¬ 
pearance of miniature mallow pink single holly¬ 
hocks set closely on the 3 or 4 ft. high stalk; 
summer grower for the garden. 
MARY — Rubra type resembling Picta Rosea; 
long narrow light green leaves, bronze under¬ 
neath with red veins; profusion of open dainty 
clusters of red blooms. 
MAYBELLE E — Corralline Lucerne type; Be¬ 
gonia red blooms with white center to seed pods; 
leaf dark green, heavily silver spotted. Very 
good. 
MEDORA—Restrained branching type of inter¬ 
mediate growth; leaves small heavily silver 
spotted, almost as small as Alba Picta but sharply 
serrate; flowers in pink clusters from leaf axils. 
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