316 W. Chew St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
METALLICA—Scharffiana group; beautiful dark 
veined, hairy, shiny leaves, metallic in appear¬ 
ance; excellent pot plant; free bloomer—white 
buds are thickly set with red hairs. 
MRS. MARY PEACE—Procumbent type; pal¬ 
mate leaves smooth dark green on top, serrate 
edge, hairy, also some hair on underside and 
stem; related to Ricinifolia. 
MRS. SCHINKLE—Rubra type, larger grower 
than Picta Rosea, but same type of flower—orchid 
in color. Very desirable. 
MRS. SHEPHERD OP VENTURA—Has been 
used much in hybridizing. Marjory Daw is a 
seedling. 
MRS. TOWNSEND—Procumbent type; leaves, 
dark shiny metallic green above, lobed and 
toothed, edge slightly hairy, underneath is red, 
borne on short stems; small pink flowers, well 
above the foliage. A good pot plant. 
MRS. W. KIMBALL — Brownish green leaves, 
rather crinkly and serrate, often silver spotted; 
clusters of light pink flowers. 
MRS. W. S. KIMBALL—Leaves are light green, 
flat on red stems, red spot at leaf center, veins 
faintly red, finely serrated edge, wavy and out¬ 
lined with red, top somewhat hairy, underside red 
veined and flushed in red; begins blooming in 
February with large clusters of pale pink. 
MRS. W. D. HARNEY—Rubra type; long nar¬ 
row light green leaves; pink and white blooms; 
vigorous grower. 
MORGANO — Of the Scharffiana group. Large 
leaves, very hairy, very attractive. Good grower, 
large pink flowers. 
MULTIFLORA ROSEA—Leaves somewhat thick, 
glossy dark green, small carried close to stem; 
fuchsia-like blooms of delicate pink; semi-vigor- 
ous, needs some sun. 
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