THREE CAMELLIA TYPE TUBEROUS BEGONIAS 
TUBEROUS BEGONIAS 
Unlike many Begonias, they are desired for their beautiful 
flowers rather than their foliage. The blooms come in a variety 
of types which seem to imitate many of our popular flowers. 
Tuberous Begonias find their origin in the Andes of South 
America. They were introduced into Europe in the middle of 
the nineteenth century. There are records of half-hardy types 
from the Cape of Good Hope, China, Japan, and Java; but the 
ancestors of the hardy type which is becoming increasingly 
popular each year came from Peru. Bolivia, and Ecuador. 
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS 
Starting Tubers —Place the bulbs close together, concave 
side up, in a flat of one part sand and two parts screened leaf- 
mold, or peat moss. The top of the bulbs should be showing. 
Place in a dark warm location, and water lightly until growth 
starts. When the sprouts are 2 inches high, they should be 
brought out to the light to harden, and then transplanted to 
either pots or to beds. 
Pot Culture —The potting mixture is the same as the start¬ 
ing mixture with the addition of one-third well rotted manure. 
Be sure the mixture has very good drainage. Plant the tuber 
so that the top barely shows above the soil. Water often 
enough to keep soil mixture damp but not soggy wet. Fertilize 
each two weeks with a weak solution of manure tea. 
Bedding Culture —Using the same mixture as when potting, 
plant the bulbs 2 inches below the ground level. Irrigate thor¬ 
oughly once a week and fertilize with weak manure tea every 
other week. 
Saving the Tubers —After the first frost, take them up and 
place in a flat. As soon as the stems part readily from the 
bulbs, clean the bulbs and store in dry sawdust or sand in a 
cool location, 40 to 50 deg. F., until the next spring. 
TYPES OFFERED 
Double —Many rows of petals, flowers imitate Camellias 
and Roses. 
Fimbriata —Double and ruffled, the Carnation type. 
Giant Single —Plain with extremely large flowers. 
Frilled —Giant singles with the edges of the petals ruffled. 
Crested —Giant singles with false or part petals cresting the 
center of the flower. 
Lloydii—Single and double mixed trailing plants which are 
used for hanging baskets and window boxes. 
Marinorata —Variegated red and white in double type. 
COLORS OFFERED 
Uloydii in mixed colors only. The other types in the follow¬ 
ing separate colors: Pink, yellow, orange, scarlet, white, 
salmon, and crimson. 
PRICES 
Ten bulbs, all different. $1.00, or 24 bulbs, all different. $2.00. 
Eight bulbs of your choice, labeled, for $1.00, or 20 labeled 
bulbs for $2.00. 
