# Rosecroft Begonia Gardens, Point Loma, California # 
ALBA PERFECTA. Dainty white; foliage slightly ruffled 
of pleasing light green. 
PICTA ROSEA. Also called the Baby Rubra, rose colored, 
blooms very freely produced, and smaller foliage 
sometimes spotted. 
PICTA ALBA. Narrow small dark foliage heavily spotted 
with silver, almost black stems and white flowers, 
smaller grower than Rosea. 
ROSECROFT INTRODUCTIONS 
SHASTA. A splendid large white, much the finest white 
yet introduced in this class. $1 .00 up. 
MRS. W. D. HARNEY. Large white and pink blooms. 
Vigorous. 50c up. 
MRS. SCHINKEL. Regular orchid color of Rosea Picto 
type. 50c up. 
RUBRA ODORATA. Deep rose bloom very delightfully 
scented. $ 1 .00 up. 
RUBRA DIELYTRA. Blooms strongly resembling those of 
the Bleeding Heart, most charming. 50c up. 
MARTHA. Medium grower, leaves with sawtooth lobe, 
small blooms of deep red. $1.00 up. 
JINN IE MAY. A dwarf not more than two feet, laurel 
like leaves, small dainty red blooms. $1.00 up. 
MARY. Medium grower and quite bushy, red blooms 
profusely produced and well distributed, carried in 
open dainty clusters. $1.00. 
BENNETT RUBRA. Medium grower, leaves narrow dark 
green, typical clusters of bloom, seedpod salmon 
with lighter petals. 50c. 
SHRIMP RUBRA. A very distinct soft shrimp shade. 50c. 
AUDREE. Wavy leaf of yew green; bloom begonia rose in 
clusters, flaring rather than pendant. $1 .00. 
ELITHE. Leaf yew green; bloom begonia rose. $1 .00. 
GRACE. Leaf dark, dull, yellow green; bloom eocine pink, 
shading to white with conspicuous yellow stamens; 
quite fragrant. 50c. 
LADY LOU. Leaf cress green, serrated edge; bloom cameo 
pink; drooping habit. $1 .00. 
VELMA S. Leaf cress green, shorter and rounder than 
type; bloom eocine pink, with rounded petals and 
seedpods, and male flowers larger than type; dis¬ 
tinctive. $ 1 .00. 
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