# Rosecroft Begonia Gardens, Point Loma, California • 
OTHER TALL FORMS 
(25c, 50c and up, unless otherwise mentioned) 
MULTIFLORA ROSEA. Also called FLORIBUNDA ROSEA, 
small foliage carried close to stem, pendent fuchsia¬ 
like blooms of delicate pink, always in flower and 
hardy. 
FUCHSIOIDES COCCINEA. A similar form but blooms 
transparent scarlet. Mexico calls it "CORAZON DE 
JESU " 
COMPTA. Tall slender grower with long pointed leaves, 
greyish green with conspicuous grey center, small 
white blooms in large close clusters. 50c and up. 
VEDDERI. A seedling of Compta but much smaller grower 
with leaves broader at base and shorter, also lacking 
the grey center but with wavy edge. 50c. 
ZEBRINA. Also ANGULARIS from its square stem, simi¬ 
lar to Compta but grey markings much less pro¬ 
nounced, a much more vigorous grower 
★ACUTANGULARIS. A giant Zebrina, large leaf of ivy 
green with soft velvety effect, under brilliant garnet 
brown, stem thick and squared. 
WALLOW. One of the very best new things. A vigorous 
grower branching well. Foliage very dark, long, nar¬ 
row and wavy, carried almost perpendicularly, giving 
great elegance. Blooms tinted white in erect clus¬ 
ters. $ 1 .00. 
FIBROUS BEGONIAS—Intermediate Growth 
(25c, 50c and up, unless otherwise mentioned) 
PREUSEN. Very bushy upright habit, small long leaves 
and blooms of pink tint scattered through foliage, 
good at any stage. 
BAYERN. Similar to Preusen but foliage spotted. 
SACHSEN. Similar to Preusen but smaller grower with 
darker bronzy foliage and coppery red blooms. 
WETTSTEINI. A branching small tree type with wavy 
green foliage and brilliant bunches of bloom, the 
most brilliant of all the reds. 50c. 
INCARNATA. Upright grower with light green foliage 
and pink flowers in numerous clusters. Winter 
bloomer. 
SYLVIA. A seedling of Incarnata with wavy foliage end 
dainty pink flowers; likes shade. 
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