# Rosecroft Begonia Gardens, Point Loma, California • 
UNDEMILLE. Seedling of Scharffiana. Leaf rather 
sickle shaped with waved and ruffled edges, dark 
ivy green, under and stems Bordeaux; bloom in close 
clusters, petals white tinted, stamens orange, seed- 
pods spinel pink. Medium habit, quite individual. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
LOMA ALTA. Scharffiana seedling. More pointed 
though same rounded leaf as parent, not so hairy, 
dark cress green, under maroon purple; bloom simi¬ 
lar but smaller and held more upright. 
HAAGEANA. Suggestive of Scharffiana, more upright 
bushy grower and hardier, leaves more pointed, flow¬ 
ers white tinted pink, pendent in large clusters; like 
purses in bud; winter bloomer. 
ALPHONSE. Large leaf of dark cress green covered with 
short white hairs, veins deeply indented, under grey 
green with ribs and veins Corinthian purple; bloom 
similar to Haageana but held more upright. 
DRURYII. Haageana type; smooth leaf of dull ivy green, 
under maroon purple; blooms white in clusters; good 
habit. 50 cents. 
MORGANA. In Haageana group; leaf larger and rounder 
hairy cress green under corinthian purple; bloom 
large white tinted, carried upright. $1.00. 
HOUGHTONI. Similar to Haageana but foliage more 
definitely pointed and habit more bushy. One of 
the best for pots. 
DWARF HOUGHTONI. Like Houghtoni but very dwarf 
in habit. Leaf very variable in shape generally nar¬ 
row; bloom on shorter stems and smaller in clusters, 
good for pots or hanging baskets. 50 cents. 
DUCHARTREI. Larger foliage of lighter green and under 
red color confined to veins. Blooms very large on 
long stems. 
PINK DUCHARTREI. Differing from Duchartrei by 
blooms carried more erect and decidedly deeper in 
colors, clusters immense. $1 .00. 
GRANTS DUCHARTREI. Similar to Duchartrei but with 
smaller more pointed darker green leaf, under jade 
green with ribs and veins purple; blooms in ; arge 
white tinted clusters, very floriferous. 
THURSTONI. Similar in habit but foliage more round 
and very smooth shiny and darker, blooms pink, 
borne erect. 
Means no sales stock. 
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