• Rosecroft Begonia Gardens, Point Loma, California # 
SEA NYMPH (Rosecroft). Large round leaf of brownish 
black, zone of forest green with silver spots, maroon 
under following center and edge. $1.00. 
POINCARE (Rosecroft). Ground color gnaphalium green, 
long fingered center markings, blackish green gray, 
irregular border leaf green darkening to edge, very 
striking and tremendous doer. $1.00. 
REX—Medium Size Leaves 
MODESTY. Irregular center olivaceous black, zone of 
court grey flushed with Daphne pink, border greyish 
olive shading to olivaceous black, spotted with 
Daphne pink. 
MRS. FREVERT (Rosecroft). Maple leaf center and bor¬ 
der dark olive irregular zone light elm green, com¬ 
pact grower. 
LOUISE CLOSSON. Center and border dusky brown, 
irregular zone in raised blotches of Daphne red. 
LUCY CLOSSON. Similar to Louise but hardier grower, 
leaves smaller and smoother and showing a green 
tinge in the darker shades. 
EMERAUD. Smooth leaf carrying two or three points, 
center olivaceous black zone forest green edge fus¬ 
cous; one of the best in the dark class. 
QUEEN OF HANOVER. Roundish leaf, very rough center, 
olivaceous black zone, pea green edge, dark ivy 
green, whole leaf and stem covered with corinthian 
pink hairs. 
MOONBEAM (Rosecroft). Typical pointed leaf of gna¬ 
phalium green with small irregular indentations on 
edge and center of deep slate olive, strong silvery 
sheen the lightest of all the Rexes we know. $1 .00. 
EMPEROR. Leaf papillary and hairy, pea green lighter 
hairs giving a bluish grey effect, center and edge 
flushed with deep purplish vinaceous. 
KING EDWARD. Pointed hairy leaf of brownish purple 
with zone of light spots tinted purple, variable zone 
often shows green. 50 cents. 
BLACK KNIGHT (MIDNIGHT). Broad leaf though 
pointed of purple black, zone in blotches and spots 
very light grey green tinted purple. $1.00. 
HER MAJESTY. Narrow rather wavy leaf, brownish black 
center and border, zone light green flushed with pink 
purple. Both colors and texture soft. $1.00. 
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