TUBEROUS BEGONIAS 
PRICES 
10 Medium Bulbs, all different. $ 1.00 Postpaid 
24 Medium Bulbs, all different. 2.00 
5 Large Bulbs, all different. 1.00 
12 Large Bulbs, all different. 2.00 
8 Medium, or 4 Large Bulbs of your choice, 
labeled. 1.00 
20 Medium, or 10 Large, labeled. 2.00 
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 hang¬ 
ing baskets and window boxes. 
COLORS OFFERED 
Lloydii in mixed colors only. The other types in the following separate 
colors: Pink, yellow, orange, scarlet, white, salmon, and crimson. 
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 starting 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. Fertilizers 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 thoroughly once a week and 
fertilize with weak manure tea every other week. 
Shade —Tuberous Begonias are primarily shade-loving plants and should 
never be grown in full sun. 
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. 
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