BEGONIA 
TUBERS 
are EXCELLENT for a SHADED FLOWER-BED. Shown in color on inside Back 
Cover is a beautiful new type.costing $1.50 for 10 
Begonias, Gracilis Type 
Balsam, White Perfection 
Giant-flowering Daisy (Beilis) 
BEGONIAS 
The following varieties of Begonia semper- 
fiorens and B. gracilis rank as bedding plants 
with _ geraniums and coleus, doing equally 
well in full sunlight, and surpassing both in 
shady positions. They grow about 1 foot 
high, and form dense bushes which, from May 
until frost, are hidden with flowers. As pot- 
plants they are a mass of bloom all year. 
Easily raised from seed sown indoors or in a 
hotbed. 
Semperflorens Type 
Winter Rornance. Light green foliage and 
rich carmine-scarlet flowers. July-sown 
seed flowers by Christmas; November- 
sown, by Mother’s Day. Grown cool, it will 
produce larger and more brilliant blooms. 
White Winter Romance. Like above, but 
pure white. 
Each, pkt. $1.50, 3 pkts. $4 
ICaethe Teicher. See page9. 
Knaake’s Fire. Scarlet. 6 in. 
Glut (Glow). Dark red. 6 in. 
Striegau. Fiery carmine. Flowers up to 
inches across. 10 in. 
Above 4 sorts, pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25 
Christrnas Cheer. Flowers attain a diameter 
of 2 inches, plants being covered with 
them. The color is bright cherry-red. Pkt. 
25 cts., 5 pkts. $1, ^oz. $3.50. 
Christmas Pink. Same as above, except in 
color, which is a beautiful shade of bright 
pink.^ Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1, Aoz. $3.50. 
Erfordi. Rosy carmine. Green foliage. 
Pkt. 15 cts., 2 pkts. 25 cts. 
Rosabella. Rose-pink. 6 in. Pkt. 25 cts. 
White Bedding Queen. Pure, glistening 
white. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Dwarf Vernon. Bright orange-carmine. 
Pkt. 20 cts., 3 pkts. 50 cts. 
Gracilis Type 
Priniadonna. Carmine-rose. Brown-tinted 
foliage. 
Bonfire. Scarlet. Metallic brown foliage. 
Luminosa. Brilliant dark scarlet. 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1 
Luminosa compacta. Profusion of scarlet 
flowers. 5 in. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Tuberous-rooted Begonias 
Grow indoors and out (during summer). 
Single, Mixed. Double, Mixed. 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1 
Other Begonias 
Evansiana. Hardy Begonia. Large flesh- 
colored flowers. Height 2 ft. Tuberous- 
rooted variety that will usually stand a 
New York winter if mulched with peat 
moss. Pkt. 75 ctS;, 3 pkts. $2. ^ 
Lloydi, Mixed. Drooping type, useful for 
basket-work. Pkt. 75 cts., 3 pkts. $2. 
Bertini, Rose. Dwarf plants, suitable for 
carpet bedding and summer planting in the 
rock-garden. Pkt. $1, 3 pkts. $2.50. 
Rex. Fine hybrids. Wonderfully marked and 
colored leaves. Pkt. $1.50, 3 pkts. $4. 
BALLOON VINE (Love-in-a-Puff), Annual 
Climber. White; 8 ft. The inflated seed- 
vessels are interesting. Pkt. 10 cts., ^oz. 
30 cts., oz. 50 cts. 
BAPTISIA australis (False Indigo). Per¬ 
ennial. Blue; 3 ft. Deep green, cut foliage 
and lupine-like flowers. June, July. Pkt. 
15 cts., J^oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
BALSAM • Cady’s Slipper 
Annual. Sturdy pyramidal plants (except 
Torch and Bush-flowered) with brilliant 
double flowers borne close to the stem. 
Torch. 'Lhe little bush-shaped plants are 
oiily 10 inches high, but they are covered 
with bright vermilion flowers. Ideal for the 
rock-garden, window-boxes, flower-pots, or 
edging. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1, ^oz. $1.50. 
Bush-flowered, Mixed. Rounded plants 
like the above, but the flowers range from 
white, through scarlet, lilac, and pink to 
yellow. Pkt. 25 cts., J^oz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
White Perfection. Large; white. 
Scarlet King. Glowing, fiery scarlet. 
Salmon Queen. Deep salmon-pink. 
Lilac Gem. Beautiful pale lilac. 
Purple King. Rich purple. 
Primrose Gem. Beautiful primrose. 
Each, pkt. 10 cts., V^ox. 50 cts. 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 6 colors, 50 cts. 
S. & W. Co.’s Double, Mixed. Self-colors 
as -vvell as spotted, blotched and striped va¬ 
rieties. Pkt. 10 cts., Koz. 30 cts., oz. $1. 
BARTONIA aurea. Annual. Yellow; 1 ft. 
Buttercup-like flowers open evenings, from 
July to September. Fragrant and useful for 
cutting. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 50 cts. 
BEET, Ornamental. Ideal edging plants, 
and for bedding. 
Red-leaved Golden-leaved 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1 
BELLIS (English Daisy). Familiar dwarf 
hardy perennial with bright flowers (all 
double except last variety) for edging 
spring flower-beds. Stands the winter if 
given protection. Blooms from early spring 
until summer. Seed may be sown in early 
summer to bloom the following year. 
Giant-flowering. 
White Pink Mixed 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., 14oz. $1 
Snowball. Pkt. 15 cts., Koz. 75 cts. 
Longfellow, Pink. Pkt. 15 cts., J^oz. 75c. 
Red Quilled. Pkt. 25 cts., )4oz. $1.50. 
Silver-Lilac. March Sun. See page 9. 
Above 2, pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1 
English Daisy (Beilis perennis). The small 
single wild flower found in English lawns. 
Pkt. 15 cts., J^oz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
BIDENS Riedelli. See page 10. Pkt. 25 cts. 
BOCCONIA cordata (Plume Poppy; Tree 
Celandine). Perennial. Light yellow; 5 ft. 
Effective as single specimens or groups. 
Bears spikes of cream-colored flowers, 1 to 
2 ft. long. Pkt. 10 cts., }ioz. 50 cts. 
BOLTGNIA latisquama (False Chamo¬ 
mile). ‘ Perennial. Lilac-pink;'. 5 ft. Re¬ 
sembling the wild aster. • Daisy-like flowers 
from July to September. Pkt. 15 cts. 
BRACHYCOME (Swan River Daisy). An¬ 
nual. 1F. Dwarf plant covered during 
the summer with a profusion of flowers. 
Good for edging or borders, giving a beauti¬ 
ful display. 
Blue Star Red Star White Star 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., y^ox. 75 cts. 
BROWALLIA (Amethyst). Annual. Beau--- 
tiful rich blue tubular flowers during sum¬ 
mer and autumn. Blooms freely in winter 
if plants are lifted and cut back. 
Sapphire. 10 in. Dark blue, white eye. 
Speciosa major. 1 ft. Large; violet-blue. 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1 
22 Flower Seeds 
ANNUALS bloom this year. Sow outdoors in spring; or earlier indoors 
and transplant. Each packet has cultural notes printed thereon 
STUMPP & WALTER CO 
