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There is a lot of pleasure, as well as economy, in growing pot plants from seeds, 
and the plants are more appreciated than if bought from some grower. We would, 
therefore, urge our friends to order a liberal supply of the choice seeds we offer. 
We especially recommend Begonia, Calceolaria, Cineraria, Cyclamen, Heliotrope, 
Lantana, Pelargonium, and Primrose. 


Agapanthus Umbellatus 
ABUTILON, Hibiscus-flowered, hhp, 3 ft. Large 
Hibiscus-like flrs of various shades;-fine for pots. 
New Hybrids, hhp, 3 ft. Finest colors mixed. 
-ACACIA (Kangaroo Thorn). Solitary globular 
flower heads. In the North grown as pot plant. 
In mild climates becomes large spreading shrub. 
We offer the following varieties : 
Decurrens, hhp, 5 ft. Green Wattle; very flori- 
ferous and attractive. 
Saligna. Drooping branches. Flowers in termi- 
nal racemes followed by long flat seed pods. 
Very attractive. 
ACHIMENES, hhp, 6 in. Fine showy flrs akin to 
Gloxinia; requires same treatment; mixed colors. 
Seeds small and require care in starting. 
AGAPANTHUS Umbellatus, Blue Lily of the Nile, 
hhp, 2 ft. A splendid flowering pot plant; um- 
bels of big blue bells; set pots in saucers of 
water in the shade during summer. 
AGATHAEA Amelloides, Paris Daisy, hhp, 1 ft. A 
lovely winter-blooming plant, blue Daisy-like 
flowers. 
ALOE Variegata (Tiger Aloe). Finest most favored 
quick growing succulent, beautiful variegated 
leaves. 2 seeds 5c; 5 seeds 10c. 
AMARYLLIS Hybrida, hhp, 18 in. Large, Lily-like 
flrs, from pure white with varied markings to 
the richest self colors of rose and red; mixed. 
ANGELONIA Grandiflora, hhp, 3 ft. A very beau- 
tiful branching pot plant with square stems and 
spike-like racemes of pretty, fragrant violet flrs. 
ARALIA Sieboldi, hhp, 5 ft. A handsome window 
plant with broad, Hames deeply lobed leaves 
and umbels of yellowish flrs, an inch broad. 
Delivery after April 1. 
BEGONIAS 

Begonia 
Few plants are more satisfactory than the dif- 
ferent varieties of Begonias which are showy in 
both foliage and flower. While generally grown 
as house plants, many are used in outdoor beds 
in summer and are potted up in autumn for in- 
door winter blooming. We offer here the finest 
varieties. The seeds are very fine and need care 
in sowing, but every seed, with proper care, will 
produce a plant. Directions accompany all seed 
orders. 
FIBROUS-ROOTED SORTS 
GRACILIS, hhp, 1 ft. Graceful free and ever- 
blooming pot plants for winter. 
Three Fine Varieties: Luminosa, fiery scarlet; 
Prima Donna, limpid rose to carmine; Radio, 
carmine scarlet. Separate or mixed. 

Calceolaria 
BEGONIAS (Continued) 
SEMPERFLORENS, hhp, 1 ft. Plants compact and 
are literally covered with showy flrs which 
droop gracefully in large panicles. 
Christmas Cheer, a very desirable plant for beds 
in summer and pots in winter; plants become 
globes of charming crimson-scarlet flrs. 
Alba, 14 in. fine pure white. 
Compacta Atropurpurea, 6 in. Rich red flrs and 
glossy bronze-red foliage. 
Erfordia, 10 in. Compact ever-blooming, rosy 
carmine. 
Rosea, flrs deep rose pink, very free-blooming. 
Complete Mixture Semperflorens Begonias. 
TUBEROUS-ROOTED SORTS 
These are valuable for summer decorations or 
window gardens; large flrs often 6 in. across, 
colors ranging from white to crimson and shades 
of bronze, orange and rose. 
Double-flowered, hhp, | ft. Beautiful double flrs 
in fine mixed colors; about 80% true from seeds. 
Single-flowered, hhp, 1 ft. Rich and varied col- 
ors; mixed. Finest large single blossoms of ex- 
quisite texture. : 
Fringed Mixed, hhp, 1 ft. Unsurpassed strain of 
lovely fringed hybrids. ; 
Lloydii Pendula, fl. pl., Basket Begonia. For pots 
and hanging baskets. Showy double flrs in a 
wide range of colors. 
Complete Mixture of Tuberous-rooted Begonias. 
CALCEOLARIA, hhp. (Old Lady’s Wallet or 
Pouch Flower). These are of easy culture from 
seeds and a windowful of the blooming. plants 
is a sight of surpassing beauty. The unique 
pocket-like flrs are entirely different in form 
from any other flower and the colors range from 
yellow to pink and red, some being tigred, 
spotted. 
Grandiflora Tigrina, 15 in. Beautiful, flrs showy 
tigred and spotted; most brilliant. 
Kelway’s Perfect Model, 1 ft. The finest strain of 
large-flow'd Calceolaria in existence; the flrs 
are well rounded and of the most excellent 
colors. 
New Dwarf Compact, 9 in. Lovely clusters of 
many colors, selfs and spotted, beautiful. We 
especially recommend this strain as the plants 
are more convenient to handle than the taller 
varieties. 
Complete Special Mixture of Calceolaria. 
Regular pkt. 5c; Jumbo pkt. 10c. 
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