POSTPAID 
House Plants and Bedding Plants ssn hee 
GROW THEM INDOORS 
Most Comprehensive Book on House Plants Ever 
Published. Covers Ali Problems That Arise in the 
Successful Growing of House Plants. 
For years we looked for a book of this kind to 
meet the demands of our customers. At last we 
found it. In this book, explained in simple, non- 
technical language and clarified by numerous draw- 
ings and photographs, are answers to the successful 
culture of plants indoors. Planting tables, direc- 
tions for potting and soil mixtures, lighting, water- 
ing, feeding, ventilation, insect. pests—all house 
plant problems are brought forth and discussed. 
Hundreds of plants from _all corners of the earth 
are described; and there is a valuable chart of 
plants for interior decoration giving colors and flow- 
| ering calendar. 221 pages. Price—$1!.90 per copy, 
postpaid. 

Our greenhouse department offers you.a list of house plants that we can 
supply throughout the year. We exercise the greatest care in packing to in- House Plant 
sure against frost and breakage in transit. House plant orders are some- Ss d 
times held up during sub-zero weather, but never for more than a few days. eeas 




Our low prices give our customers an opportunity of securing a nice lot of Much enjoyment can 
choice House Plants at very little expense, be had growing House 
oes : : Plants from seed. We 
Unless otherwise instructed, all house plants will be packed with damp | are offering seed of 



moss on roots and delivered by parcel post, postpaid. We can send them such varieties as we can 
with earth on roots, in paper pots, at the same prices, provided customers supply and recommend. 
are willing to pay the express charges and will order in quantities of ten or Our house plant seeds 
more plants. We do not ship plants in clay pots. are fresh and of the 
WE GUARANTEE ALL POT PLANTS TO REACH YOU IN GOOD GRow- On ees eee 
ING CONDITION and will replace free of charge any that do not, provided ants ie a a ates 
we are notified within ten days from date plants reach you. We can not LST OS iS 
hs Ss = 5 strictly high grade seeds 
ship house plants outside of the Continental United States. webe produced. 
ANGEL WING BEGONIA 
(Argentia Guttata.) One of the grandest of all Be- 
gonias. Beautiful, purplish bronze leaves with silver 
markings ; white flowers. Grows 3 to 5 feet tall. 40c 
each; 38 for $1.00; postpaid. 
BEEFSTEAK BEGONIA 
(Feastii.) A low spreading Begonia, with circular 
leaves, red beneath and dark glossy green above, and 
of heavy texture. Dainty coral-red flowers. The finest 
pot Begonia for 499 BBD 
house culture. ; ke 
Grown as easily as 
a Geranium, 40c 
each; 3 for $1.00, 
postpaid. 
PRICES: 
Your choice of the 
Begonias listed on 
this page, 40c each; 
3 for $1.00; 12 for 
$3.00, postpaid. 


















a j : : ; | Wee Bora Pa cobie 
Beefsteak Begonia 
Westport Beauty 
Watermelon Begonia DOUBLE BEGONIA 
von jeecellpny House atuaus for Such beauty and charm in a plant t believabl 
4 aie es a plant so compact seems unbelievable. 
the window -or te ple. Tho deavos The Westport Beauty Begonia starts blooming when only a few inches 
withstand the dry air of rooms high and continues to bloom prolifically as long as it grows. Not just 
better than the majority of ordinary flowers either. These flowers are a rich, deep salmon-pink, 
plants. Leaves thick and waxy- glistening in the light, and so double they seem to fairly burst out from 
like, are distinctly variegated the center. It will prove a most satisfactory house plant, not only 
white and green, and have the because of its lasting qualities and neatness of habit, but also because 
= opetacee bone ent Pes of its ease of growth. 40c each; 3 for $1.00, postpaid. : 
A oe A new Double Begonia, exactly like Westport — 
with frosted silver, Plants, 40c Geneva Red Beauty except the color of che doers which 
each, postpaid. are a glistening, bright red. 40c each; 3 for $1.00, postpaid. 
Bird of Paradise 

(Poinciana 
Gilliesi). Rich, 
golden - yellow 
flowers with 
long, incurved, 
fan-like sta-= 
mens and pis- 
tils of bright 
crimson. Flow- 
ers measure 
24% inches 
across and are 
produced in 
immense 
trusses.  Foli- 
age is: also 
pe ce c e 
rative. ou ‘ a 
Sa Se be grown as a Bird of Paradise 
Watermelon Begonia pot plant, ex- 
cept in the warmer parts of the South, where it is hardy. Pkt., 
BEGONIA SEED eS 
SEMPERFLORENS HYBRIDS. As a CHINESE BELL FLOWER 
bedding plant, it ranks with Coleus and 
GIANT PAINTED LEAF 
or REX Begonias 
Few house plants are so entirely satisfactory in 
every way as the Rex Begonias. They are rich in 
color and beautiful in design and are easily han- 
dled under almost any condition. The large, broad 
leaves, high colorings and exquisite markings make 
them invaluable as decorative plants for house 
culture. They make excellent plants for baskets 
and vases if given plenty of moisture and not ex- 
posed to the full rays of the sun. We can supply 
the following varieties: 
LORD PALMERSTON. Leaves have dark bronze 
center, silver band and irregular bronze border, 
blotched and speckled into the silver. 40c each, 
postpaid. = 
SPECIAL MIXTURE. A fine assortment of va- 
rieties, all beautifully marked, some with broad 

- bands and borders, some blotched and speckled. ae ° ‘. . 
Many odd combinations of colors, some with mark- folie fee (Abutilon or Flowering Maple) 
ings of deep maroon, various shades of red, sil- from May until frost are completely hid- A very decorative plant for the house in winter and for 
very-rose, silver, bronze, etc. 40c each; 3 plants, 
each different, $1.00; 6 plants, each different, 
$1.80, postpaid. 
den with flowers. As a house plant, it bedding outside in the summer. Large, bell-shaped fiowers 
blooms throughout the entire year. A in shades of yellow, salmon, white, scarlet and crimson. Seed 
fine mixture of colors, from pure white in mixture of colors. -Pkt., 25c. 


to deepest crimson, Pkt., (5c. : E . 
: VERNON. Bright orange - carmine CIGAR PLANT ere chy naling sme 
56 For Tuberous Rooted Begonias flowers; deep red foliage. A fine house coveee rei th earietl 
see page 00 plant and unsurpassed as a bedding va- tubular flowers throughout the year. Simple culture. Pkt., — 
riety. oPkts Toes {5c. Plants, 25¢ each, postpaid. 


