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Our greenhouse department offers you& list of house plants that we can House Plant GROW TH EM INDOORS 
‘ ly throughout the year. We exercise the greatest care in packing to in- s i 
ee feast Troe ; t : ere Most Comprehensive Book on House Plants Ever 
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sure against frost and breakage in transit. House plant orders are some Seeds Published. Covers All Problems Tlat Arise in the 
Successful Growing of House Plants. eS 
Our low prices give our customers an opportunity of securing a nice lot of Much enjoyment can For years we looked for a book of this kind to 
choice House Plants at very little expense. ° be had growing House meet the demands of our customers. At last we 
p Plants from seed. We found it. In this book, explained in simple, non- 
Unless otherwise instructed, all house plants will be packed with damp are offering seed of technical language and clarified by numerous draw- 
times held up during sub-zero weather, but never for more than a few days. 
moss on roots and delivered by parcel post, postpaid. We can send them such varieties as we can ings and photographs, are answers to the successful 
with earth on roots, in paper pots, at the same. prices, provided customers supply and recommend. culture of plants indoors. Planting. tables, direc- 
are willing to pay the express charges and will order in quantities of ten or Our house plant seeds tions for potting and soil mixtures, lighting, water- 
more plants. We do not ship plants in clay pots. are fresh and of the ing, feeding, ventilation, insect pests—all house 
WE GUARANTEE ALL POT PLANTS TO REACH YOU IN GOOD GROW- HOLY Shes Sepa ee eee ee ee Loree 3 ee am 
ING CONDITION and will replace free of charge any that do not, provided ae ee Hy ei are described; and there is a valuable chart of 
we are notified within ten days from date plants reach you. We can not +t f it hich orad d plants for interior decoration giving colors and flow- 
ship house plants outside of the Continental United States. SETI Cue len) eee ae Sceas ering calendar. 221 pages. Price—$!.90 per copy, 
ean be produced. postpaid. 

ANGEL WING BEGONIA 
One of the grandest of all Begonias. Beautiful, pur- 
plish bronze leaves with silver markings; white flowers. 
Grows 3 to 5 feet tall. 40c each; 3 for $1.00, postpaid. 
BEEFSTEAK BEGONIA 
A low spreading Begonia, with circular leaves, red 
beneath and dark glossy green above, and of heavy tex- 
ture. Dainty coral-red flowers. The finest pot Begonia 
for house culture. at 2b : 
iroWwn as easily as a 
Geranium, 40¢ each ; 
3 for $1.00, postpaid. 
PRICES: 
Your choice of the 
Begonias listed on 
this page, 40c each ; 
8 for $1.00; 12 for 
$3.00, postpaid. 


















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Westport Beauty Begonia 
Westport Beauty 
DOUBLE BEGONIA 
Such beauty and charm in a plant so compact seems unbelievable. 
The Westport Beauty Begonia starts blooming when only a few inches 

Beefsteak Begonia 
Watermelon Begonia 
An excellent house plant for 
the window or table. The leaves 
withstand the dry air of LOCmS 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 
appearance of being powdered of its ease of growth. 40c each; 3 for $1.00, postpaid. 
with frosted silver. Plants, 40c Geneva Red A new Double Begonia, exactly like Westport 
each, postpaid. 
Beauty except the color of the flowers, which 
are a glistening, bright red. 40c each; 3 for $1.00, postpaid. 
BEGONIA SEED 

Flt LO ess <2) 
Rex Begonia (Lord Palmerston) —40c Each 

SEMPERFLORENS HYBRIDS. As a bedding plant, it 
ranks with Coleus and Geraniums. Of sturdy growth, 
about one foot high, forming dense bushes, which from 
May until frost are completely hidden with flowers. As a 
house plant, it blooms throughout the entire year. A fine 
mixture of colors, from pure white to deepest crimson. 
Pkt., (5c. x 
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. 
Many odd combinations of colors, some with mark- 
lings of deep maroon, various shades of red, sil- 
very-rose, silver, bronze, etc. 40c each; 3 plants, 
each different, $1.00; 6 plants, each different, 
$1.80, postpaid. 






No plant makes a more 
handsome specimen for tub, 
pot or box culture for the 
house, veranda or yard. 
Large, double blossoms, as 
Watermelon Begonia pretty and as fragrant as a 
rose. We can supply plants 
in DOUBLE PINK or 
DOUBLE RED at 40c each; 
CIGAR PLANT 3 for $1.00, postpaid. 
A charmi nact h es ‘ 
eee coal ele aul S M j L A xX 
scarlet tubular flowers through- _ Graceful window vine with 
out the year. Simple culture. | small, glossy, green leaves. 
Pkt., 15¢. Fine for hanging baskets. 
Very decorative and easy to : fies 
grow. Pkt., 10c. Oleander 
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For Tuberous Rooted Begonias 
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