INFORMATION ON BEGONIAS 
We have the following bocklets printed by the AMERICAN BEGONIA SO- 
CIETY: FIBROUS BEGONIAS, Their Prcpagation and Culture, 15c each; 
REX BEGONIAS, Their Propagation and Culture, 15c each; TUBEROUS 
BEGONIAS, their Propagation and Culture, 15c each. Postpaid. 
JOIN THE AMERICAN BEGONIA SOCIETY. They publish a monthly 
magazine called BEGONIAN, which is helpful to Begonia lovers and Shade 
gardeners. Dues $1.50 yearly, payable to Mrs. Harry Harker, 2461 Fashion Ave., 
Long Beach 6, California. Please mention our names when sending in your 
subscription. Thank you. 
In response to the demand for cultural directions concerning begonias, 
we have printed some SUGGESTION FOR CULTURE OF REX, FIBROUS 
AND TUBEROUS BEGONIAS that you may find helpful. Copies will be 
included free with each order. Otherwise copies 5c each to help defray ex- 
pense of handling and mailing. 
We hope to have scme of Bessie Buxton’s books on BEGONIAS. Believe 
they sell for $1.00 each if obtainable. They are not postpaid. 
LILIES | 
This year we are featuring only some of the hardy garden lilies, mainly 
the colored ones. They will be ready for October 1 delivery, with the exception 
of Madonna, which will be ready in September. All bulbs flowering size.: 
CANDIDUM SOLANICUM (Madonna Lily). This differs from the old Ma- 
donna in that it sets seed. White trumpet flower, fragrant. Bulbs shipped 
late August. Blooms in June. Order early. 5()e each, $5.00 dozen 
CERNUM (Korea). Easiest to grow and one of the loveliest pink lilies. 
Grows 11% to 2 feet and bears 4 to 6 turk’s cap type flowers in lovely shade 
of pink. Clove scented. Blooms after the Tenuifoliums. Plant bulb 4 to 6 
inches deep. 50c each, $5.00 per dozen 
CONCOLOR. One of the few lilies that looks straight up to the sun. Low 
grower. Blooms wide open, star shaped, scarlet. Usually blooms in June. 
t 25c each, $2.50 dozen 
DAURICUM. One of the earliest to bloom. Flowers upright, bowl] shaped. 
Flowers vary from light orange to deep orange, a few red and very few 
yellow, maroon speckled. Plant in a sunny location about 5 inches deep. 
Blooms May-June. An excellent lily for color in the early flower garden. 
25¢c each, $2.50 dozen 
DAURICUM WILSONII. Flowers upright also. Blooms a month or so later 
than Dauricum. Has wide, thick glossy foliage. Flowers same as Dauri- 
cum in shape. Orange with purple spots. Flowers August. Grows up 
to 2 feet. 30¢ each, $3.25 dozen 
