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BEGONIA, Tuberous-Rooted 
Ae there is much to be gained in early blooming by starting the tubers in pots indoors, the 
dormant bulbs may be planted 10 inches apart in the open ground during May with excellent 
results. They will thrive in partial shade. Planted on the north side of the house they will make a 
beautiful show and in places where hardly any other flower will bloom satisfactorily. 
Prices quoted are for Extra Selected Top Size Bulbs 
Double Varieties (Camellia Type) Duplex. Different from all other begonias. Large 
. flowers resembling a single bloom with a 
Orange Yellow. White smaller one superimposed on it. Mixed colors. 
Light Pink Scarlet Salmon Doz. $8.50, 100 $62.50 
Extra large bulbs. Doz. $9.00, 100 $65.00 Lloydi. A charming hanging-basket plant. Flow- 
ers double, many beautiful colors. 
Flame. A large double. Petals compact and Doz. $8.50, 100 $62.50 
smooth. Brilliant orange-scarlet with beauti- 
ful sheen. Many flowers to each bulb. 
Doz. $12.00, 100 $90.00 
Marmorata. A lovely fous tas ta at ny BEGONIA—Winter Flowering 
size, mottled rose and. white. ooms pro- Lad : i 
y Mac. Some growers prefer this to Melior 
fusely. Doz. $12.00, 100 $90.00 on account of its tolerance to lower tem- 
Red Triumph. Ruffled camellia-flowered, rich ruby- perature. 21/-in. 100 $75.00 
red with. velvety texture. One of the largest Melior. An improved Lorraine. 21/,-in 
_of all double begonias. Dor. $12.00; 100 $90.00 ‘ ea $75.00 
Rose Dawn. A _ perfect Camellia-type double. Marjorie Gibbs. Slightly deeper pink than 
_ Petals very long and even, and flowers very Melior, 21/,-in. 100 $75.00 

j - symmetrical. Rich clear rose. 
Doz. $12.00, 100 $90.00 
Stars and Stripes. Dark red, striped and speckled 
white. Flowers not large but a single bulb 
» often produces over a hundred blooms. 
Doz. $12.00, 100 $90.00 
Double Rauallle:foweced Mixed... 
Doz: $9.00, 100 $65.00 
Single: Varieties 
Orange Yellow White 
Light Pink Scarlet Salmon 
Extra large bulbs. —_—Dez. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
-Marious Types 
Crispa. Large profusely frilled and ruffled single 
flowers. Very fine for bedding. 
Doz. $8.50, 100 $62.50 
Crispa marginata. Picotee edge. Available in a 
mixture of the following: white with pink 
‘edge, red with copper edge, copper with red 
edge. Doz. $8.50, 100 $62.50 
Carnation. The petals of these begonias are frilled 
with serrated edges and the flowers closely 
Tesemble a carnation. Mixed’ colors. 
Doz. $8.50, 100 $62.50 
Cristata. Large flowers with ruffled edged petals, 
solid cockscomb- like centers. Mixed colors. 
Doz. $8.50, 100 $62.50 

Begonia—Camellia Type 
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