
GIANT SINGLE TYPE 
Plain single four or five petal type. The largest 
flowered tuberous-rooted begonia of all, some- 
times reaching diameter of 8-in. to 13-in. 
Very showy for mass planting. 
Available in separate colors and sizes. 
Crimson, orange. rose» white, scarlet. yellow, 
pink, and salmon. 
Dry bulbs or tubers 114-in. to 2-in. No. 1 size 
Seedling plants, 3-inch pots. 
Bulb-Grown plants, 5-inch pots. 

SINGLE FRILLED TYPE 
Perhaps the showiest of the single type, although 
the blooms are not as large as the giant single 
type its ruffled edge makes up for its slightly 
smaller size. Available in the following separate 
colors and _ sizes; 
Red, orange, rose, copper, salmon. 
(FASCINATION — white edged red or yellow 
edged redish-bronze.) 
Dry bulbs or tubers 114-in. to 2-in. No. 1 size 
Seedling plants 3-inch pots. 
Bulb-grown plants, 5-inch pots: 
TUBEROUS ROOTED 
BEGONIAS 
Cultural Information 
This is what experience has taught us as the 
most successful culture of Tuberous-rooted Be- 
gonias in the northern half of the United States, 
especially in and around the region of the Great 
Lakes: 
WHEN TO PLANT 
The plants, when started. should not be planted 
outdoors until June 1, as a sudden drop of tem- 
perature that we are ant to have before June li, 
would give them a very definite check. This can 
be avoided by waiting a few days longer for more 
settled weather. 
WHERE TO PLANT 
They must be planted in shade, receiving good 
light but no direct sunlight—the north side of a 
wall, hedge or building or under trees, provided 
the branches are not too close to the ground 
where the light is broken up by filtering 
through leafy branches. They also must have 
good air-circulation but dislike strong wind, as 
that may snap the stems at top of the soil. It 
is well, on planting outside, to stake immediate- 
ly, especially if they receive any amount of 
breeze, for the continual swaying is apt to injure 
cells at top of ground, and with an excessive 
rainy spell thereby provide an entrance for damp- 
off fungus. By keeping them staked. this can be 
nearly all prevented. 
SOIL 
The plants require a porous, well-drained soil 
such as 1-3 stone or gravel (garden pea to hickory 
nut in size). 1-3 loam. 1-3 rotten cow manure or 
Peat Moss. If cow-manure is not available, use 
Peat Moss for humus and then add 1 pound 
Super Phosphate to 1 bushel of soil for fertility. 
WATER AND FEED 
These plants are heavy feeders and can take 
a good deal of water, as the succulent-type fol- 
iage will indicate. but I would advise growing 
on the dry side until experience has taught how 
much water they should receive. If you want 
to give supplementary feeding, I find that liquid 
cow-manure-water applied once a week from fore- 
part of July on. is very beneficial or Liqua Vita 
every 2 weeks. However, I find that more dam- 
age is done by over-feeding than by under-feed- 
ing. When first planted outdoors, keep surface of 
soil only moist until the plants have become well 
established, then heavier waterings may be justi- 
fiable. 
CULTIVATION 
One very important thing to remember with re- 
gard to cultivation is that it is best to just pull 
the weeds that grow around the plant, but do 
not disturb the soil any more than is necessary. 
Don’t hoe or loosen the soil around the plant, 
trying to zet rid of weeds that way, as the Tu- 
