BROWALLIA SPECIOSA MAJOR 
Another blue annual that grows equally well in 
sun or shade. The flowers are a bright blue with a 
small amount of white in the throat, and exceed- 
ingly good as a cut flower, with stems from 6 to 
12 inches long. They work in well with most all 
short stemmed flowers to give that real blue 
which we sometimes have difficulty in finding, 
especially for table arrangement in the summer. 
Growing height about 2-feet. Available from 
May 10th on. 2%%-in. pot grown plants 15c each 
or $1.50 a dozen. 
CORAL OR BEDDING BEGONIAS 
The common type bedding begonia that needs 
some shade to do its best. Works exceedingly 
well as a low border or edging plant for shade 
with lots of color. Available in red, pink and 
white. Ready about May 10th. 
21-in. pot plants 15c each or $1.50 per dozen. 
A PARTIAL LISTING OF POTTED OR 
FLATTED ANNUALS FOR 
SPRING 1948 
The better old varieties; the best new varieties. 
HUNNEMANNIA, SUNLITE (potted only) a 
wonderful yellow bedding plant fer full sun. The 
best poppy for cut flowers. 
VERBENA 
well with Hunnemannia in a bed, giving the blue 
VENOSA combines wonderfully 
and gold effect. This is a lavender blue verbena 
that grows upright. 
AGERATUM Midget blue. Potted or flatted. 
FLATTED AND BANDED 
SNAPDRAGONS Tetra and Giant cut-flower. 
Flatted and banded 
PETUNIA All types and varities grown. Sep- 
arate colors. Potted. flatted and banded. 
ZINNIA Giants in separate colors or mixed. 
Potted, flatted and banded. 
ASTERS, CELOSIA, CENTUREA, COLEUS, 
GERANIUM, DAHLIA, MARIGOLDS, 
PANSIES, SALVIA AND VERBENA. 

Also potted or flatted vegetables 
in season: Tomato, Pepper, Broccoli, 
Egg Plant, Lettuce (Head) 


GLOXINIA 
Although this is a bulb plant and does have some 
of the characteristics of the tuberous rooted be- 
gonia, it is from an entirely different family. The 
Glexinia is a house plant and cannot stand outdoor 
treatment. These plants like warm weather and 
plenty of fertilizer, and will give fine results when 
grown to be used as a summer-time house plant 
at one of the most difficult times of the year to 
have brilliant colors on a plant for the home. 
This year Gloxinias will be available as follows: as 
dry bulbs No. 1 size, 30c each or $3.25 per dozen, in 
these colors: 
Empereur Frederic. Scarlet, bordered white. 
Empereur William. Violet, bordered white. 
Violacea. Soft viclet. 
Roi des Rouges. Dark Red. 
Etoile de Feu. Light Scariet. 
Mont Blane. White. 
igsrina. Tigered and spotted. 
Also, 3-inch potted plants in mixed colors—30c 
each or $3.25 doz. 
GLOXINIA CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 
Gloxinia culture is very similar to that of the 
Tuberous rooted begonia in soil reanirements and 
shade reauirements. But they differ in that the 
Gloxinia should be used as a house-plant, where 
care is taken not to let water touch the foliage, 
for that will cause the leaves to spot. Upon receipt 
of Gloxinia plants they should be shifted to a 
larger pot, using Tuberous-rooted Begonia soil, 
kept in the house in an eastern, western, or north- 
ern exposure. When watering tke plant, pour water 
on soil and let drain through. It is well to spray 
Gloxinia plants with a Nicetine solution to prevent 
thrip and aphis. When plants have finished bloom- 
ing, withhold water slowly and set aside pot and all 
in a cool, dry place and forget until February or 
March, when they may ibe started again. 
IF USING BULBS: when the new sprout appears 
on the bulb start in sand until well-rooted, then 
pot in a Tuberous-rooted Begonia soil mixture and 
treat as above, 
