

HHARR OLDS P edigreed Strain 
We offer here what we believe to be the finest selection of this grand flowering plant available from a single source 
today. This stock is the best of the novelty and standard varieties from all the outstanding AMERICAN specialists and 
some of these varieties are exclusive with us aS we have control of all existing steck in commercial quantities. Much 
of our stock is cultured for us by the originators. We are constantly in contact with the new developments in this 
stock and always offer the best strains that are available. 
The importance of buying AMERICAN in Tuberous Begonias can not be too greatly stressed. In the first place 
American breeders have developed the widest range of varieties and colors. This affords much more latitude in selection. 
Secondly, strain quality has been developed to the highest standards because of an uninterrupted breeding progam, not 
affected seriously during the war years. Because of the hybrid character of ALL Tuberous Begonias all except those 
propagated vegetatively at great cost are variable in both type and shade but American strains are noticeably more 
uniform in this respect. Another superior factor of American stock is that being grown in a more favorable climatic 

1949 Novelty Introductions 
This new group, the originations of Brown Brothers, is 
the latest thing in Tuberous Begonias. The stock we offer 
here are all large tubers suitable for any type of culture. 
These are Tubers grown by the originators and the des- 
criptions are theirs. This group has been bred for out- 
standing color and form with improved habits. Grown 
by a new method they approach in uniformity the results 
obtained by vegetative propagation but this enables us 
to keep them priced in the more popular range. 
PRICE FOR ANY OF THESE 
Each $1.25; 3 for $3.25; 6 for $6.00; 
12 for $11.00. 
SELECTION MAY BE ASSORTED WITHIN GROUP. 
SANTA ANA — 
Huge double bright orange. Strong stems that bear the 
flowers well for best display. 
SANTA BARBARA — 
Deep yellow of the most outstanding shade ever prod- 
uced. Here’s one that will stay a long time in popularity. 
SANTA CLARA — 
Apricot. The long petals give a very deep flower of 
outstanding substance. 
SANTA CRUZ — 
Largest deep red. A cross between Red Triumph and the 
English variety, Sir Philip Sasoon. An immense beauty. 
SANTA MARGARITA — 
Light pink. A beautiful double ruffled flower. 
SANTA PAULA — 
A super giant light salmon. 
SANTA ROSA — 
A deep rose, darker than Rose Dawn. Sturdy plant and 
flower stems. 
SUPER Novelties 
PRICE FOR ANY OF THESE 
Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50; 6 for $4.50; 12 
for $8.00; 25 for $15.00. 
SELECTION MAY BE ASSORTED WITHIN GROUP. 
AMERICAN WONDER — 
A HARROLD EXCLUSIVE — Ruffled Camellia type of 
cerise-rose. One of the largest of this type we have seen. 
Exquisite form and coloring. Rated one of the best. 
A HARROLD EXCLUSIVE — Ruffied Camellia type of 
largest size. Exquisite form and the color is a most 
brilliant flame-orange. 
A HARROLD EXCLUSIVE — Camellia type of largest 
size and ruffled, Color is a lusciuos salmon-rose. 
FASCINATION — 
A Marginata type similar to the Crispa group. The 
flowers are varying shades of white with a rose colored 
margin. Very striking and one you’ll like. 
MARTIANA or HOLLYHOCK — 
Produces attractive deep pink flowers on a spire like 
stalk resembling a Hollyhock. The stems grow 2 to 3 ft. 
tall in the average garden. Excellent for either pot or 
bedding and a novelty not often seen. Makes a small 
round tuber. 

ILLUSTRATIONS — TOP TO BOTTOM ABOUT ORDERING — These Begonias are postpaid anywhere in the U. S.. Terms are cash with order. Remit by check, money 
own risk. STAMPS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Make remittance to HARROLD’S. 
GRANTS PASS, OREGON. Shipment will be made in rotation of receipt. 
tion. Unless you specify “no substitution’ we will, in the event of shortage in variety or 
Supply is large and we hope to fill most orders as given, 
Camellia Flowered Plant. 
Marginata Type. 
Crispa or Frilled Type. 
order or draft. Currency may be sent but at your 
Address order to HARROLD’S, P. 0. BOX 29R, 
Order early to procure best service and selec 
color ordered, send the best available substitute. 
SUPER Novelties —- Continued 
RED TRIUMPH — 
Ruffled Camellia type and one of the largest Begonias 
known. Color deep ruby-red with distinctive velvety 
texture. Requires good culture to develop full size. 
ROSE DAWN — 
NEW! Ruffled Camellia type of very large size. Color is 
a delicious shade of light rose. 
STARS AND STRIPES — 
RARE. An unusual novelty. Double Camellia type. Color 
dark red speckled and striped with white. Flowers not 
large but they are produced in great numbers. 
SUNSET — 
Profusely frilled Crispa type. Color is copper with red 
edge. Very striking. 
FANCIER’S ASSORTMENT — 
A type assortment mixture including those listed above, 
not labeled along with planned cross hybrids from select 
parents out of this group of varieties. 

AUTUMN GLOW — 
A very large Cristata type. The tufts or crests are deep 
copper contrasting with the rest of the flower which is 
apricot. Flowers sometimes measure ten inches across 
under good culture. This variety varies some. 
SPECIAL: Autumn Glow is very short this year and 
what is available will be sold at $2.00 each; 3 for $5.00. 
POPULAR Novelties 
Group One 
PRICE FOR ANY OF THESE 
3 for $1.50; 6 for $2.75; 12 for $5.00; 
25 for $9.00. 
SELECTION MAY BE ASSORTED WITHIN GROUP. 
ROSEBUD DOUBLE — 
Here is a really beautiful type. While the flowers are 
of medium size, they are profusely produced and the 
unique form of the flower is striking. It closely resem- 
bles the bud of a Hybrid Tea Rose and develops into ~~ = 
a full blown rose type of flower. Colors available in 
mixture only but a wide range of exquisite shades. 
MARMORATA — 
An exquisite double flower of medium size that the plant 
produces in great numbers. The plant is always covered 
with color if culture is good. The coloring is the striking 
thing about this one. It is mottled beautifully in rose 
and white. For something different a must. 
MARGINATA — 
This is similar in type to Crispa. Coloring is most strik- 
ing because of the contrast. Flowers are either white 
with pink edge or salmon with copper edge. In mixture 
only so there is no choice. 
NARCISSAFLORA — 
A unique individual novelty like no other of this family. 
Resembles a giant Daffodil and is especially prized for 
pot culture. Colors in the regular Begonia range but in 
mixture only. 
SPECKLED and SPOTTED — 
Camellia double type of scarlet splashed white. Variable 
but very attractive. 

Hy Bed) Shy ey: egonias 
condition the tubers are more mature when harvested than European grown stock because our growing season is six 
weeks to two months longer than in the European growing districts. This gives a tuber that grows more easily and one 
that suffers less mortality in the early stages of culture. This we have proven to our own satisfaction through extensive 
tests. We know of no available stock of these that is of better quality — if we did it would be offered here. 
ALL TUBERS OFFERED HERE WILL BLOOM WELL WHEN PROPERLY CULTURED 
Our tubers range in the regular stock from 1 to 31% inches in diameter or from 3 to 11 inches around as some dealers 
list them. All are random grade within that range as some varieties naturally make smaller tubers than others and these 
are frequently the fanciest ones. In view of the fact that every seedling Tuberous Begonia plant will bloom the first 
year from seed if the culture is suitable it is certain that any tuber grown plant will bloom with proper culture. There- 
fore we are perfectly safe in assuring you that if you supply reasonably good culture you will grow beautiful blooms. 
Group Two 
PRICE FOR ANY OF THESE 
3 for $1.25; 6 for $2.00; 12 for $3.50; 
25 for 6.50. 
SELECTION MAY BE ASSORTED WITHIN GROUP. 
CRISTATA or CRESTED — 
A single frilled type having a tuft or pompon on the 
center of each flower petal. This gives a novel effect 
that is very attractive and once you have seen these 
you will want more of them. The flowers are quite large. 
Colors in mixture of a wide range of shades only with 
some two-tone combinations. 
CRISPA or SINGLE FRILLED — 
This strain much improved over stock usually offered 
in this class—-more heavily ruffled. The edge of the 
petals are heavily frilled, somewhat after the fashion of 
giant ruffed Petunia, Super-Fluffy Ruffles but of much 
larger size. Coloring is of course typically Begonia. 
COLORS — Apricot, orange, pink, red, rose, salmon 
scarlet, yellow and white. Your choice. 
SEEDS OF THIS VARIETY AVAILABLE — 
In mixed colors we can supply seeds of this type at 
$2.50 per packet, about 500 seeds or $1.50 per half 
packet, about 200 seeds. Full cultural instructions sent 
with each shipment but we will in no way guarantee the 
results obtained from planting seeds. 
HANGING BASKET — (Pendula) 
SOMETIMES LISTED AS LLOYDII. 
We offer here Brown’s All Double Strain. They are 
especially adapted for planting in window boxes, hang- 
ing baskets and we suggest them as being unusually 
attractive when planted in the rockery. A few of these 
set in a shaded rockery will supply an abundance of 
brilliant color all summer. While flowers produced by 
this type are not as large as the Camellia types they are 
produced in such numbers that the plant is a beautiful 
sight, frequently with hundreds of flowers on them at a 
time. The plant is of pendent or trailing habit, making it 
suitable for planting where it may hang or spread over 
quite an area. One of the most popular types and usual- 
ly in limited supply so order these early. COLORS — 
Apricot, orange, pink, red, rose, salmon, yellow and 
white. Your choice. 
PICOTEE DOUBLE — 
Flowers of Camellia type and quite double. Usually not 
quite as large as the Giant Camellia Double type. Their 
distinctive characteristic is the two-tone coloring with 
the edge of the petals a different color than the overall 
—color of the flower; usually darker. An unusually nice 
and attractive type. Colors in mixture only. 
EXOTIC ASSORTMENT — 
A mixed assortment, not labeled, of varieties in this 
entire Popular Novelty group plus planned cross hybrids 
as yet unreleased, bred from the varieties in this group. 
Here is a happy hunting ground for the hobbyist who 
is building a collection of odd types and colors. 

POPULAR S tandards 
PRICE FOR ANY OF THESE 
3 for $1.00; 6 for $1.50; 12 for $2.50; 
25 for $4.50; 100 for $17.00. 
SELECTION MAY BE ASSORTED WITHIN GROUP. 
GIANT CAMELLIA DOUBLE — 
These are the largest flowered type and the most popular 
by far of the Popular group. The flowers look like giant 
double Camellias, Peonies, Roses and at times even 
water-lilies. The coloring is in luscious shades not to be 

GIANT CAMELLIA Continued 
found in any other flowering plant. We have seen the 
flowers of these as large as dinner plates and we have 
reports from customers telling of having produced blooms 
ten inches and more across. Normally the flowers range 
from three to eight inches across. If this is your first 
experience with these plants we recommend this type 
without reservation for it accounts for about 60% of 
all our Tuberous Begonia sales. Order today while the 
color assortment is complete. COLORS — Apricot, pink, 
orange, rose pink, red, rose, salmon, scarlet, yellow and 
white. Your choice or mixed. 
SEEDS OF THIS VARIETY AVAILABLE — 
In mixed colors we can supply seeds of this type at 
$2.50 per packet of about 500 seeds or $1.50 per half 
packet, about 200 seeds. Full cultural instructions sent 
with each shipment but we will in no way guarantee the 
results obtained from planting seeds. 
GIANT CARNATION DOUBLE — 
Double frilled with the petal edges laciniated giving the 
appearance of huge double florist Carnations these are 
easily second choice as the most popular type of these 
wonderful plants. Not quite as large as the Camellia 
group described above but still of huge size. The color- 
ing is striking and brilliant and you’ll want to include 
a few of these in your collection. COLORS-— Apricot, 
orange, pink, red, rose, salmon, scarlet, yellow and white. 
Your choice or in mixture. 
SEEDS OF THIS VARIETY AVAILABLE — 
In mixed colors we can supply seeds of this type at 
$2.50 per packet of about 500 seeds or $1.50 per half 
packet, about 200 seeds. Full cultural instructions sent 
with each shipment but we will in no way guarantee the 
results obtained from planting seeds. 
POPULAR ASSORTMENT — 
These are a general mixture of several types and colors. 
There are Camellia, Carnation, Crispa and a few Cristata 
types along with some of our unclassified hybrids includ- 
ed in this mixture. They are mixed so there is no selec- 
tion and there will be practically no white in it. This is 
strictly a mixture of stock from our breeding work and 
colors and varieties that have accidently become mixed 
in handling. That is the reason for the low price and 
the quantity is limited. 
PRICK FOR THESE — 
10 for $1.00; 25 for $2.00; 50 for $3.75; 
100 for $6.50. 
PRICE COMPETING MIXTURE — 
These are sub-commercial size tubers similar in size to 
competitive stock usually supplied in this price range. 
They are %4 to 13 inch in diameter or 2 to 5 inch circum- 
ference as some dealers list this stock. These are much 
superior to imported stock in strain quality for they are 
all from the finest American bred and grown stock. We 
do not say that the results obtained from these will 
equal that obtained from the regular grade stock we 
offer in this catalogue but it will be the equivalent or 
superior of any stock in the same price range.. Every 
tuber you get to grow into a plant will bloom under 
cultural conditions suited to the proper culture of this 
family of plants. You will find, however, that where 
normal mortality during culture in the larger tubers will 
be about 5% it will usually be much greater in this 
smaller size stock. Being a price item that will of course 
be your problem. We will send out nothing that is not 
capable of growth. With these you get greater numbers 
for less money but you also receive a stock that will be 
somewhat more difficult to grow. Plants produced will 
perform about midway between our regular commercial 
tubers and seedling plants. A good way to economically 
grow large tubers for planting next year. 
ILLUSTRATIONS — TOP TO BOTTOM 
Narcissaflora or Daffodil Type. 
Cristata Type. 
Marmorata Type. 

