grown in wire baskets suspended under trees with proper degree of sun exposure. 
But one must not forget to see that they are always moist. 
One must not be too impatient about Achimines coming up. Some sorts 
germinate promptly but others are very slow and may require even 2 or 3 
months. 
Some commercial growers plant and grow them in flats or boxes 6” or 8” 
deep, set under trees in the summer as at that time they like cool moist condi- 
tions. But overwatering at this time may cause dropping of buds or non-bloom- 
ing. The flats, of course, must be perfectly drained. We have no means of 
checking on the exact spelling of the following names and there may be slight 
errors. 
1. Adele de la Haute. Large fls., shell pink blending to carmine center. 
Green foliage. 
2. Ambroise Verschaffelt. Beautiful, veined, violet blue, edged llac. Yellow 
center. Easy and a profuse bloomer. 
3. Carmenita. Orange red, yellow throat spotted red. Large whitish leaves, 
densely covered by white hairs giving silvery effect. Medium late. 
4. Longiflora maduna. Soft lavender, white throat. Dark veined leaves, the 
prettiest of all Achimines foliage. Blooms medium late. 
5. Longiflora major. Brilliant, dark blue. Extra fine. A favorite. 
6. Margaret. Pure white. Very soft, velvety green leaves. 
7. Mauve Queen. Rosy mauve. Small, dark red purple leaves. 
8. Maxima. Very large white. Purple eye. Veined red in throat. One of the 
prettiest. 
9. Mexicana. Sky blue ground, white throat. Upper petals blotched dark 
blue, lower with yellow. Ruffled. Leaves, dark green above and bright red below. 
Very lovely and prolific. 
10. Patens major. Wine red or fuschia. Small and very pretty. 
11. Pulchella. Bright, flaming scarlet, with no violet tint. Dwarf plant. 
12. Pulcherrima. Rich, dark violet. Yellow center. Grilled edge. Bronze 
leaves. Profuse bloomer, and easy to grow. 
We have tried to offer you the best selection to be found anywhere. 
Prices. We will make them speak their own piece. Per tuber, 30c. Three 
of one kind for 80c. Per. doz., all one kind, $3.00 One tuber of each of the 12 
sorts for $3.25. Three tubers of each, or 36 tubers for $8.15. 
Please order by number only. 
Saintpaulias. (African Violets). Seldom or perhaps never before has a plant 
attained the prominence and the popularity enjoyed by Saintpaulias within only 
about a half century after its introduction to horticulture. 
The nickname, African violet, is unfortunate and has nothing to justify it 
except a slight outer resemblance. The plants are so wholly unlike in structure, 
habits of growth and everything else that the nickname is most misleading to 
an amateur who is growing them for the first time. It does not do Saintpaulias 
justice. 
Saintpaulias cannot be shipped in the winter. We have had them freeze 
even by express. The plants die as the result of temperatures several degrees 
above 32°. In fact 40° hurts them but they will recover. If a little lower, they 
do not recover. 
At present we are building an aluminum green-house for the propagation 
of Saintpaulias and Cattleya orchids. By April 1, we expect to have a nice stock 
of the former. At about that time we will publish a Saintpaulia Price List. This 
will be sent to all who have either bought them or expressed an interest in 
‘them. We prefer to add only names of those who wish to purchase plants, to 
_ this file. A postcard request will place your name on our Saintpaulia mailing 
list. 
BEGONIA FAMILY—Begoniaceae 
Tuberous Begonias and How to Grow Them. Tuberous Begonias are wonder- 
fully attractive plants for pots and baskets or in the garden. Their popularity is 
modern and results from recent improvements of their flowers in color size and > 
form and the great increase in the number of the types offered. Begonias re- 
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