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AFRICAN VIOLET 
aintpaulia. Lovely, free blooming 
ants, All plants are from 24. in. pots. 
} BOY—Blooms almost the entire 
earing in profusion its lovely purple 
with tiny golden centers. Hach, 74c. 
' GIRL—Plant Pat. No. 535. Color 
to Blue Boy, but the leaves are heart- 
haped and each leaf has an ivory’ white 
marking at leaf axil, Each, 78c. ; 
OUBLE DUCHESS—Plant 
liaze is the same as Blue Boy. It has deep 
urple flowers with from 8 to 20 petals. The 
backs of the blossoms are sometimes nearly 
white and often lack stamens, The blossoms 
are fastened to their stems in such a way 
ey do not fall but must be picked off. This 
variety is also probably sold_under the name 
‘of Double Blue Boy or Double Russian. 
Each, $1.89. > 
_ LAVENDER LADY—Light lavender. Very 
free bloomer. Each, $1.50. 
BEAUTY—Plant Pat. No. 514. Ex- 
ui nk flowers with yellow stamens. 
ach, 89¢. © 
~ SAILOR BOY—Light blue. Each, 98c. 
WHITE LADY—Plant Pat. No. 597. The 
best white produced to date. Large perfect 
flowers. Each, 93c. 
Bees 6 TRILBY—Reddish-violet. Perhaps the 
nearest to red. Choice. Each, $1.50. 
- & HANDBOOK FOR 
AFRICAN VIOLET GROWERS 
_ By Mary Margaret Odom 
A complete book on your favorite house 
plant, for either beginner or specialist. Con- 
tains information on exposure, watering, soil 
mixtures, feeding, propagation, symptoms 
and methods for combating diseases and in-. 
 geets, ‘minerals, fertilizers, etc. | 
Also included is a complete history,of the 
African Violet and story about the double 
forms. It describes 150 varieties with many 
photographs and drawings of blossoms and 
leaves. Also contains a complete color chart. 
An attractive and durable book, size 5I2x8% 
- inches. Per copy, $1.50, postpaid. 

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BUTILON—Or Flowering Mple.. 
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freely. Bell shaped yellow flowers. 
_ shaped leaves. Each, 49¢. 
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PLANTS for the 

Crested Beefsteak Begonia 
_CRESTED BEEFSYTEAK. A _ crested and 
heavily crumpled form of the famous Beef- 
steak Begonia. Each, 89c. 
_BEEFSTEAK BEGONIA. Thiek round 
eircular: leaves of deep green with red on 
the reverse side. Each, 7S8e. 
STAR. A fine Begonia with vari-colored 
Beautiful. Each, 95e. 
WATERMELON BEGONIA. Small leaves 
striped with green; makes a fine small foli- 
age plant. Each leaf looks like a miniature 
watermelon, Each, 63c, 
Flowering Begonia 
- FLOWERING BEGONIAS 
ADELINE—Bright pink flowers, green 
leaves, free bloomer. Each, 39c. 
ANGEL WING—Angel-wing leaves, coral 
pink flowers. Each, 74e. 
CARMEN—Red leaves, 
rose flowers. Each, 42c. 
CORALLINE LUCERNE—Bronzy green 
Jeaves, pink flowers. Each, 53c. 
DWARF RED —Green leaves, brilliant red 
flowers, dwarf. Each, 48ce.' 
ORANGE. RUBRA—Erect — but 
plants, orange flowers. Each, $1.35. 
WOOLLY BEAR—Leaf thick, round, dark 
stems covered with brown fuzz. 
White flowers. Each, 53¢. | : 
SCANDENS—Hanging basket plant; Brick 
red flowers. Each, 83e. 
WONDER VINE 
POTHOS—One nee 
of the finest of 
all vines for in- 
doors or on the 
porch. Leaves 
heart shaped, 3 
to 4 in. across. 
Will also grow 
in water. Good 
for dark corners. 
Each, 39c; 3 for . 
$1.68. 
striking bright 
dwarf 
Wonder Vine 


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Rex Begonia 
REX 1» EGONIAS 
Richly colored: foliage begonias, that make 
elegant house plants. 
Cordoza. Gardens—Leaves edged almost 
black: center green with silver spots that 
usually flush pink. Each, 67c. 
Curly Carnot—Large dark green leaf, silver 
blotches. The leaves grow as a spiral or 
corkscrew. Each, $83c. 
Fireflush—Reddish green leaves, covered 

with bright red hairs, giving the appearance 
of red velvet. Each, 74ce. 
Helen Lewis—Silvery gray leaves, the cen- 
ters marked with dark purple. Each, 83e. 
Mountain Haze—Dark leaves covered with 
lavender grey speckles. Looks like pure lav- 
ender. Each,>G8c, 
St. Albans—Old rose with darker center, 
and slight dark border. Each, 85e, 
BABY AND HYBRID REX 
Baby—A small low Rex, with four-inch 
leaves, colored and shaded pink and silver, 
edged purple. Rare. Each, $1.53. 
1T—Bears cascades of lovely pink flowers, 


leaves dark green, spotted silver. Hybrid. 
Each, $83c. ? 
SILVERSWEET—Hybrid. (The ‘hybrids 
Silver leaves zoned green, fragrat 
Each, 83ce.. 
bloom.) 
pink flowers. 
BABY TEARS 
A compact, dense 
plant with tiny 
leaves. Forms a 
mass of moss-like 
foliage. Fine for the 
table or shaded 
Requires 
plenty of 
Eaeh, 44c. 
HOUSE VINES 
ARROW HEAD VINE—Nephthytis, Three 
cornered leaves, like an Indian arrow head. 
Each, 39c. 
ENGLISH IVY—Rich, waxy green foliage. 
Each, 29c. 
VARIEGATED ENGLISH IVY-—The leaves 
are blotched white. Each, 39c. 
MAPLE QUEEN—Plant Pat. No. 429. 
Branches at almost every leaf node, forming 
a compact plant. Medium size leaves, deep 
green color, climbs nicely. Each, 59c. .- 
SYLVANIAN BEAUTY—Plant Pat. No. 
430. A most beautiful English ivy that 
branches profusely, forming a dense mat of 
foliage. The new, green srowth, contrasts 
nicely with the other leaves. Each, 57e. 
HAHN’S SELF BRANCHING IVY—This 
English Ivy is self branching. By pinching 
off the tip of a frond, one increases the num- 
ber of its branches. Each, 39c. 
GRAPE IVY—A lovely evergreen trailing 

only 
water. 
Baby Tears 
vine with graceful grapevineé-like leaves. 
Each, 37¢. 
GOLDEN POTHOS—Similar to Wonder 
Vine, except the green heart shaped leaves 
are blotched golden yellow. Good for dark 
corners. Each, 3%c. 


English Ivy, a Grand House Plant 

Tne Pink Beauty African Violets are lovely and have blossomed beautifully.— 75 
; Mr. I. A. Quehl, 1221 East Center St., Rochester, Minn. 

