

FASCINATION 
SINGLE FRILLED TYPE 
This is the showiest of all the single types, although 
the blooms are not as large as the plain single. Its 
striking color combination and ruffled edge make up 
for its slightly smaller size, It has a two color effect, 
center 34 of the bloom being white with a pink or 
red border or yellow with a reddish bronze border. 
These two colors are not as yet separated. Available 
this year only in: Seedling Plants 3” pots 30c each, 
$3.25 dozen, $22.00 per hundred, 
Add 3% Sales Tax in Ohio, 

FIMBRIATA OR 
CARNATION TYPE 
This variety strongly resembles the carnation as its 
name implies although larger in most instances and 
available in greater variety of color. Excellent for 
bridal bouquets. Ayailable in the following colors and 
sizes: 
Red, orange, apricot, blush, white, yellow, salmon, 
pink, rose, 
Dry bulbs or tubers 14% in. to 2 in. No. 1 size. 
30c each $3.25 per dozen $22.00 per hundred. 
Seedling plants 3 inch pots. 
30c each $3.25 per dozen $22.00 per hundred. 
Bulb-grown platits 5 inch pots. 
75c each $8.00 per dozen $60.00 per hundred. 
Add 3% Sales Tax in Ohio, 

BEGONIA MULTIFLORA NANA 
This group ‘of tuberous rooted begonia is not al- 
together new but until recently has been very little 
grown in America. They haye a dwarf bushy growth 
and are covered all summer with a mass of small 
flowers and we find they will stand a trifle more 
sunlight and a little drier atmosphere which makes 
them very suitable as shady porch-box material, and 
as a border for the large-flowered tuberous rooted 
begonia_ beds. 
Available in yellow, red, Copper. 
Dry bulbs or tubers 1 inch to 2 inch No. 1 size. 
30c each $3.25 per dozen $22.00 per hundred. 
Bulb plants 5 inch pots. ? 
75e each’ $8.00 per dozen $60.00 per hundred. 
“Add 3% Sales Tax in Ohio. 
~ CUT FLOWERS 
Tuberous Rooted Begonias are unexcelled as summer- 
time cut-flower material because of their lasting 
qualities. They last from five to ten days if floated in 
rose-bowls or shallow plates of water. Also wonder- 
ful material for corsages, brides’ and bridesmaids’ 
boquets. The double and Fimbriata type are mostly 
preferred because of their slightly longer lasting 
qualities. We ship freshly cut flowers from June 20 
until frost to any place in the United States. We 
pack the blooms on a bed of white shredded wax pa- 
per, spray them with a fine mist of water and 
cover with another layer of the shredded wax pa- 
per. In this way they normally haye enough 
moisture to cavry 48 hours except in excessively hot 
weather, as the Tuberous Rooted Begonia bloom ab- 
sorbs more moisture through. the petals than through 
the stem. These boxes are made up of approximately 
12 blooms and sell at $3.00 per box F. O. B. Chagrin 
Falls, Ohio. Air Express to New York or Chicago, © 
between 3-4 hours time and express charges are about 
$1.25 to $1.50. 

TUBEROUS ROOTED 
BEGONIAS 
Cultural Information 
This is what experience has taught us as the most 
successful culturo of Tuberous-Rooted Begonias in the 
northern half of the United States, especially. in and 
around the region of tha 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 apt to have before June 1, 
would give them a very definite check. This can be 
avoided by waiting a few days longer for more set- 
tled weather. 
WHERE TO PLANT 
They must be planted in shade, reseiving 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 tha 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 tha soil. It is well, on planting outside, to 
stake immediately, especially if they receive any 
amount of breeze, for the continual swaying is apt 
to injure cells at top of ground, and with an ex- 
cessive 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 clay loam, 1-3 rotten cow-manurd or Peat 
Moss. If cow-manure is not ayailable, 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 foilage will 
indicate-, but I would adyise 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 forepart of July on, is very bene- 
ficial or Liqua Vita every 2 weeks. However, I find 
that more damage jis done by over-feeding than by 
under-feeding. When first planted outdoors, keep sur- 
face of soil only moist until the plants: have become 
well established, then heavier waterings may be jus- 
tifiablc. 
CULTIVATION 
One very important thing to remember with re- 
gard ta 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 get 
rid of weeds that way, as the Tuberous-rooted Be- 
gonia is a very shallow-rooted plant and any disturb- 
ing of the soil surface is bound to break or injure 
a good many of the small feeding roots of which 
somo will appear at the surface. So don’t cultivate; 
just weed, 
BUD DROP 
As the season advances and we run into hot dry 
weather, oftimes buds form but drop before they 
have opened, and, this is due almost entirely to the 
lack of humidity in the air. This can be overcome to 
a great extent by spraying the b‘ooms and foliage 
with a fine misty spray once or twice a day, raising 
the humidity around the plant. Don’t spray enough 
for much water to reach the soil This is the main 
reason why the Tuberous-rooted Begonia does not 
make a good house-plant—the atmosphere is alto- 
gether too dry in the ayerage home. 
BLOOM 
The Tuberous-rooted Begonia booms appear in 
clusters of two or three to the stem, the larger cen- 
ter one being the male bloom and the other two side 
ones being the female. The femaie blooms yery rare- 
ly have more than five peta’s, regardless of variety, 
and are a great deal smaller. They are not essential 
because both male and female blooms lack honey and 
odor, and do not attract the bees, which, in turn, do 
not carry polien, and so it is very rarely that the 
female bloom develops seed under these conditions. 
Therefore, to get the best and biggest bloom, remove 
the smalt female bloom as soon as possible. In other 
words, disbud as you would roses or chrysanthemums. 
This will inerease size and lasting qualities greatly. 
CUT FLOWERS . 
ar Bexviuuus acc 10 be used as cut-f.owers, pick 
eariy in the morning, leaying at least %4-inch of 
stem on p.ant, whiten will macue anu fall oti, leay- 
mg no open wound. Spray the blooms lightly with 
Watr as they absorb more mo.sture through the 
petais tnan through the stem, then place in refrigec- 
tor for a period of 2 to 38 hours to heip them harden 
ub. 
USES 
When needed they may be removed and used for 
table decorations, bridal bouqueis, corsages, etc., 
holding up much longer than any other flower at 
this time of year. If they become wilted some dur- 
ing tho day’s wear, spray again with water and 
place in ice-box to reyive. It is possible to use same 
corsage two or three times. 
BLOOMING PERIOD 
the Tuberous-rooted Begonia will bloom from 
planting-time until frost cuts it down in the fall, 
increasing in size and in number of blooms as the 
season adyances. 
MATURING 
Normaliy, the plants mature about the middle of 
November, but in most localities we have frost much 
before that time and therefore the bulbs are not ma- 
ture, making ig very difficult to carry them through 
the winter, so people haye begun, in many cases, to 
consider them as annuals, trying to carry over all 
the bulbs possible, but realizing they are not apt to 
hava much success, 
STORAGE 
If desirous of carrying over some special or in- 
dividual bulb, try, by digging plant before frost with 
a large ball of soil, and potting or placing in a box 
and gradually withhold water until growth has died 
down entirely. Then remove from _ soil, wash 
off, taking care nod to bruise tuber, dry in sunlight 
for a day or two, and store in open boxes or baskets 
in a cool dry place, being sure all particlis of stem 
are removed, 

DONT START THE BULBS TOO EARLY 
The latter part of April or forepart of May is soon 
enough to start the bulbs in the house or greenhouse. 
Neyer plant outdoors until after June Ist in North- 
ern United States. 
Plant the bulba in clear, sand or sand and pcat or 
other light soil medium. Place about 2 inches of 
this sand in the bottom of aj pot or flat, then place 
the bulbs on this sand about 11-inch apart 
each way and coyer the bulbs, about %-inch deep. If 
the bulbs have started to sprout when you are ready 
to plant, you will plant with the sprout or new eye 
up, but if the bulbs are still dormant and show no 
new, growth, place the rounded or concaye side down; 
then coyer with sand, water well and place in a room 
temperature of from 65-75 degrecs. Keep the sand 
damp and your bulbs should show signs of growth in 
two to four weeks. They will not all start to grow 
at the same time, some may take as long as six weeks, 
When the new growth has started and is up about 
J-inch carefully remove the bulbs from the sand and 
pot in a 4-in. or 5 in. pot in the regular soil mixture 
and keep in an East, West or North window until 
time to plant outdoors about June Ist, Their care 
from here on is thd same as described above. 

GIANT DOUBLE OR 
CAMELLIA FLOWERED 
This type is by far the most popu'ar of the tuberous 
rooted begonia family. Breath-taking is its lovliness, 
oftimes resembling a giant rose, gardenia, or camel- 
lia. 
Availablo in tho following separate colors and sizes: 
Crimson, scarlet, carmine, american beauty, orange, 
salmon, 10se, pink, copper, yellow, white. 
Dry bulbs or tubers 11% in., to 2 in., No. 1 size. 
30c each $3.25 dozen $22.00 per hundred. 
Seedling plants 3 inch pots 
30c each $3.25 dozen $22.00 per hundned. 
Bulb-grown plants 5 inch pots. 
75e each $8.00 per dozen $60.00 per hundred. 
Add 3% Sales Tax in Ohio. 

DOUBLE PICOTEE 
This is the latest addition to the tuberous rooted be- 
gonia family. It is a camellia flowered type with 
more than one coor in each bloom, either mottled, 
pencil lined, or margined. No two blooms are ex- 
actly alike. This variety is listed by heaviest shadings 
in each bloom, there being an undetermined lighter 
constrasting shade accompanyine it. 
Dry bulbs or tubers 11% inch to 2 inch No. 1 size 
available in the following shades: rose, pink, sal- 
mon, red, apricot, priced as follows: 30c each $3.25 
dozen $22.00 hundred. 
Bulbs plants im 5 inch pots available in the follow- 
ing shades: nose, pink, salmon, red, apricot, priced 
as follows: 75c each $8.00 dozen $60.60 hundred. 
Seedling plants 3 inch pots available in rose, sal- 
mon, red; priced as follows: 30c each $3.25 dozen 
$22.00 hundred. 4 
Add 3% Sales Tax in Ohio. 

GLOXINIA 
Although this is a bulb plant and does have soitie of 
the characteristics of the Tuberous Rooted Begonia 
it is from an entirely different family. The Gloxi- 
nia is a houso plant and cannot stand outdoor treat- 
ment. 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 
color on a plant for the home. 
have brilliant 
This year Gloxinias will be available as follows: as 
dry bulbs No. 1 size 30¢ each or $3.25 per dozen 
in theso co‘ors: 
Emperor Frederic Scarlet, white bordered. 
Blanche de Meru. Pink. 
Emperor William. Violet, bordered White. 
Reing Wilhilmia. Dark Pink. 
Violacea. Soft Violet. 
Waterloo. Center blackish purple, border bright 
carmine. 
Roi des Rouges. Dark red. 
Etoile de Feu. Light scarlet. 
Mont Blane. White, 
Tigrina. Tigered and spotted. 
Dry Bulbs or tubers 1” to 2” No. 1 size. 
30c each $3.25 Dozen. 
Also 3 inch potied pianis in mixed colors 30c each 
Or $3.25 dozen. 
Add 3% Sales Tax in Ohio. 
GLOXINIA CULTURAL DIRECTIONS: 
Gloxinia culture is very similar to that of the Tuber- 
ous-Rooted Begonia in soil requirements and shade 
requiyements, but they differ in that the Gloxinia 
should be used as a houseplant, where care is taken 
nog to let water touch the foliage, for that will cause 
the leaves to spot. Upon receipt of Gloxinia plants 
they should ba shifted to a larger pot, using Tuber- 
ous Begonia soil, kept in the house in an eastern, 
western, ov northern exposure. When watering the 
plant, pour water on the soil and let drain through. 
It is well to spray Gloxinia plants with a Nicotine 
solution to prevent thrip and aphis. When plants have 
finished b'coming, withhold water slowly and s2t 
aside pot and all in a cool, dry place and forget un- 
til Febuary or March when they may be 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. 
