5 BELLIS PERENNIS FINE MIXED— 
arkt(1-2)6. English Daisy. Desired for 
spring bedding, edgings, porch boxes. Dou- 
ble, large-flowered, in mixture of rose, red 
and white. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. 
5 BELLS OF IRELAND — edx(38-4)30. It 
is that odd Syrian beauty, Molucella laevis, 
called so because that name so descriptively 
suggests itself to those who see it. The 
several branching stems are closely set with 
big bell-calyces of pale, translucent green. 
Within each calyx lies a curiously formed 
little white flower. Illustrated opposite. 
Molucella cuts well as a fresh flower, also 
the spikes may be dried for winter decora- 
tion as a straw-flower. Pkt. 25c. 

DWARF _BAMBOO—The Bamboos are technically giant 
grasses with woody stems, but they may be considered rather 
as decorative shrubs. Some few of the Bamboos have a con- 
siderable degree of winter hardiness. The Dwarf Bamboo off- 
ered here, (we have lost the botanical name), has been grown 
without any winter protection at all at our Old Orchard 
Nursery for at least ten years. It is an attractive species, 
spreading slowly from the roots to form clumps. The many 
unbranched stems, to 8 or 4 feet of height, are slender, almost 
whip-like. Each stem ends in a fan of leaves. Plants, root 
divisions, each 90c; 8 for $2.60. 
5 BALSAM APPLE AND PEAR—ek(9)100. Momordica, a 
decorative annual vine with yellow flowers and odd pear or 
apple-shaped fruits that split to show interesting red seeds 
that appear as though carved in odd oriental designs, Pkt. 
10c; % oz. 25c; % oz. 40c. 
5 ORNAMENTAL BEET—eix(9)10. In Europe certain spe- 
cial strains of Beet are grown purely for decorative use of 
the brilliant red and crimson foliage in edgings and color 
bedding. We offer a fine English strain, the CRIMSON 
WILLOW-LEAF BEET. Pkt. 15c; %4 oz. 25ce. 
3 ORNAMENTAL BANANA 2 
The true Banana (Musa) may be used effectively for exotic, 
decorative foliage displays out of doors in the North. At Old 
Orchard we have had them reach full ten feet of height in 
a summer, great sweeps of arching, swaying leaf-fans. In 
late autumn the plant may be dug, cut off a few inches above 
the ground, and the enlarged root or “‘bulb’”’ packed upright 
in sand and kept in a frost-proof, dry place until spring. Easy 
from seeds, ‘‘w’”’ culture. Botanically Bananas are Musa spe- 
cies. We expect to have seeds of three kinds, offered subject 
to arrival MUSA ENSETE—Abyssinian Banana. Tallest and 
most rapid growing. Spectacular for outdoor summer effects. 
Seeds, 4 for 25c; 18 for $1.00. MUSA NANA—Chinese Dwarf 
Banana. Best for pot culture. Wide green leaves, red-spotted 
when young. Odd flowers. Seeds, 4 for 25e. MUSA VELU- 
TINA—Velvet Banana. Wide leaves. Velvety yellow flowers. 
Semi-dwarf. 4 seeds for 25c; 18 for $1.00. PLEASE NOTE. 
If we do not have the particular Banana that you order in 
stock at the time, we shall send one of the others instead, 
unless given contrary instruction, The kinds are of equal 
decorative value. 
3 DAINTY BABIANA 
Bright-hued South African bulb-flowers that 
usually bloom within a year from seed-sowing. 
Desirable for winter-flowering in pots. If grown 
in garden must be well-protected in autumn. 
Illustrated opposite. Mixed colors, indigo, violet, 
mauve, cream, pink, intense blue with other 
varied tones and shadings. Pkt. 20c; Ye oz. 40c. 
aA OTANI 5 SUNLIGHT FLOWER 
It is BAILEYA MULTIRADIATA, a free-blooming and 
beautiful Annual with blossoms that are living embodiment 
of warm, sunshine gold. The long-stemmed flowers, carried 
over silvery foliage, have double ruffles of glossy yellow petal- 
age around golden center cushions. Sow it early and give 
it full sun, then you will have bloom from May to November. 
It cuts. 18 inches. Pkt. 20¢e; We oz. 40c. 
5 BALSAM (Annual Impatiens) 
Our BALSAM AVALON BLEND will give oriental effects 
in color massing, a glory of double blossoming in pure pink, 
rose, salmon, vivid red, lilac, lavender, with white, pure or 
suffused. An easy, showy, long-bright Annual for any sunny 
place. 30 inches. Ever-blooming. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c. 

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1 BETONICA OFFICINALIS—ebx(3)28. Dense spikes of 
rich purple or soft, rosy pink top the many tall stems. A 
showy, fully hardy perennial. Seeds, mixed. Pkt. 15c; 46 oz. 
25c. Plants, mixed colors, each 45c; 8 for $1.25; 10 for $3.70. 
1 BETONICA GRANDIFLORA—Handsome flowers of deep 
blue-violet, largest in Betonica, are carried in loose sprays. 
18 inches. One of the better perennials. Botanically Stachys. 
Plants, each 75c. 
2 BEGONIA 
2 BEGONIA EVERBLOOMING BLEND—vw. It may be kept 
in bloom as a pot plant pretty much the year through. Blos- 
soms will be white, pale pink, rose, scarlet or crimson, the 
foliage sometimes bronzed or red-tinted. A _wonderful pot 
plant. Desirable, too, for porch box or bedding. Illustrated 
below. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c; 10 pkts. for $2.00. 
EVERBLOOMING BEGONIA PLANTS—Usually available 
year around. They make fine, free-blooming house plants. These 
three have single flowers. INDIAN 
MAID—Over rich and lustrous ma- 
hogany foliage come bright flowers of 
salmon-toned scarlet. Each 45c; 3 for 
$1.25. BALL WHITE—Purest white 
blossoms. Dwarf, compact, profuse. 
Each 45c; 3 for $1.25. ADELINE— 
Never out of bloom. Multitudes of pure 
pink flowers over compact, green foli- 
age. Each 45c; 38 for $1.25. OFFER 
42 AN—One plant each of the three for 
$1.20. 
THE DELIGHTFUL DOUBLE BE- 
GONIAS—tThey keep in pretty much, | 
continuous bloom. Note that the Double 
Begonias are supplied in smaller plants 
than with the other kinds, plants 3 
inches and up of height, that will have 
already begun to flower, and will now grow rapidly. WEST- 
PORT BEAUTY—tThe flowers are intensely double balls in the 
purest of deep pinks. Each 70c; 8 for $1.95. GENEVA WHITE 
—Like last in habit and form, but here the flowers show as 
little white snowballs. Each 70c; 3 for $1.95. GENEVA SCAR- 
LET BEAUTY—tThis splendid ever-blooming sort carries 
densely double blossoms in most vivid red with sheen of scar- 
let. Each 70c; 3 for $1.95. OFFER 483AN—One plant each of 
the three for $1.95. 
BEGONIA CORALLINA DE LUCERNE—A graceful, taller 
species. The large leaves are red below, deep green above, but 
all spotted and tipped with silver. Then there are big and 
handsome pendant clusters of coral-red blossoms that age to 
pink. Each 70c; 8 for $1.95. 
BEGONIA FEASTI—Handsome, crispy, glossy leaves, red- 
tinged. Pale pink flowers. Beef-steak Begonia. Each 85c. 
THE HELIX BEGONIA—Big, shining, rose-tinged leaves, 
delightfully curled into a helix or spiral at the base. Young 
foliage like polished bronze. Pink flowers. A beauty. A variety 
of B. erythrophylla. Each $1.00. 
THE REX BEGONIAS—A beautiful and interesting group, 
grown for the delightfully decorative foliage, graceful in form, 
ornamental in its wide range of rich and varied color applica- 
tions. Flowers usually pale pink, and pretty enough, but the 
plants are really grown for the superb foliage. Plants, each 
90c, or we will send three, each different, for $2.55. 
BEGONIA REX SUPERB BLEND—Seeds saved from finest 
named sorts and hybrid seedlings. Pkt. $1.00. 
BEGONIA REX GROUP MIXED—Seeds saved in India, 
mostly from species Begonias in the general Rex complex. 
Should give interesting results. Pkt. 35c. 
BEGONIA EVANSIANA—This is the winter-hardy Begonia, 
surviving most northern winters if given protection of straw 
or leaves. Pure pink flowers carried above the leaves. Green 
foliage, red-netted below. Evansiana makes a good pot plant, 
too. Seeds, pkt. 20c; 8 pkts. for 50c. 
3 BEGONIA TUBEROUS DOUBLE MIXED—Flowers of great 
size in. gorgeous color range, and that includes orange, pink, 
rose, salmon, scarlet, white and yellow. Blossoms mostly fully 
double, camellia-like. This group makes splendid pot plants for 
spring and summer bloom, particularly effective on a porch or 
in an east window. Also may be used to advantage for outside 
bedding in a shady place if kept well watered. Seeds, pkt. 85c; 
3 pkts. for $2.40. Tubers, superb colorings in mixture, avail- 
able February into May, each 35c; 8 for 95c; 10 for $2.90; 
25 for $6.25. After May 15th started tubers in pots are also 
usually available at each 40c; 3 for $1.10; 10 for $3.40. 

