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Many of Lape gorgeous Hybrids are ae | new / 
All are marcelously easy to raise! 
All are guaranteed thru the first six months ! 
All are husky. strong-rooted plants ! 
MRS. MOON (medium) These leaves have a blue- 
gray center, speckled with silver, and a_blue-silver 
border ... the fine red edge, slightly irregular, empha- 
sized by a narrow strip of dark green enlivened with 
small silver speckles. 
75c each 3 for $1.95 6 for $3.75 
NAVAJO (medium) Brilliant rosy-red leaves have an 
irregular center of deep maroon red and a narrow edge 
of the same rich color. 
95c each 3 for $2.65 6 for $4.95 
PACIFIC SUNSET (medium) Presented for the 
first time! Leaves are a blue-silver, overlaid with a 
bright pink. When grown in a strong light it is this 
pink tone which predominates! Centers have small vein- 
ings of maroon, which color appears again in a tiny 
margin. 
$1.75 each 3 for $4.65 6 for $8.75 
PRINCESS of HANOVER (medium) Presented 
for the first time! Very soft, hairy leaves in a lovely 
tender green with silver border. Recommended for the 
advanced grower, as it is more difficult to raise than 
most of the hybrids. 
3 for $4.65 6 for $8.75 
$1.75 each 
RAMONA (miniature) Centers of deep maroon, 
shading to red-grape are bordered with bright aqua- 
blue. The fine uneven edge also has a narrow border 
of red-grape. 
$1.55 each 3 for $4.15 6 for $7.75 
TAPESTRY (miniature) Centers of deep maroon 
shade into a bright, rosy pink, bordered with emerald 
green, which is spotted with silver. The edge is ser- 
rated with a fine, red line. 
$1.55 each 3 for $4.15 6 for $7.75 
TALL GROWERS 
Will grow to 18 inches tall 
BIG BEAUTY (large) Very large, silver-and-green, 
spiraled leaves with fine red hairs, are centered with 
olive green and have a fine, red, hairy edge. Tiny pin 
spots of silver are sprinkled over the entire surface. 
95c each 3 for $2.65 6 for $4.95 
BRONZE QUEEN large) Presented for the first 
time! These somewhat irridescent leaves are a deep 
bronze-red which responds to light rays with fascinat- 
ing hues and tints. 
3 for $4.65 6 for $8.75 
$1.75 each 
CURLY RAJAH (large) Presented for the first 
time! Curly, spiral leaves have centers with small irreg- 
ular maroon-red veinings. Mid-sections are medium 
green with a silver cast ... hairy edges have a tiny 
red margin and an irregular border of bright green, 
silver spotted. 
$1.75 each 3 for $4.65 6 for $8.75 
EL MONTE (large) Hybrid of Mrs. Bertie Nicoll, 
Very ruffled spiral with large silver leaves, which have 
a delicate pink cast. Slight green veins in center... 
the irregular edge with fine red hairs is bordered with 
dark green which is polka-dotted with silver. 
$1.55 each 3 for $4.15 6 for $7.75 
FIESTA (large) These greenish silver leaves take 
on a tinge of rose with a good light, yet their irregu- 
lar centers and edges are deep green with some raised 
spots of silver ... the greenish silver midsection with 
raised portions like big, water blisters. 
95c each 3 for $2.65 6 for $4.95 
FLORA (large) A new hybrid of Mrs. Elizabeth 
Fisher, presented for the first time! Very large, spiral 
leaves with slightly lobed edges have centers with ir- 
regular maroon veins. Mid-sections are silver green with 
irregular, bright green borders, sparsely spotted with 
a reddish cast and blendings. Margins of maroon and 
silver, are topped with stiff white hairs. A very sturdy, 
full grower. 
$1.75 each 3 for $4.65 6 for $8.75 
FRILLY CARNOT (large) is similar in color to 
President Carnot, described on this page, with frilled 
and slightly ruffled leaf edges. 
95c each 3 for $2.65 6 for $4.95 
JULIAN W. MOODY (medium) One of Mrs. 
Leatherman’s new hybrids—presented for the first time! 
A very sturdy, full grower. Long, somewhat ruffled 
leaves are slightly and irregularly lobed. Center vein- 
ings are almost black . . . mid-sections are silver-green 
. the very narrow margins of maroon are borderd 
with green, gently splashed with silver. From the dark 
center a delicate pink flush blends into the silver green. 
$1.75 each 3 for $4.65 6 for $8.75 
LESOUDSI (large) This is an Outstanding Parent- 
Plant for Hybridizing. The leaf-centers are irregularly 
veined in the dark green . . . the edges have a fine 
line of red and are slightly hairy, and bordered in 
dark green with tiny dots of silver. The balance of the 
leaf is a medium shade of green with a raised and 
blistered effect. 
75c each 3 for $1.95 6 for $3.75 
PETER PAN (large) Presented for the first time! 
Leaf centers of deep green shade into a bright green. 
Mid-sections are silver green, while the deep red edge 
is bordered with bright green overlaid with silver spots. 
Stiff, red hairs are sparsely scattered over the tops of 
the leaves. 
$1.75 each 3 for $4.65 6 for $8.75 
PRESIDENT CARNOT (large) This is the Rex 
Begonia which the Frilly Carnot resembles in color! In 
a good light it takes on a pinkish cast, yet the long 
veinings are dark green and the sections between them 
have dark green backgrounds with well-raised silver 
blisters. 
75c each 3 for $1.95 6 for $3.75 
ROSETTA large) 
Very curled, spiral leaves have 
deep green centers and tiny edgs of red. Sections 
between the veins raise upward and are very brilliant 
green. The entire leaf has raised pin spots of silver, 
topped by fine red hairs. 
$1.25 each 3 for $3.35 6 for $6.25 
SIDNEY MITCHELL (large) Brilliant shades of 
red and pink predominate . . . centers are very black 
maroon . . . edges have a tiny black-maroon border. 
Only a limited quantity available! 
$1.75 each 3 for $4.65 6 for $8.75 
UPRIGHT GROWERS 
ABEL CARRIERE (medium) Evansian X Rex. 
This is an old favorite with darkly veined silver leaves. 
With a good light, they take on a rosy cast. They are 
very bushy growers and are ideal as basket plants or 
trellised. It is a shy bloomer with bright red flowers. 
75c each 3 for $1.95 6 for $3.75 
BERTHA McGREGGOR (medium) A beauty of 
the maple leaf type that you’ll find pictured on page 3. 
The leaves are deeply serrated and lobed, with centers 
veined in deep maroon . . . predominately blue-green- 
silver, slightly tinged with red toward the center. The 
very fine hair line edge is red, slightly hairy with a 
small irregular border of green, silver spotted. 
75c each 3 for $1.95 6 for $3.75 
CATHLYANA (medium) A Cathyana-cross presen- 
ted for the first time! Soft hairy leaves have deep 
center veinings of dark green. Mid-sections are bright 
green . the irregular edges, a light maroon. All 
veins are deeply indented, while the entire leaf is 
covered with white spots, each of which is topped with 
a tiny red hair. creating a reddish cast over all. 
$1.75 each 3 for $4.65 6 for $8.75 
SILVER GREEN HEART (medium) Presented 
for the first time! A well-branched grower, its silver 
green leaves have long, irregular, bright green veinings. 
Fine red hairs edge the leaves. 
$1.75 each 3 for $4.65 6 for $8.75 
These leaves with 
SILVER SWEET (medium) 
raised blister-like sections, are a blue-gunmetal-gray 
with veinings of deep blue-gray Very fine edges of 
spotted silver on deep gray are edged with tiny red 
hairs. 
95c each 3 for $2.65 6 for $4.95 
VAN X No. 1 (medium) A well-branched grower 
presented for the first time! The leaves with mid-sec- 
tions of silver-green have blue-black centers from which 
deep pink casts blend out into the silver-green. Edges 
are bordered with deep green, lightly spattered with 
silver pin points, and have a tiny red margin. 
$1.75 each 3 for $4.65 6 for $8.75 
