Watermelon Begonia * 
WATERMELON BEGONIA 
An excellent house plant for the window or 
table. The leaves withstand the dry air of rooms 
better than the majority of plants. Leaves thick 
and waxy-like, are distinctly variegated white 
and green, and have the appearance of being 
powdered with frosted silver. Plants. (50c 
each) (3 for $1.25) prepaid. 
BEEFSTEAK BEGONIA 
A low spreading Begonia, with circu- 
Painted Leaf Begonia 
PAINTED LEAF BEGONIA 
\ : 
Few house plants are so entirely satisfactory in every 
way as the Painted Leaf or Rex Begonias. They are rich 
in color and beautiful in design and are easily handled 
under almost any condition. The large, broad leaves, 
high colorings and exquisite markings make them in- 
valuable as decorative plants for house culture. They 
make excellent plants for baskets and vases if given 
plenty of moisture and not exposed to the full rays of 
the sun. We can supply a fine assortment of varieties, 
‘ denin summer. 
Giant Angel's Trumpet 
TheGlant jes 
Angel’s Trum- : 
pet (Brugman- 
sia) is a mag- 
nificent plant. 
Hardy outside 
in the South. 
In the North- 
ern States it 
ean be kept in- 
doors in winter 
and on the 
porch or gar- 
Blooms both 
winter and 
summer. Large 
tropic al 
leaves; beauti- 
ful trumpet- 
-shaped f 1 0 w- 
ers nearly @ 
foot long, pure 
white, and as 
fragrant as the 
Jasmine. One 
of the most 
gorgeous of all 
blooming 
plants. Seeds. 
(BEt.-256)2 
Blooming age 
plants ($1.00 
each) (3 for 
$2.50 ) prepaid. 
‘ 
lar leaves, red beneath and dark glossy 
green above, 
and of heavy 
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coralred 
flowers. The 
finest pot 
Begonia for 
house cul- 
ture. Grown 
as easily as 
@ geranium. 
(50c each) 
(3 for $1.25) 
prepaid. 
paid. 
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Beefsteak Begonia ~ 
TRAILING 
BLOOD LEAF BEGONIA 
The Blood Leaf Begonia is not a true Begonia*but is known 
botanically as Irisine. It so closely resembles the Begonias 
in habit that it is often mistaken for one. We know of no 
plant that is easier to grow, thriving under conditions so 
poor that most plants will die. The oval shaped leaves up 
to 2 inches long are blood red in color with darker blotches. 
They are produced the entire length of long drooping branch- 
es that hang over the edge of the pot. An excellent plant 
for urns, hanging baskets and ferneries. (50¢ each) (3 for 
$1.25) prepaid. 
Primrose Obconica Grandiflora 
PRIMROSE 
_ OBCONICA GRANDIFLORA,. One of the finest and most 
important winter blooming pot plants. Can be easily grown 
in any light window, flowering abundantly and continuously, 
bearing immense trusses of large flowers in choice assort- 
ment of colors, from pure white and soft pink through the 
different shades of rose and red to the brightest crimson. 
(Pkt. 30c). 
For Tuberous Rooted Begonias 
See page 47 
SEMPERFLORENS HYBRIDS. 
ranks with Coleus and Geraniums. 
one foot high, forming dense bushes, which from. May until 
frost are completely hidden with flowers. 
it blooms throughout the entire year. 
ors, from pure white to deepest crimson. 
all beautifully marked, some with broad bands and borders, some 
blotched and speckled. 
with markings of deep maroon, various shades of red, silvery-rose, 
silver, bronze, etc. 
We cannot fill orders for special colors or varieties but each 
plant on your order will be a different variety. 
September until June. 
Each Plant a Different Variety. 
Many odd combinations of colors, some 
Delivered from 
($1.00 each) (3 for $2.50) pre- 
BEGONIA SEED 
As a bedding plant, it 
Of sturdy growth, about 
As a house plant, 
A fine mixture of col- 
(Pkt. 35c). 
NIGHT-BLOOMING JASMINE 
The Night-Blooming Jasmine (Cestrum Parqui) is a 
highly prized house plant. The foliage is a deep green 
color; produces richly fragrant blooms. Their fra- 
grance is most noticeable at night. (50c each) (3 for 
$1.25). : 
SNAKE PLANT — Sansevieria 
This is:the old favorite that must be a part of every 
indoor garden. Will stand almost any kind of treat- 
ment and survive indefinitely, even without sunlight. 
(45e each) (3 for $1.15). 
SEA ONION 
A rare and unusual plant and the easiest of any to 
grow indoors. From the bulbous root growing three 
quarters above ground a fountain-like cascade of inch- 
wide green leaves trail over the edge of the pot with 
long graceful racemes of white starry flowers. Said to 
have medicinal powers. Nearly every European home 
grows at least one Sea Onion. Jean Hersey, noted au- 
thority on rare house plants, says ‘‘that when the 
country people of Switzerland get a bruise, or a cut, 
they use the juice from the crushed leaf of the Sea 
Onion to heal it.’’ Try it! ($1.00 each) (3 for $2.50). 
CARNATION 
CHABAUD GIANT IMPROVED. A fine strain of 
giant-flowered Carnation which blooms the first year if 
seed is sown early in the Spring. The plants make com- 
pact bushes 2 to 3 feet tall and bear, on tall stems, a 
mass of nicely fringed, intensely fragrant double flow- 
ers. In many sections of the country they do well out- 
doors. Mixture of colors. (Pkt. 20c). 
WEATHER PLANT 
_If the leaves stand upright the weather will be fine. 
If they stand out straight, changeable weather is ex- 
pected, and the leaves droop or ‘‘go to sleep’’ during 
a storm. Light purple flowers ; brilliant red seeds which 
are used for beads. (Pkt. 25c). 
Calceolaria 
CALCEOLARIA 
Rich and Varied Colors 
An ornamental house plant, producing 
amass of beautiful pocket-like flowers 
in the spring; a universal favorite with 
florists. The Calceolaria is grown from 
seed. Our select strain of seed is, we be- 
lieve, the finest in cultivation; flowers 
large in size and beautifully spotted 
and blotched in exceedingly rich and 
varied colors; very free flowering. No 
plants to offer. Seed. (Pkt. 35c). 
SHOO-FLY PLANT | 
It is said that flies will not stay in a room 
where it is grown if they can conveniently es- 
cape. What there is about it that repulses them 
is not clear, as the plants and flowers have no 
odor.’ It is a beautiful flowering plant, and 
blooms in a short time (60 days) from seed. It 
is a profuse bloomer in pots both summer and® 
winter, the blossoms being large, cup-shaped and 
of a lovely light blue color with white center. 
(Pkt. 0c). 
Cactus Seed 
A mixture of 30 choice varieties including 
many rare and unusual kinds. An interesting 
hobby. (Pkt. 25c): (Jumbo Pkt. 60c). . 
4 OLD FAVORITES 
A fine collection of Fine House Plants at a 
very reasonable price. 
{—Beefsteak Begonia 
{—Wax Plant 
{—Starfish 
{—Watermelon Begonia 
All 4 Only $185 Prepaid 
