BEGONIA MULTIFLORA NANA 
This group of tuberous rooted begonia is not al- 
together new but until recently has been little grown 
in America. They have a dwarf bushy growth and 
are covered all summer with a mass of small flow- 
ers and we find they will stand a trifle more sun- 
light and a little drier atmosphere which makes them 
very suitable as shady porch-box material, and as a 
border for the large-flowered tuberous begonia beds. 
Available in the following colors and sizes: 
Red, Yellow, Apricot. 
Bulbs No. 1 size 114% inch to 2 inches 35c each, 
$3.85 per dozen, $30.00 per hundred. 
’ Bulb grown plants $1.00 each, $10.00 per dozen, 
$80.00 per hundred. 
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HOW TO REACH 
LOWE'S GREENHOUSES & NURSERY 
Follow State Route 422 to State Route 
306, 3 miles East of Chagrin Falls, Ohio; 
turn North. The greenhouse is about %4- 
mile down on the west side of the road. 
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 not 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 particles of stem 
are removed. 
DON’T 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 green- 
house. Never plant outdoors until after June Ist in 
Northern United States. 
Plant the bulbs in clear sand or sand and peat 
or other light soil medium. Place about 2 inches of 
this sand in the bottom of a pot or flat, then place 
the bulbs on this sand about 1l-inch apart each way 
and cover the bulbs, about 14-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 concave side 
down; then cover with sand, water well and place in 
a room temperature of from 65-75 degrees. 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 néw growth has started and is up 
about 1-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 the same as described 
above. 
CUT FLOWERS 
Tuberous rooted begonias are unexcelled as sum- 
mertime 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 won- 
derful material for corsages, brides’ and bridesmaids’ 
bouquets. The Camellia and Fimbriata types are pre- 
ferred because of their slightly longer lasting qual- 
ities. We ship freshly cut flowers from July 1 until 
frost to any place in the United States. We pack 
the blooms on a bed of white shredded wax paper, 
spray them with a fine mist of water and cover with 
another layer of the shredded wax paper. In this 
way they normally have enough moisture to carry 48 
hours except in excessively hot weather, as the Tu- 
berous Rooted Begonia bloom absorbs more moisture 
through the petals than through the stem. These 
boxes are made up of approximately 8 blooms and 
sell at 35c per bloom plus postage. 
