lighter red on lower petals. A profuse bloomer. Heavy dark green foliage, veined red 
underneath. $2.50. 
Rose Rainbow Double. New. Not available until June. Rose and white variegated. 
Very desirable variety. $2.50. 
Rose Marie. New. A true rose color. Smooth foliage, very dark with reddish under- 
side. $2.50. 
Royal Ripples. New. Flowers royal purple, deeply fringed. Foliage dark velvety 
green, ruffled with dark red on back. A “must” for your collection. $2.00. 
Ruby Bouquet. New. This is of very vivid ruby wine color, firm glossy dark green 
leaf. $1.75. 
Ruffled Beauty. New. Ruffled girl foliage with highly serrated edge. Flower similar 
to Red Girl. Much in demand. $2.50. 
Ruffled Queen. New. A Dupont sport. Flowers have much ruffled edges. Bluish 
purple. $2.50. 
Sailor’s Delight. New. Light blue double. Girl foliage. Excellent. $2.00. 
Sailor Girl. Light blue flowers with girl foliage. Good bloomer. $1.00. 
Sea Girl. New double. Medium blue, excellent. $2.50. 
Sherry Girl. Beautiful dark green girl foliage. The leaves with crenate edges are 
most formally arranged in a perfect rosette: Blue flowers held well above foliage. $2.25. 
Snow Girl. New. Pure white with Jovely girl foliage. $2.00. 
Snow Prince. New. Beautiful velvety foliage with large white flowers in abundance. 
We think one of the best. $2.00. 
Sunrise. Opens red; blends thru orchid to a beautiful opalescent tone. Fls are long 
lasting. Very outstanding. $1.50. 
African Violet Leaves. For the first time we are offering leaves. No leaves sold ex- 
cept those listed below. Don’t ask for others, or for descriptions. 
Prices. 35c ea. 3 for $1.00. $3.00 per doz. Add 50c extra for orders of leaves under 
$2.00. 
Amethyst, Amethyst Amazon, Blue Boy, Blue Boy Supreme, Blue Butterfly, Blue 
Chard, Blue Girl Compacta, Blue Girl Supreme, Commodore, Crystal Blue Dbl., Dainty 
Maid, Dark Blue Fringette, Dupont No. 3, Dupont Silver Pink, Dbl. Blue Boy, Dbl. 
Blue Boy Supreme, Freida, Gorgeous, Geneva Star, Gipsy Prince, Gipsy Princess, Gipsy 
Queen, Harvey’s Giant, Diplotricha (Kewensis), Lavender Pink Princess, Marine, Maroon 
Brocade Dbl., Merkel’s Giant Blue, No. 32, Orchid Wonder, Orchid Beauty, Old Lace, — 
Red-Lavender Fringette, Rosebud Dbl, Ruffles, Sapphire, Sky Blue,.Tu-Tone Dbl., Von 
Detrick, White Queen, Wonder Star. 
BEGONIA FAMILY — Begoniaceae 
Tuberous Begonias and How to Grow Them. Tuberous Begonias are wonderfully 
attractive plants for pots and baskets or in the garden. Their popularity is modern and 
results from recent improvements of their flowers in color, size and form and the great 
increase in the number of types offered. Begonias respond generously to the skill of the 
hybridizer and take on the forms and closely imitate the flowers of Camellias, Carnations, 
etc. 
The flowers of Begonias are monoecious. This means that the individual flowers 
are not perfect—containing both male and female parts but that there are male and fe- 
male flowers, separately produced on the same plant. The large terminal flower is a male 
with a stamen. On each side is a smaller female flower with pistil and ovary. If one 
wishes to produce seed, the pollen from the stamen is placed on the terminal stigma. 
Even an amateur can produce interesting forms by crossing the types. Seedlings may be 
grown on a thin layer of sifted compost on top of a porous brick and the brick set into 
a shallow pan of water. Or place seed on the surface of wet peat in a pot and cover with 
glass. Watering of plants when necessary must be done by setting pot in tepid water. 
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