MARIAN LOUISE. Center and edges brownish black run- 
ning into spots and blotches of pink, purple zone, 
bright green heavily spotted with light grey green. 
$1.00. 
MULBERRY. Edge and center dark red with band of silver, 
overall a suffusion of Mulberry; very striking. $1.00. 
PANSY. Unusual metallic green with distinctly marked 
center of dark green; flowers rose. $1.00. 
PEACOCK. Rounded leaves with black palmate center and 
edges, with touches of silver, entire leaf suffused with 
irridescent rose. $1.50. 
Grape-Leaved Group 
ACIDA. A low growing type with large cedar-green leaves, 
coarsely veined. Flowers on long stems, pinkish white 
in winter $1.00. 
ILLUSTRATA. Small compact grower, leaf round with one 
point, rough and crinkly green, sunken markings 
along veinings that make a regular network pattern. 
50c. 
PEARL]. A dwarf grower with shiny very light green 
leaves glossed with darker green between the veins. 
o0e; 
SPECULATA., The grape leaf begonia, crinkly brown leaves, 
flowers in racemes above the foliage, pink. 50c. 
FIBROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS 
New and Rare 
ALNIFOLIA. New species from Costa Rica. Bushy growth, 
leaves like the alder tree. $1.00. 
ALTO-SCHARFF. New. A beautiful, bushy type. Leaves 
similar to the lovely texture of Scharffiana, edges red, 
angel wing form. Flowers are two-toned, white and 
pink. $2.00. 
ALZASCO. Leaves of darkest green silver-spotted and 
silver-tipped; under side dark maroon with pale 
green veins; blooms dark red. $1.00. 
ARTHUR MALLET. One of most richly colored; dark red- 
bronze leaves overlaid with silver-pink dots; large 
clear rose-pink flowers. $2.00. 
ASCETOSA. New. A beautiful species from Brazil. Rounded 
leaves, thickly covered with hairs, upper side light 
green, under brilliant red; entire leaf like velvet. Flow- 
ers white, above the foliage. A bushy, low growing 
type. $2.00. 
BOWERI. New. A petite rhizomatous miniature. Leaves light 
green with dark brown markings, numerous erect hairs 
at leaf margins. Petioles red. Flowers white on red 
stems, well above the folioge in winter. $2.00. 
COOPERI. Beech leaf Begonia. Interesting species with 
pleated, light green leaves. $1.00. 
CATHAYANA. Leaves of emerald-green with ruby-red 
veins and a zone of lighter green; under side deep 
tuby velve, flowers most unusual, soft orange. $2.00. 
CRESTABRUCKI. Rare rhizomatous. “Lettuce leaved Bego- 
nia’. Large bright green leaves, very curly and ruffled 
on edges. Pronounced white veins. $2.00. 
ON OPPOSITE PAGE 
Picture of FIRST PRIZE EXHIBIT at Harvest and House 
Plant Show of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 
Boston, Massachusetts. First Row left to right: Venosa, 
Evergreen, Mazae, Ilustrata, Herman Tuppel, Di-Erna, Joe 
Hayden. Second Row: King Edward, Bronze King, Acida 
Peace. Third Row: Mrs. Moon, Helen Lewis, Dichroa, Helen 
Tuppel. Top Row: Bunchi, Ricinifolia, Haageana, Princess 
of Hanover, Deuchartrei, Silver Sweet Sunderbrucki, 
Incana. 
