2 BEGONIAS FOR DELIGHT 
Considered as pot plants, the Begonias are about as at- 
tractive, as beautiful, as pot plants come. And they are easy, 
too, at least most of them. As to species, hybrids and varie- 
ties, their name is legion. He must indeed be hard to serve 
who cannot find his desire among them. 
2 BEGONIA EVERBLOOMING BLEND—w. It may be kept 
in bloom as a pot plant pretty much the year through. Blos- 
soms will be white, pale pink, rose, scarlet or crimson, the 
foliage sometimes bronzed or red-tinted. A wonderful pot 
plant. Desirable, too, for porch box or bedding. Illustrated 
below. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c; 10 pkts. for $2.00. 
EVERBLOOMING SINGLES—One 
name for them was Flowering Fool, 
for they were scarce ever out of 
bloom, year through. INDIAN MAID 
—Bright flowers of salmon-toned scar- 
let over burnished mahogany foliage. 
Each 50c. BALL WHITE—Pure 
white, single flowers in enormous pro- 
fusion. Dwarf; compact. Each 50c. 
ADELINE—Pretty much the last in 
purest pink; as flower-prodigal and 
fA as compact. Each 50c. OFFER 75AN 
—One plant each of the three for 
\ $1.35. 
THE GENEVA DOUBLES—Pretty 
much continuous bloomers all year. 
intensely double. Fol’iage always rich green. 
Flowers are 
Handsome and satisfactory. WESTPORT BEAUTY—F lowers 
that are intensely double pink balls. Plants, 75c. GENEVA 
WHITE—Here the blossoms are like fluffy snowballs. Won- 
derful bloomer. Each 75c. GENEVA SCARLET—Densely 
double flowers in vivid red with scarlet sheen. Each 75c. 
OFFER 75BN—One plant each of the three for $2.10. 
THE CARLTON DOUBLES—New group of everblooming 
double Begonias with rich, dark foliage and rather intricately 
doubled blossoms. CARLTON DELIGHT—(Carlton Blush) 
Graceful sprays of large, double flowers in purest pink, in 
reminder of little floribunda roses. A lovelier flower would be 
hard to fird. Deeply bronzed foliage. Each 85¢e. CARLTON 
BIZARRE—Big, clustered flowers with wide guard petals of 
dark pink that carry many high-piled rosettes of lemon yellow, 
each rosette flushed rosy pink at center, with hint of orange. 
It reminds of Persian Ranunculus. Foliage of deep maroon. 
Each 85e. CARLTON FLAME—Fully, yet informally, double 
blossoms in flame red, with suffusion of deep rose and touch 
of white at petal base. A beauty. Dark, lustrous foliage. Plants, 
each 85¢c. OFFER 75CN—One p/ant each of the three for $2.40. 
CARLTON SEED CROSSES—Here is something much be- 
yond the ordinary, a m‘xture of seeds saved from that fine 
dark-leafed Begonia, Indian Maid, being F-1 crosses with 
other named Semperflorens sorts, including the Double Be- 
gonias. Expect in the seedlings interesting, even fantastic 
variations, occasional doublings, with a proportion of spec- 
tacular beauties that may well be worth separate introduction. 
We page the Begonia connoisseur on this unusual offering. 
Pkt. $1.00; 3 for $2.80. 
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BEGONIA ORANGE RUBRA-—Big flowers of brilliant orange. 
Angel-wing leaves, silver-spotted, rose tinged. A spectacular 
beauty. Each $1.10. 
THE WINTER-HARDY BEGONIA 
—(Begonia Evansiana). A beautiful 
Begonia for either pot culture or the 
year-around open garden. It is win- 
ter-hardy, surviving most northern 
winters in the open ground if given 
protectiom of straw or leaves. Pure 
pink flowers of large size are carried 
well above the foliage. The large 
green leaves are red-netted below. 
Tuberous roots. Dormant in winter. 
Seeds, pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for T0c. 
Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.50; 10 
for $4.50. 
BEGONIA FOLIOSA — Lovely and 
unique fern-like species with multitudes of minute leaves and 
showers of little white blossoms like snowflakes. Pretty in 
hanging baskets or raised positions. Plants, each 80c. 
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’ eut, star-shaped leaves, emer- 
THE REX BEGONIAS—Plants available in fine assortment. 
Seeds, too. See page 4 for offering and illustration. 
83 BEGONIA TUBEROUS DOUBLE MIXED—Flowers of 
great size in gorgeous color range, and that includes orange, 
pink, rose, salmon, scarlet, white and yellow. Blossoms mostly 
fully double, camellia-like. This group makes splendid pot 
plants for spring and summer bloom, particularly effective 
on a porch or in an east window. Also may be used to ad- 
vantage for outside bedding in a shady place if kept well 
watered. Seeds, pkt. 85¢; 8 pkts. for $2.40. Tubers, superb 
colorings in mixture, available February into May, each 35c; 
3 for 95c: 10 for $2.90; 25 for $6.25. After May 15th we can 
supply also already started tubers in moss, (fine for quick 
effects), at each 45c; 3 for $1.25; 10 for $3.75 ; 25 for $8.25. 
OTHER FINE BEGONIAS—Plant3; of these are usually 
available. MEDORA—Small, deep green, silver-flaked leaves. 
Pink-toned stipules and large pink flowers. Each 85c. BLACK 
BEAUTY BEGONIA—(Joe Heyden) Big leaves of velvety 
near-black when shade grown, becoming umber-toned olive 
in sun. Profuse, attractive, clear pink blossoms. Each $1.50. 
FEASTI—The Beefsteak Begonia. Crispy, glossy leaves of 
bronzed olive with red tones. Profuse pink blossoms. Each 
85e. BASKET OF FIRE—An always satisfactory French 
hybrid with clustered scarlet flowers the year around. Small 
leaves. Each 85c. UNDULATA—Undulate, shining green 
leaves. White flowers. Graceful, arching carriage. Each 80c. 
ARGENTEA-GUTTATA—Trout Begonia. Decorative. Bronzed 
leaves, red below, silver-dotted above. Creamy flowers. Each 
60c. THURSTONI—Particularly showy foliage species. Big, 
glossy, bronze-burnished leaves. Erect clusters of pink flowers. 
Each 70c. THE SILVER BEGONIA— (Abel Carriere). Great, 
silvery leaves, reverse red-netted. Bright pink blossoms. A 
beauty. Illustrated opposite. Each $1.25. BUNCHI—Big 
leaves of burnished bronze- 
green are handsomely frilled, . 
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ruffied and crested at the mar- 
gins.. Pretty pink flowers. Fach 
$1.00. FUCHSIOIDES—Arching 
branches, closely set with small 
leaves. Little, pendant, ‘“‘fuch- — 
sia’? blossoms of rose-toned 
scarlet. Desirable. Each 80c. 
ALLERYI—Uneven leaves of 
coppery green, set with glisten- 
ing, white hairs. White flowers 
so set with silky pink down 
that they seem all a-blush. 
Each 80c. CORALLINA DE 
LUCERNE—Graceful ‘“angel- 
wing”’ leaves of silver-spotted, 
rose-tinged, dark green. Coral 
red blossoms in handsome, 
pendant clusters. Each 70c. 
THE STAR BEGONIA—Be- 
gonia MReichenheimi. Deeply 
ald with bronze-mahogany 
markings. Bright pink blos- j i 
soms in erect panicles. Each 85c. HELIX BEGONIA—Big, 
shining, rose-tinged leaves, sometimes ruffled, always curled 
in a spiral or helix at base. Young foliage of polished bronze. 
High sprays of lovely pink flowers. Each $1.50. CARLTON 
WILD ROSE—The desired Fragrant Begonia. From grace- 
ful foliage fountains, sway sprays of soft pink blossoms. 
Mornings, until perhaps ten o’clock, the flowers carry the 
sweet, elusive perfume of the rose. Each 85¢c. COCCIN#HA— 
Big, glossy, angel-wing leaves with bronzey pink suffusions 
that deepen at the margins. Pendant, showy, long-lasting 
flowers of coral red. Each 70c. OFFER 75DN—One plant each. 
of the 16 above, names marked, for $13.65. 
BEGONIA SCHMIDTIANA HYBRIDS-—Saved from crosses 
of Begonia Schmidtiana and the Woolly Bear Begonia. Expect 
variation in the seedlings. Most usual form has downy, ser- 
rate leaves of pale, bronzy green, rose-flushed below. Bushy, 
compact grower, filled with little, white, blush-hinting flowers 
pretty much year around. Pkt. 50c; 3 for $1.40. 
RARE BEGONIA SPECIES—Seeds of the following are ex- 
pected to be available at 40c the pkt.; any 10 pkts. for $3.70. 
Andersoni, Cathcarti, Coccinea, Deliciosa, Gigantea, Josephi, 
Laciniata, Lutea, Megaptera, picta, Rubrovenia, Sutherlandi; 
Manda Woolly Bear. Seeds of most of the above, with others, 
including certain rarities still expected from collectors, in 
one blend of beautiful diversities. Try this for enjoyable 
surprise. Order as BEGONIA SPECIES BLEND at 40c the 
pktt;" 38) pkts: for) $1203 10 pktss tors so-zo. 
BEGONIAS AND HOW TO GROW THEM—Buxton. Describes. 
some 200 kinds, with culture. Illustrated. $3.50. ; 
BEGONIAS FOR AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS— 
Kraus. Comprehensive. Very good. Illustrated. $2.49. 
