BEGONIA ADELINE 
A bench of Adeline Begonias growing for seed in our 
West Chicago greenhouses. 
EXTRA DWARF BEGONIAS 
@ Ball Dworf Carmen. Extra compact habit with rich bronze 
leaves and light pink flowers. Tr. pkt., $1.50; 164 0z., $3.50. 
@Saga. Extra dwarf and dense growth. Small, bright red flowers. 
Tr. pkt., $1.50; 144 oz., $4.00; 140 oz., $7.50. 
DWARF CLASS 
@ Adeline. Extra free flowering bright pink; dwarf and compact. 
Tr. pkt., $1.50; 164 0z., $3.25; 142 oz., $6.00. 
@Ball Deep Rose. Sorry. Crop failure. 
@ Ball Red. Medium large flowers of bright true scarlet are freely 
produced on fairly dwarf, uniform plants. Tr. pkt., $1.50; 
Y%, oz., $3.25; 140 oz., $6.00. 
Ball White. Rather small flowers but very freely produced. 
Tr. pkt., $1.50; 464 0z., $3.00; 140 0z., $5.50. 
@Luminosa Compacta. Dwarf, free flowering scarlet-red. Tr. 
pkt., $1.50; 464 0z., $3.00; 142 0z., $5.50. 
@Snowbank. Large, glistening white flowers are carried on dense 
growing, even plants. The best white. Tr. pkt., $1.25; 14 0z., 
$2.75; 142 0z., $5.00. 
Dwarf Varieties Mixed. Our own formula mixture of dwarf 
varieties. Tr. pkt., $1.00; 164 0z., $2.50; 142 0z., $4.50. 
INTERMEDIATE CLASS 
@Carmen. The original bronze-leaved Begonia; bright rose-pink 
flowers. Tr. pkt., $1.25; 164 0z., $2.75; 182 0z., $5.00. 
Fire Sea (Blaze of Fire). Large, fiery red with green foliage. 
Tr. pkt., $1.25; 164 0z., $2.50; 140.0z., $4.50. 
@ Indian Maid. Foliage a deep lustrous bronze with scarlet flow- 
ers. Tr. pkt., $1.25; 164 0z., $2.75; 149 0z., $5.00. 
King of the Reds. Free flowering carmine-red; vigorous growth. 
Tr. pkt., $1.25; 4% oz., $2.50; 42 0z., $4.75. 
@Luminosa. Very attractive and popular scarlet-red. Tr. pkt., 
$1.25; 14 oz. $3.00; 142 02z., $5.50. 
Prima Donna. Medium rose-pink. Prefer Scandinavia Pink. 
Tr. pkt., $1.25; 144 0z., $2.00; 12 0z., $3.50. 
Why not take advantage of our liberal 
Weal 
Gall Gegoutas 
FIBROUS ROOTED 
(30,000 seeds per 42 02.) 
If our seed and plant sales are an accurate indicator, Begonias 
are rapidly increasing in popularity as versatile all-around potted 
plants. They are equally “at home” in 5 inch pots, as less expensive 
plants in 3 or 4 inch pots, and in combinations of all sorts. Here is 
one plant which will do well in the low-light, high-temperature 
conditions of modern homes. 
The extreme fineness of Begonia seed and the difficulties in- 
volved in getting the better varieties to seed freely are two reasons 
for our handling this seed production in our own greenhouse at 
West Chicago. This seed is bred, grown, selected, harvested and 
cleaned under the watchful eyes of men who have had years of 
experience handling fine seed. 
Culture: We use clear neutral peat for germination; no cover- 
ing over the seed (except paper till they sprout). Keep surface of 
flat moist. Use half peat, half soil for potting. They must have 60° 
to keep them moving—and shade in summer. Sow in January for 
flowering 214’s, shifting to 4’s for May sales. 
Varieties. We find the Dwarf types best for pots and combina- 
tions: Adeline, Ball Deep Rose, Ball Red, Luminosa Compacta. 
and Snowbank. Indian Maid and the Scandinavias are fine Jnter- 
mediates. 
ILLINOIS 
@Sparkler (New). The outstanding feature of this new Be- 
gonia is its unusual color—large flowers of brilliant orange- 
salmon with each petal base a contrasting creamy white. 
Sparkler was developed in our own greenhouses and is the 
only true salmon Begonia we have ever seen. Tr. pkt., $2.50. 
Salmon Queen. Salmon shaded rose with dark foliage. Tr. pkt., 
$1.25; V4 0z., $2.50; 140 oz., $4.50. 
@Scandinavia Pink. Very free flowering bright rose-pink. Fine 
bushy habit. Tr. pkt., $1.25; %4 0z., $2.75; 12 0oz., $5.00. 
@ Scandinavia Red. Identical to the above except for its bright 
red flowers. Tr. pkt., $1.25; 164 0z., $2.75; 12 0z., $5.00. 
Scandinavia White. A white Scandinavia selection. Tr. pkt., 
$1.25; 164 02., $2.75; 149 02., $5.00. 
White Pearl. Medium sized white flowers with green leaves, 
tinged pink; reddish stems. Tr. pkt., $1.25; 164 0z., $2.50. 
Intermediate Varieties Mixed. Made up of the above separate 
colors. Tr. pkt., $1.25; 164 oz. $2.25; 149 oz., $3.75. 
TALL CLASS 
Christmas Cheer. Large flowered, deep rose. Tr. pkt., $1.00; 
164 0z., $2.00; 149 0z., $3.75. 
Masterpiece. Extra large flowered, light pink. Tr. pkt., $1.25; 
164 0z., $2.25; 140 oz., $4.00. 
Pink Radio. Extra large flowered, rich rose. Tr. pkt., $1.25; 
V4 0z., $2.25; 140 oz., $4.00. 
Silver Wings. Extra large, pure white flowers. 
$1.00; 464 0z., $2.00; 149 0z., $3.75. 
Tall Varieties Mixed. A formula mixture of the above strong 
growing sorts.-Tr. pkt., $1.00; 164 0z., $1.50; 140 oz., $2.50. 
Tr. pkt., 
HETEROSIS (HYBRID) STRAINS 
@Gruga. Dwarf. Large flowers of Adeline-pink.. Habit similar to 
Ball Red. Tr. pkts. only, $1.50. 
Tausendschon. Dwarf. Bright pink; closely resembles Adeline 
and Pink Pearl in habit. Originator’s seed. Tr. pkt., $1.25. 
@ Pink Pearl. Resembles Adeline in flower size, rich pink color 
and uniformly dwarf, compact growth. Originator’s tr. pkts. 
only, $1.50. 
@Red Pearl. Dwarf. Identical to Pink Pearl except for its Lum- 
inosa-red color. Originator’s imported Hybrid seed. Tr. pkts. 
only, $1.50. 
cash discount? See inside back cover. ne 
WEST CHICAGO 
