REX BEGONIAS 
Rex begonias are grown for their exquisite, colorful and 
exotic foliage. It is impossible to describe all the colorings 
and blendings of the various varieties. The descriptions 
given are the main basic colorings. Colors will vary in 
depth and brightness under different growing conditions. 
The colors will be brighter when grown where no direct 
sun rays shine on them. However they do need good light. 
The size and shape of the leaf is of interest to most 
growers. There are large, medium and small leaves and 
therefore one can have plants that will fit the growing 
position. There are Rex Begonias that have creeping 
rhizomes and there are the types that are upright growers. 
Those growing upright have cane like stems and these 
must be staked. They are more like a small tree in habit 
of growth. 
Rex Begonias to be successfully grown require a high 
humidity. The very soft hairy leaved varieties require a 
much higher humidity than those with very heavy textured 
leaves. Rex Begonias do not resent heat if the humidity 
_can be provided. 
Leaf sizes are the approximate diameter of a fully 
developed leaf. Miniature up to 4 inches. Small up to 5 
inches. Medium up to 7 inches. Large up to 12 inches. 
Low growers will grow up to 8 inches -tall. Medium 
growers will grow up to 12 inches tall. Tall growers will 
_ grow up to 18 inches tall. 
LESOUDSI 75¢ each 
Large leaf. Tall grower. Center irregularly veined in 
dark greens, edges have a fine line of red and are 
slightly hairy. Border -of -dark green with tiny dots of 
silver. Balance of leaf is a medium shade of green 
with a raised and blistered effect. Easy to grow. 
PETER PAN 75¢ each 
Large leaf. Tall grower. ‘Center of deep green, shade 
out into a bright green. Mid-section silver green, edged 
with deep red and bright green, overlaid with silver 
spots. Stiff red hears are sparsely scattered over the 
top. of leaves. Easy to grow. 
BERTHA McGREGGOR $1.00 each 
Medium leaf. Upright, -tall grower. Leaf cut and _ser- 
rated, similar to a maple leaf. Center veined in. deep 
maroon. Mid-section -blue-green-silver, slightly tinged 
with red toward the center. The edge has a very fine 
line of red, slightly hairy with a small irregular border 
of green, silver spotted. Easy to grow. 
