TWO BOOKS about house plants. 
HOME—Balthis. 
PLANTS IN THE 
manual. Illustrated. $4.00. 
WINDOW —Hersey. Interestingly 
$3.50. 
Complete 
GARDEN IN YOUR 
different. Illustrated. 
2 THE BEST IN BEGONIAS 
He must indeed be hard to serve, who cannot find delight 
among the beauties of Begonia. 
2 BEGONIA EVERBLOOMING BLEND—vw. 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 scarlet over 
burnished mahogany foliage. Each 55c. 
* DWARF WHITE—Pure white, single 
flowers in enormous profusion. Dwarf; 
4 compact. Each 55c. ADELINE—Pretty 
4 much the last in purest pink; as flower- 
¥ prodigal and as compact. Each 55c. 
m™ OFFER 921AN—one plant each of 
7 the three for $1.50. 
1 THE GENEVA DOUBLES — Pretty 
much continuous bloomers all year. 
i Flowers are intensely double. Foliage 
aleays rich green. Handsome and satisfactory. WESTPORT 
BEAUTY—Flowers that are intensely double pink balls. Plants, 
75c. GENEVA WHITE—Here the blossoms are like fluffy 
snowballs. Wonderful bloomer. Each 75c. GENEVA SCARLET 
—densely double flowers in vivid red scarlet sheen. Each 75c. 
OFFER 921BN—One plant each of the three for $2.10. 
SIX SUPERB BEGONIAS—Here are six splendid kinds, all 
very much worth growing, just for the decorative effects of 
the beautiful, and unusual foliage, but all also have decidedly 
attractive flowers. BEGONIA BUNCHI—Big, crispy, glossy 
leaves in burnished bronze-green are intensely frilled, ruffled 
and crested at the margins, and above them comes a profusion 
of pretty, pink flowers. Plants, each $1.00. THE SILVER 
BEGONIA—Extra large leaves of shining silveriness, veins 
outlined in bright green, the leaf-reverse netted in deep red. 
As the leaves age, they show rosy purple flushings. Pretty blos- 
soms of bright pink. The variety Abel Carriere, illustrated 
opposite. Each $1.10. THE BLACK BEAUTY BEGONIA— 
Grown away from direct sun, the big, irregular leaves are a 
velvety near-black, about as close to true black as a plant 
could well come. With more light, the foliage becomes a rich 
and dark bronzed olive. The reverse is always maroon red, and 
the new leaves are coppery maroon. Profuse, high-held blos- 
soms in pure pink. It is the variety Joe Heyden. Plants, each 
$1.10. THE HELIX BEGONIA—Big, shining, rose-tinged 
leaves, often undulate, always curled into a graceful spiral or 
helix at the base. Young foliage like polished bronze. Many 
high sprays of delightful pink flowers. Plants, each $1.25. BE- 
GONIA ANGULARIS—Handsome Brazilian with elongated 
leaves of satiny, dark, olive-hinting green, silvery on the veins, 
and rose-shaded in reverse. Vigorous, arching grower. White 
flowers, with pink flushings. Plants, each 90c. THE STAR 
BEGONIA—Begonia Reichenheimi. The deeply cut, star- 
shaped leaves of emerald green, carry rich mahogany markings. 
Bright pink flowers in erect panicles. Plants, each 90c. OFFER 
921C N—One plant each of the six, names marked, for $5.80. 
INTAGLIO—Large, startlingly irregular leaves with upturned 
margins and interesting sunken areas in carved effect. Deep 
green above, patterned all about in silver, the leaf reverse a 
soft, shrimp pink. White flowers. Plants, each $1.50. 
THE WINTER-HARDY BEGONIA 
—(Begonia Evansiana). A beautiful 
Begonia for either pot culture or the 
year-around open garden. It is winter- 
hardy, surviving most northern win- 
ters in the open ground if given pro- 
tection of straw or leaves. Pure pink 
flowers of large size. Big, attractive, 
green leaves, red-netted below. Tuber- 
ous roots, winter-dormant. Seeds, pkt. 
25c; 3 for 70c. Plants, each 60c; 3 for 
$1.50. ’ 
REX BEGONIAS—See page 2 for 
seeds and plants. 
WINTER*HARDY BEGONIA 
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THE CARLTON DOUBLES—A sensational newer group of 
free-bloomers, all with rich, dark mahogany foliage and clus- 
tered blossoms that are intricately, showily, double. Illustrated 
opposite. CARLTON DELIGHT 
—The graceful sprays of large, 
double blossoms in purest, truest 
pink, carry a certain suggestion 
of the Sweetheart Floribunda 
Rose. Richly colored foliage. Each 
85c; 3 for $2.35. CARLTON 
FLAME—tThe same rich foliage 
here, but the blossoms are double 
pompons in flame red coloring. 
Dark, lustrous foliage. Each 85c; 
3 for $2.35. CARLTON BIZARRE 
—Big clusters of flowers with 
wide guard petals of deep pink 
that carry many high-piled ros- 
ettes in rose-flushed lemon yellow, * ; 
often with trace of orange. Deeply eee folaee: Plants, 
each 85c. OFFER 921DN—One plant each of the 3 for $2.40. 
INDRA—Semi-trailer with light green, wax-glossy, rippled 
foliage. Sprays of little white flowers. Each 90c. 
SWEET SCANDENT—For hanging baskets. Polished, dark 
green leaves, red-tinged below. Sprays of little white blos- 
soms, sweetly fragrant. Plants, each 90c. 
OTHER FINE BEGONIAS—Plants of these are usually avail- 
able. PREUSSEN—A beautiful, free-flowering hybrid, filled 
with large pink blossoms for about nine months of the year. 
Small, dark green leaves. Makes a well-branched plant. Each 
80c. FUCHSIOIDES—Fuchsia Begonia. Fuchsia-like in grace- 
ful form and foliage, it is even more so in the long, pendant, 
“eardrop” blossoms of rose scarlet. Plants, each 80c. MEX- 
ICAN SPECIES C42. An unidentified beauty. Rather starry, 
jagged leaves of bronzed green. Bushy grower, profuse in 
lovely pink blossoms. Plants, each $1.00. BASKET OF FIRE— 
A pretty French hybrid with scarlet flowers year around. Grace- 
ful plants. Each 85c. ALLERYI—Another fine French Hybrid. 
Coppery leaves set with glistening white hairs. White flowers, 
veiled in silky pink downiness. Plants, each 80c. MEDORA— 
Graceful fountain plants, set with silver-flaked leaves of dark- 
est green. Rather large, pink flowers. Each 85c. FOLIOSA— 
Fern Begonia. Unique, fern-like species with multitudes of 
minute jeavies and showers of little snowflake blossoms. Each 80c. 
: ‘ ORANGE RUBRA —‘Silver- 
spotted, rose-tinted angel-wing 
leaves. Flowers from true or- 
ange to orange-toned rose, or 
orange-shaded scarlet. Seed- 
lings, so some variation. No 
color choice. All good. Each 
$1.00. ARGENTEA-GUTTATA 
—Trout Begonia. The decora- 
tive, bronzed leaves, red below, 
are brightly silver’ spotted. 
Creamy flowers. Each 60c. 
CORALLINA DE LUCERNE 
— Big, graceful angel-wing 
leaves of silver-spotted, rose- 
tinged green. Coral flowers in 
handsome, pendant clusters. 
Each 70c. UNDULATA—Com- 
pact plants with undulate leaves 
of shining light green. Good 
clusters of white flowers. Each 
65c. SCHARF FI—Large, olive- 
green leaves, red below, and set 
: with white hairs. Clusters of 
; pretty, soft pink blossoms. 
Plants, reat 75c. THURSTONI—Big, glossy bronze-burnished 
leaves. Clusters of pink flowers. Makes handsome specimens. 
Plants, each $1.00. OFFER 921EN—One plant each of above 
for $10.00. 
RARE BEGONIA SPECIES—Seeds of the following are ex- 
pected to be available at 40c the pkt.; any 10 pkts. for $3.70. 
Andersoni, Cathayana, Cathearti, Deliciosa, Gigantea, Grif- 
fithi, Handleyi, Josephi, Laciniata, Laciniata lutea, Megaptera, 
Alto de Serra, Cantareira, Luxurians, Macrocarpa, Wallichiana, 
Picta, Sutherlandi, Xanthina. Seeds of most of the above, with 
others, including certain rare species still expected from col- 
lectors, in one blend of beautiful diversities. Also included will 
be seeds of a few species crosses. Try this for enjoyable sur- 
prise. Order as BEGONIA SPECIES BLEND at 40c the pkt.; 
3 pkts. for $1.10. 
BOOKS ON BEGONIAS 
BEGONIAS AND HOW TO GROW THEM—Buxton. Describes 
some 200 kinds, with culture. Illustrated. $3.00. 
BEGONIAS FOR AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS— 
Kraus. Comprehensive. Very good. Illustrated. $2.95. 
