3 THE TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS 
Flowers of great size in gorgeous 
color range that includes orange, pink, 
rose, salmon, scarlet, white and yel- 
low. The blossoms are fully double, 
camellia-like. This group makes most 
decorative pot plants for spring and 
summer bloom, particularly effective 
on a porch, or in an east window, or 
they are wonderful for outside bedding 
in a shady place if kept well watered. 
Seeds, a splendid English strain, pack- 
et 90c; 3 pkts. for $2.50. Tubers, full 
color range in mixture, each 35c; 3 for 
$1.00 ; 10 for $3.00 ; 25 for $7.00. After 
May 15th we can also supply already 
started tubers in moss (fine for quick 
effects, at each 45c; 3 for $1.25: 10 for 
$3.75 ; 25 for $8.25. 
BEGONIA MARTIANA — Hollyhock 
Begonia. Usually just one, tall, up- 
right stem, the big, pink flowers carried all along it in manner 
of Hollyhock. In pots it may only reach two feet of height, 
but in open ground it sometimes reaches five or six feet. Tol- 
erant of sun. Strikingly decorative. Bulbils are produced in 
the leaf axils. Tubers, each 45c; 3 for $1.25; 10 for $3.80. 
Illustrated above. 
2 HOUSE PLANT SURPRISE 
Delightful amazement here. Seeds of perhaps a hundred 
different ornamentals suitable for pot culture in sunny win- 
dow or greenhouse, have gone into this blend. Many are rare, 
unusual. Sift fine seeds from the coarse before sowing, since 
latter will need deeper covering. Allow for varying germina- 
tion times. Pkt. 30c; 3 pkts. for 80c. 
3 AN EASIER ORCHID 
It is BLETILLA HYACINTHINA, easiest of Orchids, and 
one of the lovelier of them, with fairly large flowers of 
amethystine purple, or again of pure or blue-marked white. 
Fully winter-hardy in the garden at Philadelphia, or it will 
bloom well when grown in pots in window. Also available, 
spring or autumn delivery, as dormant or started tubers (ac- 
cording to season) at, PURPLE variety, each 85c; 3 for $2.40, 
or WHITE variety, at each $1.00; 3 for $2.80. 
Z BILLBERGIA 
These easily grown Bromeliads make dis- 
tinctive, and beautiful house plants. They 
like plenty of moisture while they are in 
active growth, and will thrive in an east 
or north window, but, at least in the winter, 
full sun will not harm them. 
BILLBERGIA NUTANS — Delightful pot 
plant, Illustrated opposite. Pretty, pendant 
blossoms in tricolor effect, the bracts bright 
red, the petals green, edged with vivid blue. 
Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.40. 
BILLBERGIA SAUNDERSII HYBRID— 
Unusual hybrid with colorful foliage, mar- 
bled bronzy red and cream over green. 
Flowers of deep blue, petals narrowly green- 
edged, the bracts a rich crimson. Plants, 
each $1.50. 
BILLBERGIA PORTEANA—Rosettes of quite wide leaves in 
deep green with purple shading. Pendant flower clusters. Re- 
curved, spirally twisted flowers of yellow-green from big, 
showy bracts of brilliant rose. Seeds, pkt. 35c. Plants, each 
$3.60. 
THE TREASURE CHEST, ready in February, is a descrip- 
tive folder-offer of garden books; also of many additional, 
interesting species in seeds and plants. Ask for it. 
SALMAGUNDI doesn’t always mean pickles. One dictionary 
meaning is “a medley,’”’ and our particular SALMAGUNDI 
is surely that. It is a mixture of seeds of pretty nearly every- 
thing we offer, and of a few we don’t as yet catalog (left- 
overs from our own trial sowings). Of some kinds there will 
be just a trace, of others much, for this is where old seeds go. 
They won’t all grow, but a lot of them will, and at low price 
at which this is sold, you can be pretty sure of getting ex- 
cellent value. 4% oz. 35c; 1 oz. 60c; 14 lb. $2.00. 
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1 BETONICA OFFICINALIS—ebx(3)28. Dense, spikes of rich 
purple or soft, rosy pink top the many tall stems. A showy, 
fully hardy perennial. Seeds, mixed, pkt. 20c. Plants, no color 
choice, each 55c; 3 for $1.40. 
4 BIXA ORELLANA—w. Annatto. The attractive, blush pink 
flowers remind of wild roses. The odd seed capsules are quite 
decorative also. Makes a handsome, large pot plant. Pkt. 25c. 
5 BLUE LACE FLOWER—ecx(3)18. Didiscus. Wide, lace-like 
heads of lavender blue. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. 
1 BOLTONIA LATISQUAMA—ebx(4)60. Airy, starry “Aster” 
blossoms, blush white to pale pink, for some two months in 
late summer. One of the easier and better border perennials. 
Pkt. 15¢; 46 oz. 35c. Plants, each 50c; 3 for $1.35. 
1 BOLTONIA ASTEROIDES SNOWBANK 
aN sturdily erect, several-stemmed peren- 
nial to 50 inches, topped with great, dense 
masses of snowily white flowers through 
late summer. Very good, indeed. Plants, 
each 55c; 3 for $1.40. 
2 PERFUMED BORONIA 
Australian plants, desirable for pot cul- 
ture, both for beauty and for fragrance. A 
slow, but rather sure germinator if given 
sufficient heat. Needs higher temperatures to 
induce sprouting than do most other seeds. 
BORONIA MEGASTIGMA- Called “the 
world’s sweetest flower’ from its delightful, 
pervasive perfume. Bell blossoms, brown- 
maroon outside, yellow within, make pleas- 
ant showing for three months. Illustrated opposite. Pkt. 35c. 
1 BOCCONIA or PLUME POPPY 
The Plume Poppies are striking, tall perennials of full win- 
ter-hardiness, valued both for the decorative, oddly shaped 
foliage, and for the high sprays of feathery, chamois-toned 
flowers, these followed by ornamental, tan-colored seed-plumes. 
We offer BOCCONIA CORDATA (more correctly a Macleayi), 
bx (3-4)50. Pkt. 20c; Ye oz. 35c; % oz. 55c. Plants, each 60c; 
3 for $1.60; 10 for $4.50. 
1 A DESIRABLE "ANNUAL" PERENNIAL 5 
1 BRITTONASTRUM MEXICANUM—ex(8)28. Spikes of flow- 
ers that range from pink, through rose, to red. Easy; pretty; 
everblooming. Aromatic. Readily grown as an annual, since 
it blooms first year, but with protection, it can also be han- 
dled as a winter-hardy perennial. Pkt. 20c. 
Z2 BOUGAINVILLEA BRILLIANCE 
They make wonderful pot plants for 
window or greenhouse, giving spectac- 
ular bloom in mauve, rose, red and 
purple. By pinching back, they may 
be easily kept in bushy, pot-plant form 
for several years. They need no special 
conditions for flowering, no special 
skill. In warm climates, as Florida, 
California, Bougainvilleas are used 
with effective beauty out of doors, 
being allowed to grow as vines on 
porch or over trellis. Not difficult from 
- — seed, and seedlings will give varying 
lovely color forms. ‘‘w’’ culture. 4 seeds for 25c; 9 for 50c; 
19 for $1.00 (customer limit). Illustrated opposite. 
BOUGAINVILLEA BARBARA KARST—Perhaps showiest, 
and best for pot culture. The plants tend toward more bushy 
growth than do other varieties, and the massive clusters of 
big, bright crimson flower-bracts appear at intervals through- 
out the year. Plants, each $1.10; 3 for $2.95. 
4 TREE EVERGREEN BLEND 
A mixture of ornamental Evergreens and relatives in the 
Coniferae. Made up from desirable species of Fir, Pine, 
Spruce, Hemlock, Yew, Juniper, Cedar, Larch, with Crypto- 
meria, Chamaecyparis, Ginkgo, Thuja and the like. Some nat- 
urally germinate quickly, but a few of the kinds (as Yew) are 
slow and may take months, so do not disturb seedbed until 
at least one winter has passed. Not less than % oz. sold. 
¥% oz. 20c; % oz. 35c; 1 oz. $1.15; 14 lb. $4.00. 
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