Withstands the dry air. Leaves 
thick and waxy-like, are dis- 
tinctly variegated white and 
green, and have the appear- 
ance of being powdered with 
frosted silver. (65c each) (3 
for $1.65) prepaid. 
Cotton makes a very orna- 
mental plant in the North for 
any flower garden indoors or 
out with large showy flowers, 
followed by large fluffy balls 
of white cotton. Cannot be 
sent to Calif. (Pkt. 25c). 
Bright Red Flowers 
Here is a brand new blooming 
begonia. Its unusual wing-shaped, 
waxy leaves and bright red flow- 
ers will brighten your indoor gar- 
den all winter long. A little ex- 
pensive, but well worth it. (75c¢ 
each) (3 for $1.95) prepaid. 
SPECIAL 
BEGONIA COLLECTION 
1 Beefsteak 1 Watermelon 
1 Angel Wing 
All 3 Begonias only $1.85 prepaid. 
SEMPERFLORENS HYBRIDS. Of sturdy growth, 
about one foot high, forming dense bushes, which 
from May until frost are completely hidden with 
The Fragrant Climber 
The true Wax Plant (Hoya 
Carnosa) is an easily grown 
climbing house plant suitable for 
window gardens and trellis work. 
Umbels of fragrant, waxy-white 
flowers with pink centers, pro- 
duced in succession. The shin- 
ing succulent, dark green foli- 
age makes it an interesting plant 
even when not in bloom. (75c 
each) (3 for $1.95) prepaid. 
flowers. As a house plant, it blooms throughout 
the entire year. A fine mixture of colors, from 
(Pkt. 35c) (Jumbo 
pure white to deepest crimson. 
Pkt. 90c). 
The Giant Angel’s Trumpet (Datura ar- 
borea) is a magnificent plant. Hardy out- 
side in the South. In the Northern States it 
can be kept indoors in winter and on the 
porch or garden in summer. Blooms both 
winter and summer. Large tropical leaves ; 
beautiful trumpet-shaped flowers nearly a 
foot long, pure white, and as fragrant as the 
Jasmine. One of the most gorgeous of all 
blooming plants. Seeds. (Packet 30c) (Jum- 
bo Pkt. 75c). 
Blooming age plants (shipped in May only) 
($1.25 each) (3 for $3.00) prepaid. 
Fruit for Your Living Room 
The Pigmy Date Palm is a close relative of 
the larger commercial variety. While in 
warm climates it will reach a height of ten 
feet, it seldom grows over two or three feet 
high indoors. From an ornamental stand- 
point, the Pigmy Date Palm is just as at- 
tractive and desirable as other varieties of 
Palms, and in addition it will produce edible 
fruit in your own living room, under pot cul- 
ture, as well as outside in the South. Plants 
($1.00 each) (3 for $2.50) prepaid. 
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Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
* 
A mixture of 30 choice varie- 
ties including many rare and un- 
usual kinds. An interesting hob- 
by. (Pkt. 35c) (Jumbo Pkt. 90c). 
It Catches Flies, Eats Raw Meat, 
most fascinating 
plants known to 
man. It resem- 
bles the hooded 
eobra of the jun- 
gles of India, 
and is one of 
the few carniv- 
orous plants 
known to sci- 
ence. 
The plant has 
no. leaves, the 
stalks are 
twisted and fun- 
nel shape, small 
at the bottom, 
growing larger 
with a rounded 
hood at the top 
from which hang 
two crimson and 
green appendages 
which have the 
appearance of 
feelers or whis- 
kers. 
The hood is 
beautifully col- 
ored, and mottled 
by white translucent areas through which the in- 
terior is lighted. Both hood and appendages bear 
many honey glands, the excretion from which 
tempts bugs, ants, flies, in fact all kinds of in- 
sects toward the mouth, an orifice on the under 
side of the hood, and are lured inside the funnel- 
like stem from which they can not come back, as 
the stem is lined with innumerable little hair-like 
prongs all pointing downward, and once they get 
below a few of these points they have to con- 
tinue on downward where the victim is absorbed 
in the digestive fluid or liquid in the bottom of 
the stem. 
The Cobra Orchid, or Darlingtonia, is a peren- 
nial which will grow year after year out of doors, 
provided it is given a shady position and never 
allowed to become dry. Along the banks of a pool 
is an ideal place. It also may be grown as a 
house plant, in pots of sandy soil and leaf mould. 
If kept in a room free from all insects, it is 
advisable once or twice weekly to place a few 
small particles of raw beef, about the size of a 
grain of wheat, in the orifice for its nourishment ; 
however, if placed where there are other plants, 
in the average room, a sufficient number of insects 
will be attracted from them, making artificial feed- 
ing unnecessary. 
The Cobra Orchid blooms in the spring, having 
unusual purple and yellow flowers. Available from 
October 1st until June. 
Plants ($1.95 each) (3 for $5.00) prepaid. 
As 
Delightful Pink Blooms Come Again and Again 
A native of Brazil. It is of the easiest possible culture, and 
seems to do well everywhere, requiring but little attention. It 
is a°strong, rapid grower, throwing many shoots, each of which 
is tipped with beautiful pink, plume-like flowers that come 
again and again. Plants ($1.00 each) (3 for $2.50) prepaid. 
Pa 
POMPON DE PARIS. Just imagine a rose bush in full bloom 
small enough to put under a tumbler. The tiny buds, no larger 
than a pea, open into well-formed, double rose-pink flowers 
the size of a dime. Blooms year around. (85c each) (3 for 
$2.25) prepaid. 
Painted Leaf or Rex Begonias are rich in color and beautiful 
in design and easily handled under almost any condition. The 
large, broad leaves, high colorings and exquisite markings 
make them invaluable as decorative plants for house culture 
and for baskets and vases if given plenty of moisture and not 
exposed to the full rays of the sun. We can supply a fine as- 
sortment of varieties, all beautifully marked, some with broad 
bands and borders, some blotched and speckled. Some with 
markings of deep maroon, various shades of red, silvery—trose, 
silver, bronze, etc. We cannot fill orders for special colors or 
varieties but each plant will be a different variety. ($1.25 
each) (3 for $3.00) prepaid. 
