Plants for Tudoor or Greenhouse Growing 
TUBEROUS Gegoucad 
FROM SEED 
Florists’ Mixture. Large, double Camellia-type 
flowers in a wonderful array of colors. We 
blend this mixture by formula from the world’s 
finest separate color varieties. 
Separate Colors also available: Red, Scarlet, 
Orange, Rose, Salmon, Copper, Yellow, and 
White. 
Price above Tuberous Rooted Begonias, each: 
1 pkt. (500 seeds), $1.50. 
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These lovely blooms were produced in GLOXINIAS 
only six months from sowing! Sown early 
January, minimum 60° temperature. 
tory summer blooming pot plant. Its 
large, velvety, bell-shaped flowers are 
borne on short stems above the lux- 
urious foliage which somewhat resem- 
bles that of an African Violet. While 
often grown from tubers, they are 
easily grown from seed sown in Octo- 
ber and November, and many florists 
grow them this way. 
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| A remarkably showy and satisfac- 
These warm temperature plants like night 
temperatures of 60-65° with day readings at 
least 10° higher. These very tiny seeds 
should be germinated without soil covering. 
Partial shade is necessary. Seedlings should go first 
into small pots, shifting to larger sizes as they grow. 
Soil mixtures should contain liberal quantities of 
humus such as leaf mold or well decomposed ma- 
nure, with additional sand added if soil is heavy. 
Keep pot plants uniformly moist, but not muddy. 
Ball Special Mixture. Our own formula 
blend of choice separate varieties. 
A riot of color in red, pink, blue and 
violet. 1 pkt. (500 seeds), $1.50. 
Separate Colors also available on re- 
quest at the same price. 
This native of India has be- 
come one of the newest and 
most exciting pot plants in re- | 
cent years. It’s almost a per- | 
petual bloomer with sheaves | 
of overlapping, bright salmon- 
orange petals and rich, glossy, 
Gardenia-like foliage. We in- | 
troduced Crossandra to the | — 
florist trade 2 years ago where | 
it ‘“caught on” quickly. It re- 
quires aq warm temperature 
for germination and growing 
—70° at least. Full cultural 
directions sent with each 
packet. 15 seeds, $1.00; 
50 seeds, $3.00. 
