Foliage is oblong and pointed. Flowers are pure white and long, very attractive. They 
are easy to grow as house plants, in 4” pots. Small plants, $1.50 and $2.00. Blooming 
sizes, often in bloom when sent, $2.50 and $3.00. Postpaid or by express, f.o.b. 
FANCY LEAF GERANIUMS 
Fancy Leaf Geraniums have been having a renaissance of popularity. The gorgeous 
colors in their foliage surpass belief, until seen. 
Culture. The Fancy Leafs are pot plants. The plants we send out are ready for 4” 
pots. Use only unglazed clay pots—no plastics. Do not allow pots to stand in saucers of 
water. Give almost full sun for about one-half day or more, strong light for the balance. 
If shaded much, stem rot results. Do not keep plants in a soggy condition but water when 
soil surface appears slightly dry. The best soil is one that allows water to drain quickly 
yet retains enough for one or two days supply. Such a soil may be composed of good 
garden loam one part; peat, shredded or cut sphagnum, fibrous leaf mould, (or a combi- 
nation) 3 parts; enough coarse sand or Sponge Rok to make the compost quite gritty. Be 
sure your final compost drains well. We mulch top of soil with sphagnum. Use no 
manure or fertilizer in potting soil except a level tablespoonful of bone meal can be used 
in a 4” pot. When well established, Spoonit is a good and sufficient fertilizer. We ship 
plants in waxed paper cups. Do not remove or disturb the sphagnum in which we root 
them. Use only 4” pots for Geraniums as house plants. Keep tips of branches pinched 
back to encourage a bushy growth. 
Geraniums are not easy shippers. Usually some leaves are lost. They are guaranteed 
to recover if you follow our directions fully—but not guaranteed if you don’t. We do not 
always ship at once unless weather is favorable. 
If our prices seem higher, remember, we prepay postage; we make no packing 
charge; we guarantee that our plants arrive in living condition. We send out of 3” pots. 
You should send the fees for Insurance, Special Delivery and if wanted for Air Parcel 
Post. It is advisable to send by air on long distances. Express shipments are usually quite 
safe and Express Co. accepts responsibility. ; 
Alpha. Dwarf. Deeply lobed, golden green leaves with narrow rust zone and large, 
dark, glowing scarlet flowers. $1.00. 
Crystal Palace Gem. Yellow green leaves with deeper green central blotch. Scarlet 
flowers. $1.00. 
Distinction. Small, round green leaves, toothed on edge, with a sharply outlined 
dark zone close to edge. Compact small plant. Often first choice of local customers. 
Cherry flowers. $1.25. 
Jubilee. Bronze yellow leaves with broad rust brown zone. Grows well outside. $1.00. 
Miss Burdett Coutts. Silvery green leaves bordered with ivory and a zone of brilliant 
red and brown. Easy to grow and one of the most brilliant in color. $1.50. 
Mrs. Cox. Green leaves edged yellow. The wide zone is brilliantly splashed scarlet, 
crimson and brown. Very rare. $1.50. 
Mrs. Pollock. Green leaves edged yellow. Wide zone splashed scarlet. Similar but 
less colorful than Mrs. Cox. $1.00. 
Skies of Italy. Sharply lobed green leaves with wide brown zone, splashed red. Older 
plants become very colorful. $1.25. 
THE GESNERIA FAMILY — Gesneriaceae 
This family includes the following genera: Gloxinia, Saintpaulia, Episcia, Achimenes, 
Smithiantha, Corytholoma, Isoloma, Streptocarpus, Aeschynanthes, etc. Some of these are 
listed in our spring catalog. Next spring we will again list Achimenes. In spring ’54 we 
did not list them because our tubers were small. They had been crowded out of our 
greenhouses and we did not get good tubers in the lath house because of a very early 
frost. So we built a new large greenhouse for Achimenes and Dutch Amaryllis. They are 
doing fine. Smithianthas and others will also be in Spring Catalog. 
Gloxinias. Our main list cannot be offered until spring as American wholesale 
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