SWAYNE'S GARDENS =< -!- “Se Puyallup, State of Washington 
Picotee Ruffled Type 
This type is remarkable for its constrasting 
colors. They resemble the camellia type in 
formation but the flowers are daintily edged 
or heavily bordered with a contrasting color. 
They may also be strikingly mottled or spotted. 
Colors: 
Apricot Rose 
Pink Salmon 
Red Mixed Colors 
Double Hanging Basket 
One of the most beautiful of all flowering 
plants is the hanging basket Begonia. This 
new, large flowered type often produces 
blooms 3 inches across. A well grown plant 
produces hundreds of blooms throughout the 
season. 
Colors: 
Apricot Salmon 
Orange Scarlet 
Pink White 
Rose Yellow 
Finest Mixed 
Price for any of above: 
Each 40c; Six for $2.25; Doz. $4.00 
Special 
Begonia Collection 
Named Novelties 
B-1 DARLENE (Hanging Basket) Carnation type 
3 Double Camellia Type, different colors flower from 3% to 4 inches in diameter. 
3 Double Ruffled Camellia, all different colors The color is a lovely light pink with a 
3 Double Carnation, all different colors white center. A most prolific bloomer. 
3 Crispa, or Single Frilled, all different colors Each $3.00 
3 Picotee, all different colors JEANIE (Hanging Basket) Ruffled Camellia 
15 Large Begonia Tubers for type flower 4 to 5 inches across. A gor- 
Only $5.00 geous shade of pink-salmon. Each $3.00 
DPE PFE EP EPP? PDP? PAP PAP PRIA PPP PAP 
BEGONIA CULTURE 
The dormant period of the tuber is in the winter, and in the spring the tuber will form sprouts. 
We therefore discourage too early delivery, being convinced that if started a little later they will 
start quicker and prove far more satisfactory. 
IT IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT A SPROUT APPEAR BEFORE THE TUBER IS 
PLANTED. 
You may move your tubers to a warm, dark place to induce earlier sprouting. Placing un- 
sprouted tubers in damp soil or peat moss is not advisable as they will sprout without dampness, 
with less danger of loss. 
The sprouted tubers should be placed in shallow containers in a mixture of leaf mold and 
sand, or of finely divided peat. Cover tubers completely, leaving only the tips of the sprouts 
showing, as the roots develop from the top and sides of tubers. After planting the tubers should be 
well watered and should not be watered again until they show dryness. It is important that the 
iuber develop a good root system before potting, or setting out in your garden. They may attain 
four or five inches before they are moved. 
After planting the plant is lightly watered and is not watered again until the soil shows dry- 
ness. As the plant develops, watering will become more frequent; however a simple rule is to 
WATER ONLY WHEN THE SOIL SHOWS DRYNESS. 
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