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LADY MARE Lovely new hairy Beponia with silisht resemblance to irs. Fred 
mer SS Scripps» Rough-hairy green heaves with serrated edges and deeply 
cut lobes. Whit: ~ nod 3 | 
LILLIAN SLOAN- Another choice new Segenia in the dairy elass, Very dark 
green leaves with deeply depressed veins resulting’ in puffed areas 
between. Mature leaves about & by 9 inches and having a carved 
appearance. Plant is bushy, well branched and entirely Walte hairy 
LOMA ALTA- (irs. E. Fewkes) Seedling fron SchasrhTanal Leaves are dark 
freen above, deep oes below and white bairy like Scharffiana. 
Young leaves very crumpled. thite flowers are: pank-hairy without . 
Upright grower- to 5 feet in one year Sf given th ne ee to grow, 
NEw YORK BOTANICAL GARDENS # 76gel = ee caLlied MERICAN SI ECUSG fe» 
Tad; upright grower that will also trail. Shini fine “greek en leaves 
with irregular chocolate WOR ree and ecged with fine white hairs. 
white flowers. A shy bleomer but the wousual foliage is attractive 
enough to compensate for the lack ef blcoms. 
The following greup at 75¢ eaéh, 3 for $2.09, 6 for BP, 
STITCH LEAF or STITCHES-Lovely drooping plant that ean de trellised or 
‘Brown in a hanging centeiner, Heart saved green ieaves maturing 
to 2 i/2 dy 3 Incres, the edges blanket st#tched in brown. Tiny 
flowers in airy clusters are pink and white mottled. Blooms from 
spring threugh summer, 
HARFFI- (Syn. BAAGLANA?- Tall upright grower that is considered one of 
“the best shrubby Begonias, will grew to great size if given the 
chance, Olive green leaves are red beneath and hoth stems and leave 
are thickly set with hairs, Flowers red-heiry outside and borne 
in large drpoping clusters on long stems. Constant bloomer from 
November to Jnuiy, the individual blossoms about one inch across 
when fully open. ae special care needed. (Jliustrated in the 
Begonian- Sept., I95t). 
DLARF HOUGHTONT- Another ae low growing drooper that makes a most 
~ attractive hanging potplant. Foliage similar te Scher{fs but much 
snaller and brownish toned. Ne two leaves exactly alike. Large 
clusters of white flowers droop down over the foliege.seft-hairy . 
PRUNIFOLTA- (A.D. .Robinson/- Seedling of Viaudk. Medium grower. Dens a 
hairy , dark olive-green leaves are purple beneath. white flower 
red bearded on outside. 
ViaUni- hedium grower- to 4 feet or more. Thickiy hairy olive-green leaves 
ape @uli red below and mature to about @ by 5 inches, often cupped. 
Entire plant covered with white hairs, Stiff red hairs on outside 
of blessoms add color and charm. (See cover of The Begonian-Nov. ! 5) 
LETALLICA- Erect, bushy plant. Deep olive green leaves have metallic sheen, 
are purple veined above and’ red helow. Large clusters of flowers, 
the blossoms large- bright pink and bearded without. This one- Like 
many others with reddish veins- holds an added attraction when 
placed so the light shines threugh the leaves, Try holding various 
"hes tants up to the light and see what 7 mean. 
HONS 3 | ‘lllustrated in Phe Begonian, Kay 1955? 
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