REX BEGONIAS 
CULTURAL HINTS 
The Rex is strictly a shade plant; northern exposure 
is best. Our potting soil is two-thirds compost, one-third 
old sod soil; add a liberal amount of bone meal, a sprink- 
ling of wood ashes and charcoal. They suffer from over- 
watering so good drainage is important. If desired, they 
can be treated as a seasonal plant by keeping the root- 
stock on the dry side during the winter bringing them into 
life in spring by adding water and plant food. Don't 
discard because a plant has dropped its leaves because it 
can become a beautiful specimen in season. 
NEW INTRODUCTIONS 
LAVENDER GLOW. Jet-black center, leaves silver overlaid 
with sunset red. $2.00 
ROBIN. Distinctly different; upright branching, small maple 
shaped leaves; crimson sprinkled with fine silver; 
pink flowers, blooms continuously. $2.00 
SIR PERCY. Like Pearli, small metallic silver leaves with 
dark green edging; underside brick red. $2.00 
NEW BELGIUM HYBRIDS OF OUTSTANDING MERIT: 
CAN-CAN. Deeply ruffled leaf sharply pointed with deep 
dips; taffeta silver overlaid with blush pink. $3.00 
EMBER. Flickering shades of silver, pink, and rose inter- 
spersed with green. $2.00 
MERRY CHRISTMAS. Leaves satiny red outlined in bright 
green with velvety red center and edge. $3.00 
SILVER ROSE. Leaves beautiful metallic silver, center rose 
pink. Compact grower of perfect symmetry. $2.00 
STONE MOUNTAIN. Stone grey leaves, underside red. 
Rather dwarf compact grower. $2.00 
1954 INTRODUCTIONS 
AUTUMN GLOW. Pointed leaf mottled rose and silver. 
Green margin; outstanding color. $2.00 
AVILA. Well-rounded leaf with overlapping lobe. Zones of 
rose and silver, dark center; color variable. $2.00 
CURLY SILVER LAKE. Like Purple Curly Stardust; lighter 
undertones; crimson edge. $1.50 
CURLY THUNDERCLOUD. Like Thundercloud”® butshaving 
spiral leaf. $2.00 
DEW DROP. Leaf pearly surface delicately tinted pink; 
lobed leaves suggestive of the ivy. $2.00 
FRAU HOFFMAN. Metallic rose covers center of leaf shad- 
ing to silver-gray. Branching habit. $2.00 
LIBELLIE. Heavily silvered, narrow leaf of medium size, 
base branching; like Salamander. $1.00 
MOHEGAN. Small leaved. Brilliant crimson rose, edged with 
maroon. $2.00 
POINCARE. Large spotted silver and green leaf with solid 
silver dripping from lobed margin. $1.00. 
SILVER GREEN HEART. Very beautiful. Nearly entirely 
silvery green leaf. Solid green at center. $2.00. 
THUNDER CLOUD. Ruffled leaf of silver green, with dis- ~ 
tinct dark green center, very attractive. $1.50. 
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