2 THE BEST IN BEGONIAS 
He must indeed be hard to serve who cannot find delight 
among the Begonias. 
2 BEGONIA EVERBLOOMING BLEND—w. It may be kept 
in bloom as a pot plant pretty much the year through. Blos- 
soms will be white, pale pink, rose, scarlet or crimson, the 
foliage sometimes bronzed or red-tinted. Pkt. 30c; 3 pkts. for 
80c; 10 for $2.30. 
BEGONIA EVERBLOOMING VARIETIES—Seeds of the fol- 
lowing are available at 35¢c the packet, any 3 pkts. for $1.00. 
ADELINE, pink; CARMEN, rose with bronzed foliage; 
CHRISTMAS CHEER, large-flowered crimson; INDIAN 
MAID, salmon scarlet over mahogany foliage; DWARF 
LUMINOSA, scarlet, over red-brown 
foliage; PRIMA DONNA, rosy car- 
s mine; KING OF THE REDS; MAS- 
TERPIECH, large-flowered rose pink; 
WHITE PEARL; SCANDINAVIAN 
PINK, large-flowered; SCANDINAV- 
IAN RED, large-flowered. FIRE SEA, 
bright red; ENCHANTRESS, | soft 
rose. 
 BEGONIA HERACLEIFOLIA. A spe- 
Hcies of distinction. Great palmate 
leaves, rich green but bronze-marked 
and white-hairy, each leaf deeply cut 
into several narrow, irregular lobes. 
Flowers suffused white to rose, in tall 
panicles. Pkt. 40c; 3 for $1.10. 
BLACK BEAUTY BEGONIA (Joe 
Heyden). Big, irregular leaves from darkest bronzed olive, to 
velvety black; red in reverse. Fine, clear pink blossoms. Each 
$1.25. 
BEGONIA TEA ROSE—A near-continuous bloomer with de- 
lightful pink flowers that carry the sweet fragrance of the Tea 
Rose. Each $1.00. 
B. THURSTONI—Makes handsome specimens. Big, glossy, 
bronze-burnished leaves. Nice pink flowers. Each $1.10. 
BEGONIA PREUSSEN—A profusion of large pink blossoms 
for about nine months of the year. Plants, each 90c. 
B. UNDULATA—Compact plants with undulate leaves of 
shining soft green. White flowers. Plants, each 80c. 
B. SCHARFFI—Bushy 
plants with large, white- 
hairy leaves and large clus- 
ters of big, pale pink flow- 
ers. Showy and easy. Each 
90c. 
SILVER STAR BEGONIA 
— Starry, jagged, wavy 
leaves, silvered over olive. 
Easy and showy. Pretty 
pink flowers. Illustrated 
opposite. Each $1.25. 
FERN BEGONIA. B. foli- 
osa. Unique in fern effect. 
Multitudes of minute leaves; 
showers of little snowflake 
blossoms. Each 90c. 
HELIX BEGONIA—Big, ; ; 
undulate, rose-toned leaves, each curled into a graceful helix 
or spiral at base. Foliage like polished bronze. Delightful pink 
flowers. B. erythrophylla helix. Each $1.40. 
WINTER-HARDY BEGONIA—(B. Evansiana). A beauty for 
pot culture, or in year-around, open 
garden. Will survive most northern 
winters if given root protection of 
straw or leaves. Pure pink flowers of 
large size, over big, decorative green 
leaves that are red-netted below. 
Illustrated opposite. Young plants, 
spring only, each 70¢; 3 for $1.90; 
10 for $5.60. 
SS BEGONIA MEDORA—Dark green, 
silver-flaked leaves. Large pink 
flowers. Each 95c. 
B. ANGULARIS—Elongated, silver- 
veined, satiny leaves, dark olive, but 
rosy in reverse. White flowers. Each 
$1.00. 
WINTER-HARDY  BEGONIA 
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_ Each 90c. 
DOUBLE OR ROSE BEGONIAS 
—Beauties with intensely double 
flowers. Ever-blooming. CARL- 
TON DELIGHT—Our favorite. 
Graceful sprays of large, double 
blossoms in pure pink, over foli- 
age of rich mahogany red. Each 
95c; 3 for $2.70. GENEVA RED 
—Densely doubled flowers in 
scarlet-toned red. Bright green 
foliage. Each 85c; 3 for $2.40. 
CARLTON BIZARRE—Big clus- 
ters of flowers with wide guard 
petals of deep pink that carry 
ae ee j many high-piled rosettes in rose- 
flushed lemon, often with hint of orange. Bronzed red foliage. 
Each 95c. GENEVA WHITE—Flowers like clustered, little 
white roses. Green foliage. Each 85c; 3 for $2.40. CARLTON 
FLAME—Double pompon blossoms in flame shades, over lus- 
trous red foliage. Each 95ce; 3 for $2.70. OFER 320AN—One 
plant each of the five for $4.30. 
FUCHSIA BEGONIA—Fuchsia-like in graceful form and 
foliage, and in the long, pendant, ear-drop blossoms of rosy 
scarlet. B. fuchsioides. Each 90c. 
BEGONIA INDRA-—Semi-trailer with light green, wax- 
glossy, rippled foliage. Sprays of white flowers. Each $1.00. 
B. STRIGILLOSA— Great olive 
green leaves, marbled with a 
rich chocolate that shows on 
both sides. It can be spectacu- 
lar. Each $1.60. 
BEGONIA CORALLINA DE 
LUCERNE — Graceful angel- 
wing leaves of silver-flecked, 
rose-toned green. Handsome 
coral flowers in big, pendant 
clusters. Each 85c. 
B. ALLERYI—Coppery green 
leaves, set with glistening 
white hairs. Attractive white 
flowers, veiled in pink down. 
B. BUNCHI—tThe big, glossy, 
bronze-toned leaves are. in- 
tensely frilled, ruffled and 
crested at the margins. Pretty 
pink flowers. Plants, each 
$1.50. 
STITCH-LEAF BEGONIA— 
The large, scallopped green 
leaves are marked around the edges with what seems to be a 
decorative brown stitching. Nice pink flowers. Each $1.10. 
THE HOLLYHOCK BEGONIA—Un- 
like other Begonias, it carries its blos- 
soms, (large, and pure pink), all up 
and down an erect stem that may rise 
to 40 inches or more. It grows from a 
tuber, and blooms all summer long, but 
in winter it rests, and should be stored 
in sand or earth in a frost-proof place. 
Strikingly decorative in pots, or the 
garden. It cuts well. Tubers, each 60c; 
3 for $1.60. (Begonia Martiana). 
RARE BEGONIA SPECIES—Seeds of 
the following are expected. Priced at 
40c the packet, any 10 pkts. for $3.70. 
Alto de Serra, Acetosa (Cantareira), 
Andersoni, Bowingiana, Cathayana, 
Cathcarti, Coccinea (Rubra), Cypraea, 
Deliciosa, Dichroa, ‘‘Fleece Alba’’, 
Gigantea, Griffithi, Handleyi, Heraclei- 
folia, Josephi, Kellermanni, Laciniata, 
Lutea, Macrocarpa, Malabarica, Di- 
(Mrs. W. S. Kimball), Megaptera, Picta, Poponoei, 
petala, 
Roxburghi, Rubro-venia, Scabidra, Sikkimensis, Wallichiana, 
Woolly Bear (Manda), Xanthina. Give alternate choice, please. 
Seeds of most above, with others, can also be supplied in one 
general blend of beautiful diversities. Try it for pleasant 
surprises. Order as BEGONIA SPECIES BLEND, at 40c the 
pkt., 3 pkts. for $1.10. 
NAMES OF FRIENDS—We shall be grateful for names and 
full addresses of a few of your garden-loving friends who 
might like to receive our catalog. 
