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Stern’s Nurseries Proudly Presents— 
the MARDI-GRAS 
BEGONIA Collection 
Never Such Beauty, Color, Shape Before! 
You never dreamed ihere could be such beauty! New rare col- 
ors, new exotic shapes and forms—new brilliant loveliness. Here 
is everything you have ever wanted in a garden or indoor plant! 
These magnificent new ‘’Mardi-Gras’’ Begonias are a collection 
of rare Begonia varieties—the most thrilling new development of 
our hybridizers. Their range of blossom forms is almost unbeliev- 
able. Their purity and delicacy of coloring is unmatched. 
Have You Ever Seen Rare 
Flowers Like These? 
A Vhe Magucficeut 
ROSEBUD BEGONIA 
Even more beautiful than a 
Rose! They look just like giant 
rosebuds, opening into a spec- 
tacle of color, form and size 
unlike any ordinary Rose. An 
assorted blend of colors in red 
and pink. 
B The Picturergue 
CARNATION BEGONIA 
An almost perfect reproduc- 
tion of the most beautiful Car- 
nation in rarest colors! Blend- 
ing colors of yellow and pink 
—a spectacular sunburst flow- 
er-—extremely double with 
many gloriously formed petals 
—surrounding a tight central 
bud. 
C Whe Exgutstte 
“7wo- “Jowe 
MARMORATA BEGONIA 
Rare! Beautiful! Their large, 
showy flowers and their re- 
markable shape are eclipsed 
by the brilliance of their color- 
ing. A glowing and changing 
red flower fringed with whitest 
white. The petals are moder 
ately ruffled. 
D We Exotic 
CRISPA BEGONIA 
A fully crested flower of 
orange and yellow—so bril 
liant that friends will reach 
out to touch it. Deeply lacer 
ated petals surround an open 
golden center. Its unique shape 
is almost globular. 
For Shaded Flower Beds—Colortul Window Boxes 
Ideal Potted Plants 
Ideal for shaded flower beds, under trees or in shaded 
corners. Perfect for colorful window boxes which glorify the 
shady side of your home! Excellent potted plants for the 
porch as they require little sun . thrive where other 
flowers fail. 
Rare Blooms July ‘til Frost 
You can start Begonias indoors now or you can plant out- 
doors when the ground warms up. Start indoors for earliest 
blooms. Just plant in pots, boxes, even used coffee cans. 
Set outdoors about time tomatoes are set out. Complete 
easy-to-follow instructions sent with every order. 
Finest Imported Bulbs—Your choice of colors and types 
listed in collection below: 
Postpaid: 3 for $2.00; 6 for $3.50; 10 for $5.00. 
SPECIAL COLLECTION OF MARDI-GRAS BEGONIAS 
Group No. 24-514 
5 Bulbs, (1 Rosebud, 1 Pink Carnation, 1 Yellow Car- 
nation, 1 Marmorata, 1 Crispa) .. $2.25 Postpaid 
10 Bulbs, ( 2 collections) ........ 3.75 Postpaid 
20 Bulbs, ( 4 collections) ........ 7.00 Postpaid 
50 Bulbs, (10 collections) ........ 15.00 Postpaid 
RARE! NWew/ 
HANGING BASKET BEGONIAS 
LARGE DOUBLE BLOOMS 
Its hanging habit combined with abundance of bloom 
makes these new Lloydii types of hanging basket Begonias 
ideal for the decoration of greenhouses, open verandas or 
sun porches, where they can be protected against strong 
winds and sun. A single bulb produces a giant plant 
and a terrific amount of bloom. We recommend using at 
least an 8-inch pot so you'll get maximum growth. 
Only a limited supply of Red, Pink, and Yellow bulbs are 
available. Please order early. 
Postpaid: 3 for $2.50; 6 for $4.50; 10 for $6.50. 
