PRICE LIST --— March 1955 --- Page 2 Rudolf Ziesenhenne. 
HATRY-LEAVED FIBROUS BEGONIAS 
X Alto Scharff -- entire plant covered with red hair; graceful low bush. 75¢ each. 
X Alto Scharff var. Ramirez -- sturdy, bushyplant to 3 feet; show quality. 75¢ each. 
X d'Artagnon -- compact grower, similar to Scharffiana but leaves not hairy above, yl.00. 
X Lady Vi -- our seedling of Laetivirides X Viaude; leaf shape not as tapering as Alto 
Scharff; very sturdy. 1.00 each. 
X Nelly Bly -- dark green leaves with red backs; white flowers with red hairs. 75¢ each. 
Scharffiana -- low grower, good for baskets; husky, dark-green leaves, deep red backs. 
75¢ each, . 
sermentacea -= bronze-green leaves, with light green veins. 1.50 each. 
X Vesperia -- green leaves, red-veined below; white flowers with pink hairs, 75¢ each. 
X Viaude -- thick, hairy leaves with red backs, narrow and long; flowers white large. 75¢. 
REX BEGONTAS 
Rex. Hybrid Seed -~ mixture of éurly and regular-leaves; silver, green, and some lavendar 
coloring. 91.00 per packet. 
Rex Seedlings -- sturdy plants of hybrids, silver, green, and possibly some curls and 
colored leaves, 50¢ each. 
RHIZOMATOUS BEGONTAS 
acida -- light green leaves of rough surface; long stalks of green flowers. 41.00 each. 
ascetosa -—~ unequal, roundish leaves with short hairs over entire plant. 41.00 each, 
Boweri major -- like Boweri, but larger-growing; leaves green, with black markings along 
edge, where long hairs stand erect. 1.00 each. . 
X Crystal Lake -- light green, Rex-like leaves, with silver spots; white flowers, 41.00. 
Dayii -- medium green leaf with chocolate veins; small, pale, greenish-white flowers in 
winter and spring. 1.00 each. 
fusca -- large, medium-green leaves; large clusters of deep-pink flowers on raised stems 
in winter; entire plant and back of sepals thickly covered with small hairs, {$1.50 ea. 
globra -—- peltate leaves; more delicate than yelumbiifolia; white flowers. 41,00 each. 
X Green Skeezar -- grows compact like Skeezar, but leaves are green, ‘1.00 each, 
X Green Zeebowman -- thin rhizome, dark green leaves with hairs along the edge; Rex-like 
in appearance, 1,00 each, 
hepatica-maculata -- thick light green leaves, heavily blotched with liver-colored 
markings; a distinctive, strong-growing plant found in Mexico by Mr. MacDougall. 1.50. 
heracleifolia -- star-shaped, clear green leaves, with white hairs on stems; pink blossoms 
in late winter and spring. 75¢ each, 
heracleifolia var. pyramidalis -- wider leaf than heracleifolia, but light green; pink 
flowers. 75¢ each. 
X heracleicotyle -~- dark black-green leaves, lobed; pink flowers in winter. 75¢ each. 
hispidavillosa -- broadly-slanting, heart-shaped leaves, with long hairs; flowers pink. 
wl.0O0 each, 
X Joe Hayden -- satiny black leaves, lobed. A beautiful Ziesenhenne hybrid which has 
won prizes at many shows. 1.00 each, 
manicata -- medium green leaves with red scale-hairs on veins below; cuff of red scale- 
like hairs on stems; pink flowers. 75¢ each. 
manicata crispa -- like manicata, but margin of leaf crested. 41.50 each, 
X Murial Day -- green leaves with silver markings; Rex—like in appearance. 41.00 each, 
nelumbiifolia -- peltate, shield-shaped leaves; tall stem with white flowers, {41.00 each. 
X Rickey Minter -- like manicata crispa, but leaves bronze-brown. {$1.50 each. 
rubrovenia ~- long narrow leaves with silver spots; white flowers with red veins. 75¢ ea. 
X Skeezar -- silver leaves, brownish veins, bordered with green, 41.00 each. 
X Silver Star -- beautiful silver and green lobed leaves; very attractive foliage; pale 
greenish-white flowers, An Alfred D. Robinson Award Winner, {1.00 each. 
X 27-S -- leaves lobed, varying from dark brown to light green, sometimes overlaid with 
Silver; very robust. wl.00O each. 
X Zeebowman -= compact, small leaves marked green & silver, hairs on margin. 41.00 each, 
THICK-STEMMED BEGONIAS 
involucrate-—- fine, short hairs cover leaves which are slightly lobed at tip; clusters 
of white flowers. «1.00 each. 
X Jessie -- leaves brown and green, edges toothed; very floriferous in winter, with deep 
pink flowers; leaves and stems may be covered with little leaflets. 75¢ each, 
Kenworthyi -- five lobed leaves which have a grayish "bloom" giving them a blue-gray 
color; very distinctive, »1.50 each. 
SEMI-TUBEROUS BEGONTAS 
dregei -- grows to about two feet; many white flowers; very small bronze-colored, leaves, 
75¢ each, 
