. Our new guide to rose culture : typical roses painted from nature . each, except where noted; 4 for 50 cts.; 9 for $1. postpaid Alba Picta.—Long pointed slenderleaves, thickly spotted with silverwhite; foliage small and elegant;white flowers in clusters. Arsentea Cruttata.—Has the silveryblotches of Alba Picta, and in grace isnot equaled by any other fringed oblong leaves, withsilver marking; white flowers inclusters on ends of growth stems. Poliosa.—One of the most graceful ofall Begonias. Foliage small; in fact,the smallest leaved of any pink flowers.
. Our new guide to rose culture : typical roses painted from nature . each, except where noted; 4 for 50 cts.; 9 for $1. postpaid Alba Picta.—Long pointed slenderleaves, thickly spotted with silverwhite; foliage small and elegant;white flowers in clusters. Arsentea Cruttata.—Has the silveryblotches of Alba Picta, and in grace isnot equaled by any other fringed oblong leaves, withsilver marking; white flowers inclusters on ends of growth stems. Poliosa.—One of the most graceful ofall Begonias. Foliage small; in fact,the smallest leaved of any pink flowers. Gloire de liorraine.—The greatest ofall Begonias. Grows from 10 to 12inches high. Throughout the entireWinter completely hidden with soft,rosy-pink flowers. This is one of thegreat pant novelties, specimen plantsselling from $lto $2each. Strongplants,30 cts. each. Hybrida Mnltillora.—Lovely varietyproducing a profusion of rosy-pinkflowers. Very satisfactory. Metallica.—Distinct; good grower andfree bloomer ; flowers white; foliagea lustrous metallic Mad. aierth President Carnot.—A very stronggrowing variety of stiff upright habit;foliage large, similar in style to BegoniaRubra, but more than twice as Targe;upper side deep green, under sidepurplish red. Flowers beautiful coralred borne in large panicles Rubra. — Strong slender branches,heavy waxy green leaves with paniclesof coral-colored flowers. Sangninea,— Large, dark olive-greenleaves, very glossy; under side deepred. Flowers white. Sandersonii.—One of the best. Flow-ers are scarlet, shading to in profusion as Coral Begonia. Vernon.—A grand sort of unusualmerit; flowering continuously. Foli-age rich glossy green, shading to deepbronze. Flowers deep red changing toclear rose Avhen fully open. Thrivesunder the most ordinary conditions. Weltoulensis Rosea. —A very distinctsort forming a bulb at the roots, but inother respects similar to the flowerini;Begonia; st
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