. Dreer's garden calendar : 1896. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Double Camellia Flowered Balsam. BEGONIA. Plants of great value for summer decoration or window gardening. To secure the best results they should be planted as soon as the ground becomes warm. They are covered the whole summer with bright and elegant flowers ; blooming the first season from seed, if sown in February or March, in a tem- perature of 60 degrees; for winter and spring blooming sow in August. pe
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1896. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Double Camellia Flowered Balsam. BEGONIA. Plants of great value for summer decoration or window gardening. To secure the best results they should be planted as soon as the ground becomes warm. They are covered the whole summer with bright and elegant flowers ; blooming the first season from seed, if sown in February or March, in a tem- perature of 60 degrees; for winter and spring blooming sow in August. per pkt. 5290 Single Tuberous-Root- ed. Finest mixed. (See cut.) 15 5280 Double Tuberous-Rooted. Finest mixed 25 5300 Rex Hybrida. Beautiful varieties, with handsome variegated foliage ; choice mixed 25 5284 Vernon. This variety is distinguished by the splendid coloring of its foliage and flow- ers. When young, the leaves are green, but they change after being exposed to the sun into a very deep, red with metallic hue. The bright orange-carmine flowers contrast beautifully with the foliage. It is very effective for bedding in masses, being covered with bloom from May until late in the autumn, and, if potted, will continue to flower throughout the winter 10 For Bulbs of Tuberous Begonias, see Plant Department. BIDENS ATROSANGHNEA. 5303 A free-flowering tender annual having beautiful foliage and bearing fine and attractive flowers, crimson and yellow. The roots can be pre- served like Dahlias ; 1 foot 5 BOCCONIA JAPONICA. 5305 Effective hardy perennial, for single specimens or groups on lawn. Foliage glaucous green, bears freely spikes 2 to 3 feet long, of cream- colored flowers; 5 feet , 5 BRACHYCOME. 5307 Free-flowering, dwarf-growing annuals, covered during the greater part of the summer with a profusion of pretty blue or white flowers; suita- ble for edgings, small beds, or pot culture. (See cut.) 5 BAPTISIA. herbaceous plant, producing pea-shaped Bright blue; 1\ feet 5 Bartoil
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