. Catalogue of Scott's roses and other beautiful flowers. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Roses Catalogs; Flowers Seedlings Catalogs. Sammet^-plouuemftg Bulbs. "We have only a few pages of our Catalogue in which to brietiy call attention to a few Summer-Flowering Bulbs and Hardy Plants, but we triist that all our customers will include some of these in their order, as they are easily grown and always give abundant satisfaction. We- have made our prices low, and send all, postpaid, by mail to any address. TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS-FO
. Catalogue of Scott's roses and other beautiful flowers. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Roses Catalogs; Flowers Seedlings Catalogs. Sammet^-plouuemftg Bulbs. "We have only a few pages of our Catalogue in which to brietiy call attention to a few Summer-Flowering Bulbs and Hardy Plants, but we triist that all our customers will include some of these in their order, as they are easily grown and always give abundant satisfaction. We- have made our prices low, and send all, postpaid, by mail to any address. TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS-FOR BEDDING. It is only recently that it has been known what splen- did bedding plants the Tuberous-rooted Begonias make, and how magnificently they flower in the open garden under our hot summer sun. The dry tubers can be potted in February or March, and planted out any time in the spring when the ground is warm, and will pro- duce a wealth of beauty and profusion of bloom all the summer and fall months. The bulbs can be taken up after frost and kept over winter in a dry, warm place— as easy to keep and plant as a potato.' The beautiful foliage' consists of shapely, glistening leaves, gracefully disposed, the plants forming dense oval pyramids crowned with unsurpassed sprays of the most brilliant flowers, some small in size, others of such immense size as to measure from four to six inches across a single flower. Our mixed tubers are all from varieties with splendid flowers, of fine form and substance, of dwarf growth, well adapted for bedding. They are covered with bloom the entire season Single varieties in finest mixtures, 15 cts. each; 4 for 50 cts., or per doz. Single varieties in separate colors—Crimson, Pink, White, Yellow, and Orange—at 25 cts. each, or per doz., purchaser's choice of colors. Double varieties in finest mixture. These are too expensive for general use for bedding, but are so magnifi- cent that single specimen plants attract universal adm
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