. Single Tuberous-Rooted Begonia TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS. Plants of great value for summer deco- ration or window gardening. To secure the best of results they should be planted as soon as the ground becomes warm. They are covered the whole summer with bright and elegant .flowers; bloom- ing the first season from seed, if sown in February or March, in a temperature of 60 degrees; for winter and spring bloom- ing sow in August. per pkt. 1570 Single. Finest mixed 15 1568 Double. Finest mixed. ... 25 1567 Crested. A most novel and interesting variety, having a raised cre-~t in the centre of each
. Single Tuberous-Rooted Begonia TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS. Plants of great value for summer deco- ration or window gardening. To secure the best of results they should be planted as soon as the ground becomes warm. They are covered the whole summer with bright and elegant .flowers; bloom- ing the first season from seed, if sown in February or March, in a temperature of 60 degrees; for winter and spring bloom- ing sow in August. per pkt. 1570 Single. Finest mixed 15 1568 Double. Finest mixed. ... 25 1567 Crested. A most novel and interesting variety, having a raised cre-~t in the centre of each petal. In habit of growth, size and coloring of flowers it is equal to the other tuberous- rooted sorts 50 BEGONIAS. Everblooming Bedding Varieties. The following are varieties of Begoiim Semperjioreiis and take ranl< as bedding plants with geraniums and coleus, doing equally well in full sunlight, and surpassing both in positions partially or wholly in shade. Furthermore, tliey are as easily raised from seed as the ordinary annuals, and can be started in early spring in a hot-bed or window, and have nice plants ready to set out in May, thus sa\ ing all the room usually given lo the carrying over of bedding plants. They are of sturdy growth, growing ajjout 1 foot high and forming dense bushes, which, from May until frost, are completely hidden with flowers. As pot plants for winter fluwering they are superb, remaining a sheet of bloom throughout the entire year. PER PKT. 1561 Coral Gem. A most distinct and attractive variety of ],ale rose or ])each color 25 1562 CrilUSOU Gem. The most brilliant of all ; flowers deep, rich red, foliage bronzy-crimson ; verv effective in beds 15 1563 Duchess of Edinburgh. White, suffused with bluish- pink ; very large flowers 15 1564 Erfordia. Very free-flowering, color soft pink, leaves bronzy- red, fine \fy 1565 Gracilis. A very pretty half-dwarf variety, growing into compact plants, 8 to 10 inches high, densely covered with handsome flower
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