Dreer's garden book 1920 (1920) Dreer's garden book 1920 dreersgardenbook1920henr_0 Year: 1920 BEGONIAS Everblooming Bedding Varieties The following are varieties of Begonia Semperflorens; and take rank as bedding plants with Geraniums and Coleus, doing equally well in full sunlight, and surpassing both in positions partially or wholly in shade. They are of sturdy growth, growing about 1 foot high, and forming dense bushes, which, from May until frost, are completely hidden with flowers. As pot pots for winter flowering they are superb, remaining a sheet of bloom throughout the entire year. E
Dreer's garden book 1920 (1920) Dreer's garden book 1920 dreersgardenbook1920henr_0 Year: 1920 BEGONIAS Everblooming Bedding Varieties The following are varieties of Begonia Semperflorens; and take rank as bedding plants with Geraniums and Coleus, doing equally well in full sunlight, and surpassing both in positions partially or wholly in shade. They are of sturdy growth, growing about 1 foot high, and forming dense bushes, which, from May until frost, are completely hidden with flowers. As pot pots for winter flowering they are superb, remaining a sheet of bloom throughout the entire year. Easily raised from seed, which should be started either indoor^ or in a hotbed. (See cut.) FEK FK i 1562 Erfordia. Bright rosy-catmine 25 1564 Prima Donna. Limped-rose, shading to carmine at the centre: everblooming 25 1566 Gloire de Chatelaine. A beautiful laige floweiing everblooming variety of a lovely soft rose-pink ....... 1565 Gracilis Rosea. Handsome flowers of a dolica e rose color 1563 Luminosa. Brilliant fiery dark scarlet ; very bright 2 1577 Salmon Queen. The highest colored of all, being a briili. nl salmon-rose, beautiful either as a pot plant or for bedding 25 1571 Vernon. Bright orange-carmine flowers; o^» red foliage 15 1580 Semperflorens, Single Mixed. This mixture contains all the colors from pure white to deepest crimson; splendid h Begonia Sbmpekflorbns BOOKS On Horticultural Subjects We offer a line of the most helpful works on the above. See inside of back cover of this book. Balloon Tine (Lov e-in -a-Puf f) PER PKT, 1525 A rapid-growing an- nual climber; succeeds best in light soil and warm situation; flowers white; seed vessels look like miniature balloons and of great interest to children. (See cut). Peroz.,25 cts. 5 Balloon Vine Double Camellia-flowered Balsams (Lady Slipper) An old and favorite garden flower, producing its gorgeous masses of beauti- ful brilliant colored double flowers in the greatest profusion; of easy culture; succeeds in a good
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