Dreer's garden book 1919 (1919) Dreer's garden book 1919 dreersgardenbook1919henr Year: 1919 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 plants for winter flowering they are superb, remaining a sheet of bloom throughout the entire year. E
Dreer's garden book 1919 (1919) Dreer's garden book 1919 dreersgardenbook1919henr Year: 1919 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 plants for winter flowering they are superb, remaining a sheet of bloom throughout the entire year. Easily raised from seed, which should be started either indoors oi in a hotbed. (See cut.) per pkt. 1562 Erfordla. Bright rosy carmine 25 1564 Prima Donna. Limped-rose, shading to carmine at the centre; everblooming 25 1565 Gracilis Rosea. Handsome flowers of a delicate rose color 15 1563 Luminosa. Brilliant fiery dark scarlet; very bright 25 1577 Salmon Queen. The highest colored of all, being a brilliant salmon-rose, beautiful either as a pot plant or for bedding 25 1571 Vernon. Bright orange-carmine flowers; deep red foliage 10 1580 Semperflorens, Single Mixed. This mixture contains all the colors from pure white to deepest crimson; splendid 10 Balloon Tine (Love-ic-a-Puf f) PER PKT 1525 A r«.pid-growing an- nual Climber; succeeds best in light soil and warm situation; flowers white; seed vessels look like miniature balloons and of gj-eat interest to children. (See cut). Per oz., 25 cts . - Ball BaptiSia (FaUe indigo) J 341 Australis. A beautiful harcy perennial herbaceous plant, producing pea-shaped flowers on spikes 6 inches long. Bright blue; 2^ . IQ Double Camellia-flowered Balsams (Lady Slipper) An old and favorite garden flower, producing its gorgeous masses of beautiful brilliant colored double flowers in the greatest profusion; of easy culture; suc- ceeds in a good rich soil; tender annuals; 2 feet. Start the seed indoors in April, or sow out of doors in M
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