. [Catalogue of] Cottage Rose Garden. Nursery stock Ohio Columbus; Flowers Catalogs. pink blooms, are lifted high and spray-liktyquite clear of the foliage. Price, 20 cents. See cut. Thurstonl—This Begonia is a cross between B. Metallic* and B. Sanguinea, having the bright red foliage and vein- ings underneath the leaves, and bright metallic green shading to red in the younger growth on top, with deep veinings and smooth, glossy leaves and red sterna; the flowers are a beautiful deep, shell pink. Price, 20 cents. See cut. Vase Begonia, Verschaffelti—This is one of the strongest and hardiest Be
. [Catalogue of] Cottage Rose Garden. Nursery stock Ohio Columbus; Flowers Catalogs. pink blooms, are lifted high and spray-liktyquite clear of the foliage. Price, 20 cents. See cut. Thurstonl—This Begonia is a cross between B. Metallic* and B. Sanguinea, having the bright red foliage and vein- ings underneath the leaves, and bright metallic green shading to red in the younger growth on top, with deep veinings and smooth, glossy leaves and red sterna; the flowers are a beautiful deep, shell pink. Price, 20 cents. See cut. Vase Begonia, Verschaffelti—This is one of the strongest and hardiest Begonias in cultivation, and on account of its large, elegant leaves, which grow on footstalks twelve to eighteen inches long, covered with fine, silky hair all the way up, and of exceptionally hardy nature, standing sunshine, it is one of the nicest plants for vases. The blooms are carried on stems two feet high, and last for weeks. Price, 20 cents. Wettsteinii—A beautiful upright growing sort with at- tractive foliage peculiarly indented, and a lovely shaded coloring, dark marbled green, shading lighter; flower bright coral red in pendant panicles; very free flowering, JST 6. McQREGCnO Begonia. Thurstoni. President Carnot—A remarkably strong growing variety of stiff, upright habit; foliage very large, somewhat in style of B. Rubra, but more than twice as large: upper side deep green, under- side purplish-red; flowers beauti- ful coral red in large pendant panicles. Price, 20 cents. Speculata—Quite a novelty in the Rex type. Leaves are in the form of a grape leaf. Color is a bright green, with a background of chocolate; veins of a light pea- green, the whole leaf spotted with silver. The panicles of blossoms are composed of great numbers of individual. BEGONIAS, Flowering Varieties WE KNOW of no class of plants better adapted to amateur cultivation than these. Most of the vari- eties are free growing, and in a very short time make fine specimen plants. The beauty of th
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