. Descriptive catalogue of flowers seed plants, bulbs, cacti. Seed industry and trade Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Cactus Seeds Catalogs. 38 Theodosia B. Shepherd Bn;4()xrA—'"'Fair Rosamoxd" Fair R^osaLinond. A splendid, stately beg-onia, that sends up strong- canes to the heig-ht of 6 or 8 feet. The leaves are a lustrous, chang-eable bronze-green above and a rich wine color underneath. They measure 15 inches in leng-th by lYz inches in width and are oblong in shape, running to one long poi
. Descriptive catalogue of flowers seed plants, bulbs, cacti. Seed industry and trade Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Cactus Seeds Catalogs. 38 Theodosia B. Shepherd Bn;4()xrA—'"'Fair Rosamoxd" Fair R^osaLinond. A splendid, stately beg-onia, that sends up strong- canes to the heig-ht of 6 or 8 feet. The leaves are a lustrous, chang-eable bronze-green above and a rich wine color underneath. They measure 15 inches in leng-th by lYz inches in width and are oblong in shape, running to one long point, with 3 smaller points on the upper side. The young foliage is a bright red; sometimes spotted with silver. The magnificent panicles of exquisite waxen flowers hang from long stems and are a deep rose-red color, shaded lighter rose. The pistilate flowers measure 2J< inches in length. Drea-m. The most rapid grower of all. The foliage is spotted silver; is smaller, and has sharper points than the other kinds. It has magnificent large clusters of exquisite pink flowers and makes a splendid tall large plant. We can supply these begonias from small mailing- sizes to specimans in 8 inch pots. Smallest size 25c each, 5 for $; larger «;3zes. 35c, 50c, 75c $ to $2,50 each; by the. doz., assorted. $3,50, $,$7,50t. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Theodosia B. Shepherd Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Ventura-by-the-Sea, Calif. : Theodosia B. Shepherd Co.
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