. Burpee's farm annual written at Fordhook Farm. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., PHILADELPHIA. The New BEGONIA VULCAN* Begonia Semperilorens Atrococtineum. This grand new variety originated at Foedhook Farm. It is a seedling of the well-known Begonia Vernon, which is so popular all over the world as the best variety for bedding on account of profusion of bloom, beautiful foliage, and hardy growth. The many good qualities of Vernon are intensified in the VULCAN
. Burpee's farm annual written at Fordhook Farm. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., PHILADELPHIA. The New BEGONIA VULCAN* Begonia Semperilorens Atrococtineum. This grand new variety originated at Foedhook Farm. It is a seedling of the well-known Begonia Vernon, which is so popular all over the world as the best variety for bedding on account of profusion of bloom, beautiful foliage, and hardy growth. The many good qualities of Vernon are intensified in the VULCAN, which might be called appropriately the new Scarlet Vernon Begonia. Planted side by side, the VULCAN is similar in growth and free-flowering character, while it completely eclipses the Vernon in the rich bril- liancy of its flowers. Each plant is covered with flowers, which are of the most intense fiery scarlet color, even the stamens being tipped with bright red. The entire plant is so brilliant that our head-gardener says, "It looks like a mass of burning ; Begonia Vulcan comes perfectly true from seed and stands the most intense heat of summer, growing vigorously, without wilting, even in hot weather. JSigf11 See illustration on page 134. Per pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. for 25 cts.; 10 pkts. for $, postpaid. ABUTILONS â New Fancy California Seedlings. The Chinese Bell- flower, or Flower- ing Maple, is universally popular, and flower lovers generally -will be delighted with the great variety of charm- flowers produced by this new strain, which we secured in California last May. The flowers are of all sizes and forms. There are beautiful drooping bells, gay little parachutes, dainty swinging flowers on thread-like stems, large, flaring blossoms, sometimes measuring four inches across, flowers crinkled like crape, others shining like satin, and some so full as to be almost double. They are of all colors,âpure white, lemon- yellow, rose, scarlet, crimson, as we
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