. Childs' rare flowers, vegetables and fruits, 1900 : 25th anniversary. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit trees. Begonia, Rex. Enormous triangular leaves of satin-like texture, and metallic lustre, richly belted ami zoned with the most strik- ing colors. No finer decorative plant anywhere. Peralpa Leaf finely variegated silver-grey and deep emerald-green. Leavas small, but form abundan
. Childs' rare flowers, vegetables and fruits, 1900 : 25th anniversary. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit trees. Begonia, Rex. Enormous triangular leaves of satin-like texture, and metallic lustre, richly belted ami zoned with the most strik- ing colors. No finer decorative plant anywhere. Peralpa Leaf finely variegated silver-grey and deep emerald-green. Leavas small, but form abundantly. Pearl - A great leaf of a solid silver color. Very handsome. Underneath ribbed red. Louise Classon—Leaf dull red underneath, almost black outside, variegated with large pink blotches, having a peculiar metallic lustre. Very odd and beautiful. Enfant de Nancy Large, beautifully ribbed; deep green disk, thickly spotted. Large silvery zone and spotted green edge. Very fine. Robert Ceorge—A fine large leaf, long-pointed and beauti- fully toothed. Color light silver-green, with a center and border of deep blaekish greet!. Very handsome. Rol Fred —A perfectly gigantic leaf of clear, ilquid silver color, with a dark center and an elegantly fringed and festooned border of green and silver. Finely ribbed underneath. Size of leaf, 15 to 20 inches. Price, 20c. each; the 6 for $ Mixed Varieties—Our collection of Rex Begonias is per- fectly magnificent, including over 30 finest named sorts, which we can supply mixed at rate of 3 for 40c; 6 for 75c Begopia, GredTfepi. Probably the most magnificent flowering Begonia yet seen. It is a strong grower with immense leaves which are very handsome. The flowers are blush and with silky hairs, and borne in clusters often as large as a bunch of Hydrangea blossoms. No descrintion can do it justice, or convey even a slight idea of its loveliness. It will be a star in any collection of plants, no matter howselect. Fine plant
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