Dreer's garden book 1917 (1917) Dreer's garden book 1917 dreersgardenbook1917henr Year: 1917 124 EMRYA DREER ^HlLADaPHIA-PA ISr-liMlBm^iBiHHOlBt P1AI11S1 DREER'S SUPERB TUBEROUS=ROOTED BEGONIAS This charming class of Begonias is perhaps the handsomest of all summer-flowering tuberous-rooted plants and deserves even greater popularity. Improvements made in recent years in size, texture and coloring are really phenomenal, with flowers measur- ing from 4 to 6 inches across, colors ranging from the purest white and the most delicate tints of pink, yellow and orange to the most intense scarle
Dreer's garden book 1917 (1917) Dreer's garden book 1917 dreersgardenbook1917henr Year: 1917 124 EMRYA DREER ^HlLADaPHIA-PA ISr-liMlBm^iBiHHOlBt P1AI11S1 DREER'S SUPERB TUBEROUS=ROOTED BEGONIAS This charming class of Begonias is perhaps the handsomest of all summer-flowering tuberous-rooted plants and deserves even greater popularity. Improvements made in recent years in size, texture and coloring are really phenomenal, with flowers measur- ing from 4 to 6 inches across, colors ranging from the purest white and the most delicate tints of pink, yellow and orange to the most intense scarlet and richest crimson, while the double-flowering sorts are perfect rosettes, full and double to the centre. Their culture is of the simplest, and with the least regard for their requirements will repay with an abundance and brilliancy of bloom not equalled by any other class of plants. Their culture is fully described in our new book ' Dreer's Hints on the Growing of Bulbs,' price 25 cts. Copies free to customers who ask for it when ordering. SINGLE TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. We can supply these in the following colors, or in mixture, as under: Scarlet, White, Pink, Crimson, Yellow and Orange. 10 cts. each; per doz.; $ per 100. Mixed. All colors. 8 cts. each; 75 cts, per doz.; $ per 100. FRILLEDTUBEROUS BEGONIAS. This strain by careful selection has been wonderfully im- proved until it is now unquestionably the finest of the tuberous- rooted section. The flowers are of large size, from 4 to 6 inches in diameter, with beautifully frilled and wavy petals, not unlike the finest single Petunias. We can supply in Red, White, Pink and Yellow. 20cts. each; § per doz. Frilled Tuberous Bugonia DOUBLE-FLOWERING TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. We can supply these in the following separate colors, also in mixture, as under: Scarlet, Crimson, Pink, White and Yellow, each; $ per doz. Mixed. All colors. 15 cts. each; $ per doz.
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