. Beautify your homes : 1901. Seed industry and trade; Seeds; Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Bulbs (Plants); Roses. Give them a soil composed of rich loam woods earth and sharp sand. They require a warm atmosphere and shady situation Suitable for wardian cases. Do not allow the sun to strike the leaves while wet. and do not overwater. I have twentv-five leading and distinct kinds They are the handsomest of all Be- gonias, and most admired by all Try a set and see how pretty they are. I will furnish them for 15 cents each, or two for 25 cents. TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS. These are among the very ha
. Beautify your homes : 1901. Seed industry and trade; Seeds; Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Bulbs (Plants); Roses. Give them a soil composed of rich loam woods earth and sharp sand. They require a warm atmosphere and shady situation Suitable for wardian cases. Do not allow the sun to strike the leaves while wet. and do not overwater. I have twentv-five leading and distinct kinds They are the handsomest of all Be- gonias, and most admired by all Try a set and see how pretty they are. I will furnish them for 15 cents each, or two for 25 cents. TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS. These are among the very handsomest lof my Summer blooming plants, flower- ing throughout the season, and as fine and va- ried in their colors as t h e Geranium fam- ily. They are splendid "bed- ders, delight- ing in a light soil of woods earth, very old cow manure and sharp'sand. See that the bed is in partial shade, and you will be delighted with the results. In the South, or where they cannot be planted in the shade of a house, a covering of burlap or can- vas, some six or eight feet above them, merely to throw off the sun's rays, will allow them to come to absolute per- fection, but they must have plenty of light and air Do not allow them to become dry. During hot weather they will take two waterings a day. When through flowering they can be dried off. shaken free of earth, wrapped in cotton until February or March, when they may be started again Single.—White, yellow, crimson, rose, scarlet. 15 cents each; two for 25 cents. Double.—In the same colors. 30 cents each; two for 50 cents. CAMELLIA JAPONICA. This is the Famous "Japonica" of the South. Leaves glossy green, flowers of exquisite beauty and waxy tex- ture From pure white to crimson, in almost endless va- riegation the pure white ones generally prized above the col- ored varieties Cul- ture nearly related to that of the Azalea, but their success is more certain. Re- quires shade and moisture throughout thehotseason Time of b
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