Dreer's garden book 1904 Dreer's garden book : 1904 dreersgardenbook1904henr Year: 1904 HWADREK-PHILADELPHIAI'Am RELIABLE f LOWER SEEDS Begonia SEMPHRFLORENi. BUDOI^EYA. PER PKT. 1681 Variabilis. A beautiful new hardy- flowering slirub-like plant fiom China. It grows from 4 to 5 feet high, with gracefully arching branches; the foliage rs bright green above, velvety-white be- neath, making a pretty plant when not in bloom ; the numerous branches are tenninated by long racemes of rosy-lilac blossoms with an orange spot in the centre ; grows readily from seed, pro- ducing flowering plants t
Dreer's garden book 1904 Dreer's garden book : 1904 dreersgardenbook1904henr Year: 1904 HWADREK-PHILADELPHIAI'Am RELIABLE f LOWER SEEDS Begonia SEMPHRFLORENi. BUDOI^EYA. PER PKT. 1681 Variabilis. A beautiful new hardy- flowering slirub-like plant fiom China. It grows from 4 to 5 feet high, with gracefully arching branches; the foliage rs bright green above, velvety-white be- neath, making a pretty plant when not in bloom ; the numerous branches are tenninated by long racemes of rosy-lilac blossoms with an orange spot in the centre ; grows readily from seed, pro- ducing flowering plants the first season. (See cut ) 10 BRYONOPSIS. lG4rl Laciniosa. A beautiful annual climber of the gourd species, with ivy-like pale green foliage and showy fruit, first green striped white, turning when ripe to bright scarlet striped white ; 10 feet. (See cut.) 5 Bi-ddleva. BROWAl^LIA 'Amethyst). One of our favorite profuse-blooming bedding plants, covered with rich, beautiful winged flowers during the summer and autumn months, supply- ing a shade of intense blue very uncommon; grows freely in any rich soil; blooms finely in the winter if sown in August. 1637 Speciosa flajor. A beautiful large-flowering variety of the most brilliant ultramarine blue, a rare color ; does finely out- side in the border, or in hanging baskets or vases, but is especially valuable as a pot plant for winter and early spring flow- ering. (See cut.) 15 lti35 Elata Large sky- blue flowers with a white centre ; 18 inches .5 1640 Mixed. All the Elata varieties .5 CACALIA. Tassel FloTver. or Flora's Paint Brush.) A neat annual, of easy culture, with tassel-shaped flowers; blooms from June to September; fine for borders, tiolden-yellow and scarlet ; \\ feet. (See cut on next page.) Per oz., 80 cts .5 bego:nias. Everbiooming Bedding Varieties. The following are varieties of Begonia Seinperjiorens, and lake rank as bedding plants with geraniums and coleus, doing equally well in full sunlig
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