. Dreer's wholesale price list : seeds for florists plants vegetable seeds, tools, fertilizers and sundries . SINGLE TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIA Begonia Corallina Lucerna. A superb new shrubby Begonia of the same type as B. Rubra, grow- ing into shapely specimens two feet or more in height and producing gigantic trusses of from 60 to 70 very large flowers of a bronzy-red color and flowering continuously from April to November. In the autumn the seed vessels assume a yellowish tint, which contrasts pleasantly with the red of the flowers. The foliage is very ornamental, being dotted with silvery whi
. Dreer's wholesale price list : seeds for florists plants vegetable seeds, tools, fertilizers and sundries . SINGLE TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIA Begonia Corallina Lucerna. A superb new shrubby Begonia of the same type as B. Rubra, grow- ing into shapely specimens two feet or more in height and producing gigantic trusses of from 60 to 70 very large flowers of a bronzy-red color and flowering continuously from April to November. In the autumn the seed vessels assume a yellowish tint, which contrasts pleasantly with the red of the flowers. The foliage is very ornamental, being dotted with silvery white spots and prettily serrated edges. 25 cents'each ; $ per dozen. Lorraine Begonias. Gloire de Lorraine. Pink Lorraine and Turnford Hall. We are now booking orders for these three varieties for June deliv- ery all in stock which has been propagated from leaf cuttings which is far superior to plants grown from cuttings in the ordinary ways. 2j{-inch pot plants, $ per dozen ; $ per 100; $ per 1000. Miscellaneous Begonias. Per doz. Per 100 AlbaXPicta $0 85 $6 00 Argentea Guttata 85 6 00 Haageana .'.... 1 50 10 00 Metallica 85 6 00 Rex, in variety 1 00 7 00 Qrand New Variegated Foliage Plant. Bougainvillea Glabra, William K. Harris. The ordinary green leaved Bougainvillea Glabra Sanderiana is well known as one of the most decorative flowering plants in cultivation, and is extensively grown for use at Easter. In this new variety, which is a sport of the above, the foliage is beautifully variegated, or rather marbled, with creamy white on a dark green ground. These markings are very decided and the proportion of the two colors is almost equally divided. Not only should the plant prove valuable for decorative purposes in or out of bloom, but also for out-door bedding, for use in window and porch boxes, for the bordering of ornamental foliage beds, such as Crotons, etc., or as an individual specimen on the lawn. It succeeds equally well in full sun or in partial sha
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