Dreer's garden book 1904 Dreer's garden book : 1904 dreersgardenbook1904henr Year: 1904 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 La
Dreer's garden book 1904 Dreer's garden book : 1904 dreersgardenbook1904henr Year: 1904 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 sunlight, and surpassing both in positions partially or w
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