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the floors and stages should be moistened 

 with the watering can, instead of giving it 

 them over head. The style of growing Be- 

 gonias will entirely depend upon the require- 

 ments of the amateur. For instance, if the 



The following brief descriptions comprise 

 some of the very best kinds, and all will be 

 found well deserving the attention 'of both 

 amateurs and gardeners. 



B. intermedia. — My list commences with 



Y ,". \.--\\ti^o\\A inlcrmcdiy 



space allotted to these plants is limited, then 

 plants of moderate size only can be grown, 

 but if space is ample, then large or even 

 specimen plants can be had which will be 

 very effective when in bloom. 



one of the newest kinds, not because it is 

 simply new, but because it is one of the best. 

 It is a garden hybrid, raised by the Messrs. 

 Veitch, between B. Veitchii and B. Bolivi- 

 ensis, and to these gentlemen we are indebted 



