BEGONIAS 



from anything heretofore grown. Though 

 having been recently introduced, it has already 

 taken the flower-loving public by storm. No 

 plant of which I have any knowledge has made 

 such a rapid leap into popularity, and its pop- 

 ularity is richly deserved. It does not make 

 a plant of large size, but it bears so many flow- 

 ers that each plant seems a great bouquet of 

 soft, rich carmine bloom, this color often fad- 

 ing to delicate rose. Because of its peculiar 

 habit during the early stages of its growth it is 

 not adapted to amateur culture during the 

 year, but should be procured of the florists in 

 October, when wanted for winter flowering. 



The above list contains only a few of the 

 most desirable varieties. By consulting the 

 catalogues of the florists you will find many 

 other charming kinds described there, all of 

 which are good. 



Complaint is frequently made that plants 

 drop their foliage. This behavior is to be ac- 

 counted for in nearly every case by one of three 

 things : Too much water at the roots, too little 

 water, and abrupt change of conditions, as 

 from out to indoors in fall, or from the green- 

 house where the air is moist to the living-room 

 where it is likely to be quite dry. Trace the 



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