THE 



FLORICULTURAL CABINET, 



OCTOBER 1st, 184G. 

 PART I. 



ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



ARTICLE I. EMBELLISHMENTS. 



1. BEGONIA ALBO-COCCINEA (White and Scarlet). 



Few tribes of plants possess greater interest than that to which the 

 ornamental species we now figure belongs. The delicate and pretty 

 coloured flowers possessed by most of the kinds, the long time they 

 continue in beauty, and the very graceful manner in which they are 

 produced, are alone considerations of sufficient merit for general 

 appreciation ; but besides this, they have a further claim in the 

 remarkable and entertaining diversity which exist in their respective 

 construction, and also that they may be very easily grown and multi- 

 plied. The present species is a native of India, and was raised from 

 seed in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew, where our drawing was 

 prepared in June last. The brilliant contrast of colour afforded by 

 the bright scarlet and pure white flowers gives it a very attractive 

 appearance, and it ought to be in the hands of all who admire and 

 are desirous to cultivate this beautiful family. As their proper ma- 

 nagement is not generally understood, we abridge the following very 

 excellent observations from an article by Mr. James Donald, in the 

 Journal of the Horticultural Society, Part II., and hope it may be a 

 means of facilitating their spread : — 



" In regard to their cultivation, I may mention that Begonias are 

 all stove plants, and that they enjoy a humid atmosphere of about 



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