PLANTS 



specimen will show the same variegation. The 

 underside of the foliage and the leaf -stalks 

 have little, fringed bracts of dark red at inter- 

 vals, which add much to the beauty of the 

 plant. The habit of growth is peculiar. 

 Gnarled, twisted stems are sent out which curl 

 about the pot and droop over it, but never take 

 on an upright habit. In order to secure most 

 satisfactory results from it, it should be grown 

 on a stand, which will allow its fantastic growth 

 to droop to suit itself, as it cannot when kept on 

 a shelf or the window-sill. It is a profuse 

 bloomer. Its flowers are produced in great 

 panicles, on long stalks thrown well above the 

 foliage. They are small, but there are so many 

 of them that they are extremely ornamental. 

 Their silvery tints, delicately suffused with 

 flesh-color, afford a charming contrast to the 

 dark green and creamy variegation of the 

 abundant foliage. This plant is easily grown 

 from cuttings. 



Another most lovely Begonia is picta aurea. 

 This is of upright habit. Its leaves are large, 

 long, and pointed. They have a ground-color 

 of dark olive irregularly blotched with clear 

 yellow. It is impossible to give a verbal de- 

 scription of the plant that will do it anything 



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