DECORATIVE PLANTS 



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Tuberous begonias have large, bright-colored flowers 

 during the summer and fall months. They are excel- 

 lent plants for window or porch boxes or for bedding 

 in either school or home yards. In school yards they 



FIG. 27. Begonia Rex 



may be planted in tulip beds after the tulips have been 

 taken up. The plants are reproduced by means of corms. 

 The corms may be started in any kind of soil that is 

 porous. Place them in three-inch pots, barely covering 

 the crown. Keep in a warm place and give them a 

 scant supply of water until they begin to grow; then 

 water liberally. Plants started the first of May will be 



