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are Ideala, Adonis, John Heal, Mrs. Heed, Ensign, Winter CJieer, Julius, 

 Venus, Winter Perfection, &c. 



The ornamental-leaved Begonias, like the Rex section (fig. 266), and the 

 coloured-leaved varieties, as well as such natural species as B. manicata, 

 B. maculata, and B. metattica, and some fine varieties are well-known 

 plants. B. incarnata (or insignis) has given such remarkable forms as 

 Arthur Mallet, M. Hardy, The Queen, and others, by crossing with the Rex 

 section; while B. coccinea (or coraUina), a tall-growing Brazilian species, is 

 nearly always gay with its drooping panicles of blood-red blossoms. 



Bertolonia. Pretty dwarf foliage plants recognized by their deeply 

 ribbed leaves, often conspicuously spotted with distinct colours and washed 

 with tints of various hues. Some good kinds are argentea, guttata, mar- 

 garitacea, punctatissima, marmorata, superbissima, Van Houttei, &c. 

 They require stove treat- 

 ment, and are raised from 

 seeds and cuttings. 



Bignonia. A genus 

 of stove and greenhouse 

 climbers with showy tu- 

 bular flowers. They are 

 rampant in growth, like a 

 peaty soil, and are increased 

 by cuttings of the young 

 half-ripened shoots. The 

 stove kinds include Cham- 

 berlayni, yellow; magni- 

 fied, mauve and reddish 

 purple; regalis, yellow and 

 red; speciosa, pale purple; 

 purpurea, rose purple; 

 venusta, orange; Cherere, 

 orange red. The green- 

 house kinds are Tweediana 

 and Unguis, both yellow 

 flowered. 



Boronia. A genus of 

 Heath - like plants with 

 narrow leaves and cup- 

 shaped flowers. They are 

 natives of Australia, and 

 prefer cool greenhouse 

 treatment. A peaty soil 



with a little Sand Suits them Fi- WI.Bonmia heterophylla 



best, and watering must be 



carefully attended to in winter. They are propagated from cuttings, 



2-3 in. long about August, in very sandy soil, and are kept moist, shaded, 



