BEGONIA DAVISII. 



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BEGONIA DAVISII. First flowered in 1876. (dee p. 16.) 



vius was the next step in advance, and is still valued as a robust and useful 

 bedder, having bright orange-scarlet flowers. Acme (see p. 35), purplish carmine, 

 is still much grown ; and Monarch was a brilliant vermilion-scarlet. Viscountess 

 Doneraile, the result of crossing the last-named with B. Sedeni, is destined to 

 play an important part in the future history of the Begonia, it being one of 



