TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



BEGONIAS FOR EXHIBITION. PAGE 



Suitable Composts Heat, Moisture and Shading Feeding with Artificial 

 Manure Hints on Packing .for Travelling 67 



BEGONIAS FOR LATE AUTUMN FLOWERING. 

 Their early treatment Management in Autumn ... 71 



THE NEW RACE OF WINTER-FLOWERING BEGONIAS. 



Begonia socotrana Characteristics of the first crosses The first Hybrid 

 raised The latest varieties 74 



BEGONIAS FOR BEDDING-OUT. 



Small v. large plants Starting the Tubers Preparing the Beds and plant- 

 ing Arrangement of the plants Suitable plants for combinations 

 Preserving the Tubers in winter Fibrous-rooted varieties 79 



SEED SAVING AND HYBRIDISATION. 



The properties of a Single Begonia The points of a Double Begonia How 

 and when to manipulate the blooms Natural fertilisation Artificial 

 fertilisation Marking the Crosses Gathering the Seeds Selecting the 

 flowers for crossing Hybridising double flowers The first Double varieties 86 



THE BEST FORM OF BEGONIA HOUSE 100 



SELECTIONS OF VARIETIES 102 



