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of the varieties of the Eex section, and note the results. Perhaps 

 the most interesting hybrid belonging to this section is Gloire de Lor- 

 raine, a cross between B. Socotrana and B. Drcgei. Although B. 

 Socotrana is semi-tuberous, and B. Dregei has a large, thickened 

 rhizome, the hybrid shows neither, but the base of the stem throws out 

 many shoots, which can be separated, 'and insure the multiplication 

 of the plant. The leaves are few, small, pure green, and nearly 

 regular. The rose-colored flowers are exceedingly abundant, cover- 

 ing the whole superior part of the plant. They are almost exclu- 

 sively male, and persistent. This is an excellent variety to grow 

 in baskets in the higher part of the greenhouse, well-cared-for plants 

 being a sight never to be forgotten. 



Gloire de Sceaux. Another handsome hybrid is Gloire de Sceaux. 

 a cross between B. Socotrana and the fibrous-rooted begonia, subpel- 

 tata. The plant is about two feet high, stout, half shrubby, erect, 

 vigorous, and compact, with large, thick, dark, metallic green leaves, 

 and profuse, beautiful, shiny, rose-colored male flowers. It flowers 

 from December until May. Introduced by Thibaut and Keteleer in 

 1885. 



Autumn Rose, Bijou. Autumn Rose and Bijou are hybrids be- 

 tween socotrana and incarnata, the former with clear, deep-rose flowers. 

 and the latter with red-carmine flowers. They were introduced by 

 John Heal, of Veitch & Sons, in 1882, but are rarely seen in America. 



Triomphe de Lemoine. Triomphe de Lemoine is another hybrid 

 belonging to this section, which was introduced by Lemoine in 1888, 

 having for its parents socotrana and Lyncheana, more commonly known 

 as Roezlii. The stem branches into numerous flowering cymes, the 

 plant resembling a large bouquet when in full bloom. It has rose- 

 carmine male flowers and occasionally a few female flowers. 



Triomphe de Nancy. Another hybrid not yet seen by the writer, 

 and introduced a year later by Lemoine, is Triomphe de Nancy. One 

 of its parents is socotrana. and the other is not on record. It would 

 seem, however, from the description, that it must have been a yellow 

 double tuberous variety. The flowers are rich yellow in the center, 

 double, and the outer petals of a paler hue. 



John HealJolm Heal, introduced by John Heal, of Veitch & 

 Sons, in 1885. is especially interesting on account of being the first 

 hybrid produced by crossing a semi-tuberous begonia with a tuberous 

 one. Its parents are Socotrana and Viscountess Doneraile. The plant 

 is intermediate between the parents, branching naturally and freely. 

 The leaves are obliquely heart-shaped and not peltate as in Socotrana. 

 The flowers are borne loosely on graceful peduncles standing well 

 above the foliage, every stem developing bright, rosy, carmine, male 



