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The tuberous Begonias are suitable both for pot and garden culti 

 vation, but they should not be used outdoors in shallow chalky or 

 sandy soils unless the grower is prepared to do a good deal of water- 

 ing in hot, dry summers. He should also mulch with short manure 



PROPAGATING REX BEGONIAS BY LEAVES LAID ON SANDY SOIL. 

 i. Veins cut. 2. Tubers. 3. Tubers put in a box. 



or cocoa-nut fibre refuse, to check the evaporation of moisture. 

 When the Begonia is to be used as a bedding plant, it is wise to buy 

 mixed tubers and embed them in leaf mould in boxes in March. If 

 kept in a frame or greenhouse they will break into growth, and by 

 June will be well advanced. They can then be given a good water 



PROPAGATING BEGONIA GLOIRE DE 



LORRAINE. 

 A plant which has grown again after 



being cut back. 



i. Shoots of this kind are suitable 

 for cuttings. 



PROPAGATING BEGONIA GLOIRE 

 DE LORRAINE BY CUTTINGS. 



ing to settle the soil about their roots, and planted out a foot apart. 

 They will probably be at their best in October, unless early frosts 

 checjv them. When they are over they may be lifted, the tubers 



