TRITOMA. 



The Tritoma uvaria is a stately, vigorous plant, sending up its strong flower stems four or five 

 feet in height, surmounted by a spike of curious red and orange, pendant flowers, a foot in length, 



very striking, and by 

 its supposed resem- 

 blance to that domestic 

 implement, generally 

 known as the Red Hot 

 Poker. The Tritoma 

 flowers late in the sum- 

 mer, usually commenc- 

 ing in August in this 

 latitude, and continu- 



/ing until winter, and is 

 admirably adapted for 

 forming large beds or 

 groups, the numerous 

 flame-colored racemes 

 forming a stately ob- 

 ject. The Tritoma, in 

 this climate, is almost 

 hardy, but not quite. 

 Some winters it suffers 

 little. It may be win- 

 tered in a pit or cool 

 cellar. The Tritoma 

 likes a moist situation, and does not give its best flowers until autumn if planted in a dry place. 



THE BULBOUS BEGONIAS. 



All our readers are acquainted with the Begonia family, so deservedly popular, rendered so 

 by the elegantly marked and colored foliage, which characterize so many of its members. Within 

 a few years a new class has been introduced to the floricultural world', called New Bulbous or 

 Tuberous Begonias. These new Begonias may be treated like Dahlias or Gladioli, the bulbs 



being planted in the spring in the open 

 ground, producing fine plants and flower- 

 ing freely until autumn. The plants are 

 from a foot to eighteen inches in height, 

 quite branching, and always in flower. 

 They bear the sun without injury. In 

 Northern climates it is well to pot the 

 bulbs so as to give them a good start be- 

 fore setting out. Indeed, this would be 

 good practice anywhere. The bulb ap- 

 pears as shown in the engraving, and is 

 some two in- 

 ches across. 

 The large en- 

 graving shows 

 the appear- 

 ance of a 

 strong plant. 



As we have had these new Begonias in our grounds several years, we can say they are quite 

 promising, and we would not be surprised if they should in a few years be greatly in demand for 

 bedding. We would advise our friends to obtain at least a few bulbs for trial. There is great 

 pleasure in growing new things, if successful. 



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