WHITE BEGONIA. 



Begonia Mont Blanc. 



ONE of the newer kinds of 

 garden flowers have higher 

 claims on the attention of ama- 

 teurs than the tuberous bego- 

 nias. The hybrid clematis may 

 rank equal in importance, and 

 certainly should not be ranked 

 far below them. The begonias 

 are so nearly hardy, so easily 

 grown, whether as specimens 

 for the conservatory or as useful 

 flowering plants for the sum- 

 mer garden, and are withal so 

 various and beautiful, that the 

 lovers of gardens may be well 

 advised to take them in hand 

 with earnestness, and to add 

 to their number by the systematic raising of seedlings. 



It is not necessary to grow these plants from seed, 

 because the named varieties are low-priced and easily 

 obtainable. But there is great interest attaching to the 

 raising of seedlings, and we shall advise as to the pro- 

 cedure. If a collection of the finest kinds are flowered 

 in a light airy conservatory, there will be abundance of 



