go J^otes and Gleanings. 



all begonias grown for the sake of their flowers required a stove ; but now the 

 possessor of a green-house or conservatory may grow at least half a dozen dis- 

 tinct sorts, and all better than the best of the older kinds. The new sorts, how- 

 ever, bloom at different seasons, and where proper means exist, a selection of 

 both old and new should be grown. 



B. bolivieJisis. — A most remarkable species, with flowers of a rich vermilion 

 red color, which are most freely produced. It grows from two to three feet high, 

 and a bushy specimen, when loaded with the brilliantly colored flowers, has a 

 most striking appearance. It is tuberous rooted, and the stems die down in the 

 autumn, when water must be withheld, and the pots laid on their side in a corner 

 of the stove, in much the same way as gloxinias are treated. 



B. Chilsojii. — A hybrid, much like the preceding, and probably descended 

 from it, but better in every respect. The flowers are larger and of the deepest 

 vermilion, being the most brilliant colored j^et known. 



B. diversifolia (syn. Martiana). — Of medium growth, and the large flowers, 

 which are of a lively rose pink, are produced in the greatest profusion, and can 

 be successfully grown in the green-house. It is tuberous rooted, and must, 

 therefore, be dried off in the winter. Strong plants can be procured for a trifle, 

 and as we have in this lovely species a possible addition to our list of hardy 

 plants, a few specimens should be put out and allowed to remain all winter. 



B. falcifolia. — A very beautiful species, growing eighteen inches high. It 

 flowers in spring, in large, drooping panicles, of a pleasing shade of pink. 

 Leaves regularly spotted, when young, with white. 



B. geratioides. — A pretty dwarf-growing species, with pure white flowers on 

 branching scapes, ten or twelve inches high. It does well in the green-house. 



B. glandulifera. — Not as important as many others, but deserves mention 

 for its peculiarly neat habit of growth, and bold scapes of pure white flowers. 



B. Pearcei. — A distinct and handsome species, with large bright yellow flow- 

 ers, leaves dark velvety green above, and red beneath, thus combining most 

 beautiful flowers and handsome leafage in the same plant. It should be potted 

 in hghter compost than the other species, and the pots filled quite half full of 

 crocks. Indeed, the plants will grow with greater vigor in baskets suspended 

 from the roof 



B. rosceflora. — Of all the species cultivated for their flowers, this is one of the 

 most distinct and beautiful. The flowers are large in size, of a most lovely shade 

 of bright rosy red, and produced most profusely through the summer. In every 

 respect it is a most desirable acquisition, for it is neat in growth, showy in ap- 

 pearance, and succeeds perfectly in the temperature of an ordinary green-house. 

 A native of the Andes, at an elevation of twelve thousand feet. It is deciduous, 

 and must be kept dry at the roots during the winter. 



B. Sedetii. — In many respects this bears a close resemblance to B. bolivien- 

 sis, being tuberous rooted and upright in growth, but the leaves are larger, and 

 the flowers rather different in shape, and of the richest possible shade of ma- 

 genta. With ordinary management it will flower profusely through the season. 



B. Sutherla7idi. — In growth very graceful and elegant ; stems and petioles ox 

 a bright red color ; the flowers bright reddish orange, and produced very freely 



