No. 1730. 
BEGONIA DIPETALA. 
Class, Order. 
MONOECIA POLYANDRIA. 
A native of Bombay, first raised in the 
Edinburgh Botanical Garden in 1828. The 
leaves, while the plant is young, have many 
small white spots on them, which disappear 
as the plants grow up to flowering: on their 
surface are many short thorn-shaped hairs. 
It requires the stove, and produces its pleas- 
ing flowers in April. It is easily increased 
by cuttings, which should be potted in light 
loamy soil. 
