No. 571. 
BEGON IA PICTA. 
Class. Order. 
MONG@CIA POLYANDBIA. 
This curious plant is of very low growth, 
flowering when about six inches high. The 
leaves have numerous pale spots on them: 
these, when magnified, appear to be little 
elevations, all of which, as well as the 
whole surface of the leaves, are covered 
with minute kind of crystals: the protu- 
berances mostly end in little sharp whitish 
bristles. The whole of the stalks are 
hairy, as are the capsules, which have two 
wings, situated not exactly opposite to 
each other. The flowers are large and 
scented: with us they came out in Septem- 
ber, and soon afterwards the whole of the 
stems perished, only the tuberous roots 
remaining. - 
We believe it to be a native of Napal, 
and although it has hitherto been kept in 
the stove, it is probable that upon a closer 
acquaintance it may be found to thrive in a 
cooler temperature. The soil should be 
light loam. It propagates itself by the 
little tubers of the roots, each of which be- 
comes a plant. 
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