WHITE BEGONTA. 
Begonia Mont Blane. 
ONE of the newer kinds of 
garden flowers have higher 
claims on the attention of ama- 
teurs than the tuberous bego- 
mas. 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 
