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BEGONIA BELLIS. 



leaves when arranged among other plants exhibit finely. It also 



blooms as freely as the old variety. 



B. Incarnata Grandiflora, possesses several characteristics 

 which place it far ahead of the old incarnata variety. It is very 

 strong growing and profuse-blooming, its flowers borrue in large 

 drooping clusters of bluish and rosy pink ; foliage rich dark green. 

 It is one of the best varieties for cut flowers. 



B. Incarnata Variegata, a valuable variety. 



Begonia Glancophylla Scandens, a new drooping or creeping 

 species, with large panicles of orange-salmon flowers. One of the 

 most beautiful plants in cultivation for hanging baskets. 



Begonia Pal?7iata, a new ornamental leaved variety, peculiar for 

 its palm-shaped leaves. 



B. Parnelliy leaves spotted silvery white on a dark green back- 

 ground. 



Begonia Rex, foliage of immense size, tinged with crimson and 

 emerald hues, varied with broad silvery zones, and snowy spots. 

 The richness and quaintness of their coloring render them a pic- 

 turesque ornament anywhere you can place them. They may be 

 propagated by rooting part of a leaf in water or damp sand under 

 glass. Florists divide a leaf so that each cutting includes a rib, 

 burying the base of the cutting slightly in sand so closely together 

 that the tops' lap over each other. Thus a leaf will make many 

 plants. 



B. Subpelta Nigricans, forms a fine bushy plant. The leaves are 

 a purplish bronze, with a metallic lustre. It is a very free-bloom- 

 ing variety, flowers shaded with salmon pink, entirely different 

 from any other Begonia, and forms a pleasing contrast when placed 

 beside the other varieties. 



BELLIS. 



(THE DAISY.) 



The plant commonlv known as the Daisy re- 

 ceived the name Bellis in allusion to its pretty 



