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better results. Good loam, with some sand and a little dried cow 

 manure, is an excellent mixture to pot this section in, but it is 

 necessary to add a word of caution against the use of large pots ; 

 those of 6 inches diameter are big enough for the largest plant. 



That other group of hybrids having Gloire de Lorraine as its 

 type requires warmth all the year round. The root stock of these 

 latter is not a tuber, but rather a compact cluster of thickened buds 

 that remain dormant for a short period. Very little water must be 

 given them at this time, but to dry them otF as in the case of a 

 Tuberous Begonia or a Gloxinia would be to kill them ; neither ought 

 the temperature in which they rest to be lower than that in which 

 they grew. Liberal feeding, an occasional dewing overhead, fumiga- 

 tion by the vaporising process, staking and tying, all play their part. 



Selection of Begonias. 



Louhle l^irietles. 

 Aurora, yellow. 

 Baron Schroder, orange 



scarlet. 

 Beauty of Belgrove, rose 



pink. 



B. K. Da^^s, crimson, 

 Duchess of Fife, white. 

 Felix Crousse, orange 



scarlet. 

 Henshaw Russell, orange. 

 La France, rose. 

 Mabel Keevil, white (see 



i^. 54.) 



Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain, 



blush {see p. 55). 

 Mrs. Tweedie, white. 

 Mrs. Lynch, salmon. 

 Octavie, white. 

 Rev. E. Lascelles, yellow. 

 Rose Laing, rose pink. 

 Sir J. Pender, salmon, 



Single Varieties. 

 Beacon, crimson. 

 Delight, pink. 

 Duchess of Westminster, 



salmon. 

 Firefly, crimson scarlet. 

 Gloriosum, yellow. 

 Hero of Omdurman, orange 



scarlet. 

 King of the Begonias, 



crimson. 

 Lady Grosvenor, salmon. 

 Miss Cannell, rose pink. 

 Prince of Orange, orange 



scarlet. 

 Queen of Roses, rose. 

 Queen of Yellows, yellow. 

 Snowdrift, white. 

 Snowstorm, white. 



Winter Floireriitg Varieties, 

 Adonis, carmine. 

 Caledonia, white. 

 Ensign, red, 

 Gloire de Lorraine, rose. 

 Gloire de Sceaux, pink, 



dark leaves. 

 John Heal, rosy carmine. 

 Socotrana, rose. 

 Turnford Hall, white. 

 Winter Cheer, scarlet. 

 Winter Gem. deep carmine. 



Bedding Varieties. 



Argus, glowing scarlet. 



Hollyhock, rich pink. 



Lafayette, crimson scarlet. 



Little Pet ; this is rather a 

 classnanie than a varietal 

 one, as it includes almost 

 the whole range of use- 

 ful bedding coloiu^s, the 

 several forms being 

 known respectivelv as 

 White Pet, Scarlet Pet, 

 Yellow Pet, etc. 



Louise Robert, rose, double. 



Meteor, orange, bronze 

 leaves. 



Mons. L. Urban, crimson, 



double, 

 phosphorescens, scarlet, 



semi -double. 

 Semperflorens Princess 



Beatrice, rose pink. 

 Semperflorens Vernon, 



pink, metallic bronze 



leafage. 

 Vesuvius, bright scarlet. 

 Worthiana, orange scarlet. 



