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BEGONIA MEYER!. 



erect and compact in its mode of growth ; and although the flowers are not 

 brilliant, is a very desirable plant, its handsome foliage making a very striking 

 variety in the stove. It is a slow-growing species, and requires to be potted in a 

 mixture of loam and peat with a little sand. It may be increased by cuttings, 

 which strike freely, although from its slow growth they are produced but 

 sparingly. 



