TRITOMA. 
The Tritoma uvaria is a stately, vigorous plant, sending up its strong flower stems four or five 
feet in height, surmounted by a spike of curious red and orange, pendant flowers, a foot in length, 
very striking, and by 
its supposed resem- 
blance to that domestic 
implement, generally 
known as the Red Hot 
Poker. The Tritoma 
floM^ers late in the sum- 
mer, usually commenc- 
ing in August in this 
latitude, and continu- 
ing until winter, and is 
admirably adapted for 
forming large beds or 
groups, the numerous 
flame-colored racemes 
forming a stately ob- 
ject. The Tritoma, in 
this climate, is almost 
hardy, but not quite. 
Some winters it suffers 
little. It may be win- 
tered in a pit or cool 
cellar. The Tritoma 
likes a moist situation, and does not give its best flowers until autumn if planted in a dry place. 
THE BULBOUS BEGONIAS. 
All our readers are acquainted with the Begonia family, so deservedly popular, rendered so 
by the elegantly marked and colored foliage, which characterize so many of its members. Within 
a few years a new class has been introduced to the floricultural world, called New Bulbotis or 
Tuberous Begonias. These new Begonias may be treated like Dahlias or Gladioli, the bulbs 
being planted m the spring in the open 
ground, producing fine plants and flower- 
ing freely until autumn. The plants are 
from a foot to eighteen inches in height, 
quite branching, and always in flower. 
They bear the sun without injury. In 
Northern climates it is well to pot the 
bulbs so as to give them a good start be- 
fore setting out. Indeed, this would be 
good practice anywhere. The bulb ap- 
pears as shown in the engraving, and is 
some two in- 
ches across. 
The large en- 
graving shows 
the appear- 
ance of a 
strong plant. 
As we have had these ncM' Begonias in our grounds several years, we can say they are quite 
promising, and we would not be surprised if they should in a few years be greatly in demand for 
bedding. We would advise our friends to obtain at least a few bulbs for trial. There is great 
pleasure in growing new things, if successful. 
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