BOTANICAL INDEX. 
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BEGONIA. 
E have taken an especial pleasure in collecting - together what we think to be an un- 
equale l variety of Begonias, in fact it has almost Become a holihy with ns, but we 
have found them to be the most serviceable plants for house culture yet offered as 
they thrive so well in a shady room which they are almost sure to find in an ordinary 
dwelling. We prefer the Zoned or Silver leaf varieties to all others for house culture 
because their foliage is always attractive and when the plants are well matured they bloom 
very freely, especially during winter; but the Hot House varieties are very difficult to grow 
to perfection except in a hot and moi -t green -house and although their highly colored foliage 
is very tempting to the Amateur, they are not likely to succeed in growing them into choice 
plant . But for bloom the Shrubby varieties are the best either in the house during Winter or 
planted out in a shady place during summer. 
Our list of Begonias Comprise over 100 varieties most of which are quite distinct but a few 
are GuSenhouse Hybkids and are often only distinguished from the original species by the 
brighter color and more distinct markings of their foliage. This multiplying of specific names 
for seedlings of such doubtfull eharactors is the source of much confusion to the collector and 
and is never quite satisfactory to the Botanist even in his studies. In our efforts to secure cor- 
rect names for the foliage varieties we have purchased plants from a great many dealers 
and from some of the most reliable ones we have purchased 71 eg o n it/ Duchesse d’ 73 /•//- 
br/ndt under the name of Begoni/r Per, Ph it r/delph irr , Pruenost/ and .1 'ebt/losa 
and an equal number of distinct varieties under the name of ‘73. 7ir.r, but after a careful! 
study of all the varieties we think we have identified the different ones in our collection, at 
least to our own satisfaction. 
( For culture, treatmenf aud description of BEGONIAS see our Annual Illustrated plant Catalogue 
especially for I JS76 sent free to all applicants upon receipt of stamp. Price of plants notin our regulai 
Catalogue given on application. } 
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L. B. Case’s Collection of Begonias. 
Apollo. 
A r gen tea Punctata . 
Centenn/ftl. 
Pact/ esse de Brabc/ndt. 
Eldorado . 
Decaisnea.no . 
Pita. 
73 mm a, 
TLumboldtii. 
77yd 7 •ocotyli fo lia . 
Lnspector Otto. 
Jennie. 
Long i folia. 
Lord Palmerston . 
Lacy TLearer. 
Mad. ■ terrier . 
. Had. Per ere. 
Miranda. 
A Piss LLelen Piiist . 
. Hrs. Stewart Lowe, 
Minnie. 
A "eb/dosa. 
t ‘ iiiladelphia . 
Bictnrota. 
Pres. ) 'a // Der 77eif. 
Pi • in ce. A Ibei 7. 
Pruenosa. 
Quadrico/or. 
Queen of 77a no uer. 
Per. 
Per Jfe/gnifica. 
Bosedale. 
Lite O' Donot/ ae. 
Tryphilla. 
Order BEGON I ACEAE, Linnaeus. 
BEX, or ZONED VARIETIES. 
(Type Begonia Rex.) 
La Favorite. 
Lady Stuart, 
Art/ enter/. 
A /-pen tea TLybrida. 
73/ eg a t/ s. 
T3merald. 
T3ximia. 
Grace Fahnestock. 
Grandis. 
SILVER LEAF VARIETIES. 
(Type Begonia Splendens.) 
7mperiator. 
7m mi table. 
Louisa. 
Louis Switzer. 
Mad. Alwerdt. 
Mad. Wagner. 
Marsh alii. 
Marmort/ta. 
Marginc/ta. 
Queen > ictoria 
\ Reich e/t h a m i a . 
Silver Chain. 
Silver Queen. 
Splendens. 
Aug. Sunderbruch. 
C arolin ce folia. 
Dee dale// . 
Frederic Seigmeyer. 
HOT-HOUSE VARIETIES. 
Griffith//'. 
7mperialis. 
Ai/erkii. 
Poi Leopold. 
Scheme Von Oberyen.ne. 
Sm aragdin a. 
SELF-COLORED LEAF VARIETIES. 
Capens/s. TLeracli folio JVieyricans. Picinifolia. 
Least// Leopold 7st, ' PMn/folia Macula to. 
Glaucophylla Scandens. Man/cata. Pollinsonii. 
} ’ersch t/ff'eltii. 
TUBEROUS-ROOTED, DOUBLE FLOWERING VARIETIES. 
Palsatmn.ee/lora. Glome de Afancy. Leomeini. 
Gibson ii. Salmon.ee/ plena. 
