BEGONIAS. 
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BEGONIA ALBO-PICTA, 
A neat and pretty species, introduced from Brazil, distinct in character from all the cultivated 
kinds whether species or varieties. It is shrubby in habit and of compact growth, having elliptic 
lanceolate leaves shortly stalked. The leaves are glossy green, freely spotted with bright silvery 
white, the nebulous markings becoming smaller towards the margins. It has small and elegant 
foliage and will make a really useful and pretty plant for decorative purposes. 3«. 6rf. 
BEGONIA ALBO-PICTA. 
