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SELECT LTST OF BEGONIAS. 
BEGONIAS— Con«nued. 
OCTOPETALA, this magnificent new species has been introduced from the Andes of Peru. Its rich 
dark green leaves arc very large, of orbicular form and deeply lobed. It produces splendid flowers 
of enormous size, which are composed of eight petals ; these attractive blossoms are white, with the 
reverse of the petals of a bright ro.sy carmine colour. It is an extremely showy and effective novelty. 
PEAKCEI, flowers largo, bright yellow, and borne on .slender stems well above the foliage. 
PEAB.CEI GRANDIFLOBA, a remarkably fine and attractive variety, with rich dark olive gi'cem 
leaves, which contrast admirably with the very large and fine flowers, which are of a bright golden 
yellow colour. 
PHYLLIS, a most beautiful variety, with flowers of a delicate sulphur colour, tinted with pink ; an 
extremely di.stinct and charming flower. 
PROFESSOR THISELTON DYER, a highly ornamental variety, giving a profusion of brilliant 
scarlet flowers, with lance-shaped petals, borne in elegant drooping clusters. 
ROSEA ALBA, a very elegant variety, with glossy rich green-veined leaves, and numerous terminal 
projecting racemes of white blossoms, suffused with rich rose. 
RUBESCENS, a fine hybrid variety, of neat, robust, branching, dwarf habit, giving a profusion of 
elegant half-drooping racemes oflarge rich salmon-tinted red blossoms. 
RXJBRA SXJPERBA, a very beautiful and effective plant, of a free branching habit and graceful 
open outline ; flowers large, of a brilliant carmiuc red, melting into a rich lake. 
SEDENII, a fine variety, of free growth, with large leaves, the veins of which are slightly tinted 
with rose colour ; the flowers are of the richest magenta, and of large size. 
SERAPH, a dwarf-growing variety, of neat and compact habit, freely producing fine flowers of a soft 
liink colour, the exterior part of the two outer petals suffused with rose. 
STARLIGHT, a beautiful variety, of dwarf compact habit, and a profuse bloomer ; the flowers are 
large and effective, of a pretty shade of blush pink. 
SUNRISE, a magnificent variety, quite intermediate between B. io/irfoisis and B. Sedenii; it is a 
veiy free Idoomcr, producing fine large flowers, of a bright ro.sy scarlet colour ; extremely showy and 
attractive. 
SURPRISE, a beautiful and effeetive variety, producing extremely pretty bright pink flowers in 
great profusion. 
TROJAN, an extremely distinct and effeetive variety, freely producing fine flowers of a lovely light 
rosy iiink colour. 
VEITCHII. This remarkable and beautiful plant, which was discovered near Cuzco in Pci'u, intro- 
duces (juitc a new feature into the now well-known family of Begonias. It differs in all respects 
from any other Begonia yet known, in having immense blooms of a vivid vermilion or cinnabar red, 
and in being comparatively hardy. 
VIVICANS, a very graceful plant, appn'oaehiug in habit B. insignis or B. Sedenii, with semi-trans- 
parent stems, its leaves .slightly villose or hairy, and numerous drooping brilliant orange scarlet 
bell-shaped flowers, with acuminate petals, on carmine tinted flower stalks. The free open-branched 
habit of this variety is very elegant and effective. 
BEGONIAS. 
VARIEGATED-FOLIAGED section. 
These are remarkable for their variegated and beautifully coloured ornamental foliage. 
3s. Qd. each ; 36s. per dozen. 
Acteon 
Adrien Uoisixe 
Am.vuilis 
Bijou de liouGEMox r 
Delighti-vl 
Diadem 
Discolor marmorea 
Dr. Hegel 
Duchess 
Emile CiiATf; 
Eximia 
Figaro 
Flora 
Gloire de Moxterk.u: 
Helena Uhder 
IXIMITAIILE 
L’AbbA Serodino 
Lalla Rookh 
Lorenzo 
L ons Boutard 
,, Lignot 
,, ScinvEiTzia: 
,, Tls.serand 
Madame Crousse 
,, DE Cauville 
,, Perrier 
Marmion 
Marqulse de Kadillac 
,, DE St. Innocent 
Mirabills 
M. Keteleer 
Nivea stlendens 
Picturata 
Princesse Charlotte 
Profes.sor Gasparini 
Rei Fernando 
S iSCRETAIRE MoRREN 
Sl'ECTABILIS 
Splendens. 
