SELECT LIST OP BEGONIAS. 
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BEGONIAS. 
HANDSOME-FLOWERED TUBEROUS-ROOTED SECTION. 
These being now dormant can he sent by post. 
AURELIA, a very fine large flower, of a cinnamon rose colour ; very distinct. 5s. 
BOLIVIENSIS, foliage light green, flowers bright glossy red, very freely produced, generally in 
pairs, but sometimes in clusters of three. 2s. 6d. 
CARDINAL, a magnificent variety, producing fine large flowers of a rich deep magenta rose colour. 
5s. 
CAROLINE, deep rosy pink, a Very fine showy flower with broad petals. 3s. 6d. 
CLEOPATRA, rosy lake, shaded with m.agenta ; a very large flower with fine broad petals. 7s. 6rf. 
CLIMAX, deep rich rosy carmine ; the two outer petals e.vtremely broad ; a beautiful variety. 3s. 6cZ. 
CORSAIR, rosy salmon ; a most profuse blooming variety. 3s. 6d. 
DRAGON , a beautiful flower, with fine large long petals ; colour rich bright rose ; very effective. 5s. 
EMBLEM, a very attractive variety, giving fine large showy flowers with e.\tremely broad petals, of 
a deep rose colour shaded with magenta. Zs. Sd. • 
ENSIGN, bright pink ; a beautiful shade of colour ; flowers large ; a very elegant variety. 3s. 6d. 
FRCEBELII, a splendid new species from Ecuador, very distinct and attractive, producing well 
above the foliage, erect bunches of large brilliant scai'let flowers ; the foliage is of a bright green 
colour, furnished on the underside with a thick covering of white hairs. 2s. 6d. 
GEM, light cream colour, the reverse of the petals light pink ; extremely distinct and attractive. 5s. 
HERMINE, light orange cinnamon, a very distinct and attractive shade of colour ; a pretty flower ; 
largo and well formed. 3s. 6d. 
ICARUS, a very flue large flower of a bright salmon colour. 7s. Gd. 
^VCINHA., an extremely attractive variet}', producing very large and flue flowers, with remarkably 
long petals, of a deep rose colour. 5s. 
MAGNET, beautiful light pink, the rever.se of the petals deep pink ; a charming variety, producing 
fine large flowers with good petals. 3s. Gd. 
MARATHON, deep crimson, a very fine large flower. 7s. 6f7. 
MAZEPPA, very light cream colour, the reverse of the petals tinted with orange pink ; extremely 
distinct and pretty. 3s. Gd. 
MINIATA, a fine showy variety, producing flowers of a bright rosy carmine colour ; very elegant 
and distinct. 3s. Gd. 
MODIOLA, bright rose, .shaded with salmon ; a very large flower with fine broad petals. 7s. Gd. 
PEARCEI, flowers large, bright yellow, and borne on slender stems well above the foliage. 2s. Gd. 
PEARCEI GRANDIFLORA, a remarkably showy and attractive variety, with rich dark olive 
green leaves, which contrast admirably with the very large and fine flowers, which are of a bright 
golden yellow colour. 3s. Gd. 
BHYLLIS, a most beautiful variety, with blossoms of a delicate sulphur colour tinted with pink ; 
an extremely distinct and charming flower. 3s. Gd. 
RUBESCENS, a fine hybrid variety of neat robust branching dwarf habit, giving a profusion of 
elegant half-drooping racemes of large rich salmon-tinted red blossoms. 5s. 
SERAPH, a dwarf-growing variety of neat and compact habit, freely producing fine flowers of a soft 
pink colour, the exterior part of the two outer petals suffused with rose. 3s. Gd. 
STARLIGHT, a beautiful variety of dwarf compact habit, and a profuse bloomer ; the flowers are 
large and eflective, of a pretty shade of blush pink. 5s. 
SUNRISE, a magnilicent variety, <piito intermediate between L‘. bolivcims and 11. Sedeni ; it is a 
very free bloomer, producing fine large flowers of a bright rosy scarlet colour ; extremely showy and 
attractive. 3s. Gd. 
SURPRISE, a beautiful and eflective variety, producing extremely pretty bright pink flowers in 
great profusion. 3s. 6i/. 
TROJAN, an extremely distinct and eflective variety, freely producing fine flowers of a lovely light 
rosy pink colour. 3s. Gd. 
VEITCHII, this species was discovered near Cuzco iu Peru. It dilfers from other Begonias in 
having roundish blooms of a vivid vermilion or cinnabar red, and in being comparatively hardv. 5s. 
WHITE Q.UEEN, a distinct and beautiful variety, producing ivory white flowers tinted with rose. 5s, 
Selections of good varieties can be made by Mr. W. B. at 30s. and 42s. per dozen. 
Blooming tubers unnamed, raised from best varieties, 9s., 12s. and 18s. per dozen. 
