iqiiell G(;uitle. 
shape, and colour, a Stock niu.st he propagated ns one would Zonal I’clarKoniums. They can he 
propauatod just like Dahlias, hv catting tlie Tabers at the eyes just after they have started. Plant 
the bulbs ten inches apart, .and take them up when the frosts come. This is really all the culture 
needed. Begonia Wnriliiana and [mhU limirki-l have proved themselves gooil bedders of the small 
flowering sectioti. 
SEEDLINGS (SINGLE) FROM OUR FINEST NAMED COLLECTION. 
EXTRA QUALITY — Selected to colour, ami almost equal to nained varieties. 1 '2x, ])cr doz. 
No. 1 QUALITY — -Selected to colour. !).s. per iloz. ; (U).s'. jier 100. 
No. 2 QUALITY — Selected to colour. (J.v. per doz. ; 40.v. per 100. 
MIXED — Unhloomed seedlings for bedding. 3s. (Ir/. per doz. ; 20.s. per 100. 
SEEDLINGS (DOUBLE) FROM OUR FINEST NAMED COLLECTION. 
MIXED— n.s. to 12.S. doz. ; 64.s. and OO.s. per 100. 
SELECTED TO COLOUR— lS.s-., 2l.s.. and 30.-.-. doz. 
SPECIALLY SELECTED— 3.V. (id. to o.s. each. 
We are now raising seedlings by thousands, and the result is, from our scientific 
hybridising, we have many of the finest (voted Eirst-Class Certificates, and universally 
pronounced the finest doubles ever raised). We have at least 50,000 various bulbs, and all 
who wish to introduce a great feature into their Conservatories or Gardens should have our 
seedling doubles. 
Sekd Sowino and Seedi.ino Kaisino. — First fill a pot or pan half full of some substance to 
make it porous for drainage, then cover over with moss, or something similar, to make a se])aration, 
and then fill to within a quarter of an inch from the top of light, fine-sifted soil, iirevion.sly charred 
or burnt, so mnch the better, .so as to kill all animal and vegetable life; press down level, and on ir 
sprinkle the seed ; ]>lace over this the smallest coating of the very finest cocoa-nut fibre and sea sand 
or soil, just .so as to support the seed in their ]daces. Keep in total darkness, with ))aper or glass over 
the toj), in a temperature of 00" to 70"; a.s soon a,s they show signs of life above the .soil gradually 
ex])ose, and as soon as they have root.s a qtiarter of an inch long, loosen round carefully, make small 
holes in similar-prepared .soil in small pots. They are too .small for manipulation ; in fact, they must 
not be handled. Have a wine-glass of water, dip a i)cncil in it (use it a.s a dibber), and by this means 
these small seedlings will hang to it, and ciln be easily placed into the hole ])reviously made for them, 
gently ]>re.ss down, and place in a similar temperature for a few days afterwards ; gratlually e.xposo and 
reduce from (i0° to 50°, and keep near the glass. The sun, after February, mtist not be allowed to 
shine long on Begonias under glass, as they dislike extreme heat, sun, and cold ; they delight in and 
must be kept at a medium temperature. 
WINTER-FLOWERING AND EVERGREEN VARIETIES. 
Our 100-ft. house la,st autumn and winter was a grand sight. No other kind can lav claim to so 
many advantages, as a winter-flowering plant, as this class, and none are more useful than the 
summer-flowering varieties. 
20!). ARGYROSTIGMA ELEGAN- 
TISSIMA — Miiculnht class, but foliage denticu- 
lated and more distinctly .spotted with silver; 
of a free and vigorous habit. 
210. ARGYROSTIGMA GIG ANTE A — 
Producing much larger foliage, hut not denticu- 
lated like the above — in fact, this variety may 
truly be called a Maculuta, with the silver s[)Ots 
more distinct. 
211. ASCOTENSIS--()nc of the finest varie- 
ties. It produces large clusters of a beautiful 
pink colour. In a warm and suitable climate, a 
gem for bedding ])urposes. 
I just arrived here a few days ago from Belfast, in time to see two large tin boxes that hail come 
from Mesi-srs. Cannell.of " The Ilomeof Flower-s,” Swanley, Kent. One contained monster blooms of 
SiiKjle Tuberous Begonias, and the other of IJuuhlvs. As I have more than once stated in yours and 
the' London gardening journals, these flowers are in many cases well done around here : but all 
who have seen them admit that for size, colour, substance, and shape, -they never saw finer than 
Cannell’s. When I was visiting, in ’78,and returning from Paris, Mr. Sedcu thought a Begonia one 
inch across remarkable; yet, in that short space, here are Singles improved to (ii inchc.s. 
W. J. Mcri'hy, Clonmel. 
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