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THE FLOEIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
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Begonia Magenta Queen, 
NEW TUBEKOUS BEGONIAS. 
^ thank Mr. B. S. Williams, of Holloway, for the accompanying 
figures (pp. 150,151,153) of two new Begonias, which well illustrate the 
great advance which is being made in the tuberous-rootdd section of this 
extensive, varied, and most ornamental family of plants. The flowers have 
not only been very much increased in size, but also greatly enriched in colouring. 
One of these novelties is called Magenta Queen. It is of a rather dense habit of 
growth, with the usual oblique foliage, and large flowers of a rich magenta-rose, 
produced in great profusion. The branch of this variety is shown in the cut, 
