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THE GARDENING WORLD 
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The TUBEROUS BEGONIA, 
ITS HISTORY 
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Introduction—A Brief History 
of the Begonia Family — The 
History of the Tuberous Begonia 
from the introduction of B. boli- 
viensis—The first Garden Hybrid 
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Propagation of the Begonia : I., 
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