December 24, 1898. 
265g 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
safely through the winter. For pot culture the com¬ 
post should consist of half loam, one quarter of peat, 
and one of dried cow-manure or old Mushroom bed 
dung. To this add a Sprinkling of sharp sand, and 
a few pieces of charcoal. Pot fairly firmly, just 
sary the best time to pot is in July, just before the 
flower stems are thrown up, for at this time the 
bulbs are practically at rest. The compost should 
consist of equal parts of loam and leaf soil, with 
sand and a little charcoal. 
raised in 1397. The plants are entirely without any 
stake or tie of any kind whatever, and had been in 
bloom under glass for some weeks before the photo¬ 
graph was taken. 
Our difficulty is not to get fairly good flowers, but 
Group of Seedling, White, Tuberous Begonias Raised in 1897. 
leaving the tips of the scales appearing above the 
soil. Place the potted-up bulbs in a cold frame until 
they are required for placing in heat. 
Treatment of Yallota. — Thos. Bate : You are 
quite right; the Scarborough Lily or Vallota 
DOUBLE BEGONIAS AT NEWTON ST. 
LOE. 
I send photographs of two sets of double Begonias 
taken last season. 
The lower of the two accompanying illustrations 
to combine these with a habit which will remain 
fairly upright under glass. Many sorts which are 
sturdy enough in the open, have a way of becoming 
hangers in the houses, after they have produced a 
flower or two. 
In the face of these facts there is nothing for it 
Tuberous Begonia Dorothy Hardwick (raised 189 6). 
purpurea, is a native of South Africa, like many 
others of our bulbous plants. Vallotas do not need 
to be potted very often. They may remain in the 
same pots for several years and will flower regularly 
and well each season. When potting becomes neces- 
represents three plants of “ Dorothy Hardwick," a 
seedling recently raised here, the colour of which is a 
delicate flesh-pink, with the edges of the petals 
lighter, and beautifully frilled. 
The upper figure shows a group of white seedlings 
for the hybridiser, but to harden his heart and 
refuse to make use of these varieties, however 
attractive their flowers may be .—Edwin Lascelles, New¬ 
ton St. Loe, Somerset. 
