THE LADIES' FLORAL CABINET. 
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THE BEGONIA. 
Seedling of the Tuberous-rooted Section 
The genua Begonia is a very popular and well-known 
one, embracing, as it does, plants noted for their superb, 
ornamental foliage, as well as those that are specially 
valuable for decorative purposes and wintering flower¬ 
ing. The'genus is a very extensive one, embracing be¬ 
tween four and five hundred species and varieties, and 
of late there has been so many varieties introduced into 
cultivation that our florists have found it necessary to 
divide them into three classes, viz., Ornamental 
Foliaged, Tuberous-rooted, and Flowering varieties. 
In this paper I propose to speak of the latter class, leav¬ 
ing the others for future consideration. The flowering 
