. The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste. if any portion of thehouse is somewhat cooler than another, thecooler part is that Avhich will be most suita-ble for the Begonias. It will be an advan-tage to place them altogether in a group,not only for the sake of securing the cha-racteristic appearance which this arrange-ment favors, but also that they may all bealike situated with regard to their treat-ment. They do not well associate with amiscellaneous collection of plants in theirappearance, and the variety of habit, foli-age, and color of the flowers among them,is sufficie
. The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste. if any portion of thehouse is somewhat cooler than another, thecooler part is that Avhich will be most suita-ble for the Begonias. It will be an advan-tage to place them altogether in a group,not only for the sake of securing the cha-racteristic appearance which this arrange-ment favors, but also that they may all bealike situated with regard to their treat-ment. They do not well associate with amiscellaneous collection of plants in theirappearance, and the variety of habit, foli-age, and color of the flowers among them,is sufficient to prevent anything like mono- tony when kept in a group by themselves :and as regards treatment, especially with re-spect to moisture, this arrangement is muchto be preferred; for in the growing season,when they require a liberal supply, it canbe afforded, and they can be readily sprin-kled with the syringe two or three times aday, which is very beneficial; and in thewinter season, or when they are at rest, thesyringing may be discontinued, and the soil. Fig. 88. Begonia coceinea. more easily pi^ented from getting moremoisture than would be desirable. Theseremarks apply chiefly to the plants duringthe periods of active growth and rest; forwhen in flower, it is of course quite properto remove them to any particular positionwhere the beautiful efllct of their blossomsmay be required, and if several may hap-pen to be at one time in bloom, it may bepreferred to distribute them throughout thestructure, rather than to locate them in oneparticular spot. Having said thus much with respect to 376 THE BEGONIA the siiiKition most proper for them, it willliardly bo necessary to say, that a mean ar-tificial iieat of sixty degrees is sutlicient forthem ; of course, if they are kept in a stove,thev will during spring and summer be sub-milted to a much liigher degree of heatthan ls, derived directly from the rays ofthe sun. Another advantage to be derived fromthe practice of grouping them
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