. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. Some Flozvcrin^ Bes:onias. I'^Z habit, with small dark green leaves. It pro- duces an abundance of its branching panicles of flowers, which are light pink when open, whilst the buds are deep crimson. C. Meyerii.—A Brazilian species, which tion ; extremely handsome, but still some- what rare ; the leaves are broad, light green, and somewhat uneven on the upper surface, the spike is erect, bearing laigedeep rosy red flowers of great substance. It comes to us. Fig. 4.—Begonia Veitchii. —See page 305. blooms all winter
. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. Some Flozvcrin^ Bes:onias. I'^Z habit, with small dark green leaves. It pro- duces an abundance of its branching panicles of flowers, which are light pink when open, whilst the buds are deep crimson. C. Meyerii.—A Brazilian species, which tion ; extremely handsome, but still some- what rare ; the leaves are broad, light green, and somewhat uneven on the upper surface, the spike is erect, bearing laigedeep rosy red flowers of great substance. It comes to us. Fig. 4.—Begonia Veitchii. —See page 305. blooms all winter and spring, and succeeds admirably in the drawing-room. The leaves are clothed with soft light brown hairs, whilst its large and handsome flowers are pure white. B. roscpflonx.—A plant of recent introduc- from the mountains ot Peru, and is tuberous rooted. These tuberous kinds all require a period of rest; after blooming they lose their leaves and remain dormant for a short time. Care must, however, be taken that they are. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, S. Marshall & Co
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