. Standard Bay TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS. The following cultural notes, by Eben. E. Rexford, were written expressly for this book: "Few plants are better adapted to the summer decoration of the window garden, the veranda and the conservatory than the Tuberous Begonia. Ic is a constant and prolific bloomer, won- derfully rich and varied in coloring, and so easy to grow that all persons ought to succeed with it. "A soil that will grow it to perfection is made up of one part leafmoldâor the turfy matter scraped from the bottom of old sodâ one part garden loam, and one part sand. Mix thes
. Standard Bay TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS. The following cultural notes, by Eben. E. Rexford, were written expressly for this book: "Few plants are better adapted to the summer decoration of the window garden, the veranda and the conservatory than the Tuberous Begonia. Ic is a constant and prolific bloomer, won- derfully rich and varied in coloring, and so easy to grow that all persons ought to succeed with it. "A soil that will grow it to perfection is made up of one part leafmoldâor the turfy matter scraped from the bottom of old sodâ one part garden loam, and one part sand. Mix these well to- gether, and you have a compost that is friable, porous and well adapted to any plants having fine, fibrous roots. "When the tubers of these Begonias are procured, spread them out on pans of moss, which should be kept moist and warm. Here they should be left until sprouts appear. If you have no moss at hand, a piece of an old blanket or carpet will do very well, so long as either are thick enough to retain moisture. It is not absolutely necessary to sprout your tubers in this manner if you can tell which is top or bottom of them, but frequently they look so much alike on both sides that you cannot be sure which is which until sprouts appear, and it will not do to plant them wrong side up. I would give each tuber a five-inch pot, if grown singly 1 prefer, however, to use three tubers td a seven-inch pot. The effect is stronger, and in every way more satisfactory. Settle the tuber down into the soil to the depth of an inch. Water very cautiously until active growth begins, then increase the amount. But at no time during its existence will the plant require more than enough to makeâand keepâthe soil moist all through. "There are several methods of keeping the tubers of these Begonias over winter. Some allow them to remain in the soil in which they grew in summer, allowing it to become quite dry. The pots are then stored away in a dark closet or room where t
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