Flower grower's guide . bed-ding, and ought not to be wholly passed over in favour of the more showy tuberous-rooted of the best of the former are PrincessBeatrice, 6 inches, white tinged with pink;floribunda rosea, dwarf rose; semperflorens,white; atropurpurea, rich red, purplish foliage;Crimson Gem, red, bronze foliage, all growingto a height of 9 to 15 inches; and weltoniensis,rosy pink, 9 inches. B. Carrieri is taller, thisand weltoniensis being increased by cuttings offlowerless shoots, inserted in sandy soil, in briskbut not very moist heat in the spring, the othersalso by cut
Flower grower's guide . bed-ding, and ought not to be wholly passed over in favour of the more showy tuberous-rooted of the best of the former are PrincessBeatrice, 6 inches, white tinged with pink;floribunda rosea, dwarf rose; semperflorens,white; atropurpurea, rich red, purplish foliage;Crimson Gem, red, bronze foliage, all growingto a height of 9 to 15 inches; and weltoniensis,rosy pink, 9 inches. B. Carrieri is taller, thisand weltoniensis being increased by cuttings offlowerless shoots, inserted in sandy soil, in briskbut not very moist heat in the spring, the othersalso by cuttings as well as by divisions and plants can be prepared in either boxes orsmall pots of rich light soil, keeping them steadilygrowing in gentle warmth till the first or secondweek in May, then harden off in time to plantout during the first fortnight in June. The kindsnamed are suitable either for edging large-sizedbeds or occupying the centres of smaller ones,forming a charming groundwork for small standard. Fig. 99. Propagating Tubeeotts Begonias. a, Divided tuber in spring ; b, cutting in summer. and pyramid fuchsias, abutilons, or other elegantdot plants. Lift all that maybe wanted forstock purposes before they are damaged by frost,those plants flowering well in warm greenhousesor (tuberous).—Tuberous begonias, includingthe showy B. Worthiana, can be increased bydivision of the tubers, after growth has com-menced in the spring, also by cuttings in summer,as shown in Fig. 99. Start the tubers in boxes ofloam and leaf soil in gentle heat, and after rootand top growth have commenced split them up,coat the wound with sand and return the divi-sions to the boxes to recover from the a rule spring cuttings are too succulent, but ifthe firm, flowerless side shoots are taken off andmade into cuttings during the summer, these willroot freely and form serviceable tubers beforedying down. The earliest may be inserted in opensunny borders, si
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