. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. THE BEGONIA. BcfimiUi hydrocntiiVifolui. , ^ IT B E R 0 U S begonias have »|k 7 Leen disconrsod upon in our several series^ and the plant l)efore us gives occasion for a hrief essay on the species which belong more espe- cialljr to the stove, and are, with very few exceptions, of no use whatever for the de- coration of the open garden. By the term " stove " may be understood, in this con- nection, the tropical plant- house and the warm green- house, and it is advisable to set out with the AA'ortl " stove"
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. THE BEGONIA. BcfimiUi hydrocntiiVifolui. , ^ IT B E R 0 U S begonias have »|k 7 Leen disconrsod upon in our several series^ and the plant l)efore us gives occasion for a hrief essay on the species which belong more espe- cialljr to the stove, and are, with very few exceptions, of no use whatever for the de- coration of the open garden. By the term " stove " may be understood, in this con- nection, the tropical plant- house and the warm green- house, and it is advisable to set out with the AA'ortl " stove" to impress upon the reader the fact that these begonias love warmth and moisture^ and the treatment that suits many green- house plants will only firing disappointment if applied to them. It is a fact, however, of some importance that many of the tender licgonias may be grown in an ordinary greenlnjusc by an expert in plant culture. A common. 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 Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890; Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward), 1841-1909. London : Cassell
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