Begonia Rex
VEAIIS ago, people used to consider *- that Begonia Bex was a plant only for glasshouses kept at a high temperature, hut it has been abundantly proved that, cooler conditions arc more to the liking of the plant. Culture is really simple. A moderately rich, porous soil composed of fibrous loam, a little peat, some really good leaf-mould ai d a dash of charcoal is the most suitable. Shade from direct sunshine in summer is required, and a fairly humid atmosphere from spring until autumn, with, conditions as reasonably dry as can be obtained in the winter. Begonia Box will flower if allowed to do so. but it is generally conceded that the foliage is more handsome if the flower buds arc removed.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23995, 19 June 1941, Page 15
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