A, Tuberous Begonia dormant; B, Tuberous Begonias planted in a bed and mulched (C.); D, Tuberous Begonias started in box ready for transplanting. Tubers are sometimes cut like a potato, giving an eye to each portion of tuber, but as a rule it is not generally satisfactory. To use cuttings of young growing shoots is the surest way of increasing stock.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIII, Issue 15, 13 October 1909, Page 38
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61A, Tuberous Begonia dormant; B, Tuberous Begonias planted in a bed and mulched (C.); D, Tuberous Begonias started in box ready for transplanting. Tubers are sometimes cut like a potato, giving an eye to each portion of tuber, but as a rule it is not generally satisfactory. To use cuttings of young growing shoots is the surest way of increasing stock. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIII, Issue 15, 13 October 1909, Page 38
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