The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21


Ing can surpass the beauty OF begonias
when massed on a well-kept lawn.
They may be had In every shade OF
color and are more easily reproduced
from seed than the double varieties.
a very nne pair OF single begonias are
Emperor and Empress. the iirst named
being golden yellow. the second pure
white. Ne plus ultra Is bronze, with
a aalmon-plnk center, a most elegant
flower. and President Ia magnificent
crimson begonla. hut for bedding
purposes Il IL easy to raise these plants
from seed In the summer. a good stock
OF tubers being then available for tho
following season. After the middle OF
June no artificial heat Ia needed for
the termination OF begonla seed. but II
requires very careful sowing and man
agement In the earlier stages. A small
shallow box tsuch as those sold with
Turkey fgO Is convenient receptacle
for II. well drained. with a layer OF
crooks and small cinders, covering
these with clean moss. which has pre-
vlously been dipped into boiling water
to destroy all germs OF Insects. A
little ibrous peat or turfy mold IL then
laid over the moss and laid quite level
with the trowel after which quar-
ter OF an inch OF very fine compost
deaf mold. sand and loam) Is slfted.
10 receive the seed. making the surface
hat and firm. The seed. being ex-
tremoly minute. should not be covered
with soil: half u teaspoonful OF silver
sand can be added TO the seed and both
should be distributed evenly over the
prepared surface through = perforated
tin. for In this way II Is more easily
sown than by the hand The box may
then be held for minute in n pan OF
lukewarm water which must not DO
allowed to cover the surface. however,
but should barely reach within hall
an inch OF II, for any disturbance Of
the seed by watering must always be
avoided, A piece OF glass will then
cover the box. which should be shaded
with a sheet OF paper and placed In a
warm. sunny place. The covering Of
glass should be turned over every
morning aud whenever the dew on the
glass becomes slight the box should
again be dipped In lukewarm water a.
before.
The seed Will In this way be sup
piled with moisture, shade and tenn
perature from Go TO 75 degrees. and I'M
der these conditions the tiny plants
should make their appearance In about
twelve days. although many OF them
may start later on: and tho dipping
process must therefore be continued.
When the seedlings have two leaves
they should be prloked out singly into
boxes. two inches apart from each
other. like tiny cabbages, The soil
for these seedlings should be prepared
and drained In the same way as for
the seed. but II may be enriched with
teaspoonful OF SCOT, and She whole
compost should be about =, !nch In
depth. Dipping viii stlll be found pre-
ferable to watering for the little plants
until they shall have settled them
selves and begun to grow. after which
the glass covering should be gradually
raised to admit more air. until they
are hardened; but they will always
prefer a slightly shady position to the
full glare OF the sunshine. When suf-
nciently large. each tuber may be pot
ted separately. or they can BIZ removed
to larger boxes OF richer soil as soon
as they need more room, In which they
will remain for the winter. starting
again in February or March II placed
In slight warmth. Double begoniA
seed thus treated will produce both
double and single varieties In many
beautiful tlnts; and II is an interesting
moment when the seedlings open their
nrst buds and reveal the beautiful Sc
crat thev eanh contain,