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Definition of Begonias
1. begonia [n] - See also: begonia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Begonias
Literary usage of Begonias
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1893)
"This is not the case, however, with the garden race of tuberous begonias. In no
other class of plants has the improvement been so rapid or so extensive—a ..."
2. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1862)
"begonias.—It is to be feared that the present passion for plants with colored
... Already has the sentence been passed upon some of the older begonias ..."
3. The amateur's flower garden: A Handy Guide to the Formation and Management by Shirley Hibberd (1884)
"TUBEROUS begonias. AMONGST the newer subjects that obtain the attention of the
florists, the Tuberous begonias hold an inportant place. ..."
4. The Land of Sunshine by Charles Fletcher Lummis (1899)
"izer, and a splendid new race of begonias stands a monument to her genius and
the favoring conditions of California climate. Taking these almost human ..."
5. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1876)
"Considering the rapid increase in the number of varieties of these begonias,
their extreme usefulness, and their promise of culminating in a hardier race ..."
6. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1897)
"begonias Natural Order ... And so on, the new species coming in fairly rapidly ;
but in 1858 the beautiful foliage-begonias began to assert themselves with ..."
7. Iowa Horticulture by Iowa State Horticultural Society (1908)
"begonias. These plants make a fine show when well grown. ... begonias are of easy
culture and thrive best in a rich, warm soil with good drainage. ..."
8. Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants by Sir Joseph Paxton (1843)
"The plant, like most of the other begonias, will not bear to be neglected, but
must be cultivated, in the literal sense of the word. ..."
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