THE GARDEN.
(By HORTUS.)

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Tuberous-rooted Bkgoxia and Balsam Seed (Beginner)—As you have procured .a goed strain of seed from England you had better hand over the begonia ssoed to some of our nurserymen or pardeners, who will give you a percentage of plants back, as it is diffl cult to raise unless you can jrrow it under glass. It should not be sown before next November, and then only in a glass house. As for the balsam seed, keep it in a desk or drawer, where it will be dry till about the middle of next November, when it can be sown out in the open border where it is to grow. I could not possibly do anything with the seed for you myself, but you can easily get some of our Auckland nurserymen to take it. that is, if it is really of a first-class strain. The tuberous-rooted begonia will ia the future be one of our most favouritebordor flowering plants, as it stands dry weather well, and also flowers for a good number of months, and is perfectly hardy if left out in border all winter.
Strawberries.
