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Begonia coccinea. Scarlet-flowered 

 Begonia ; or Elephant's Ear. 



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Class and Order. 



MoNffiCIA PoLYANDRIA. 



( Nat. Ord. — BegoniacEjE. ) 



Generic Character. 



Masc. Calyx o. Corolla polypetala, petalis plerumque 

 4, inaequalibus. — Fcem. Calyx o. Corolla petalis 4 — 9, 

 plerumque inaequalibus. Styli 3, bifidi. Capsula trique- 

 tral alata, trilocularis, polysperma. 



Specific Name and Character. 



Begonia coccinea; foliis obliquis oblongo-ovatis acumina- 

 tis carnosis sinuatis serratis rubro-marginatis, stipulis 

 amplis obovatis concavis coloratis deciduis, paniculis 

 nutantibus, floribus intense coccineis, masc. petalis 4 

 rotundatis quorum 2 minimis, fcem. petalis 5 — 6 aequa- 

 libus ovatis, capsula pyriformi, alis 3 aequalibus. 



Unquestionably the most beautiful of the many handsome 

 species of Begonia now known to our collections, and, 

 apparently, a very free flowerer. It was imported by Mr. 

 Veitch of the Exotic Nursery, from the Organ Mountains of 

 Brazil, that rich storehouse of vegetable beauties : being 

 there detected by Mr. Lobb in 1841. It blossomed at Mr. 

 Veitch's Nursery soon after it was received, namely, in 

 April, 1842, when it was exhibited at the apartments of the 

 Horticultural Society. When the plants become larger, 

 and the blossoms, consequently, more copious, it will be a 

 truly splendid species : and, like most of the Begonias, its 

 flowers continue a long time in perfection. 

 , Descr. The plant from which our drawing and descrip- 

 tion were made, was scarcely a foot high, with a rather stout, 



knotted 



