Tas. 5102. 
BEGONIA xanrurina; var, pictifolia. 
Yellow-flowered Begonia ; variegated-leaved var. 
Nat. Ord. BrEgonracem.—Mone@cia PoLYANDRIA. 
Gen. Ohar. (Vide supra, Tas. 4172.) 
BgGonta zanthina; acaulis, rhizomate brevi crasso villosissimo crinito, foliis 
amplis oblique brevi-acuminatis sinuatis denticulatis subtus discoloribus 
(rubris), petiolis aggregatis crassis folium subsequantibus rubris stipulatis 
setosis, stipulis magnis glabris, scapo petiolis duplo longioribus, floribus 
subnutantibus corymbosis flavis, masculis plerisque tetrasepalis, sep. 3 ob- 
longo-cuneatis unico majore rotundato magis concavo, fwmineis minoribus 
sepalis magis equalibus, fructus alis 2 brevibus, unica elongata striata. 
Brconta xanthina. Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 4683. 
B. pictifolia ; foliis maculis albescentibus irroratis, floribus pallide flavis sepalis 
angustioribus, capsulz ala majore angustiore ascendente. . 
Bueonta picta. Hort. Jackson (not Smith). 
We received this beautiful-leaved plant* from Mr. Jackson, of 
the Kingston Nursery, under the name of Begonia picta; but 
assuredly not having any specific connection with the well-known 
Begonia picta of Sir James E. Smith. Its affinity is with our B. 
vanthina, above quoted, and at present at least, till I can learn 
more of its history, I am disposed to consider it a variety of 
that plant, or perhaps a cross with some of the painted-leaved 
species. It is, indeed, near akin to B. Rex (see our Tab. 5101), 
especially in the leaves; but that has yellowish-white flowers, 
tinged with rose: all of them have mucronate anthers. I fear 
much dependence cannot be placed on the colour of the flowers, 
nor on the spotting of the leaves. Some of our own young 
* Since the above was printed, we have received No. 14 of Mr. Linden’s 
Catalogue des Plantes Exotiques,’ in which, under the head of ‘ Plantes Exo- 
tiques Nouvelles,’ he has represented on one plate leaves of three Begonias of 
~“ssam, one of which, called Begonia Victoria, is clearly our plant; but no char 
Facters are given indicating any specific identity. 
MARCH 1st, 1859, 
