174 THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Begonia—continued. 
B. i. papillosa (papillose). Foliage margined with bright rose; 
upper surface covered with little papilla. (B. M. 2846.) 
B. i. purpurea (purple-leaved). Foliage deep bronzy-purple. 
B, Ingramii(Ingram’s).* A garden hybrid, raised at Frogmore in 
1849, from B. fuchsioides and B. nitida. It combines fhe cha- 
racters of the two parents. A useful winter-flowering plant; may 
be grown out of doors in summer. (G. M. B., p. 153.) 
B. insignis (remarkable). Synonymous with B. incarnata. 
B. involucrata (involucrate). §S. Stem, erect, tall, angular, 
covered with a reddish tomentum. J. oblique, ovate-acuminate, 
cordate ; margins toothed and ciliate. f. enclosed in a wrapper, 
or involucre, when young ; peduncles graceful, bearing umbel of 
white, largish flowers. Capsule wings unequal, the largest fal- 
cate. Winter. Central America. 
B. rm (Jatropha-leaved). Synonymous with B. hera- 
ci iq. 
B. Josephi (Joseph’s). Stemless. Z. radical, on petioles 6in. to 
10in. long, ovate-acuminate, three-lobed, or orbicular, with nu- 
merous acute lobes, slightly pubescent; scape 1ft., branched. 
f. small, rose-coloured. Capsule wings unequal ; upper margins 
horizontal. Summer. Himalaya. 
B. Kunthiana (Kunth’s)* S. Stem erect, smooth, slender, 
purple-brown. J. on short petioles, lance-shaped, acuminate, 
Ti ly serrated, smooth, k arom above, bright crimson 
ow, ary, on short nodding peduncles, white, large, 
Soh aan Summer. Venezuela, 1862. A pretty species. (B. M. 
laciniata (cut-leaved).* Rhizome thick, fleshy. Stem short, 
thick, jointed, reddish, woolly. J. large, 6in. to 10in. long, 4in. to 
z 6in. broad, unequally cordate ; margins irregularly cut, serrated ; 
upper side green, under dull, rufous. jl. on short axillary pe- 
duncles, large, white, tinted with rose. ig te wings, one very 
= , others short. Spring. Ne aba) irma, South China, 
Syn. B, Bowringiana. (B. M. 51 
B. Leopoldi (Leopold’s). A hybrid from B, Grifithii and B. splen- 
x dida, with large 2 he AE foliage, . ais > 
peduncles, medium 
B. (Lindley’s), A garden synonym of B. incarnata, 
(Gardens. 
B. longipes (ong-stalked). S. Stem 3ft. or more high, stout, 
succulent, furrowed, covered with glands. J. large, rotundate- 
cordate ; margin irregular, serrated, both sides n, m ent 
when young. fl. numerous, small, white ; uncle 1ft. long, 
branched. Winter. Colombia, 1829. (B. M. 
o B. longipila (long-haired). A variety of B. heracleifolia. 
i B. lucida (shining). Synonymous with B. scandens. 
B. Lynchiana (Lynch’s). S. Stem erect, tall, succulent, smooth. 
l. fleshy, 10in. long, *oblique, ovate cordate, crenulate, green, 
smooth, fi, axi , in drooping cymes, numerous, large, deep 
i Winter exico, 1880. One of the finest of 
the tall-growing winter-flowering species. When well managed, 
the flower-heads are almost a foot in diameter. 
of gardens. (B. M. 6758.\ 
Syn. B. Roezlii, 
LATA, showing Habi ion © 
ak Few ing bit, Section of Capsule, 
ee 
).* S. A woody shrub. Stems branching, 
que, ovate-oblong, leathery, slightly undulate ; 
under side bright crimson, above , Wi 
ad n, green, with nu- 
of silvery white. ji. in 
Begonia—continued. 
panicles, coral-like, handsome. Capsule with one long, narrow 
wing. Summer. Brazil, 1821. (B. R. 666.) There are numerous 
varieties of this species, some with leaves almost green, others 
with the markings more striking than in the type; in the flowers 
they differ also, ranging from white to coral-red. The beautiful 
B. corallina is probably a variety of this. SYN. B. argyrostigma. 
See Fig. 230. 
B. ca (magnificent).* S. Stem erect, fleshy, smooth. l 
ovate, unequal sided, toothed. fl. in terminal, cymose panicles, 
rosy-carmine, ljin. long. New Grenada, 1870. (R. H. 1870, 271.) 
B. magnifica (magnificent). Synonymous with B. ferruginea. 
B. malabarica (Malabar).* Stem thick, succulent, 2ft. high, 
branching. J. numerous, cordate, acute, unequal-sided, crenate 
or serrate, hairy above and sometimes below, or altogether gla- 
brous, spotted white. fl. rose-coloured; peduncles axillary, short, 
few-flowered. Capsule wings equal, joined above and below. 
Summer. Malabar and Ceylon, 1828. B. dipetala is made a 
variety of this, by Sir Joseph Hooker, in “ Flora of British India. 
(L. B. C. 1730.) 
sg  FiG. 251. BEGONIA MANICATA. 
B. manicata (tunicated).* Stem fleshy, twisted, short. J. oblique, 
ovate-acute, cordate, dentate-ciliate, smooth on both sides, shining 
een nerves on under side, with fleshy, scale-like hairs, fl. pink, 
dipetalous, in branching cymes; upper portion of stalk scaly. 
Capsule wings nearly equal. Winter. Mexico, 1842. See Fig. 231. 
B. Manni (Mann’s). S. Stem succulent, 2ft. to 3ft. high, branched, 
green; branchlets, young parts, petioles, and leaf-nerves clothed 
with rusty, furfuraceous pubescence, JU. petioled, 5in. long, 2in. 
wide, lanceolate, cordate, acuminate, toothed, 1. numerous, rose- 
red, in axillary cymes; peduncle lin. long, Capsule linear, densely 
tomentose. Winter. Fernando Po, 1862. (B. M. 5434.) 
B. marmorea (spotted). A variety of B. xanthina. 
B. Martiana (Martin’s). A variety of B. gracilis, 
denticulate ciliate ; petiole long, pilose. jl. in bran 
e orbicular, pilose on the outside, white. 
B. megaphylla (large-leaved).* Stem short, thick, 
iarge, palmate, Bes ; lobes numerous, pointed; 1 
under side slightly pilose ; nerves with scaly hairs. 
hite; peduncles pilose. Capsule 
fi. in diffuse 
cymes, small, w wings wide. 
Winter. Mexico. 
B. metallica (metallic). A variety op oag a 
et lar, es | oer? ab Di j ovate, fieshy, pale green ; margin 
snuatey unde, side, ne Yon ong aailarypetinccs, In large 
| ort on lon 
j: covered SAE EER white. piein ngs equal, Summer. Brazil, 
844. (B. M. 4100.) ; i 
B. microphylla (small-leaved). Synonymous with B, foliosa. 
B. microptera (emai winged), Stem 1ft. high, terete, De. a 
escent, as in the rest of the plant. Branches few. J, su -dis- 
ichous, 4in. to 6in. long,, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, serra’ 
dark green; petiole short; stipules as iong as petiole. fl, in ter- 
minal panicles, medium-sized, white, tinted rose, Capsule long, 
triangular, two angles wham, the other with a narrow wing. 
Winter. Borneo, 1856, (B. M. 4974.) 
B. miniata (vermilion). -A variety of B. fuchsioides. 
B. monoptera (single-winged).* Stem erect, lft. to 2ft. high, 
rounded, swollen at the joints, dull red, papillose and downy. 
Radical leaves on long red stalks, large, ret truncate at — 
the base; caulescent leaves smaller, on short petioles, angled, 
