178 THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Begonia—continued. 
OF FIRE,* glowing fiery-scarlet, flowers large and compact, very 
free; BLACK DovuGLas,* dark carmine crimson, flowers large, 
of the finest form, one of the best; BRILLIANT, deep orange- 
scarlet, very free; CHARLES BALTET, rich velvety vermilion ; 
COMMODORE FootT,* brilliant velvety crimson, very free and 
showy; DAVISH, flowers small, dazzling scarlet, habit dwarf 
and free; Dr. MASTERS,* flowers large, with immense spikes, 
deep red-crimson, very attractive; Dr. SEWELL,* glowing crim- 
son, grand form; EXONIENSIS, brilliant orange-scarlet, immense 
flowers; F. E. LAING, deep velvety crimson, full and free; Hon. 
Mrs. BRaSSEY,* deep glowing crimson, very rich and floriferous ; 
J. H. LarnG,* brilliant scarlet, one of the freest; J. W. FERRAND,* 
rich vermilion, dwarf and free, one of the finest for bedding; 
LOTHAIR,* dark scarlet-carmine, crimson shaded, of grand form 
and size; MARQUIS OF BUTE, brilliant carmine-crimson, of the 
FIG, 236. BEGONIA QUEEN OF WHITES. 
finest form, and immense ; SCARLET GeM,* very dark 
scarlet, flowers medium-sized, y very floriferous ; SEDENL, 
rich rosy-crimse, dwarf, a good ;. VESuVIUS,* bright 
orange-scarlet, cotnpact and free, one of the finest bedders, 
Rose-Coloured : ALBERT CROUSSS,* bright salmon-rose, very free ; 
ANNIE LainG,* large and free, rich pink ; CAPT. piem Bint ee 
salmon-rose, very free and compact ; DELICATUM, pale flesh-rose ; 
Exquisits,*,rich deep rose, very free and showy; J. AUBREY 
CLARK, flowers very large, rich, deep ; JESSr1£,* soft rosy-pink, with 
the tips of the petals shaded carmine, a very fine, perfect variety ; 
LADY BRooKE,* dark rose, shaded magenta, very perfect in form, 
_ and large; LADY HUME CAMPBELL,* pale pink, of good form 
and size, an exquisite variety ; MADAME STELLA,* flowers perfect 
in form, lexan, Wright rosy-pink, one of the best; MARCHIONESS 
oe ure, light rosy-pink, with an immense bloom and handsome 
- fo x OPE,* rich salmon-rose, very free and good ; PRIN- 
-= and colour; QUEEN OF WHITES,* flowers pure white, large, 
foliage; MRS. PONTIFEX,* rich orange 
delicately 
fae 
WALES, very delicate pink, and free; ROSE DAMOUR, rich 
rose, deli ately ieii 3 d Pa 
Begonia— continued. 
White-Flowered : ALBA FLORIBUNDA, flowers medium-sized, very 
free; MOONLIGHT, very free, with good flowers and handsome 
foliage ; MRS. LAING,* flowers exquisite in form and shape, pure 
white, one of the best; NYMPH,* large and round, white, tinted 
with rose at the base ; PRINCESS BEATRICK,* flowers large, of ex- 
cellent form, and pure in colour ; PuRITY, flowers round, good size 
Joye 
most freely produced (see Fig. 236, for which we are indebted to 4 
Messrs. Veitch and Sons); REINE BLANCHE,* one of the best, 3 
very pure; SNOWFLAKE,* flowers large, in full spikes, pure a 
white, habit compact, and very free. j 
Yellow and Orange-Flowered : CHROMATELLA,* habit dwarf and 
compact, pure yellow; EMPRESS OF INDIA, deep yellow, very A 
showy; GEM OF YELLOWS,* rich deep heyf, of grand form an 3 
size, one of the best ; GOLDEN GEM,*rich golden yellow, of excel- 4 
p ; 
lent form and size, habit free, with prettily mottled foliage ; J. L. 
MACFARLANE, i form, and large ; LADY TREVOR 
* orange- w, of good form, with handsome foliage ; 
DEERENCE ing ¥ pale’ yellow, deeper shaded, with elegant 
URCHI 
MAUDE CH ee ellow, very large flowers, 
roduced; POLLIE, pale yellow, fine round flower; 
SULPHUR QUEEN,* pale sulphur-yellow, of good form and size, 
Flowered Varieties. Crimson and Scarlet Shaded: — 
ACHILLES, rich dark crimson, very large and free; DAVISII 
HYBRIDA FL.-PL.,* rich coral-red, very full and free; DAVISII FL.-PL. _ 
SUPERBA,* brilliant crimson-scarlet, of good size, and extremely ~ 
free; DR. DUKE,* brilliant scarlet, very large and double, one of _ 
the best ; FRANCIS BUCHNER,* rich cerise-red, very double, perfect 
in form, and very large; FULGURANT, rich crimson, full, wi 
dark foliage; GLOIRE DE Nancy,* rich vermilion, very free; 
.»* bright orange-scarlet, very large and e: yfree, . 
habit t and vigorous; LEMOINEI, deep beer et iment ; 
very floriferous ; MONSIEUR BAUER, deep red, tinged with violet; 
