206 SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT ON BEGONIAS, 



7. H, Jean Mesmer, 



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Flowers large, lilac, it^ moderate-si^ed heads, the plant of dwarfish 



compact habit. 



The remainder of the sorts were either too closely resembling 



the above to be required in cultivation along with them, or were 



of decidedly inferior quality, H. albidum plenum (S), a slender 



sort, with narrow leaves and very pale lilac semi-double flowers, 

 may be nientioued as a curiosity, 



XXV.— SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT O^ 



VARIEGATilD BEGONIAS, 



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By Thomas MqorEj F.L.S-, Seerefary la the Fior<il CammiUee, 



The following notes are supplementary to the Report on 

 Variegated ^^egonias already printed in the Pfoceedings of the 

 Society (vol. 1., p. 3S0), and refer to a small collection of more 

 recent varieties presented to the Garden by Mr. Yeitoh, Mr. 

 ]BuLL» M. VANHotJTTKj, and Messrs. Downi^, La^rd and Laing, 

 The very nunaerous varieties still being produced, so far as they 

 can be obtained, will from time to time he submitted to the 

 judgment of the Floral Committee, in order that the best and 



most distinct may be pointed out. 



Amongst those now described, there are two,' DucJiesse (^e 

 ^rabant, and Count Alfred d^ Ziimminghef 's\'hich were determined 

 to be varieties of the first rank. Anna Grajln Van Schonboni 

 may perhaps be added, Frederic Siesmeyer, liowii, Mine 

 d' Argent, Princess Charlotte, Trincess Alice, Schilleri,Sind Charles 

 ^nke, are interesting varieties of a secondary rank. The rest 



are dull heavy-looking or inferior sorts, wanting in distinctness or 

 in beauty, 



%. B, Anna Grafin Van Sehonborn, 



From Mr, ByLT., A pretty sort, in the way of Duchesse de 

 Brabant, but the plants not sufficiently developed, 



S. B. Charles Enke, 



From Mr. Bull. A ratlier pretty variety, having the centre 

 and a very narrow border dark coloured, and a green zone 

 covered by large dots of silver. It is more spotted and less 

 inclined to 'be vittate than Echhantii wliich it otherwise 



resembles. 



