An Encyclop-^dia of Horticulture. 



171 



Begfonia — continued. 



stalks. Flower-stem slender, few-flowered. ^.. small, rose-coloured. 

 Smimier. IJrazil. 

 B. amabilis (lovely).* Stem creeping, fleshy, short. I. ovate, 

 creiiuhite. acuminate, al»out 6in. long;, tomentose, dark green, 

 blotched with white, under side piirple-red. Flower-stalk 9in. 

 lonjr. jt. rose or white, in clustering: cymes. Capsule irregular. 

 Summer. Assam, 1859. The foliage, sometimes comes wholly 

 ,'^reen, but, under good treatment, it is handsomely variegated. 



B. amoena (pleasing).* Rhizome tuberous. Stem none, or very 

 short. /. 3iii. by 2in. ; leafstalk Sin. Flower-stem 6in. long, few- 

 Hiiwered. //. medium sized, pale rose. Capsule wings small, 

 nearly equal. Summer. North India, 1878. Syn. B. erosa. 



B. ampla (large). S. Stem 1ft. to 2ft. high, very stout, woody. 

 /. long-stalked. Sin. to lOin. in diameter, broadly ovate, cordate, 

 pointed, when young densely covered with rusty stellate down. 

 jl. on sliort petioles, rose-coloured, 2in. wide. Fruit a succulent 

 berry, small. Summer. Guinea. 



B. aptera (wingless). Stem herbaceous. I. heart-shaped, pointed, 

 shining gruen. ji. in short axillary cymes, white, small. Capsule 

 fuur-angled. Spring. Celebes, 1B78. 



B. arborescens (tree-like). S. A large growing species, sometimes 

 fiirming a bush 8it. to 10ft. in height. I, pale green, ear -shaped, 

 6in. long. rt. in large cymose clusters, white, small. Summer. 

 Brazil. 



B. argyrostig^ma (silvery-spotted). Synonymous with fi. 77iacu- 

 lata. 



B. Arnottlana (Amott's). Synonymous with B. cordi/olia. 



B. aspleiiifolia(Asplenium-leaved). S. A slender-stemmed, beau- 

 tifully cut-leaved Species, the foliage of which is pinnatisect, 

 giving the plant the appearance of a Thalictrum rather than a 

 iiegonia. /?. very small, white. Guinea. 



B. assainlca (Assam). Stem short, fleshy. Jl. pinkish flesh- 

 coloin-. I. oldique ovate, olive-gi-een, marbled with silvery blotches 

 above, and of a pale purplish-pink beneath ; petioles pale green, 

 softly hairy. Assam, 1883, 



B. attennata (attenuated). Synonymous with B. kerbacea. 



B. aucubsefolia (Aucuba-Ieaved). Synonymous with B. incamata. 



B. auriformls (ear-formed). Synonymous with B. incana. 



B. barbata (bearded). S. Stem short, hairy. I, toothed, oval- 

 shaped, pointed, hispid beneath, 4in. long. Ji. medium-sized, 

 white or pink ; flower-stalk hairy. Capsule equal-winged. Summer. 

 India. 



B. Berkeley! (Berkeley's).* T. A garden hybrid, with thick, 

 fleshy stems, and long ear-shaped foliage. Ji. in erect panicles, 

 rose-coloured. A useful winter-flowering kind. 



B. blpetala (two-petaled). Synonymous with B. dipetala. 



B, biserrata (doubly-serrated). S. Stem erect, branched, 2ft. to 

 3ft. high. I. bin. long, 2in. to 3in. wide, deeply lobed, toothed, 

 pale green, jl. in loose cymes, drooping, rose-coloured, l^in. wide, 

 serrated edges. Capsule pilose, two short and one long wings. 

 Summer. Guatemala, 1847. (B. M. 4746.) 



B. bollvlensis (Bolivian).* T. Stem herbaceous, succulent, 2ft. 

 high, branching. I. lanceolate, pointed, serrate, 3in. to 5in. long. 

 Ji. in drooping panicles, large, scarlet, males twice as large as 

 females. Capsule three-winged. Summer. Bolivia, 1857. (B. M. 

 5657.) 



B. Bowrlnglana (Bowring's), Synonymous with B, laciniata. 

 (B. M. 5657.) 



B. braziliana (Brazilian). S. Stem erect, tall, succulent. I. 

 oblique, ovate, toothed, slightly pubescent ; principal nerves 

 brownish stalk hairy, ji. wliite or rose, small, in short, few- 

 flowered cymes. Capsule wing Jin. long. Summer. Brazil. 



B, Bmantii (Bruant's).* B. A garden hybrid between B. Schmidti 

 and B. scmperjiorens. I. green, with a brownish tint. Ji. white 

 or rose, in erect panicles. Summer, 1883. Used as a bedding 

 plant in summer. 



B. bnlbifera (bulb-bearing). Most likely a form of B, gracilis. 



B. caflira (Kaftrarian). A variety of B. Dregei. 



B. carolineaBfolia (Carolinea-leaved). S. Stem erect, thick, 

 fleshy. I. palmate, curiously divided into six to eight long ovate 

 segments, each 6in. long. ji. in a dichotomous cyme, on long 

 ■ stalk, rose-coloured, small. Capsule small, wings one longer than 

 others. Winter. Mexico, 1876. A singular-leaved species. (R. G. 

 1-25.) 



B. Cathcartil (Cathcart's). S. Caulescent. I. heart-shaped, 

 acute, glabrous ; stalks of flowers and leaves hairy ; flowers and 

 fruit as in B. barbata. Summer. India. Syn. B. neviophila. 

 (C. H. P. 13.) 



B. Cbelsoni (Chelsea).* T. A garden hybrid between B. Sedeni 

 and B. boiiviensis. Stem fleshy, 2ft. high. I. oblique, lance- 

 shaped, irregularly lobed. Ji. large, orange-red, drooping. Sum- 

 mer, 1874. 



B. cinnabarlna (vermilion).* S. Stem erect, short, herbaceous. 

 /. 2in. to 4iu. long, obli(iue, toothed ; peduncles 6in. long, few- 

 flowered, fl. (male), medium, red ; female flowers very small. 

 Summer. Capsule irregularly-winged. Bolivia, 1848. (B. M. 4483.) 



B. clnnabarina (vermilion) A variety of B. Juchsioide*. 



Begonia — contvmied. 



B. Clarkll (Clarke's).* T. Stem purplish, fleshy, stout. I. ob- 

 lique-cunlate, serrate. Ji. in pendtdous racemes, abundant, large, 

 bright red, very handsome, nearly related to B. Veitchii. Summer. 

 Peru and Bolivia, 1867. (B. M. 5675.) 



B. coccliiea(red).* S. Habit suffruticose. Stem sub-erect, 1ft. to 

 2ft. high, thick at the base. I. ovate-oblong, pointed; margins 

 uiiilulate and toothed. Jl. in pendulous racemes, medium-sized ; 

 flowers and peduncles red. Capsule nearly regular ; wings short. 

 Summer. Brazil, 1842. (B. M. 39S0.) 



B. oonchsefolia (shell-leaved). Stem creeping, rhizomatous, 

 thick. I. peltate, ovate, 3in. to 5in. long, edges almost entire ; 

 under side, along with leaf and flower-stalks, covered with ferru- 

 ginous hairs ; scape 9in. long, erect, surmounted by corymb of 

 small whitish fragrant flowers. Capsule wings, one long, two 

 short. Autumn and winter. South America, 1852. Syns. B. 

 scutetlata, B. Warsccwiczii. (R. B. 246.) 



B. oorallina (coral-flowered). S. Stem woody, branching, sub- 

 erect, browish when matured. I. ovate-oblong, pointed, imdulate, 

 smooth, dull gTeen, under side purple, ji. in long pendent ra- 

 cemes, numerous, medium-sized, bright coral-red. Summer. 

 Brazil (?), 1875. A rare species, and one of the handsomest of the 

 shrubby kinds, most likely closely related to B. macuiata. 



B. cordlfolla (heart-shaped). T. Stemless ; rootstock fleshy. I. 

 cordate, orbicular, toothed, Sin. wide, pilose above, pubescent 

 below ; flower-scape 6in. long, dichotomous. Jl. numerous, 

 medium-sized. Capsule with three narrow wings. Winter. 

 Ceylon and India. Syn. B. Arnottiaiia, 



B. corlacea (leathery).* T. Stem 6in. high, herbaceous, I. reni- 

 form, 5in. wiiio by 3in. long, smooth above, pilose below. Jl. rose- 

 coloured, large, in tWi^is or threes on the end of an erect scape, 

 8in. to lOin. long. Wings of capsule short, red. Summer. Bo- 

 livia. 



B. corlacea (leathery). Synonymous with B. peltata. 



B. crasslcaulis (thick-stemmed). Stem short, thick, articulated, 

 succulent, l. palmate; segments acuminate, toothed, under side 

 clothed with rusty down. yf. in many-flowered cymes, dipetalous, 

 white or rose-coloured, medium-sized. Capside wings unequal. 

 Near to B. heracieijolia. Spring. Guatemala, 1841. (B. R. 28, 44.) 



B. crlnita (hairy).* S. Stem 1ft. high, fleshy, bright red, more or 

 less hairy. I. ovate-cordate ; margins tfuitbed, dark green ; pe- 

 tiole red and hairy, like the stems. Jl. in lax, branching cymes, 

 rose-coloured, lAm. in diameter. Fruit three-winged, one long 

 and acute, two short and rounded. Spring. Bolivia, 1870. (B. M. 

 5897.) 



B. cncnllata (hooded). A variety of B. semper Jlorens. 



B. dffldalea (adorned).* Stem short, thick, succulent. I. large, 

 gieen, thickly covered with a close network of russet-brown, 

 scarlet when young ; edges pilose. Jl. white and rose, in loose 

 panicles. Mexico, 1860. A handsome foliaged plant. (L H. 1861, 

 269.) 



B. Daveanana. See Felllonla Daveauana. 



B. DavisU (Davis's).* T. stemless, /. springing directly from 

 rootstock, ovate-cordate, shining gieen, slightly hairy, under- 

 side red; petiole short, fleshy. Flower-scapes, pedicels, and 

 flowers bright red ; scape 4in. high, bearing half a dozen flowers 

 in umbel. Capsule tnree-winged, one long, two very short. 

 Summer. Peru, 1376. A handsome tuberous-rooted species, 

 dwarf. See Fig. 228, for which we are indebted to Messrs. Veitch 

 and Sons. (B. M. 6252.) 



B. dichotoma (branching). S. Stem tall, stout, fleshy. I. Sin. 

 long by 4in. wide, lobed, dull gi-eeu. Jl. white, on long axillary 

 scapes, numerous. Winter. 1860. 



B. DigswelUana (Digswell's). Stem short, semi-decumbent, 

 large, green ; margins red. Ji. on long, erect scapes, pale pink, 

 small, numerous. Useful for winter flowering purposes. A 

 garden hybrid. (F. M. 236.) 



B. dipetala (two-petaled). Stems springing from a fleshy root- 

 stock, erect, 18in. high, brown, I. half heart-shaped; margins 

 toothed, upper surface thickly spotted with white, under side 

 red. /. in loose axillary cymes, two-petaled, large, pink. Cap- 

 sule equal-winged. Spring. India, 1828. A handsome species. 

 (B. M. 2849.) Syn. B. bipetala. 



B. discolor (two-coloured). Synonymous with B. Evansiana. 



B. diversifolla (diverse-leaved). A variety of B. gracilis. 



B. Dregli (Drege's).* Rootstock fleshy. Stems succulent ; 

 annual, 1ft. high. I. oblique, tliin, green, slightly spotted with 

 grey, reddish on the under side. jL white, about lin. across, in 

 axillary cymes. Capsule three-winged, one much longer than 

 the other two, and acute-pointed. Summer. Cape, 1840. Syn.s. 

 B. cajj'ray B. renijormis. 



B. echinosepala (spiny-sepaled).* Stem green, succulent, 18in. 

 high. I. small, obliquely-oblong, serrulate, jl. on axillary pe- 

 duncles, white, with curiously papillose sepals. Summer. Brazil, 

 1872. (R. G. 707.) 



B. elllptlca (elliptic). Synonymous with B. scandens. 



B. erecta multiflora (erect, many-flowered). Jl. bright red- 

 dish-pink, produced for several months, but especially durhig 

 the winter. I. oblique, deep bronze coloured, very conspicuous, 

 A decideiUy handsome and very useful garden variety. 



