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Begfonia — continued. 



B. L papulosa (papillose). Foliage margined with bright rosn ; 

 upper surface covered with little p:ipillfe. (H. M. 2846.) 



B. 1. pnrpnrea (purple-leaved). Foliage deep bronzy-purple. 



B. Ingramll (Ingram's).* A garden hybrid, raised at Frogniore in 

 1849, from £. juchsitiitlcfs and B. niiida. It combines the clia- 

 racters of the two parents. A useful winter-flowering plant ; iii.'iy 

 be gi-own out of door.s in sunnuer. (G. M. B., p. 153.) 



B. tnsignls (remarkable). Synonymous with />. incarimla. 



B. Involucrata (iuvoluerate). S. Stem erect, tall, angular, 

 covered with a rtuhUsh tomentuni. I. oblique, ovate-acuminate, 

 cordate ; margins toothed and ciliate. Jl. enclcsed in a wrapper, 

 or involucre, when young ; peduncles graceful, beaiing umbel of 

 white, largish flowers, ('apsule wings unequal, the largest fal- 

 cate. Winter. Central America. 



B, jatrophrefolia (Jatropha-le:vved). Synonymous with B. hera- 

 cleiftdia. 



B. Josephl (Joseph's). Stemless. I. radical, on petioles 6in. to 

 lOin. long, ovate -acuminate, three-lobed, or orbicular, mth nu- 

 merous acute lobes, slightly pubescent; scape 1ft., branched. 

 fl.. small, rose-coloured. Capsule wings unequal ; upper margins 

 horizontal. Summer. Himalaya. 



B. Knnthiana (Kunth's).* S. Stem erect, smooth, slender, 

 purple-brown. I. on short petioles, lance-shaped, acuminate, 

 regularly serrated, smooth, dark green above, bright crimson 

 below. _/!. axillary, on short nodding peduncles, white, large, 

 handsome. Summer. Venezuela, 1862. A pretty species. (B. M. 

 5284.) 



B. laclnlata (cut-leaved).* Rhizome thick, fleshy. Stem short, 

 thick, jointed, reddish, woolly. /. large, 6in. to lOin. long, 4in. to 

 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. Capsule wings, one very 

 long, others short. Spring. Nepaul to liirma, South China, 

 1858. Syn. B. Bowringiana. (B. M. 5182.) 



B. liOOpoldi (Leopold's). A hybrid from B. OriJUkii and B. splen- 

 dida, with large variegated foliage. 1858. 



B. Iiindleyana (Lindley's).* S. Stem erect, fleshy, covered with 

 ferruginous hairs. I. on long petioles, peltate, ovate, acute, 5in. 

 to 6in. long, 3in. to 4in. wide, irregularly lobed, toothed, green 

 above, tomentose below, fl. on bmnching peduncles, medium 

 sized, white. Winter. Guatemala. 



B. Iiindleyana (Lindley's). A garden synonym of B. incarnata. 

 (Gardi-ns.) 



B. longlpes (long-stalked). S. Stem 3ft. or more high, stout, 

 succulent, furrowed, covered with glands. I. large, rotundate- 

 cordate ; margin irregular, serrated, boih sides green, pubescent 

 when young, rf. numerous, small, white ; peduncle 1ft. long, 

 branched. Winter, Colombia, 1829. (B. M. 3001.) 



B. long^plla (long-haired). A variety of B. heracleifolia. 



B. lucida (shining). Synonymous with B. scandens. 



B. Iiynchiana (I^ynch's). S. Stem erect, tall, succulent, smooth. 

 I. fleshy, lOin. long, "oblique, ovate cordate, crenulate, green, 

 smooth. Jl. axillary, in drooping cymes, numerous, large, deep 

 reddish-crimson. Winter Mexico, 1880. One of the finest of 

 the t.tU-growing winter-flowering .species. When well managed, 

 the flower-heads are almost a foot m diameter. Syn. B. Boezlii, 

 of gardens. (B. M. 6758.'i 



Fig. 230. BEiioMA maculata, showing Habit, Section of Capsule, 

 and Flower. 



B. maculata (spotted).* S. A woody shrub. Stems branching, 

 smooth. /. oblique, ovate-oblong, leathery, slightly imrtidate ; 

 margins entire, under side bright crimson, above green, witli nu- 

 merous arge round blotches of silvery white, fl. in drooping 



Begfonia — continued. 



panicles, coral-like, handsome. Capsule with one long, narrow 

 wing. Summer. Brazil, 1821. (B. K. 666.) There are numerous 

 varieties of tiiis species, some with leaves almost green, others 

 with the markings more striking than in the type ; in the flowers 

 they ditter also, ranging from white to coral-reil. 'J'he beautiful 

 /.'. cnrallina is probably a variety of this. SVN. B. aniyrustigma. 

 See Fig. 230. 



B. magnlfica (magnificent).* S. Stem erect, fleshy, smooth. I. 

 ovate, unequal sided, toothed. Jl. in terminal, cymose panicles, 

 rt.sy-carinine, liin. long. New Grenada, 1870. (R. H. 1870, 271.) 



B, magnifica (magnificent). Synonymous with B. /erruginfa. 



B. malabarica (Malabar).* Stem thick, succulent, 2ft. high, 

 branching. I. numerous, cordate, acute, unequal-sided, crenate 

 or serrate, hairy above and sometimes below, or altogether gla- 

 brous, spotted white. Jl. rose-coloured; peduncles axillary, sliort, 

 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. 15. C. 1730.) 



I. larg:e, 

 margins 



Fig. 251. Begonia manicata. 



B. manicata (tunicated).* Stem fleshy, twisted, short. I. obliqiie, 

 ovate-acute, cordate, dentate-ciliate, smooth on both sides, shining 

 green nerves on under side, with fleshy, scale-like hairs, fl. pink, 

 (lipetalous, in branching cymes; upper portion of stalk scaly. 

 Capsule wings nearly equal. Winter. Mexico, 1842. See Fig. 231. 



B, Mannl (Mann's). S. Stem succulent, 2ft. to 3ft. high, branched, 

 green ; branchlets, young parts, petioles, and leaf-nerves clothed 

 with rusty, furfuraceous pubescence. I. petioled, 5in. long, 2in. 

 wide, lanceolate, cordate, acuminate, toothed. Jl. numerous, rose- 

 red, in axillary cymes ; peduncle lin. long. Capside 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. 



B. maxima (large).* Khizome thick, hairy, creeping, 

 oblique, orbicular-ovate, cordate, shortly acuminate ; 

 denticulate ciliate; petiole long, pilose. Jl. in branching cymes; 

 sepals orbicular, pilose on the outside, white. Summer. Mexico, 

 1853. 



B. megaphylla (large-leaved).* Stem short, thick, fleshy. I. 

 large, palmate, cordate; lobes numerous, pointed; margins hairy, 

 under side slightly pilose ; nerves with scaly hairs. Jl. in diffuse 

 cymes, small, white ; peduncles pilose. Capsule wings wide. 

 Winter. Mexico. 



B. metallica (metallic). A variety of B. incarnata. 



B. Meyerl (Meyer's). S. Stem erect, stout, woody when mature. 

 I. large, broadly and obliqiiel^ ovate, fleshy, pale green ; margin 

 sinuate, under side tinged with rose ; botli petiole and blade 

 covered with short hairs. Ji. on long axillary peduncles, in large 

 paniculate heads, white. Capsule wings equal. Summer. Brazil, 

 1844. (B. M. 4100.) 



B. microphylla (small-leaved). Synonymous with B./oliosa. 



B. microptera (small-winged). Stem 1ft. high, terete, green, 

 pubescent, as in the rest of the plant. Branches few. I. siib-dis- 

 tichous, 4in. to 6in. long, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, serrated, 

 dark green ; petiole short ; stipules as long as petiole. Jl. in ter- 

 minal panicles, medium-sized, white, tinted rose. Capsule long, 

 triangular, two angles wingless, the other with a narrow wing. 

 Winter. Borneo, 1856. (B. M. 4974.) 



B. Tw^wlntjt (vermilion). A variety of B. fucTisioides. 



B. monoptera (single-winged).* Stem erect, 1ft. to 2ft. high, 

 roun<led, swollen at tlie joints, dull red, papillose and downy. 

 Radicul leaves on long red stalks, large, reniform, truncate at 

 the base ; caulescent leaves smaller, on short petioles, angled. 



