270 DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF BEGONIAS. 



woolly substance, giving the plant a very hoary appearance. Leaves 

 peltate, about ten inches in length, very thick, and easily broken. 

 Flowers white, in large clusters, suspended by footstalks generally 

 more than a foot in length. Syn. B. pauciflora, B. acida, B. 

 peltata. — Braz il. 



19. B. vitifolia. Stems strong, from three to four feet in height, 

 seldom branched, of a dull green colour, and covered with a brown 

 woolly substance which falls off as the wood becomes hard. Leaves 

 peltate, about eight inches in breadth, generally concave, unequally 

 toothed, and slightly woolly, especially on the lower side. Flowers 

 white, hanging in large clusters from the upper portion of the stem. 

 This, with the former, blooms during the spring months. — Brazil. 



D. Stems erect, branching, fleshy at the base. 



20. B. homonyma. Stems from two to three feet in height, en- 

 larged at the joints, and forming a large fleshy base, from which the 

 young shoots spring. Leaves oblique, about three inches in length, 

 inclining to divide into four unequal lobes, smooth on both sides, and 

 generally of a dark green colour. Flowers pure white, generally in 

 threes. This resembles B. parvifolia in habit, but may be at once 

 distinguished from that species by its much larger leaves, which are 

 always of a very dark colour. It blooms during summer and autumn. 

 Syn. B sinuata. — Brazil. 



21. B. parvifolia. This species in almost every respect resembles 

 the preceding, except that the stems grow somewhat more erect and 

 are less disposed to branch. The leaves are of the same form and 

 colour, and only differ in being about one-third larger. The flowers 

 individually are similar both in size and colour, suspended in little 

 clusters varying in number from three to five blooms. This, with 

 the former, may be kept in flower during the greater part of the year. 

 Syn. B . floribunda, B. semperflorens. — Cape of Good Hope. 



22. B. dregei grows from two to three feet in height, much 

 branched and swollen at the joints, especially towards the base. 

 Leaves oblique, about an inch in length, very unequally toothed, 

 quite smooth on both sides, and of a delicate green colour, passing 

 gradually into a purple towards the margin. Flowers white, gene- 

 rally in pairs, and large in proportion to the size of the leaves. Syn. B. 

 parvifolia, B.floribunda, B. semperflorens. — Cape of Good Hope. 



