2*74 DESCRIPTI" LIST OF BEGONIAS. 



39. B. coccinea. Stems ,'■?« two to three feet in height, quite 

 smooth, of a dull crimson colour, and marked with a few pale green 



s treaks. Leaves oblique, about six inches in length, glaucous, and 

 green on both sides. Stipules large, of a pale green colour, and 

 membranaceous. Flowers bright scarlet, in loose panicles, rising 

 from the axils of the leaves towards the top of the stem. Syn. B. 

 rubra . — Brazil. 



40. B. ulmifolia grows about three feet in height, branched, of a 

 pale green colour, and thinly covered with short hairs. Leaves 

 ovate, about three inches in length, serrate, pale green, and hairy on 

 both sides. Flowers blush coloured, in little clusters, suspended by 

 short footstalks from the upper portion of the stem. It blooms 

 during summer and autumn. — South America. 



41. B.castanccefolia. Stems branched, slender, somewhat swollen 

 at the joints, of a dull green colour. Leaves ovate, about an inch 

 and a half in length, serrate, pale green, and smooth on both sides. 

 Flowers blush coloured, borne on short spurs which are produced in 

 autumn. Although this species flowers only in spring, and then not 

 in such'profusion as many others, still it possesses a neat habit, which 

 renders it a desirable addition even to a small collection. — Brazil. 



b. Leaves ovate, obtuse, often equal at the base. 



42. B. semperflorens. Stems almost herbaceous, of a pale green 

 colour, and between two and three feet in height. Leaves about two 

 inches in breadth, nearly round, differing very much from the usual 

 oblique form, bright green, smooth and shining on both sides. 

 Stipules rather large, often adhering to the stem after the leaves have 

 dropped off. Flowers pure white, in short panicles, rising from the 

 axils of the young leaves. This is a very pretty species. Syn. B. 

 Hooheri, B. spathulata, B. grandiflora. — Mexico. 



43. B. cucullata. Stems from two to three feet in height, smooth, 

 of a dark green colour, and slightly tinged with purple at the joints. 

 Leaves oblique, quite blunt, from three to four inches in length, 

 dark green, and smooth on both sides. Stipules very large, fringed, 

 and of a pale green colour. Flowers resemble those of the preceding 

 species, and it also keeps in bloom the greater part of the year. 

 Syn. B. spathulata, B. semperfiorens, B. grandiflora. — Brazil. 



