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and colours. I, the writer, handled them when bolivi- 

 ensis was quite new, and followed on with others. I 

 made various crosses, and while at the R.H.S. Gardens, 

 Chiswick, the Floral Committee gave, on one occasion, 

 over twelve first-class certificates for varieties raised 

 while I was growing them, but they would bear no 

 comparison with the more modern varieties. 



Taking the tuberous varieties it is useless to give 

 names for they come so good from seed, and only colours 

 should be defined. In regard to culture, a great change 

 has taken place. The first frost cuts them off, but during 

 the summer and autumn they make a fine show as bedding 

 plants. After the first frost they should be taken up 

 and laid out for the tubers to dry ; they may then be 

 stored in any position where there is not too much 

 warmth, but where it is fairly dry and frost does not 

 penetrate. For bedding purposes they should be started 

 as early in the year as possible, and grown on in a cool 

 house without shading. 



The semperflorens varieties are also extensively used 

 for bedding, and seed sown the first week in February 

 will make good plants for the purpose ; they must be 

 started in heat, and later gradually hardened off. And 

 it will not be safe to plant out until all risk of frost is 

 over, yet I know that some plant early and have a 

 reserve in case of frost destroying these first planted. 



Other varieties are also used for bedding, including 

 B. fuchsioides, B. knowsleyana, and other hybrids. 

 The Gloire de Lorraine varieties for winter flowering 

 are another important type. These may be propagated 

 from leaves or from the young shoots in the spring ; for 

 the latter purpose the early propagated plants should be 

 reserved, as they make better cuttings from the base of 

 the plants. Cuttings from flowering shoots may eventu- 

 ally start, but they are usually very slow to make good 

 plants. The old original pink variety is most appreciated, 

 and Turnford Hall variety the best white ; but as we 

 have so many other good white flowers, it is not so much 

 appreciated as the pink. 



The Rex varieties are another popular section, of which 

 we have many distinct varieties ; these are all readily 

 propagated from leaves. If cut through the main ribs, 

 well matured leaves will give a number of young plants. 



All the semperflorens type, of which there are many 

 distinct varieties, come true from seed if carefully selected. 



The numerous other fibrous-rooted varieties may be 

 readily increased from cutting the short side shoots that 

 have not flowered, and make the best plants. 



All the Begonias like a rough, light soil with a liberal 

 addition of stable manure, which should be laid up 

 some time before using it, and the straw taken away. 



B. acerifo'lia (maple-leaved). 3. Whitish. Brazil. 1829. 

 acerifo'lia of gardens. Hybrid between B. Burkei and 



B. decora. 1896. 



a'cida (acid), i. White. Brazil. 1847. 

 acumina'ta (long-pomted-leaved) . i. White. July. 



Jamaica. 1798. 

 acutifo'lia (sharp-pointed-leaved), i. White. August. 



W. Ind. 1816. 



,, acuti'loba (sharp-lobed). White. Mexico. 

 a'nea (bronzy). Leaves purplish-copper. Assam. 



1871. 

 ,, a'lbo-cocci'nea (white and scarlet- flowered) . i. White 



and scarlet. E. Ind. 1844. Stove herbaceous 



perennial. 



,, a'lbo-pi'cta (white-spotted). Leaves spotted silvery- 

 white. Brazil. 1885. 



alchemilloi' des (Alchemilla-like). Rose. Brazil. 

 ,, Alle'ryi (Allery's). Said to be a hybrid between B. 



metallica and B. gigantea. 



ama'bilis (lovely). Rose or white. Assam. 1859. 

 Ame'lice (Amelia's). Rose. Hybrid from B. Bruantii 



and B. Rcezlii. 1885. 

 ,, amce'na (pleasing). Light rose. N. Ind. 1878. Syn. 



B. erosa. 

 a'mpla (ample-leaved), i to 2. Rose. Trop. 



Africa. 



,, angula'ris (angle-leaved). Brazil. 

 a'ptera (wingless). 3. White. July. Celebes. Stove 



herbaceous perennial. 



,, arbore'scens (becoming a tree). 8. White. Brazil. 

 ,, arge'ntea (silvery). See B. MAC UL ATA. 

 ,, arge'ntea gutta'ta (silver-spotted). Hybrid between 



B. albft-picta and B. olbia. 



B. argyrosti' gma (silver-spotted). See B. MACULATA. 

 ,, arnottia'na (Arnott's). See B. CORDIFOLIA. 

 ascote'nsis (Ascot). Rose and red. Garden hybrid. 



1874. 

 ,, asplenifo'lia (Asplenium-leaved). Small, white. 



Guinea. 



assa'mica (Assamese). Assam. 

 , aucubcefo'lia (Aucuba-leaved). See B. INCARNATA. 

 ,, A ugu'stinei (Augustine's). Rose-pink. China. 1900. 

 ,, auranti'aca (orange-coloured). See B. CINNABARINA. 

 ,, auriculcefo'rmis (ear-shaped). White. Guatemala. 



1850. 



,, aurifo'rmis (ear-formed). See B. INCANA. 

 bacca'ta (berried). White. Isle of St. Thomas. 1866. 

 ,, barba'ta (bearded). See B. RUBRO-VENIA. 

 ,, Barke'ri (Barker's). 4. White. January. Mexico. 



1837. Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. 

 ,, Bauma'nni (Baumann's). Carmine-rose. Bolivia. 



1890. 

 Ber'tini (Berlin's). Scarlet. Hybrid of the same 



group as Gloire de Lorraine. 1902. 

 ,, ,, na'na. Large red flowers. 

 ,, Beddo'mei (Beddome's). Pink. December. Assam. 



1883. 



,, bi' color (two-coloured). See B. GRACILIS. 

 bipe'tala (two-petaled). 2. Pink. July. India. 



1828. 

 ,, biserra'ta (saw-tooth-teat^). 2. Pale pink. June. 



Guatemala. 1847. 



,, Bisma'rckii (Bismarck's). Of garden origin. 1888. 

 ,, bolivie'nsis (Bolivian). 2. Scarlet. Bolivia. 1857. 

 ,, bowringia'na (Bowring's). See B. LACINIATA. 

 ,, Bruan'tii (Bruant's). White or rose. Hybrid be- 

 tween B. Schmidtii and B. semperflorens. 1883. 

 bulbilli'fera (bulb-bearing) . i. Whitish-pink. July. 



Peru. 1827. Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. 

 Bu'rkei (Burke's). Burma. 

 ca'ffra (Caffran). See B. DREGEI. 

 ,, c/a'&n'ca(Calabrian). Red, yellow, golden. Calabar. 



1906. 

 ,, carmin'ata (carmine). Garden hybrid between 



B. cocci'nea and B. Dregei. 1896. 

 ., carolinicefo'lia (Carolinea-leaved). 2. Rose. Winter. 



Mexico. 1852. 



., Carrie'ri (Carriere's). Garden hybrid. 1884. 

 ,, castaneczfo' lia ( chestnut-leaved). 2. Pink. February. 



Brazil. 1838. 



a'lba. Very robust. White. 

 ,, cathaya'na (Chinese). 2-3. Vermilion. China. 1908. 

 Cathca'rti (Cathcart's). White or pink. Summer. 



Himalayas. 

 ,, Cayeu'xi. Hybrid between B. semperflorens and B. 



lucida. 1906. 



Ce'lbia. White. August. Brazil. 1883. 

 Chelso'ni (Chelsean). Orange-red. Hybrid between 



B. Sedeni and B. boliviensis. 

 cinnabari'na (vermilion-coloured). Orange, scarlet. 



Bolivia. 1848. Stove herbaceous perennial. 

 ,, albovitfata. Red, striped white. 

 ,, circumloba'ta (lobed round about). China. 

 Cla'rkei (Clark's). Rose. Bolivian Andes. 1867. 

 ,, dementi' n& (Clementine's). 

 ,, cocci'nea (scarlet- flowered) . 3. Scarlet. April. 



Brazil. 1842. 



cocci'nea (scarlet). (R.H., 1889, 131.) Garden hybrid. 

 ,, co'mpfa (ornamented). Leaves satiny, with silvery 



midrib. Brazil. 1886. 



,, conchcefo'lia (shell-leaved). Pinkish. Mexico. 1851. 

 ,, conspic'ua (conspicuous). Hybrid between B. decora 



and Rex. 1899. 



,, coralli'na (coral-red). Red. Brazil. 1875. 

 ,, cordifo'lia (heart-leaved). . Winter. India. Syn. 



B. arnottia'na. 



coria'cea (leathery), i. Rose. Bolivia. 

 ,, corona' ta (crowned). Hybrid between B. caroliniczfo'lia 



and B. pplyantlia. 

 ,, crassicaulis (thick-stalked). 3. Whitish-pink. 



February. Guatemala. 1842. 

 ,, Credne'ri (Credner's). Hybrid between B. scharffiana 



and B. metallica. 1890. 



,, crini'ta (stiffly-hairy), r. Rose. July. Peru. 1866. 

 ,, cri'spa (crisped). Petals 6 to 8, crisped. 1904. 

 ,, cuculla'ta (hooded). 3. White. Brazil. 1819. 

 ,, cyclophy'lla (circular-leaved). Leaf solitary. Rose- 

 pink. S. China. 



