BEGONIA 



BEGONIA 



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DD. Stem erect. 



30. Olbia, Kerehove. St, leathery, 2-3 ft. high : Ivs. 

 lobert. hairy and olive-green above, smooth and red be- 

 neath, margins reddish, petioles grooved, smooth, veins 

 prominent as dark lines: tls. conceah'il by Ivs,, in small 

 I'liistiTs directly on the st. without juMluucles, large, 

 white, male and female iu same cluster. Braz. 



37. Tetischeri, Lind. St. 2-:i ft. nifcrh, erect, strong 

 jjrower: Ivs. large, acutely lobed, ovate-lanceolate, mar- 

 gins serrate, bright green above, with greyish blotches, 

 red-veined below: fls. in axillary clusters, bright red, 

 large. Malaya. I.H. 2f>: 3."i8. 



.38. arg6iiteo-gTitUta, Hort. {B. dlbo-plctaxO'lbia}. 

 Prufiisnly bran<-liiiii; : Ivs. .shining green, ovate-acumi- 

 nate, slii^litiy Idl.rd. smiioth. ^'^in. wide, 3-5 in. long. 

 thickly (lottt'd with whitt^ spots: Hs. in clusters, variable; 

 petals white, tingfd with pink: capsule rose-pink. — Int. 

 by Lemoine, 1889. 



SUPPLEMENTARY LIST— FIBROUS-ROOTED. 



39. Abundance (B. fuchsioidesXsemperfloreDs). 

 Plaut, 2 ft. high : st. reddish : Ivs. glossy green, 

 ovate, 2 in. long, dentate: fls. rose-pink. — Int. by 

 Lemoine in 1891. 



40. A/m7(:(B(B.BniantiXRoe2lii). Plant,2ft.high: 

 Ivs. green, broadly ovate, smooth: tls. rose-colored. 

 —Int. by Bruant in 188G. 



41. anguldris, Raddi (B. zebrina, Hort.). St. smooth,,suc 

 culent, 2-3 ft. high: Ivs. elongate, ovate-acuminate, margins, 

 undulate, shiny green, veins white : fls. insignificant, light 

 pink. Braz. 



42. Ascotiensis. Wehh. Lvs. ovate, 2 in. long, smooth brown 

 margin green, dentate: fls. on peduncles 4 in. long, bright red 



43. Bertha de Ghateaurocher , Hort. Var. of B. Ascotiensis 

 fls. bright currant-red.— Useful for cut-flowers. 



44. Bijou de Gand, Hort. Caulescent: fls. rose, in chisteis 

 Very similar to Teuscheri (which see). 



45. JBismarcH.'B.oTt. Caulescent: fls. in clusters, rose males 

 insignificant, females a gorgeous display. Very bimilai to 

 Teuscheri. 



Cdffra, Meissa. See B. Dregei. 



46. caroliiiicefblia, Kegel. St. erect, thick, fleshy: lvs pilmate 

 lobes deeply divided into 6 or 8 ; fls. pink, on long peduncles. 

 Mexico. 



47. r^fl.rnerpi. Hort. (B.semperflorensXSchinidtii). Dewdrop. 

 Britanti. Plant, about 1 ft. high : lvs. like semperflorens : fls. 

 white. — Excellent bedding Begonia. Int. by Bruant in 1883. 



48. Corbeille de Feu (B. semperflorens Xfuchsioides). Fls. 

 bright coral-red.— Int. by Lemoine in 1891. 



49. rfiad^^ma. Linden (B.sceptra, Hort.). Plant, 2 ft. high: lvs. 

 greeu.deeply parted, blotched with white, dentate: fls. insignifi- 

 cant. Borneo. I.H.2!I:446. 



212 Begonia Madame de Lesseps (X H) No 02 



213. Begoma President Carnot. No. b5. 



50. digitdta, Raddi (B. palmata, Hort.). Lvs. palmate, 10-12- 

 parted. somewhat pubescent, green above, brownish beneath. 

 Brazil. 



51. echinosepala, Hort. St. green, succulent: lvs. obliquely 

 oblong : fls. on axillary peduncles, white, with curiously papil- 

 lose sepals. 



52. Erford'd, Hort. (B. Schmidtii X semperflorens Vernon). 

 Very dwarf mid Imshy. I'ot't. high: fls. abundant, rose-carmine. 

 — ExceUeut for bedding. Int. by Haage tVs Schmidt in 1894. 



.->3. Fhistii. Hort. (B. manicataXhydrocotylifolia). St. a short, 

 itiick rnntstofk : lvs. suborbiciUar, thick, red beneath, entire ; 

 pftiMlHs irregularly marked : fls. light pink, on long peduncles. 

 -Int. by John Feast, of Baltimore, before 1880. 



SauH. Hort., is a newly introduced species from Guatemala, 

 resembling Feastii in the shape and color of its lvs., but with a 

 distinct red sinus at junction of petiole with leaf. 



54. Gilsoni, Hort. (origin American). Plant. 2 ft. high : st. 

 slimbby, coarse; lvs. large, lobed: fls. on long, erect peduncles, 

 pale pink.— Interesting as being the only double-fld. fibrous- 

 rooted Begonia. Named for Gilson, colored gardener to Mrs. 

 Livingston, N. Y. 



55. h^hnda muUiflbra, Hort. (B. hybrida floribunda. Hort.). 

 Plant 2-4 ft. high : lvs. small, 1 in. long, Hiii. across, dentate, 

 ^'reen below : fls. rose-pink, hanging in clusters like a fuchsia. 



.'.t;. Ingrami, Hort. (B. nitidaXfiiehsioides). Combines the 



.ir.icters of the two species : fls. light pink.— Int. by Ingram 

 1849. 



'lisignis. See B. incamata, No. 12. 



'>7. Knowlsleydna, Hort. (origin not known). Very similar 



• 1>. incamata. 



.'iS. KunthicLna, Walp. Stem erect : lvs. 

 nate. serrate, smooth, green above, red bclo 

 B.M. 5284. Brazil. 



59. Litbbersi, E. Morr. Stem a short rhizome: lvs. large, 

 palmate, green : fls. pink, on long peduncles. Brazil. G.C. III. 

 3:301. R.H. 1888, p. 225. ' 



60. Lucinnce. Hort.. hybrid (B. Lyncheana X Bnianti). Fls. 

 hirge, in the axils of the lvs., rose. — Int. by Bruant in 1889. 



61. Lynchedna, Hook. (B. Roezlii, Regel.). St. erect, tall, 

 succulent, smooth : lvs. green, smooth, ovate-cordate : sinus 

 red : fls. in axillary, drooping cymes, deep, reddish crimson. 

 New Granada. B.M. 6758.— Almost identical with B. semper 

 florens gigantea rosea, but not so strong a grower. 



