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BEGONIA 



and serrated : peduncles 9-12 in. long, red ; fls. einnabar-red, 

 2 in. across. Bolivia. B.M. +48;i. P.M. 16: 225.— Int. by Hender- 

 son in 1849. 



90. crinita, Oliver. Sts. red, hairy. 1 ft. high, : Ivs. ovate-cor- 

 date, irregularly toothed, tinged with red on the under side : 

 peduncles erect, red, producing 3 pale rose-colored fls. Bo- 

 livia. B.M. 5897.— Int. by Veitch in 1866. 



91. cyclopkylla,'H.ook. Stemless : Ivs. orbicular, 6 in. across, 

 green, with fimbriated margin : peduncles erect, 6 in. long ; 

 fls. rose-colored, with the fragrance of roses. China. B.M. 

 6926.— Int. to Kew in 1885. 



92. geranifbUa, Hook. St. 1 ft. high, erect, greenish : lv.s. cor- 

 date, lobed, serrated, green, margins red, whole plant smooth: 

 fls. 2 or 3 on terminal peduncles, outer petals orbicular, red ; 

 the two inner obovate, white. Lima. B.M. 3387.— Int. 1833. 



93. NataUnsn, Hook. Sts. fleshy, annual, 1-2 ft. high : Ivs. 

 obliquely cordate, lobed, sinuate. 2-3 in. long, green, sometimes 

 mottled with grey, veins reddish : fls. bluish white. 1 in. across. 

 Natal. B.M.4841.-Int. toKewin 1854. 



94. octopStala, L'Her. (B. grandiflora, Knowl. & West). 

 Stemless, Ivs. long, succulent, downy, petioles 1% ft. long, cor- 

 date, deeply lobed and serrated, bright green : fls. greenish 

 white, males with 8 petals, females generally fewer. Peru. 

 B.M. 3.559. F.S. 20: 3056-7. A.F. 4: 22.-> (var. Lemoinei) 



duced from six species ; viz., B. b''i/ir/i-n.-iis, B. Peareei, 

 B. Veitchii, B. roHipflora , B. Davi.^H, and B. Clarkei, 

 by crossiiifT and recrossing : 



(1) SINGLE-FLOWERED VARIETIES. 



a. Crimsons and Scakukta.— Admiration, fls. vivid orange- 

 scarlet, of dwarf, compact habit, free flowering : Charles 

 Ballet, rich, velvety vpnnili..ii ; Dr MnxiprR. fl^, l.-.rge. ^vith 

 immense spikes, deep i .il < riiiisnn ; F F. F'lnnr .it^pp. vel- 

 vety crimson, full JIII'I I'm-.' Mis /.'^ir.s.v.;/ , ,\,;-]. tTlowiug 



crimson; Lothair, ihnk .m''! • ,i i iiiin>' . ■'^•inhf <l'iii, very 

 dark scarlet, dwarf, and \ro ilurilrr(ms , \\\siiiiits, bright 

 orange- scarlet, compact and free; one of the Huest bedders. 



b. RoSE-rOLORED.— iarf^ Guinthorpe, rose color, extra large 

 and fine ; Marginata, large, round fls.. white, with a margin 

 of bright pink ; Packe, soft, rosy red, shaded light rose; 

 SCanstead Surprise, deep rose, very large. 



c. Whites.— 4?6a fim6Wa(a, afiue, large, pure white flower, 

 with fringed petals ; Bexley White, an immense flower of the 

 purest white ; Mrs. J. Thorpe, white, the petals edged with 

 reddish lake; Queen of Whites, large, erect, pure white fls. 

 of great substance ; Moonlight, pure white, very free. 



d. Orange and Yellows.— Z>wcftfj?s of Leinster, orange- 

 buff, large, erect fls. ; Miss A . de Rothschild, pure yellow ; Sover- 



217. Single Tub 



Begonia (X y-3 



Begonia (X ^3). 



95. polypetala, A. DC. St. short, fleshy, annual : Ivs. ovate- 

 cordate, toothed, hairy, with raised veins, 10 in. by 8 in.: fls. 

 with 9 or 10 ovate-oblong petals an inch long, red : ovary hairy, 

 with one lon'g wing. Peru. On. 14. p. 531.— Int. by Froebel in 

 1878. 



96. rubricaiiUs, Hook. Lvs.4-6 in. long, ovate, wavy, eiliate 

 along the margins, deep green : fls. large, males iVain. across, 

 5-petaled ; females smaller, 6-petaled, reddish. Country un- 

 known. B.M. 4131.— Int. to Birmingham Bot. Oar. in 1844. 



97. SMeni, Hort., hybrid (B. Boliviensis XVeitchii?). Lvs. 

 long, pale green : fls. solitary, brilliant red ; females of 4 

 petals ; males of 5 petals. R.H. 1872: 90.— Int. by Thibaut and 

 Keteleer in 1872. 



98. Sutherlandii, Hook. St. annual, herbaceous, 1-2 ft. high, 

 bright red : lvs. 4-6 in. long, lanceolate, lobed aud serrated, 

 green, with red veins and margin ; petioles slender, red : fls. 

 numerous, coppery or salmon-red. Natal. B.M. 5689.— Int. by 

 Backhouse in 1867. 



99. tenera. Dry. (B. Tbwaitesii, Hook.). Lvs. radical, cor- 

 date, 5 in. long, coppery green, mixed with purple and blotched 

 with grey, under surface crimson : fls. white, tinged pink. 

 Ceylon. B.M. 4692.— Chiefly interesting as a variegated plant. 

 Int. to Kew in 1852. 



(aa) The following list comprises some of the best and 

 most distinct of the innumerable garden forms and hy- 

 brids DOW existing, whicli have almost all been pm- 



nn'lVs G?m, bright scar- 

 \t remely free-flowering; 

 h'ussell, scarlet, one of 

 inson ; huke Zeppelin, 



(2) DOUBLE-FLOWEREP VARIETIES. 



a. Crimsons and Si \m i i 

 let; Dandy.intensely I" 

 i^ia7rtin/70, brilliant s'-.M / 



the best; Trlomphe, rir ii, Im 

 dazzling scarlet fls., new. 



h. RosE-roLORED.— .A /fAcef^iorct, bright rosy cerise, distinct; 

 Duke of York, deep rose ; Qlory of Stanstead, soft rose, light 

 center ; Hecla, bright, glistening pink, free bloomer ; Rosy 

 Morn, rose-pink, large, broad, wavy petals. 



c. Whites.— Countess of Craven, pure w^ite fls., dwarf; 

 Miss Edith Wynyie, pure creamy white ; Octavie, pure white 

 blossoms, very floriferous ; Bicotee, delicate white, pink mar- 

 gin, dwarf ; Pnncess May, piu'e white, undulated orcrimpled 

 at the edges. 



d. YEhljOWS.—Lady Balfour of Burleigh, large yellow fls., 

 erect : Miss Falconer, clear yellow ; Mrs. Regnart, chrome- 

 yellow, petals prettily undulated ; Alice Manning, primrose- 

 yellow blossoms. 



IV. Rex, or Ornamental-leaved Section. 



100. Griffitllii, Hook. {B. pictn, Hort.). St. -lvs. and 

 habit as in B. Rex : Ivs. olive-green, with a broad zone 



