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BEGONIA 



BEGONIA 



entire, small, on short petioles and therefore clustered 

 near the ground: peduncles 1-1 > ft. high, pilose; fls. 

 dipetalous, rose-colored, small and numerous, showy. 

 Mex. B.M.3968. 



DD. Foliage of usual or large size. 



E. The Ivs. peltate. 



52. Feast ii, Hort. (B. manicata x B. hydrocotylifdlia). 

 Shaggy-hairy on petioles and If .-edges: st. a short, 

 thick rootstock: Ivs. suborbicular, thick, reel beneath, 



517. Begonia semperflorens. A recently struck cutting. 

 To show the precocity of bloom. No. 60. 



entire with long white hairs on margins; petioles short, 

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

 A.G. 23 : 335. Intro, by John Feast, of Baltimore, before 

 1880. A common pot and house plant. B. Bunchii, 

 Hoit., is a form with edges of Ivs. crested and frilled. 

 Originated with Lloyd C. Bunch, Fredonia, Kan. 



53. nelumbiifdlia, Cham. & Schlecht. Hairy: st. a 

 short, thick rhizome: Ivs. large, 12-18 in. long, 8-12 in. 

 wide, peltate, hairy on the under side, on long upstand- 

 ing petioles: fls. many and small, white or rose-colored, 

 in a dense erect much-branched cluster. Mex. The 

 foliage is bold and handsome, and distinct in general 

 effect from any other cult, species. 



54. conchasfdlia, A. Dietr. Lvs. nearly peltate or 

 semi-peltate, thick, cordate-ovate and the basal lobes 

 or ears overlapping, margins entire or repand, becoming 

 smooth above, shining green above and reddish beneath: 

 fls. pink. Cent. Amer. 



55. Lubbersii, E. Morr. Semi-shrubby, the short 

 rhizome occasionally ascending and becoming gouty 

 at the base: lys. large, peltate, obliquely lanceolate, 

 entire, green with many silvery blotches above, claret- 

 colored beneath: fls. white, on long peduncles. Brazil. 

 G.C. III. 3:301. R.H. 1888, p. 225 Named in compli- 

 ment to M. Lubbers, curator Brussels Bot. Gard. Has 

 spots like B. maculata. Of little horticultural value. 



56. albo-coccinea, Hook. (B. Grahamiana, Wight). 

 Smooth and shining: rootstock creeping: Ivs. peltate, 

 ovate, leathery, 6 in. long: peduncles 1 ft. long, coral- 

 red, springing from the crown; male fls. 1 in. across, 

 with 4 petals; female fls. also of 4 petals, white above, 

 coral-red beneath. Flowers in winter. India. B.R. 

 32:39. B.M. 4172. A beautiful species, apparently 

 little cult. now. 



BE. The Ivs. not peltate. 



57. manicata, Cels. Essentially smooth except the 

 hairy If.-edges, short-stemmed, succulent: lys. ovate, 

 obliquely cordate, thick, fleshy, smooth, shiny green, 

 6-8 in. long; petioles covered with fleshy scale-like 

 hairs: peduncles a foot or more long, bearing loose 

 panicles of pink dipetalous fls. Mex. Var. aftreo-macu- 

 lata, Hort., has large blotches of yellowish white on 

 the Ivs. F.E. 8:1159. F.R. 2:435. A.G. 23:337. 

 Flowers profusely in spring, having a light elegant 

 and feathery effect supported on long erect and fro- 

 branching peduncles. Var. crispa, Hort., has foliage with 

 crispate margins; there is also a yellow-spot ted form of it. 



58. leprosa, Hance. A dwarf, compact species, with 

 short, free-branching rhizomes and erect, ovate, pale 

 green Ivs. with biserrate margins and reaching to a 

 height of 6-9 in.: infl. few-fld.; fls. large for so small a 

 plant, rose-pink, male with 4 petals and female with 6 

 petals: partially deciduous during the winter months. 

 China. Thrives best in a greenhouse. 



59. magniflca, Lind. Fig. 516. Sub-frutescent, 

 smooth and shining, the sts. creeping: Ivs. large ami 

 bold, sometimes rising 2 ft., obliquely ovate-cordate, 

 entire or obscurely lobed, serrate, slightly peltate, 

 bright green, the margins ciliate: fls. long and fuchsia- 

 like, numerous, the sts., bracts, fls. and hairs of the 

 clusters all scarlet-red, showy. Colombia. R.H. 1870: 

 270. One of the best of the rhizomatous begonias. 

 Lf.-blades often 2 ft. across. 



IV. SPECIES FIBROUS-BOOTED (roolstock, if any, small). 

 Nos. 60-119. 



A. The small succulent herbaceous kinds, never becoming 

 very tall or woody. 



60. semperflorens, Link. & Otto (B. Selhivii, 

 Klotzsch). Fig. 517. Erect, smooth plants with st. 

 herbaceous, green or reddish, 6-18 in. high: Ivs. ovate, 

 rotundate, obtuse at the base, toothed and ciliate along 

 the margin, pale glossy green, tinged with red on the 

 midrib and petiole: peduncles axillary, few-fld.; fls. 

 white or rose-colored; males with 4 petals, females with 

 5 petals: caps, green, wings tinged with red. Brazil. 

 L.B.C. 15:1439. R.H. 



1897, p. 46. B.M. 2920. 

 This is an exceedingly 

 variable species. An 

 endless number of gar- 

 den forms has been pro- 

 duced from it. A very 

 popular bedding bego- 

 nia, and a persistent 

 bloomer. Var. Vernon 

 (atropurpiirea compacta, 

 Gt. 44, p. 570) is one of 

 the best forms. Tri- 

 omphe de Lorraine (Fig. 

 518) is one of the good 

 bedding kinds. Fls. 

 cherry-red, the stamens 

 golden yellow. Gloire de 

 Chatelaine is a form of 

 dwarf habit and deep 

 rose fls.; one of the 

 best in England for bed- 

 ding and pots, and a 

 continuous bloomer. 



61. Var.giganteardsea 

 (B. semperflorens x B. 

 Lyncheana). Very dis- 

 tinct: rootstock woody: 

 sts. succulent, about 3 

 ft. high: Ivs. on short 



petioles, ovate or reni- 513. Begonia, Triomphe de Lor- 

 form, obtuse, toothed at raine (XK). No. 60. 



