BEGONIA 



BEGONIA 



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the margins, about 7 in. across, bright green, with a 

 red spot at base of sinus: peduncles axillary stout, 

 4-8 in. long, bearing large panicles of large rosy 

 red fis., of which the males have 2 ovate petals, the 

 females 2-4 smaller petals. A.F. 13:586. A.G. 16:41. 

 One of the best begonias for winter decoration in 

 the cool greenhouse. Intro, by Lemoine in 1888. 



62 Carrierei, Hort. (B. semperflorens x B. Sckmidtii. 

 B. Brudntii, Hort. B. Smithii, Hort.). DEWDBOP. 

 Compact, about 1 ft. high: Ivs. like B. semperflorens: fls. 

 nearlv as large as in B. semperflorens, abundant, pure 

 white. G. 6:557. J.H. III. 53:249 Excellent bed- 

 ding begonia; also a good late winter bloomer. Intro. 

 by Bruant in 1883. 



63. firfordii, Hort. (B. SchmMtii x B. semperflorens 

 Vernon). Very dwarf and bushy, \ 1 A ft. high: fls. 

 abundant, rose-carmine. Ex- 

 cellent for bedding. Intro, by 

 Haage & Schmidt in 1894. 



64. Lynche&na, Hook. (B. 

 Roezlii, Hort., not Regel). 

 Glabrous: rootstock stout, 

 somewhat tuberous: st. erect, 

 tall, succulent, smooth: Ivs. 

 green, smooth, ovate-cordate: 

 sinus red: fls. in axillary, 

 drooping cymes, deep reddish 

 crimson. Mex. B.M. 6758. 

 Very like B. semperflorens 

 gigantea rosea, but not so 

 strong a grower. Perhaps not 

 now in cult. 



65. Lucianse, Hort. (B. 

 LyncheanaxB. Brudntii). Fls. 

 large, in the axils of the Ivs., 

 rose. Intro, by Bruant in 

 1889. 



66. Corbeille de Feu (B. 



semperflorens x B. fuchsioides) . 

 Fig. 519. Intermediate in 

 habit between its parents: fls. 

 bright coral-red, produced in 

 quantity nearly all the year 

 round. The plant branches 

 freely from the base and 

 makes an excellent bedding 

 plant; the fls. are rich-colored 

 and withstand the sun well. 

 Intro, by Lemoine, 1891. 



AA. The kinds becoming woody or shrubby, mostly tall 

 and much branched. 



B. Plants slender, upright, small-leaved. 

 c. Fls. pink or red. 



67. fuchsioides. Hook. Fig. 520. Smooth: rootstock 

 woody, not prominent: sts. slender and erect, 2-3 ft., 

 succulent: Ivs. many and small, ovate, \}/2 in. long, 

 tinged with red when young: fls. drooping like a fuchsia, 

 rich scarlet, males with 4 petals, females with 5 petals. 

 Mex. Requires the conditions of a warm airy green- 

 house. If kept in a moist close atmosphere it is apt to 

 damp off badly, and if kept too warm it makes a lot 

 of growth and produces very few fls. It rapidly forms 

 a large specimen if kept growing, and is a most attrac- 

 tive plant for greenhouse decoration during winter and 

 spring months. B.M. 4281. Var. miniata, Lind. (B. 

 cinnabarlna, Hort.), differs only in having flesh-colored 

 fls. and smaller Ivs. R.H. 1855:221. F.S. 8:787. 



68. Ingramii, Hort. (B. nitida x B. fuchsioides). 

 Fig. 521. Combines the characters of the two species: 

 very free-flowering and makes a most desirable bedding 

 plant, and also blooms well in winter: fls. rose, large: 

 foliage tinted with red when exposed to the sun. The 



519. Begonia Corbeille 

 de Feu ("Basket of Fire") 

 < X M). No. 66. 



horizontal blooming side 

 branches are characteris- 

 tic of this plant as a green- 

 house subject. Intro, by 

 Ingram in 1849. 



69. Digswelliana, Hort. 

 (B. Sdndersonii, Hort.) 

 A useful hybrid probably 

 between B. fuchsioides 

 and one of the numerous 

 varieties of B. semper- 

 florens: sts. erect or nearly 

 so, green suffused with 

 red: Ivs. elliptic, serrate, 

 2-4 in. long, dark rich 

 green in color: infl. me- 

 dium in length and size; 

 fls. rosy scarlet, pendu- 

 lous. A useful bed- 

 ding plant or may be 

 used for a cool greenhouse. 



70. incarnata, Link & 

 Otto (B. aucubxfolia, 

 Hort. B. insignis, Grab.). 

 Smooth: st. erect, sub- 

 herbaceous, 2-3 ft. high: 

 Ivs. very unequally cor- 

 date, ovate-lanceolate, toothed: fls. rose-colored, abun- 

 dant, males IK in. across, with 2 ovate and 2 narrow 

 petals; females smaller, with 5 equal petals. B.M. 2900. 

 A.G. 16:97. A.F. 12:724-5; 13:588; 17:857. R.H. 

 1870, p. 266; 1875:151. Var. grandifldra, Hort., is a 

 much improved variety, very useful for cut-fls. or 

 decoration in winter. 



71. ascotiensis, Weber. Of hybrid origin, probably 

 obtained from B. fuchsioides and one of the forms of B. 

 semperflorens: Ivs. ovate, 2 in. long, smooth, brown, 

 margin green, dentate: fls. on peduncles 4 in. 1mm. 

 bright red. An excellent bedding begonia. 



cc. Fls. white, or tinted white. 



72. folidsa, HBK. Small, smooth, shrubby: sts. 

 herbaceous, slender, branching: Ivs. very many, frond- 

 like, very small, somewhat 3-lobed, glossy green, dis- 

 tichous: fls. white, tinged with rose. Blooms early 

 summer. Colombia. An elegant little basket and 

 ornamental plant. 



73. knowsleyana, Hort. Much like B. incarnata, but 

 If. smaller, entire or nearly so: fls. nearly white. Named 

 for Knowsley, seat of the Earl of Derby. Origin not 

 known; probably a seedling of B. acuminata. A good 

 winter bloomer, particularly in 6-in. pots. J.H. III. 

 49, p. 177. 



520. Begonia fuchsioides 

 (XX). No. 67. 



521. Begonia Ingramii (XM). No. 68. 



74. acuminata, Dry. Slender, 3^4 ft. : sts. nearly or 

 quite smooth: Ivs. 2-3 in. long, oblique-ovate, taper- 

 ing to the point, toothed and serrate, the margin and 

 veins underneath hairy: fls. white, 3-5 on a peduncle, 

 nearly 1 in. across, spring and summer. Jamaica. A 



