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BEGONIA 



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EE. Foliage colored above or beneath, or both. 



F. Fls. while. 



87. echinosepala, Regel. St. green, succulent, erect 

 and branching freely: Ivs. obliquely oblong, finely ser- 

 rate, rather small: fls. on axillary peduncles, white, 

 with curiously papillose sepals. Brazil. A useful species 

 for warm greenhouse, of very easy cult, and very free- 

 flowering. One of the best for decoration. 



524. Begonia cathayana (X.' 6 ; No. 95. 



vs. erythrophylla, Neum. Soft-hairy, the st. fleshy, 

 strong: Ivs. thick, reniform, long-stalked, dark green 

 and lustrous above and red beneath, almost entire, 

 stricillose: fls. small, white. Probably of garden origin. 



89. Scharffiana, Regel. Fig. 522. A robust herba- 

 ceous perennial, 1-3 ft. high: Ivs. large, thick, fleshy, 

 hairy, olive-green above, crimson below: stipules very 

 large and prominent: fls. waxy white with red hairs on 

 under surface of petals, large. Brazil. Gt. 1888, p. 601. 

 This begonia requires warmth and care to succeed well. 

 When well grown, it is an excellent bracket-plant. 



90. Duchfirtrei, Hort. (B. echinosepala x B. Scharf- 



St. 2-3 ft. high, branched profusely, hairy, pur- 



Ele: Ivs. ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, green above, 

 airy, red below: fls. large, waxy white, a few red hairs 

 on the under surface of petals. R.H. 1892, p. 29. 

 Intro, by Bruant in 1892. 



FF. Fls. colored. 



91. Haageana, Wats. (B. Schdrffi, Hook.). Fig. 523. 

 Tall-shrubby, whole plant hairy: Ivs. ovate-cordate, 

 acuminate, wavy, red-nerved above: fls. rose-pink, 

 with a cyme 8-12 in. diam., males with 2 round and 2 

 narrow petals, females with 5 equal petals. Brazil. 

 G.C. III. 16:633. B.M. 7028, (as B. Scharffi).-One 

 of the most beautiful plants of the genus, and now 

 one of the best known of the big tall red-hairy begonias; 

 the hanging trusses of fls. (imperfectly represented in 

 Fig. 523) are very conspicuous. Named for one of the 

 firm of Haage & Schmidt. B. Cretin* i /. I lort . (B. Scharf- 

 <:ii>:<: x B metdllica). Intro, by Haage & Schmidt, 1890. 

 There is another plant named B. Credneri, which was 



1 by Lemoine in 1891 from the same parents. 

 Bruant also used these two parents in 1891, and called 

 his plant B. pictairiensis. All three plants can be dis- 

 tinguished from B. Haageana only by their smaller fls. 

 and the peduncles standing erect and not gracefully 

 bending over, as in B. Haageana. 



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92. Alleryi, Hort. (B. metdllica x B. gigantea). Of the 

 B. Haageana' type: hairy, Ivs. bronzy, red-veined be- 

 neath, toothed: plant becoming very tall (even 4-6 ft. 

 in a single year), producing many large pendulous 

 clusters of rose-colored fls. A very fine warm green- 

 house or stove variety, free-flowering, of easy cult. 

 Shown in 1905 before Socie'te' National d'Horticulture 

 de France by M. Allery Aubert of Tours. 



93. metallica, G. Smith. Hairy: sts. perennial, suc- 

 culent, 4 ft. high, branched: Ivs. obliquely cordate, 

 lobed and serrated, 3-6 in. long, upper surface green, 

 shaded with a dark metallic color: fls. blush-white, 

 under side of petals clothed with red bristly hairs. 

 There are a number of varieties, e. g., var variegata, 

 var. velfttina, var. cyprea, but they do not differ much 

 from the original. Bahia. R.H. 1844:218 (as B. velu- 

 tina). G.C. II. 5:397. A very attractive plant. 



94. Margaritas, Hort. (B. metdllica x B. echino- 

 sepala). Plant 1-2 ft. high: sts. purple, hairy: Ivs. 

 ovate-acuminate, sinuously dentate, green and pur- 

 plish above, red beneath: fls. in cymes, large, rose- 

 colored; sepals with long hairs at the base. Intro. 1884. 



95. cathayana, Hemsl. (B. Bowringiana, Hort., not 

 Champ.). Fig. 524. A beautiful ornamental-lvd. 

 species, named in 1908: sts. fleshy and crimson-hairy, 

 18 in. high: Ivs. hanging much like the Rex varieties, 

 large, obliquely cordate, long-pointed, toothed and ser- 

 rate, green with crimson nerves above and bright mot- 

 tled crimson beneath, very showy: fls. large for the 

 group, vermilion. Sept. China. B.M. 8202. It prop- 

 agates readily from cuttings of both sts. and Ivs. It has 

 been hybridized with B. Rex, producing very richly 

 colored foliage. B. Bowringiana, Champ. B.M. 5182, 

 is distinct from B. cathayana, and apparently is not in 

 cult.; but the B. Bowrin.Tiana of gardens, as figured in 

 G.C. Apr. 18, 1903 suppl., is the plant here described. 



96. deliciosa, Lind. Plant the size of B. Rex, but 

 smooth or nearly so: Ivs. large, obliquely cordate-ovate, 

 many triangular-toothed or -lobed, marked above with 

 many gray blotches, reddish beneath: fls. in dense 

 clusters, pink, produced in winter. Ceylon. 



97. laciniata, Roxbg. Erect, 1-2 ft., becoming strag- 

 gling, the sts. green: Ivs. roundly ovate, sharply lobed, 

 pubescent, black-purple, with a broad zone of green, 

 reddish on the under side: fls. as in B. Rex. India, 

 S.China. B.M. 5021. G.C. III. 34:368. Odd. 



DD. Whole plant smooth. 

 E. Lvs. thick, broad and entire, often peltate. 



98. sanguinea, Raddi. Fig. 525. Very smooth and 

 shining: sts. perennial, woody at the base, red: Ivs. 

 4-6 in. long, subpeltate, obliquely cordate, abruptly 

 pointed, thick, 



fleshy, bright 

 green above, 

 blood- crimson 

 below: fls. small, 

 white. Brazil. 

 B.M. 3520. A 

 handsome ever- 



525. Begonia sanguinea 

 (xy). No. 98. 



green-l 

 begonia, notable 

 for its brilliant 

 rod-lined thick- 

 edged Ivs. 



EE. Lvs. medium, stiff, green and shining. 



F. Fls. white. 



99. angularis, Raddi (B. zebrlna, Hort.). Smooth, 

 shrubby, very tall (to 8 ft), much branched, the 

 branches spreading or drooping: Ivs. elongate, ovate- 

 acuminate, shiny dark green, veins white, pale green 

 and reddish tinged beneath, the margins undulate and 

 crenate-serrate: fls. small ( %in. across) and many in large 

 cluster, white. Brazil. B.M. 7842. A striking plant. 



