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BEGONIA 



BEGONIA 



531. Begonia President Carnot. 

 No. 118. 



cult, and each shoot 

 bears 1-3 of its im- 

 mense clusters of bril- 

 liant female fls. 



119. lucerna, Hort. 

 Fig. 533. Hybrid of ex- 

 ceptional merit, with 

 habit and constitution 

 of President Carnot: 

 Ivs. heavily spotted 

 with white, specially 

 when young: fls. in long 

 pendulous clusters that 

 are often 1 ft. in diam.; 

 male fls. 1 in. across; 

 females much larger, 

 with bright pink ova- 

 ries, giving the plant a 

 distinctive appearance 

 as they persist for many weeks. The plant succeeds 

 well in a warm greenhouse. Should be in every collec- 

 tion. Named for Lucerne, where it originated. Intro, 

 to commerce in 1903. 



B. amdbilis, Hort. A large-fid, form of the Gloire de Lorraine 

 class, the clear brilliant pink blossoms being nearly 1 ^ in. across 

 (Rochford). B. BalmisiAna, Ruiz (B. populifolia, Kunth) Var. 

 milellifdlia, Dav. Tuberous rootstock: st. simple, erect, purplish, 

 pubescent: Ivs. reniform, obscurely lobed, irregularly serrate, 

 whitish tomentose beneath: fls. pale rose, in a terminal raceme. 

 Mex. R.H. 1911, p. 43. B. Bdrheri, Knowl. & Wesc. Fibrous- 

 rooted: stiff, erect, sparsely branched: sts. somewhat woody, brown, 

 densely hairy: Ivs. peltate, ovate, acute, lobed, serrate, 5-7 

 in. long, light green in color; veins pale yellowish green; 

 petioles long and fairly stout: infl. large and spreading, freely 

 branched; fls. pink, produced in early spring. Mex. A 

 distinct and pretty begonia. B. calabdrica, Stapf. St. 

 short and prostrate: Ivs. peltate, oblique, broadly cordate- 

 ovate, 2-3 in. long, ciliate on margins: fls. red, small. 

 Calabar, W. Trop. Afr. B. crassicaidis, Hort. (Lindl.?). 

 Lvs. large, nearly circular, coriaceous, clear green: fls. many in 

 vertical clusters, small, rose-white, the bloom being more beautiful 

 than that of B. manicata, which it resembles. B. crispa, Krelage. 

 Fls. large, on long, erect peduncles above the lys., the 5-8 perianth 

 segms. crispate. Country unrecorded. B. cristata, Hort. A form 

 or race of tuberous begonias with a crested outgrowth in the cen- 

 ter of the fl. : the race is fixed and comes more or less true from seed. 

 B. eldtior, Hort.Veitch, is a cross between B. socotrana and a 

 tuberous begonia. B. Elsmeri, Hort. Of garden origin, probably 

 hybrid: fls. stellate, large, flesh-colored, in whiter. European. 

 B. FaureAna, Garn. Lvs. palmatelv parted to the middle into 3 or 

 5 main divisions and these divisions again parted or notched, 

 beautifully colored with silvery white on a green ground and with 

 brown-green on the ribs. Brazil. Intro, to France in 1892; named 

 for the former President of France. I.H. 42:34. Some at least 

 of the B. platanifolia of gardens is this species. B. Forgeti&na, 

 Hems). Fibrous-rooted: nearly 2 ft., more or less branched: Ivs. 

 fleshy, glossy green, 6-7 in. long and 2 in. broad: fls. pink and 

 white, 1 in. across, in clusters. Brazil. Named for L. Forget, 

 collector for Messrs. Sander. Allied to B. undulata. B. gemmata, 

 Hort. (B. decora X B. Rex var. ). Lvs. angled, Rex-like, dotted with 

 silver on a green ground: very attractive as a specimen plant. G. 



22:123. B. gigantea, Hort. Rootstock woody: st. 2-3 ft.: Ivs. 

 caudate-acuminate, becoming 1 ft. long: fls. many, small, white or 

 pale pink. It is probably a form of garden origin. B. Giltonii, 

 Hort. Plant, 2 ft. high: st. shrubby, coarse: Ivs. large, lobed- fls 

 on long, erect peduncles, pale pink. Interesting as being a double- 

 fld. fibrous-rooted begonia. Named for Gilson, colored gardener to 

 Mrs. Livingston, N. Y. B. Heddei, Warb. Tall, branching: Ivs. 

 triangular-ovate or broadly elliptic, acuminate, jagged and notched 

 and usually lobed toward the base, green above and red beneath' 

 fls. light rose, borne amongst the Ivs. German E. Afr. B. Idebla, 

 Hort.Veitch. Neat dwarf plant, B. socotrana X a tuberous 

 begonia: 6 in.: fls. semi-double, 2 in. across, brilliant rose, long- 



red : infl. short, few-fld. ; fls. blush-white, tipped with rose ; male, Jfln. 

 diam., female with bright yellow stigmas; ovary 3-celled bluntly 

 triangular, swelling up to a large fleshy fr. some 2 in. long. Trop. 

 Afr. B. Kunthi&na, Walp. St. erect: Ivs. lanceolate, acuminate, 

 serrate, smooth, green above, red below: fls. white, large B M 

 5284. Brazil. B. Lehmbachii, Warb. Allied to B. Heddei: herb', 

 erect, 8-16 in., the sts. fleshy and red: Ivs. oblique, 4-5 in. long, 

 irregularly 5-lobed, dentate, light green and somewhat hairy above, 

 red-green beneath: fls. axillary, small, tinted and red-striate. Ger- 

 man E. Afr. Gt. 49:1476. B. Lindleydna, Hort.=B. incarnata. 

 B. lobuliUn, A. DC. Fibrous-rooted: erect, branching: sts. light 

 green: Ivs. highly glabrous, pale green, ovate-acute, serrate, occa- 

 sionally lobed. prominently veined, 6-8 in. long; petiole red: infl. 

 rather short, densely fld.; fls. small, white. Mex. B. longicj/ma, 

 Bellair, is a garden hybrid of B. Schmidtiana and B. semperflorens. 



532. Begonia President Carnot (XK). 



533. Begonia lucerna (XK). No. 119. 



of the fourth generation: much-branching, bushy: Ivs. like those of 

 B. gracilis: female fls. few or none, terminal: males lateral; fls. rose- 

 tinted. R.H. 1905, p. 582. B. Martiana, Link & Otto. Tuberous: 

 st. 1-1 H ft., with erect branches, glabrous, leafy: Ivs. oblique, cor- 

 date-ovate, acuminate, double toothed, 3-6 in. long: fis. solitary or 

 clustered in axils, large, rose-pink, the males 4-merous and females 

 5-merous. Mex. Vars. grandiflbra, ptdcherrima and racemifloro are 

 known to growers. B.M. 8322. All considered to be forms of B. 

 gracilis (p. 474). B. Patrise, Hort. A garden hybrid of B. soco- 

 trana and B. Pearcei: plant dense and free-flowering, 10-12 in.: fls. 

 many, rather small, bright rose-pink: Ivs. similar to those of B. soco- 

 trana. (Lemoine.) B. P6ggei, Warb. Fibrous-rooted: erect or 

 spreading: sts. terete, woody in lower part, dull brownish green : Ivs. 

 only slightly oblique, elliptic. 4-6 in. long, dark green above, suffused 

 with red beneath: infl. in short axillary clusters; fls. small, white 

 veined with red, female with rather narrow petals; ovary distinct 

 terete, not winged, bright red, 1-2 in. long: whole plant covered 

 with rufous hairs. A remarkably distinct begonia, but of little 

 horticultural value. B. pruinata, A. DC. St. erect or spreading, 

 seldom branched, covered with greenish white spots: Ivs. peltate, 

 fleshy, on long terete petioles, spreading or erect; blades broadly 

 ovate, lobed and undulate, dark green above, with prominent veins 

 of a greenish yellow color, and dull grey beneath: infl. erect, large, 

 branching freely; fls. pure white. Costa Rica. A fine winter- 

 flowering species. B. pyramidalis, Lemoine. B. manicata X B. 

 carolinifefoha: Ivs. large, palmate, entire, thick, brilliant green: 

 fls. large, in panicles, white-rose or rose-tinted. B. Queen. A gar- 

 den hybrid; fibrous-rooted: erect with brilliant-colored foliage: stfl. 

 green, terete: Ivs. ovate-acuminate, undulate, finely serrate, upper 

 side a brilliant purple-red, the veins being green, under side bright 

 red: fls. rosy red seldom produced. One of the finest and most 

 ornamental of the fibrous-rooted begonias. It is somewhat diffi- 

 cult to grow into a large specimen and should be kept slightly 

 drier at the roots than most plants of this section. B. Reichen- 

 heimii, Hort. (B. rubella X B. heracleifolia). Lvs. all basal, large 

 and long-petioled, parted to the middle: fls. on sts. upright above 

 the Ivs. Gt. 52, p. 207. B. Richfordii, Hort., is a bright rosy car- 

 mine begonia of the Gloire de Lorraine type, with larger fls. and 

 foliage. F.E. 31 (1911), p. 434. B. Saitlii, Hort.. named for the 



