472 



BEC.OMA 



BEGONIA 



knoir!Ot>>*ana, 73. 

 laciaiatA. 97. 

 Laaulii, 34. 

 l«pnteui, 08. 

 L*mmtntikri, 31. 

 loiixiix'-s 101. 

 loofnpilu. 47. 

 Lubbersii, 55. 

 lucerua, 119. 

 Luciansp. 05. 

 luciiia. 32. 

 Iuxuri;ins, 79. 

 Lynchcaim. 04. 

 maetil.Hta. 41, 109, 



113. 

 Maa.tieLesseps, no. 

 tuiMinitioa. ,^9. 

 manicata. 57. 

 Manr^riia", 94. 

 Mnrliann, Itx 

 metalHca. 93. 

 miniata. 07. 

 minor, 101, 

 modica, 42. 

 nana. S, 11. 

 natalcosu^, 27, 

 Delumbiifolia, 53 

 oigricaD^. 47 

 nitida. 104. 

 obiiqua, 1(M. 

 octopetala, 10. 

 odorata. 104. 

 olbia. 111. 

 palmatat 82. 



lOS. 



INDEX. CONTINUED. 



piirri'/Wm, 17. 

 Pea reel 13. 

 IH'ltatu, 77. 

 pliylloimmiaca, 117. 

 picta, 35, 

 piVAinVfWt.s. 91. 

 pictifulia, 34. 

 platiuiifotia, SI. 

 polyjuithii, 108. 

 p<)I>TX'talu, 28. 

 Prvs. Carnot. US. 

 puDctata, 47. 

 Kajah. 30. 

 rcniformis, 17, 85. 

 Hex, 33. 

 ricinifolia, 46. 

 fiiKslii, 04. 

 ro«eflora, 7. 

 ixxsea, 70. 

 RotfischiUs, 2. 

 rubella. 4S. 

 rubra. 10«». 

 rubricaulU. 29. 

 Satuiersonii, 69. 

 sanRuinea, 9S. 

 8cunden>i, 32. 

 Scharffiaiia, 89. 

 Scharj0i{, 91. 

 Scbmidtiana, 76. 

 Schmidtii, 70. 

 Seilowii, GO. 

 semperflorens, 60. 

 emaragdina. 41. 

 Smithiit 02. 



socotrana, 1. 

 sprciosa, 104. 

 siH'cuIata, 39. 

 $tri(/iUosa, 3S. 

 Siinderbruchii, 47. 

 Sutlicrlaudii, 12. 



tClUTH, 30. 



Ti'uclicri, 105. 

 Thurwtoiiii, 114. 

 7'fnmitcsii, 30. 

 Trioinphc Lfinoine. 4. 

 Trioinpiie de Lor- 

 raine, 00. 

 Triomphr dv .\'ancy,4. 

 tuberhybrida, 21. 

 tuhiTosa, 21. 

 Tuniford Hall. 2. 

 ulinifuliii, 100. 

 Uiuiul;it;i. Hi-2. 

 vurii't^ata, 93. 

 Veitcliii, 9. 

 veliUina, 93. 

 veiiosa, 78. 

 vcrnaliH, S. 

 A'crtum, 00. 

 Vorscliaffeltiana, 49. 

 VerschaffeltU, 49. 

 vitifolia, 85. 

 Washingtoniatuit 81. 

 Wfifuniensis, 18. 

 Woriliiiina, 11. 

 Wri^litii, 113. 

 xantitina, 34. 

 zebrina, 99. 



506 Begonia Gloire de Sceaux (XH). No. 3. 



Horticultural Arrangement of Species. 



This arrangement often throws together specie.s of 

 no close botanical roiationshij), but it will aid the cul- 

 tivator to understand the genus. 



I. Species Bulbous or essentially so. 

 aocotrana. 

 II. Species Tuberous. 



A. Flanl titcmlesSt he. springing directly from the 

 crown or tuber {Davisii, roaxjlora, Froehdii^ 

 Veilchii, octopetala.) 

 AA. Plant with «te., Tnore or less branching. 



B. Lvs. narrow {lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate) 

 (bolicicwiis, Sutherlandii). 

 BB. Lv8. broofi (ovate to cordate-ovate) (Pearcei, 

 Clarkei, Evansiana, gracilis, Dregei, welionv- 

 ensis, fulgens). 

 BBB. Lvs. orbicular (Baumannii). 

 BBBB. Lvs. xnriftus, mo»tly f/road'Ovate at base, acu- 

 minate {tuber hybrida). 

 III. Species Rhizomatous. 



A. Pl/mt creeping, trailing, or climbing {glaucophylla, 

 Hrjindfms). 

 AA. Plant ujrright, often diffuse. 



B. The jfiriure-lvd. species, grown for the foliage, 

 which is Uirge and prominent and blotched, 

 strongly colored, blistered, or otherwise illus- 

 trated. The Hex set, and others' 

 C. Lvs. oblif/ue, lobed at the base, not pellfttr (or 

 only slightly so) (Hex, xanthina, Oriffithii, 

 Rajah, Augustind, dsdatea, speculata, 

 decora, imperialis). 



cc. Lvs. markedly peltate {modica, Gentilii^ 

 Binotii, goegoensis). 

 BB. The essentially plain-lvd. rhizomatous kinds, 

 allhough some of them are grown chiefly for 

 foliage. 

 C. Lvs. prominently lobed, or parted or even 

 divided^ {ricinifolia, heracleifolia. Sunder* 

 bruchii, rubella, VerscliaffeUiana, hera- 

 cleicotyle). 

 CO. Lvs. lanceolate to ovate or cordate-ovate to 

 orbicular, not deeply lobed, often entire, and 

 sometimes peltate. 

 D. Foliage small, the lvs. less than 2 in. unde 

 {hydrocotyHfolia). 

 DD. Foliage of usual or large size. 



E. The lvs. pcliate {Feastii, nelumbiifolia, 

 conchsefiilia, Lubbersii, alho-coccinea). 

 EK. The lvs. not peltate {manicata, Icprosa, 

 niagnifica). 

 IV. Species Fibrous-rooted {Rhizomes small or 0.) 



A. The herbaceous kituls — the plant small, succulent, 

 never becoming very tall or woody {semperflorens, 

 gigantea rosea, Carrierei, Erfordii, Lyncheana, 

 Luciame, Corbeille de Feu). 

 AA, The woody or shrubhy kinds, usually much 

 branched ivhcn mature, and often tall. 

 B. Kinds slender, upright, small-leaved, mostly 

 smooth, green or nearly so: lvs. many and 

 usually not more than 1 in. across. 

 c. Fls. pink or red {fuchsioides, Ingramii, Digs- 

 welliana, incarnaia, ascotiensis). 

 cc. Fls. white, or tinted white {foliosa, knows- 

 Icyana, acuminata, albo-picta). 

 BB. Kinds low-growing, diffuse {Schmidtiana). 

 BBB. Kinds stiff, succulent white-scurfy (jpeltata, 

 venosa). 

 BBBB. Kinds mostly tall and erect, some of them becom- 

 ing S ft. high, distinctly shrubby and bushy. 

 c. Lvs. compound, or divided {luxurians. Hems- 

 Icyana, platanifolia, digitata, caroliniae- 

 folia, diadema). 

 cc. Lvs. not compound, although sometim.es 

 strongly notched or even lobed). 

 D. Whole plant hairy, or at least so much so 

 as to give it the appearance of b&iTig a 

 rough or pubescent species. 

 E. Foliage lujhi grern and plant pubescent 

 (vififniin, Kngli ri). 

 EE. Folitigc markedly colored above or be- 

 neath, or both. 

 F. Fls. white, (echinosepala, erythrophylla, 

 Scharffiana, Duchartrei). 

 FF. Fls. adored {Haageana, Credneri, 

 Alleryi, Margarita:, mctallica, cath- 

 ayana, deliciosa, laciniata). 

 DD. Whole plant smooth or becoming so {a few 

 hairs perhaps remaining on the lvs.), or 

 so much so as to give it the appearance of 

 being a glabrous species. 

 E. Lvs. medium to large, very broad, fleshy 

 or thick, entire, often peltate {san- 

 guinea ) . 

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

 often elongated, mostly undulate or 

 notched. 

 F. Fls. white {angularis, ulmifolia. Ion- 

 gipes, undulata, kewensis). 

 FF. Fls. colored {nitida, Teuscheri, Bis- 

 ?narckii, carminata, polyantha, coc- 

 cinea). 

 EEE, Lvs. medium to large, the margins 

 strongly toothed, incised or lobed. 

 F. Fls. white {Madame de Lesseps, olbia). 

 FF. Fls. colored, varying to tinted white 

 {argenteo-gullata, maculata, Thurs- 

 tonii, dichroa, cororuita, phyllo- 

 maniaca, President Carnot, lucerna) 



I. Bulbous Beoonias, and 8emi-Bulbous or Semi- 

 TuBEKOUs Derivatives. 



1. socotrSna, Hook. Fig. 504. A winter-flowering 

 species: st. annual, stout and succulent, forming at 

 the base a nu/nbcr of closely set scales or suppressed 

 lvs. resembling bulbs: lvs. dark green, orbicular, pel- 

 tate, 4-7 in. across, center depressed, margin recurved, 



