BEGONIA 



BEGONIA 



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the marpiins, about 7 in across, bright grepn, with a 

 red spot at base of sinus: peduncles axillary stout, 

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

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

 females 2-4 smaller petals. A.F. IS'.rtSQ. A.G. 16:41. 

 — One of the best begonias for winter decoration in 

 the cool greenhouse. Intro, by Lemoine in 1888. 



82. Carrierei, Hort. {B. semperflorens x B. Schmldlii. 

 B. Brudnlii. Hort. B. Smlthii, Hort.). Dewdrop. 

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

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

 white. G. 0:557. J.H. III. 53:249.— Excellent bed- 

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

 by Bruant in 188.3. 



63. Erfordii, Hort. (B. Schmidtii x B. semperfldrens 

 I'ernon). Very dwarf and bushy, 1^2 ft. high: fls. 

 abundant, rose-carmine. — Ex- 

 cellent for bedding. Intro, by 

 Haage & Schmidt in 1894. 



64. Lyncheana, Hook. (B. 

 Roczlii, 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 

 crim.son. Mex. B.M. 67.58. — 

 Very like B. semperflorens 

 gigantea rosea, but not so 

 strong a grower. Perhaps not 

 now in cult. 



65. Lucianae, Hort. {B. 



LjjncheanaxB. Briuiniii). Fls. 

 large, in the axils of the Ivs., 

 rose. — Intro, by Bruant in 

 1889. 



66. Corbeille de Feu (B. 



•semperflorens xB. fuehsio'ides). 

 Fig. 519. Intermediate in 

 habit between its parents: fls. 

 bright coral-red, produced in 

 quantity nearh- all the year 

 round. — The ])lant branches 

 freely from the ba,se 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 muth 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, iy-> in. long, 

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

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

 Mex. — Requires the conditions of a warm airy green- 

 hou.se. 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 rajiidly forms 

 a large specimen if kept growing, an<l is a most attrac- 

 tive plant for greenhou.se decoration during winter and 

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

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

 fls. ami smaller Ivs. R.H. 18.55:221. F.S. 8:787. 



68. ingramii, Hort. (B. niti/la 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. ro.se, large: 

 foliage tinted with red when exposed to the sun. The 



519. Begonia Corbeille 

 de Feu ("Basket of Fire") 

 ( X H). 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. Sdndcrsonii, 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. incamata, Link & 

 Otto (B. auc ubxfol ia, 

 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 1}^ in. across, with 2 ovale 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. grandiflora, 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. long, 

 bright red. — An excellent bedding begonia. 



cc. Fls. white, or tinted white. 



72. foliSsa, 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. incamata, 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 



CX?4). No. 07. 



521. Begonia Ingianui CXM)- 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 



