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BEGONIA 



BEGONIA 



100. ulmiffilia, IIHK. (Donnhtin idmifdlia. Klotzsch). 

 Ttill, pn^'ii. ihf St. 4-aii5;liHi iiiui sroovod, slicddint!; it.s 

 haitr scurf: Ivs. small aiul elm-like (wheiioe the name), 

 thinly hairy, grtvn on botli sides: (Is. white, small. 

 Colombia. Gt. lSo4:U3. — X'ery free-tioweriiip wlieii 

 grown large, the fls. appearing in winter and early 

 spring. 



525. Begonia nitida ( X H). 

 No. 104. 



101. 16ngipes, Hook. Tall and slout (.3 ft. or more), 

 the St. furrowed and more or le.ss glandular but other- 

 wise the plant green, smooth and shining: Ivs. ample, 

 reniform or nearly orbicular, oblique or lop-sided, glossy, 

 serrate: fls. small, white, numerous in a long-stalked 

 cluster, winter-blooming. Trop. Amer. B.M. 3001. — 

 In some forms, the petluncies are excessively long. 



102. undulita, Schott. Plant green and shining, 

 although soiriewhat hairy when young: Ivs. 2-rangcd, 

 oblong, very short-stalked, acuminate, wavy or undu- 

 late on the margins: fis. rather small, white, in .short 

 axillary clusters, the pistillate ones long. Brazil. B.M. 

 2723. 



103. kewensis, Hort. Like B. unduhita: slender, with 

 spreading or drooping leafy branches: Ivs. ovate to 

 cordate-ovate about 6 in. long, smooth and shining, 

 green: fls. many, in large clusters, small, white or 

 slightly cream-colored, J^in. across. Of garden origin. — 

 There is a hybrid between thi.s and B. coccinea. A good 

 basket plant. 



FF. Fls. colored. 



104. nitida, Dry. (B. minor, Jacq. B. specidsa, Hort. 

 B. obCujim, L'Her.J. Fig. 520. Smooth: st. 3-4 ft. high, 

 perennial, fleshy, woody at the base when old: Ivs. 

 obhquely ovate, wavy, 4-6 in. across, glossy dark green: 

 fls. on long, axillary peduncles, pale pink, with a sil- 

 very blu.sh; males IJ/^ in. acro.ss, with 2 broiul and 2 

 narrow petaLs; females smaller, with .5 equal [letals. 

 Jamaica. B..M. 4tl46. A.G. 24:.57.'). Gt. 2:192.— A very 

 useful plant in the greenhou.se, flowering all winter. 

 Abo interesting on account of being probably the 

 first begonia intro. U> cult, in Eu. (1777, at Kew, by 

 Wm. Browne Var. odorilta alba is a very handsome 

 variety of this spr^cies, which has smaller fls. of the 

 purest white and Bweet^scented. Dr. Nachtigal (H. 

 rAti/Ui var. (xUrrhUi lilha y B. Lyrtcfieana ) , is similar in 

 general form to the latter, but, hits fls. of a delicate 

 rose-pink, esfjecially on the inner surface of petals. 



10,5. Tefischeri, Lind. Stout: st. 2-6 ft. high, 

 erect, strong grower: Ivs. large, obHque, fleshy, acutely 

 lobed, ovatt'-lanceolate, margins serrate, bright green 

 above, with large grayish blotches or in one form with 

 dots, red and strongly veined beneath: fls. in axillary 

 eluster.s, bright red, large. Malaya. I.H. 26:358. 



106. Bismarckii, Veitch. Lvs. large and lobed, 

 oblique, acuminate-pointed, 6 in. long: fls. in drooping 

 clusters, satiny rose, males insignificant, females 13^ 

 in. across and making a gorgeous display. — Very similar 

 to B. Teuscheri. 



107. carminata, Veitch. A handsome hybrid, the 

 result of a cross between B. coccinen and B. Dregei: 

 plant erect or nearly so, branching freely: st. green, 

 shining: lvs. obliquely ovate-acuminate, deeply toothed, 

 light, green: fls. rosy scarlet in large pendulous cymes.^ 

 The male fls. do not remain on the plant long, the 

 main featiu'e being the large bright rosy scarlet female 

 fls, and their brightly colored ovaries which remain on 

 the plant for a considerable period. In this respect it 

 greatly resembles its parent, B. coccinea. It is a very 

 fine greenhouse plant and should be in every collection. 



10.S. polyantha, Hort. Sts. green, red at the nodes, 

 erect, free-branching: lvs. elliptic, rich green, glabrous 

 or nearly so; petioles reddish green, 2-3 in. long: infl. 

 numerous, 10-20-fld.; fls. pink, 5^-1 in. diam. Mex. — 

 A strong-growing species of quick growth and produc- 

 ing a mass of charming fls. all over the plant in winter 

 and early spring. One of the finest and best of the win- 

 ter-flowering begonias. The plants often supplied as 

 B. natalensis are said to be this species. 



109. coccinea, Hook. (B. rubrn, Hort. B. maculata 

 var. cornllina, Hort.). Fig. 527. Smooth: sts. tall, suc- 

 culent: lvs. on short petioles, obliquely oblong, angular, 

 with wavy red margins, 4-6 in. long: fls, deep coral-red; 

 males ' 2in. across, with 4 unequal petals; females more 

 attractive, owing to the length and rich color of the 



527. Begonia coccinea ( X J 2). No. 109. 



ovary, which has 3 small subequal wings. Brazil. B.M. 

 3990. — The fls. are very persistent and exceedingly 

 oni.imental, especially when planted out. Thrives 

 well in a warm airy greenhouse. One of the most 

 attractive and best-known members of the genus. It 

 hxs been largely used by the hybridist, the well-known 



