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BEGONIA 



BEGONIA 



531. Begoaia President Camot. 

 No. lis. 



cult, and each shoot 

 bears 1-3 of its im- 

 mense cUisters of bril- 

 liant female fls. 



119. lucerna, Hort. 

 Kig. 533. Hybrid of ex- 

 ceptional merit, with 

 habit and constitution 

 of President Carnot : 

 Ivs. heavily spotted 

 with white, specially 

 whiMi young: fls. in long 

 l)endulous 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 the}' persist for many weeks. — The plant succeeds 

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

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

 to commerce in 1903. 



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

 class, the clear brilliant pink blossoms being nearly 1? 2 in. across 

 (Rochford). — B. Balmisidna, Ruiz (B. populifolia, Kunth) Var. 

 mUdlifdlia, 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. Bdrkeri, Knowl. & Wesc. Fibrous- 

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

 densely hairy: Ivs. peltate, ovale, 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. cnlabdrica, Stapf. St. 

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

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

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

 Lv9. large, nearly circular, coriaceous, clear green: fls. many m 

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

 than that of B. manicata. which it resembles. — B. crlspa, Krelage. 

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

 eegms. 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. eUitioT, Hort.\"eitch, is a cross between B. socotrana and a 

 tuberous begonia. — B. Ehmeri, Hort. Of garden origin, probably 

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

 B. Paureana, Garn. Lvs. palmately 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. Forgetiana. 

 Hemsl. Fibrous-rooted: nearly 2 ft., more or less branched: lvs. 

 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. gemmdta. 

 Hort. 'B. decora XB. Rex var.). Lvs. angled. Rex-like, dotted with 

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



22:12.3.-5. gioantiia, Hort. Rootstock woody: st. 2-3 ft., lvs. 

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

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

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

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

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

 Mrs. l,i\ mtcston, N. Y. — B. Heddei, Warb. Tall, branching: lvs. 

 tnariKMlar-iivate or broadly elliptic, acuminate, jagged and notched 

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

 fls. light rose, borne amongst the lvs. German E. Afr. — B. Idedla, 

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

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

 lasting; winter. Gn. 61, p. 13. R.H. 1906, p. 131.— B. Kiimvierise, 

 Gilg. Fibrous-rooted: st. erect and free-branching, green suffused 

 with red: lvs. ovate, 6 in. diam., shining, green veins and petiole 

 red: infl. short, few-fld.; fls. blush-white, tipped with rose; male, 34in. 

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

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

 Afr. — B. Kunthiaria, Walp. St. erect: lvs. lanceolate, acuminate, 

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

 52S4. Brazil.— S. Lehmhachii, Warb. Allied to B. Heddei: herb, 

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

 irregularly o-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. lobuldta, A. DC. Fibrous-rooted: erect, branching: sts. light 

 green: lvs. 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. longicyma, 

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





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532. Begonui Wtriident Carnot {XH). 



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



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

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

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

 St. 1-1 H ft., with erect branches, glabrous, leafy: lvs. oblique, cor- 

 date-ovate, acuminate, double toothed. 3-6 in. long; fls. solitary or 

 clustered in axils, large, rose-pink, the males 4-merou3 and females 

 5-merous. Mex. Vars. gTandifidra, pulcherrima and racemifldra are 

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

 gracilis (p. 474). — B. Pdtrise, 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: lvs. 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: lvs. 

 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 liairs. A remarkably distinct begonia, but of little 

 horticultural value. — B. pruindta, A. DC. St. erect or spreading, 

 seldom branched, covered with greenish white spots: lvs. 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- 

 flowfring species. — B. pyramiddlis, Lemoine. B. manicata X B. 

 caroliniEefoIia; lvs. large, palmate, entire, thick, brilliant green: 

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

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

 green, terete: lvs. 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. Rexchen- 

 hkimii, Hort. {B. rubella xB. heracleifolia). Lvs. all basal, large 

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

 the lvs. Gt. 52, p. 207. — B. Rdch/ordii, 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. Saulii, Hort., named for the 



