Lionnet and Metallica, all forming beautiful specii 

 of foliage. Ot the flowciins Mit-, t\M t tli 

 widely cultivated aie the cl 1 1: \ I 1 



toniensis. Vernon ind Kit i li 



covered with fib \\I il tl 1 d 



and shining Gl ii 1 I tul 



of recent Begoui i w II i ht 



never to be for,, t i ) 1 I [ ' 1^. 



and borne m woudLitul pi tusiuu ii i ui il lous 

 in character and requires i ^eTsun of lebt cath >ear 

 The Semperflorens gigantea clabb ib a very useful one, 

 and many impioved vaiieties now add value to it 

 Among them are La France Elegaiitissima alba Goliath, 

 Mastodonte and Obelisciue The bhrubbj section thrives 

 in much the same soil as Rex, or a trifle heavier, re- 

 quiring less heat and moisture. Cuttings can be struck 

 as easily as those of the geranium. g^ Q_ Hill. 



Index to the Begonias here described Abel Carrifere, 

 No 104, Abundance 39, A Dalliere, lOo Admuation, 

 99aa, Adonib 74, Aduenne Schmidt lOo ilhihmbriata, 

 99aa, Albatross 20 albo coccmtn li I i f i It , 

 Alice Manning, 99aa athfeifloi t (0 



angularis, 41 , argenteo guttata ^ , 



Ascotiensis, 42 atiopurpuiea mi uin 



Rose, 76 , aucuba-hlut, 12 , Buon V \ u i 11 i tu 

 mannu, 86, Bertha de Chateaurochei 4 B i tin Mac 

 Gregor, 108 , Bexley White, 99aa , bicoh) 87 , Bijou 

 76, BijoudeGand 44, Bismarcki 45, Boliviensis 81, 

 B-iuanti 47 sul i < ifli i 24, Cannell s Gem, 99aa , 

 carolinn I 1 1 1 i 47 Lhailes Baltet 9<Iaa , 



Chelsoi I s) Clirkci 84 Clementmaj 



lOo c I Z II iinnilie 18 coialhnu 



29, Oil It 1 1 II t. I r mit Fi lody, 



108, touule s 1 ui 1 1 i 1 11 I I t ( 1 ren 



99AA Credneri bub o ( lO , 



cvclophylla, 91 , daedal I i u, 



77 , Dewdrop 47 Dia 1pi i iti, 



50, Biguelhaii I it I hi, 



Dommi, 107, Di I Di N i hti^ il 23, 



Dregei, 24 , Du I se de Brabant 108 , 



Duchess of Ediiii f lork 20 Duchess 



of Lemster, 99 i \ II i\ n t Ua, Duke Zeppelin 

 99AA , D Wettstfin lOj e hm seiaH 51, Edward B 

 Kennedy, 104 Ed Fynaert 104 , elegantissima, 20 , 

 ellipttra, 16 , Erdodj , 107, 108 , Eifoidu, 52 , Evansi 

 ana 85, Pairv Queen 20, Feastii 53 Flamingo, 99aa, 

 F. E Laing 99a foliosa, 14 , Froebeli, 78 , Froebeli 

 vernalis, 78, fuchsioides, H geianifolia 92 gera 

 nio des, 80 , Gilsoni 54 glaucophylla 18 Gloire de 

 Lorraine, 7o Gloire ile ^rpiu\ 7f (^lor^ of Stnnstead 

 99aa , Goegoensis m i I Hi n , ih ^,7 ,1 

 cilis, var Marti ui 1 I 11 



94, grandn, S> I 1 1. 1 



Haageana 3 7/ 1 1 1 1 1 1 I > 1 



neck 10 1 HpimX I 1 II 1 x 



herackit '1 I 1 n 1 \ 11 



flora J X llln ti ti n n 11 1 



alls 4 II . 1 111 I 4 in II t I 1 



Ingraiiu 1 I liii H il 4 Tuli 



KnoKl^lH^■,lM I ii.itlinni -1 1 iciniata llll , Li h 



Balfour ot riurleij:h 44aa L id) Giinthorpe, 99aa li 

 Prance 20 , leopaidiiius 10 Leopoldi, 107, Lesoudii 

 105 Lin(?e, lOo I thnii 00 \ \ I rraise Closson, lOs 

 Louise Chrftien 11 ^ T n 1 I nun? 60 Lut\ 



Closson, 108 , 1 1 111 II maculati 



28 maculata v i 1 I 1 lagn^ 105 



Madame deLes 1 Mad Funck 



104, Mad F Al 11 II \l 1 1 1 ,ps Bruant, 



105, Mad Chas W el er 104 "\I ul <t \ ui Meerbeeke, 

 104 Mad Jos Moens 104, Mad Luizet, 104 Mad 

 Isabella Bellon, 105 Mad D Wettstem 105 Mad 

 Wagnet, 107 , manicata, 17 manieiti var aureo macu 

 lata, 17 , Margarita? 6 M irquis de Peralti 108 Mm 

 tiana, 12 Mastodon 2U Mai^anta OOAi MatiUU 108, 

 M. Crousse 105 metallica 10 mimi 23 Mirinda, 

 107 Miss Edith W\nne 99aa Miss Falconer 99a a , 

 Mibs A de Rothschild 99aa Moonlight 99aa Mis 

 Brassey 99aa , Mrs J Thorpe 99aa Mrs Regnart, 

 99aa Natalensis 93 nehimbiitolia 63, nigiicans (18, 

 nitida, 23 ; nitida, var. odorata alba, 23 ; Obelisque, 20; 



BEGONIA 143 



obliqua, 23 ; Octavie, 99aa ; octopetala, 94 ; Olbia, 36 ; 

 Otto Forster, 107; Packe, 99aa ; palmata, 50 ; Papillon, 

 105 ; parvi folia, 24 ; Paul Bruant, 64 ; Pearcei, 88 ; pel- 

 tata, 5 ; phyllomaniaca, 22 ; Picotee, 99aa ; picta, 100 ; 

 Pictavensis, sub 3; platanifolia, 9; polypetala, 95; Pres. 

 Belle, 104 ; Pres. Carnot, 65 ; Pres. de Boureuilles, 68 ; 

 Pres. de la Devansaye, 104 ; Prince Troubetzkoi, 107 ; 

 Princess May, 99aa ; Queen of Whites, 99aa ; Reading 

 Snowflake, 20 ; Rex, 103 ; Rexxdiadema hybrids, 103 ; 

 Rexxdiscolor hybrids, 103 ; ricinifolia. 11 ; Jfoesni,61 ; 

 rosasflora, 79; Rosy Morn, 99aa : riili'lln, HI ; rH&ra.,29; 



rubricaulis, 96 ; Saudersoni, lii; : ~ ii,,, . :;i ; Sauli, 



53a; scaudens, 16; Scarlet <■ I'Ta, 49; 



Scharfn,3; Scharffiana, 1 : > ' , : lunidtiana, 



7; Sedeni, 97 ; Se!!oirii, 20: . Jii ; sem- 



perflorens gig.antea rosea, 21 : • .. I : .Sir Jo- 



seph Hooker, 104; Socotr;iiii, >- 1; . de Mad. 



la Baronne de Bleichroder, loi : ~ ■ Jaa ; spe- 



cwsa,23; speculata, 35 ; ,St:.), - :.<l -m ; : im-. 99aa ; 

 stigmosa, 67 ; ftririUlosa, 32 ; sul.i..-liata n i-nrans. 08 ; 

 Sunieibiuchi C) Sutheilandi, 98; teni'ia.'Ji; T. usrlnri, 

 37 Theodiit s hmilt 10 : Thurstoui, 70; T],u„il,:<n, 

 99 Torie\ Lainj ) Ua Triuiiiphe, WOaa ; ■rii,.iii]ihe 

 de Lemoine 7! Tii m] he de Nancy, 73 ; Veitchi, 82 ; 

 Veinon 10 \ii ih 1(1 Iti 27; Versehaffeltiaiia, 27; Ve- 

 suvius 9KA Wii h i,,t iiinna.9; Weltoniensis. 25 ; 

 Wettsteinii 71 , Wilhelm Pfltzer, 105 ; Winter Gem, 74; 

 santhina 102 , zebuna 41. 



I Fib 



ROOTED OB WlNTEK- 



iis hairy, velvety or downy on the upper surface. 

 Shape of Ivs obliqn 1 1 nml.-nriiininate, orbicular- 

 aeiim 1 1 . ">■ prl/ale. 



r< tint n 2 in. wide, 

 r surface of petals, large. 

 1 Scharfhina, Regel Fig. 206. A robust herbaceous 

 perennial IJ^ ft high Ivs. large, thick, fleshy, hairy, 

 olive green above crimson below : stipules very large 

 and prominent fib waxy white. Braz. — This Begonia 

 reouires warmth and care to succeed well. When well- 

 grown, it is an excellent bracket plant. 



206 BcEonia bcharlliana. jSo, i. 



Duchartrei, Hort hybrid [B. eehinosf.pala x Scharf- 

 a) st 2-3 ft higli brinched profusely, hairy, pur- 



Iv nvnti Ian lit Tiiiiiiiiafo. green above, hairy, 

 1 I \\ 11 I n w \ \\liii'. a lew red hairs on the 



Haageaua W 1 1 i / . .s. //.ii///. Hook.). Pig. 207. 



shiubbj tthjl 1 1 lilt baiiy : Ivs. ovate-cordate, 

 nmate wavy red uer\ed above; fls. rose-pink, with 

 me 8-12 in m diam males with 2 round and 2 nar- 



petals, females with 5 equal petals. Brazil. G.C. 



