148 BEGONIA 



microphylla, WiUd. Is B. foliosa, No. 14. 



miniata, Planch. & Linden. Is B. fuchsioides, No. 13. 



62. Madam de Lesseps. Fig. 212. Strong, erect grower : Ivs. 

 acutely lobed, large, margins serrate, green above, red and 

 strongly veined below : fls. large, white, in axillary clusters, 

 males insigniUcaut. 



63. ndumbUtblia, Cham. & Schl. (B. hemandicefolia, Hort.). 

 St. a short, thick rhizome : Ivs. large, 12-18 in. long, 8-12 in. 

 wide, peltate, hairy on the under side : fls. small, white or 

 rose-colored. Mex. 



BoezUi. Kegel. See B. Lyncheana, No. 61. 



64. .B. Pn«!B™an((B. manicataX(?) ). St. short, thick : Ivs. 

 large, olive-green tinged with red. deeply lobed : petioles large, 

 long, striped with rt-il ; it ring of tine liiurs .-it the junction of 

 petiole and I'';ii lU ;.'' mmI adi 1. 1 ■■ ;-!i. iivlT' "u long pe- 

 duncles. R.II 1--- I M 1 ;:'.:: .,;-■'' 



65. PresWr,,' I ■■■' r _■ l ! li l.-ggy: Ivs. 

 ovate-lanceoliiti , .i.-ii. :..'".; i"- ••■.: i ■■ hpi. ;■ .i.l.- red: fls. 

 in a large clusU-r . ui.iit-, .,iu.a., n.Msiuu. .mi . i. males large, 

 bright red-carmine, 2 in. long, iueludiug cicpsule.— striking. 



66. Sdndersoni. hybrid (origin 'not known. B. Digwelliana, 

 Hort.). Fls. scarlet. 1882. 



Saiili. See below B. Feastii, No. 53. 



67. stigmisa. liindl. St. a short, creeping rhizome: Ivs. large, 

 cordate-iicute, irregularly toothed, smoothabove, hairy beneath, 

 green, with purple-brown blotches : fls. insignificant, white, in 

 cymose panicles. Mex. 



ins, Hort.). Plant, 



I below, silvery and 



/ s-pink. 



profuse: capsule wind's 



\!i.r. Pres.de Boureuih 



and more profusely s' 



pink. 



69. Sunderbnt^hi, Kort. AnAmericanformof B.her.icleifolia, 

 var. longipila ; Ivs. bronze-green, silver bands along the nerves, 

 purple underneath. 



70. Thttr'itom Hort (B metalliciXsangiunei) St 2ft high: 

 Ivs. orbuiUtr acuminate shinj smooth iich purple red on the 

 under side \eins prominent fls insigiiifitant small rosy 

 white on slender peduncles A " " ' " 



velMma Hort '*ee B metllli 



suhpeltdta nlgr 



seful for decoration, 

 a much richer color, 

 irs : fls. of a deeper 



-Excellent 





Begonia Wettstcinu 



II. Semi-tuberocs or Socotran Section. 



72. Soootrina, Hook. Fig. 215. St. annual, stout and 

 succulent, forming at the base a number of closely set 

 scales or suppressed Ivs. resembling bulbs : Ivs. dark 

 green, orbicular, peltate, 4-7 in. across, center depressed, 

 margin recurved, crenate : fls. in terminal few-tid. 

 cvmes, bright rose. B.M.6555. Gn.21:327. Gn. 49:1069. 

 G.C. II. 1.5:8. A.F. 13:587, 588. — Semi-tubers were 

 brought from the burning hot, sandy island of Socotra 

 by Dr. I. B. Balfour, and given to Kew in 1880. The 

 plant was discovered by Alexander Scott, the gardener 

 accompanying the expedition to Socotra sent out by the 

 Geogr. Soc. of London. Semi-tubers should rest during 

 summer and be planted in heat in winter. 



The foUowlug are Socotrana derivatives : 



73. Triompftc d« icmoinc (B.SocotranaXRtBzlii). Stem her- 

 baceous, spreading, then erect and branching into numerous 

 flowering branches : Ivs. hirge. coria'-eous. orbicular, somewhat 



obliQue, margins -.11;:' ! ' it ii- 'iln lUmi: tls. in dichoto- 



mons cymes frnm :■■■' .' ' : mt.m, tv>inale fls. ex- 



ceedingly rare, mv.-'. ; i ■ ; .' li^.-iiibling a large 



bouquet when in i , i. 1 . hit l.y Lemoine in 



1887. Retains its 1' , ■ l ;l i ,,r.. ...■.-urrence 



iuBegonias. Atun , , j.,'. n! \Tri<iinphe 



de Nanc!f,vnt\i \\ n ,. i . .i.' .! ■!>' ;liu1 the 



outer petals of a pi ■ . •. !.■ ,:il--- 



74. John H,<il il:^ - \ . h .. , .Mil.-l. A 



shaped, not peltate, as in ii.Socotr;ma; liglit i,'i - 



loosely on graceful peduncles, stiindine well all' 



every stem developing m.ile flowers, l>-2 in. tii.in -: 



been impossiltlr 1' ; ..ml s, t 



John He.al in 1-- i HimI-i 



all male, soft ms in:-, ^in -i i ■< ■ nl. ttt-i'liii 



by John Heal, ^y:ntcr Utiii l H. S.>cotr:ina> 

 variety) . Habit like B. Socotrana, but more compact : fls. 

 large, deep carmine.— It combines the characters of the tuber- 

 ous and semi-tuberous sections. Int. by John Heal. Julia 

 (SocotranaXtuberous variety). The plant is very similar to a 

 double summer-flowering tuberous Begonia. It has fls. of a 

 salmon-pink shade. 



75. aioire d-e Lorraine (B. SocotranaXDregei). Lvs. small, 

 nearly regular, pure green: fls. alninst ex.-ltisively male, 4- 

 petaled, large, borne in broad panii-l.-s, .(.v.ritii: the whole 

 superior part of the plant, rose-colcr.il nii i;. i I i. i- (it. 42, 

 p. 111. A.F. 12:842. G.F. 5:247.-,\l:l i - , raiia is 

 semi-tuberous and B. Dregei has a tl: i , i t he hy- 

 brid forms show neither, but the b;i--' I Iriivvsout 

 many shoots, which can be separat'il mi i - .n r - multipli- 

 cation of the plant. Int. by Lemoine in l.sitj. — Excellent. 



76. Oloire de SceaMX (B. SocotranaXsubpeltata). Fig. 216. 

 Plant stout, half shrubby, erect, vigorous, compact, 2 ft. high, 



Ivs. dark metallic green, thick.' ' * 



variety), 

 ndiiim., 

 es.-Int. 



-iHft. 



neath, veins red above, 

 fuse, beautiful rose-pink 

 tillM.ay. R.II. Iss4:.-illi. 

 the fibrous-rooted and s<' 



Lvs. hlt..r'.ni..li:i..- l'.4,v. 



fls. 



fls. on long slende 



bright red capsule 



zebrina Hort See 



Dec. 



mi semi-tuberous 

 IS, 1882. Bijou ii 

 1 large green lvs. 



III. Tuberous or Summer-flowerino Section 



(Pigs. 217,218, 219). 

 A.\. Slimlexa,!,-s..yn-hi',i;ii,j Jlrrrthj frnm tuber. 

 li. Color of ft.-.-, hritjlil i-,,l .,,- l.,-im,u,l .snn-tel. 



77. Divisi, Vcitch. Stinil.ss : lvs. sprinKing directly 

 from a rootstock, ov:itc-.-..r.l;.t.-. shinini,' iri-een, slightly 

 hairy, undersiile r.il. |irti..Ir .sli.ut. ihsliv : (.i-duncles, 

 pedicels, anil lis. ln-i-lit r. .1. P. .-ii. P,..M. r. 2 .->_>. P.M. 

 1876:231. G.C II. i:. : I'.il'.i. - \ l':iv,iiit,- with liyl.ridists. 

 Has given rise to iiiitiiri-.iiisilwiirf, if.i-f-li:iliitiil garden 

 forms, with small but brightly colored fls. 



78. Fr&beli, A. DC. Steraless: lvs. numerous, cordate, 

 acuminate, green, covered with fleshy, purplish hairs : 

 fls. in tall, lax, drooping, branching cjnnes, brilliant scar- 

 let, large. 'Winter. Ecuador. Gn. 12, p. 376. -A beauti- 

 ful flowering plant, useful for conservatory work in 

 winter. B. Frmbeli venwlis, Hort., hybrid (Proebeli X 

 Dregei), similar to type. Int. by Deleuil in 1880. 



