150 



1849. 



-Int. by Hender- 



90. crinlta, Oliver. Sts. red, hairy. 1 ft. high : Ivs. ovate-cor- 

 date, irregularly toothed, tinged with red on the under side : 

 peduncles erect, red, producing 3 p.ile rose-colored fls. Bo- 

 livia. B.M. 5897.-Int. by Veitch in 1806. 



91. cyclophylla. Hook. Stemless ; Ivs. orbicular. 6 in. across, 

 green, with fimbriated margin : peduncles erect. 6 in. long : 

 fls. rose-colored, with the fragrance of roses. China. B.M. 

 6926.-Int. to Kew in 1865. 



93. Natalensis, E 

 obliquely cordate. 1 

 mottled with grey. 



etals orbicular, red ; 



[. 3387.— Int. 1833. 

 shy, annual, 1-2 ft. high : Ivs. 

 , 2-.'{ in. long, green, sometimes 

 : fls. bluish white, 1 in. across. 



duced from six species ; viz., B. Boliviensis, B. Pearcei. 

 B. I'eitchii. B. ros^flora, B. Darisii, and B. Clarkei, 

 by crossinpT and recros.sing : 



(1) SINGLE-FLOWEKED T.\RIETIES. 



/ / / niiu. deep, vel- 

 /,M/>>, a, .U-ep. glowing 

 iiie ; .scarlet Oem, very 

 lous ; IV^MiiiiM, bright 

 ' of the finest bedders, 

 I'c, rose color, extra large 

 -., white, with a margin 

 r.-d, shaded light rose; 



dark s, 



orangi- 



b. Ro 



Whi- 



"flow 



rge, pure v 



immense flower of the 



the petals edged with 



with fringed pet;.i- , /. , • 



purest white; Al/a. J. iA. /^ 



reddish lake; Queen cf Whiles, large, erect, pure white fls. 



of great substance ; Moonlight, pure white, very free. 



d. Orange and Yellow.s.— Z>i/c/irs« of Leinster, orange- 

 buff, large, erect fls. ; Miaa A . de Rothschild, pure yellow ; Sover- 



217. Single Tuberous Begonia (X /^). 



218. Form of double Tuberous Begonia (X %). 



95. polypetala, A. DC. St. short, fleshy, annual : Ivs. ovate- 

 cordate, toothed, hairy, with raised veins, 10 in, by 8 in. : fls. 

 with 9 or 10 ovate-oblong petals an inch long, red : ovary hair>', 

 with one long wing. Peru. Gn. 14, p. 531.— Int. by Froebel in 

 1878. 



96. ruhricaiiUs. Hook. Lvs.'4-6 in. long, ov.ite, wavy, ciliate 

 along the margins, deep green : fls. largo, nialos I'^in. .icross. 

 5-petaled : females smaller, 6-pet:ilf'l, r-'Mi-^ti < ',.nTitry un- 

 known. B.M. 4131.— lut.to Birmini,'li:iin IhI <i.ii inlsl4. 



97. SMeni. Hort., hybrid (B. B..l>, . ■!. Lvs. 

 long, pale gi-een : fls. solitary, t'l nit.'s of 4 

 petals ; males of 5 petals. R.H.lKTJ'i" Ini h\ I hih.Lut and 

 Keteleer in 1872. 



98. Sutherlnndii. Hook: St. annual, herbaceous, 1-2 ft. high, 

 bright red : lvs. 4-6 in. long, lanceolate, lobed and serrated, 

 green, with red veins and margin ; petioles slender, red : fls. 

 numerous, coppery or salmon-red. Natal. B.M. 5689.— Int. by 

 Backhouse in 1867. 



99. lenern. Dry. (B. Thwaitesii, Hook.). Lvs. radical, cor- 

 date, 5 in. long, coppery green, mixed with purple and blotched 

 with grey, under surface crimson : fls. white, tinged pink. 

 Ceylon. B.M. 46112.— Chiefly interesting as a variegated pl.int. 

 Int. to Kew in 1852. 



(aa) The foUowinff list comprises some of the best and 

 most distinct of the innumerable parden forms and hy- 

 brids now existing, which have almost all been pro- 



dazzliii 



b. R. 



Duke ■ . 



Morn, i 



A'osy 



c. 'Wmrms.— Countess of i ! , '■■'!.■ fls., dwarf; 

 Miss Edith Wynne, pure en i ■'.' m, pure white 

 blossoms, very floriferous ; ;. .. .. lufc. pink mar- 

 gin, dwarf; Princess Mau. l"ii ^\ ^ ; . , [i ;ii; ii.tl orcrimpled 



d. Yellows.— iadj/ Balfour of Burleigh, large yellow fls,, 

 erect ; Miss Falconer, clear yellow ; Mrs. Regnart, chrome- 

 yellow, pet.als prettily undulated ; Alice Jfanm'jiB, primrose- 

 yellow blossoms. 



IV. Rex, or Ornamental-leaved Section. 



100. Grimthii, Hook. (B. plcta, Hort.). St. -Ivs. and 



habit as in B. Bex : lvs. olive-green, with a broad zone 



