BKUON1A 



BEGONIA 



Lionnet and Metallica, all forming beautiful specimens 

 of foliage. Of the flowering sorts, two of the most 

 widely cultivated an- th.' old favorites, Rubra and Wei 

 toniensis. Vernon and Erfordii are veritable weeds for 

 growth, and are covered with bloom. Paul Bruaut is 

 one of the freest bloomers of the group, the plant being 

 covered with Ms., while the Ivs. are large, dark, pointed 

 and shining. Gloire de Lorraine is the most wonderful 

 of recent Begonias, a well grown plant being a sight 

 never to be forgotten. The fls. are large, bright pink, 

 and borne in wonderful profusion. It is semi-tuberous 

 in character, and requires a season of rest each year. 

 The Semperflorens gigantea class is a very useful one, 

 and many improved varieties now add value to it. 

 Among them are La France, Elegantissima alba, Goliath, 

 Mastodonte and Obelisque. The Shrubby 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. E Q. HILL. 



Index to the Begonias here described : Abel Carriere, 

 No. 104 ; Abundance, 39 ; A. Dalliere, 105; Admiration, 

 99AA; Adonis, 74; Adrienne Schmidt, 105; alba flmbriata, 

 99AA; Albatross, 20 ; albo-coccinea, 19 ; albo-picta, 15 ; 

 Alice Manning, 99AA ; atheeittora, 99AA ; Amelias, 40 ; 

 angularis, 41 ; argenteo-guttata, 38; argyrostigma, 28 ; 

 Ascotiensis, 42 ; atropurpurea compacta, 20 ; Autumn 

 Rose, 76 ; aucubce folia, 12 ; Baron A. Vriere, 104 ; Bau- 

 mannii, 86 ; Bertha de Chateaurocher, 43 ; Bertha Mac- 

 Gregor, 108 ; Bexley White, 99AA ; bicolor, 87 ; Bijou, 

 76; Bijou deGand, 44; Bismarcki, 45; Boliviensis, 81; 

 Bruanti, 47, sub 3 ; Caffra, 24 ; CanneU's Gem, 99AA ; 

 caroliniaefolia, 46 ; Carriere, 47; Charles Baltet, 99AA ; 

 Chelsoni, 83; cinuabarina, 89; Clarkei, 84; Clementinae, 

 105; coccinea, 29; Comte de Limminghe, 18; corallina, 

 29; Corbeille de Feu, 48 ; coronata, 26 ; Count Erdody, 

 108; Countess Louise Erdody, 107; Countess of Craven, 

 99AA; Credneri, sub 3 ; Crimson Gem, 20 ; crinita, 90 ; 

 cvclophylla, 91 ; daedalea, 32; Dandy, 99AA; Davisii, 

 77 ; Dewdrop, 47; Diadem, 20 ; diadema, 49 ; digitata, 

 50; Digwelliana, 66 ; discolor, 85; diversifolia, 87; 

 Domini, 107; Dr. Masters, 99AA ; Dr. Nachtigal, 23 ; 

 Dre;ei, 24 ; Duchartrei, 2 ; Duchesse de Brabant, 108 ; 

 Duchessof Edinburgh, 20; Duchess of York, 20; Duchess 

 of Lemster, 99AA; Duke of York, 99AA; Duke Zeppelin, 

 99AA ; D. Wettstein, 105 ; echinosepala, 51 ; Edward B. 

 Kennedy, 104 ; Ed. Fynaert, 104 ; elegantissima, 20 ; 

 elliptica, 16 ; Erdody, 107, 108 ; Erfordii, 52 ; Evansi- 

 ana, 85 ; Fairy Queen, 20; Feastii,53; Flamingo, 99AA; 

 F. E. Laing, 99A ; foliosa, 14 ; Froebeli, 78 ; Froebeli 

 vernalis, 78 ; fuchsioides, 13 ; geranifolia, 92 ; gera- 

 nioldes, 80 ; Gilsoni, 54 ; glaucophylla, 18 ; Gloire de 

 Lorraine, 75; Gloire de Sceaux, 76; Glory of Stanstead, 

 99AA ; Goegoensis, 30 ; Goliath, 20 ; gracilis, 87 ; gra- 

 cilis,var. Martian*, 87 ; Graliamiana, 19 ; grandiflora, 

 94 ; grandis, 85, 107 ; Griffithi, 100 ; gunneraefolia, 9 ; 

 Haageana, 3 ; Ha.-mkarli, 5 ; Hecla, 99AA ; Henri Dor- 

 neck, 105; Henri Vilmorin, 104; Henshaw Russell, 99AA; 

 heracleifolia, 33 ; hernandice folia, 63 ; hybrida multi- 

 flora, 55 ; hydrocotylifolia, 8 ; Illustration, 20 ; imperi- 

 alis, 4 ; imperialis, var. smaragdina, 4 ; incarnata, 12 ; 

 Ingrami, 56 ; insignis, 12 ; John Heal, 74 ; Julia, 74 ; 

 Knowlsleyana, 57 ; Kuuthiana, 58 ; laciniata, 101 ; Lady 

 Balfour of Burleigh, 99AA; Lady Grinthorpe, 99AA ; La 

 France, 20 ; leopardinus, 107; Leopoldi, 107; Lesoudii. 

 105; Line"e, 105; Lothair, 99AA; Louise Closson, 108; 

 Louise Chretien, 108 ; Lubbersi, 59; Lucaniae, 60; Lucy 

 Closson, 108; lucida, 16; Lyncheana, 61; maculata, 

 28 ; maculata, var. corallina, 29 ; Mad. d'Lamagny, 105; 

 Madame de Lesseps, 62 ; Mad. Treyve, 104; Mad. Funck, 



104 ; Mad. F. Alegatiere, 104 ; Mad. Georges Bruant, 



105 ; Mad. Chas. Weber, 104 ; Mad. G. Van Meerbeeke, 

 104 ; Mad. Jos. Moens, 104 ; Mad. Luizet, 104 ; Mad. 

 Isabella Bellon, 105 ; Mad. D. Wettstein, 105 ; Mad. 

 Wagnet, 107 ; manicata, 17; manicata, var. aureo-macu- 

 lata, 17 ; Margaritas, 6 ; Marquis de Peralta, 108 ; Mar- 

 tiatia, 12; Mastodon, 20; Margarita, 99AA; Matilda, 108; 

 M. Crousse, 105 ; metallica, 10 ; minor, 23 ; Miranda, 

 107 ; Miss Edith Wynne, 99AA ; Miss Falconer. 99AA ; 

 Miss A. de Rothschild, 99AA ; Moonlight, 99AA ; Mrs. 

 Brassey, 99AA ; Mrs. J. Thorpe, 99AA ; Mrs. Regrnart, 

 99AA ; Natalensis, 93 ; nelumbiifolia, 63 ; nigricans,68; 

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



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

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

 105 ; parvifolia, 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 ; Hoezlii,61 ; 

 rosaeflora, 79; Rosy Morn, 99AA ; rubella, 34; rw6r,29; 

 rubricaulis, 96 ; Sanderson!, 66 ; sanguinea, 31 ; Sauli, 

 53A ; scandens, 16 ; Scarlet Gem, 99AA ; sceptra, 49 ; 

 Scharffi, 3 ; Scharffiana, 1 ; Schmidti, 7 ; Schmidtiana, 

 7 ; Sedeni, 97 ; Sellou-ii, 20 ; semperflorens, 20 ; sem- 

 perflorens gigantea rosea, 21 ; Sieberiana, 21 ; Sir Jo- 

 seph Hooker, 104 ; Socotrana, 72 ; Souv. de Mad. 

 la Baronne de Bleichrb'der, 104 ; Sovereign, 99AA ; spe~ 

 ciosa, 23 ; speculata, 35 ; Stanstead Surprise, 99AA ; 

 stigmosa, 67 ; strigillosa, 32 ; subpeltata nigricans, 68 ; 

 Sunderbruchi,69; Sutherlandi,98; tenera,99; Teuscheri r 

 37; Theodore Schmidt, 105; Thurstoni, 70; Thwaitesii, 

 99 ; Torrey Laing, 99AA ; Triomphe, 99AA ; Triomphe 

 de Lemoine, 73 ; Triomphe de Nancy, 73 ; Veitchi, 82 ; 

 Vernon,20; Verschaffelti,21; Verschaffeltiana, 27; Ve- 

 suvius, 99AA ; Washingtoniana, 9 ; Weltoniensis, 25 ; 

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

 xanthina, 102 ; zebrina, 41. 



I. FIBROUS-ROOTED OR WINTER-FLOWERING. 



A. Lvs. hairy, velvety, or downy on the upper surface. 



B. Shape of Ivs. obliquely ovate-acuminate, orbicular- 



acuminate, or peltate. 



c. Size of Ivs. large, more than 2 in. wide. 

 D. Fls. with red hairs on under surface of petals, large. 



1. Scharffiana, Regel. Fig. 206. A robust herbaceous 

 perennial, 1% ft. high : Ivs. large, thick, fleshy, hairy, 

 olive-green above, crimson below : stipules very large 

 and prominent : fls. waxy white. Braz. This Begonia 

 requires warmth and care to succeed well. When well- 

 grown, it is an excellent bracket plant. 



206. Begonia Scharffiana. No. 1. 



2. Duchartrei, Hort., hybrid (B. echinosepala -x. Scharf- 

 fidna) : st. 2-3 ft. high, branched profusely, hairy, pur- 

 ple: Ivs. ovate-lanceolate acuminate, green above, hairy, 

 red below: fls. large, waxy white, a few red hairs on the 

 under surface of petals. Int. by Bruant in 1892. 



3. Haageana, Watson (B. Scharffi, Hook.). Fig. 207. 

 Tall-shrubby, whole plant hairy : Ivs. ovate-cordate, 

 acuminate, wavy, red-nerved above: fls. rose-pink, with 

 a cyme 8-12 in. in diam., males with 2 round and 2 nar- 

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



