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BEGONIA 



BEGONIA 



and serrated : peduncles 9-12 in. long, red ; fls. cinnabar-red, 

 2 in. across. Bolivia. B.M. 4483. P.M. 16: 225. Int. by Hender- 

 son in 1849. 



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, pi-oducing 3 pale rose-colored fls. Bo- 

 livia. B.M. 5897. Int. by Veitch in 1866. 



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 1885. 



92. gerani folia, Hook. St. 1 ft. high, erect, greenish : Ivs. cor- 

 date, lobed, serrated, green, margins red, whole plant smooth : 

 fls. 2 or 3 on terminal peduncles, outer petals orbicular, red ; 

 the two inner obovate, white. Lima. B.M. 3387. Int. 1833. 



93. Natalensis, Hook. Sts. fleshy, annual, 1-2 ft. high : Ivs. 

 obliquely cordate, lobed, sinuate, 2-3 in. long, green, sometimes 

 mottled with grey, veins reddish : fls. bluish white, 1 in. across. 

 Natal. B.M. 4841.-Int. to Kew in 1854. 



94. octopetala, L'Her. (B. grandiflora, Knowl. & West). 

 Stemless, Ivs. long, succulent, downy, petioles \% ft. long, cor- 

 date, deeply lobed and serrated, bright green : fls. greenish 

 white, males with 8 petals, females generally fewer. Peru. 

 B.M. 3559. F.S. 20: 2056-7. A.F. 4: 225 (var. Lemoinei), 



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

 B. Veitchii, B. rosceflora, B. Davisii, and B. Clarkei, 

 by crossing and recrossing : 



(1) SINGLE -FLOWERED VARIETIES. 



a. CRIMSONS AND SCARLETS. Admiration, fls. vivid orange- 

 scarlet, of dwarf, compact habit, free flowering : Charles 

 Baltet, rich, velvety vermilion ; Dr. Masters, fls. large, with 

 immense spikes, deep red-crimson ; F. E. Laing, deep, vel- 

 vety crimson, full and free ; Mrs. Brassey, deep, glowing 

 crimson ; Lothair, dark scarlet-carmine ; Scarlet Gem, very 

 dark scarlet, dwarf, and very floriferous ; Vesuvius, bright 

 orange-scarlet, compact and free; one of the finest bedders. 



b. ROSE-COLORED. Lady Guinthorpe, rose color, extra large 

 and fine ; Marginata, large, round fls., white, with a margin 

 of bright pink; Packe, soft, rosy red, shaded light rose; 

 Stanstead Surprise, deep rose, very large. 



c. WHITES. Alba fimbriata, a fine, large, pure white flower, 

 with fringed petals ; Bexley White, an immense flower of the 

 purest white ; Mrs. J . Thorpe, white, the petals edged with 

 reddish lake ; Queen of Whites, large, erect, pure white fls. 

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



d. ORANGE AND YELLOWS. Duchess of Leinster, orange- 

 buff, large, erect fls. ; Miss 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- 

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

 with 9 or 10 ovate-oblong petals an inch long, red : ovary hairy, 

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

 1878. 



96. rubricaulis, Hook. Lvs. 4-6 in. long, ovate, wavy, ciliate 

 along the margins, deep green : fls. large, males l^in. across, 

 5-petaled ; females smaller, 6-petaled, reddish. Country un- 

 known. B.M. 4131. Int. to Birmingham Bot. Gar. in 1844. 



97. Sedeni, Hort., hybrid (B. Boliviensis X Veitchii?). Lvs. 

 long, pale green : fls. solitary, brilliant red ; females of 4 

 petals ; males of 5 petals. R.H. 1872: 90. Int. by Thibaut and 

 Keteleer in 1872. 



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

 bright red : Ivs. 4-^5 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. tenera. 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. 4692. Chiefly interesting as a variegated plant. 

 Int. to Kew in 1852. 



(AA) The following list comprises some of the best and 

 most distinct of the innumerable garden forms and hy- 

 brids now existing, which have almost all been pro- 



eign, rich golden yellow, very free, and excellent in every 

 way ; Torrey Laing, reddish orange-yellow, an unusual color. 



(2) DOUBLE-FLOWERED VARIETIES. 



a. CRIMSONS AND SCARLETS. Cannell's Gem, bright scar- 

 let; Dandy, intensely bright scarlet, extremely free-flowering; 

 Flamingo, brilliant scarlet ; Henshaw Russell, scarlet, one of 

 the best ; Triomphe, rich, bright crimson ; Duke Zeppelin, 

 dazzling scarlet fls., new. 



b. ROSE-COLORED. Althoeiflora, bright rosy cerise, distinct ; 

 Duke of York, deep rose ; Glory of Stanstead, soft rose, light 

 center ; Hecla, bright, glistening pink, free bloomer ; Rosy 

 Morn, rose-pink, large, broad, wavy petals. 



c. WHITES. Countess of Craven, pure white fls., dwarf; 

 Miss Edith Wynne, pure creamy white ; Octavie, pure white 

 blossoms, very floriferous ; Picotee, delicate white, pink mar- 

 gin, dwarf ; Princess May, pure white, undulated or crimpled 

 at the edges. 



d. YELLOWS. Lady Balfour of Burleigh, large yellow fls., 

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

 yellow, petals prettily undulated ; Alice Manning, primrose- 

 yellow blossoms. 



IV. REX, OR ORNAMENTAL-LEAVED SECTION. 



100. Griffith!!, Hook. (B. picta, Hort.). St. -Ivs. and 

 habit as in B. Rex : Ivs. olive-green, with a broad zone 



