cuvci-Ld with Us., while tin; Ivs. alT l.a^. , .i.aU. iM.iul.'a 

 anil shiuing. Gloire de Lorralue is thu most woiuk-rt'ul 

 of recent Begonias, a well grown plant being a sight 

 never to be forgotten. The lis. 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, Elegantissiraa 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 Carrifere, 

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

 99aa; Adonis, 74; Adrienne Schmidt, 105; albaflmbriata, 

 99aa; Albatross, 20 ; albo-coccinea. 19 ; albo-picta, 15 ; 

 Alice Manning, 99aa ; athaiiHora. 'Maa ; Amelia), 40 ; 

 angularis, 41 ; argenteo-guttata, iiH; an/i/rostiffma, 28 ; 

 Ascotiensis, 42 ; atropurpiu-ea cunipacta, 20 ; Autumn 

 Rose, 76 ; aucHbwfolia, 12 ; Baroii A. \n.-n-. 104 ; Kau- 

 maunii, 80; Bertha de ChateaunH-lni. I;; I- i il,,, Mac- 

 Gregor, 108 ; Bexley White, 99aa ; - l'ij"u, 



76; Bijou deGand, 44 ; Bismarcki. r , I' ■■'^I; 



Bruanti, 47, sub 3 ; Caffra, 2i; Canin n ■ 'mi,,, wjaa ; 

 carolinifefolia, 46 ; Garrifere, 47; C'builir.-, Ualifi. UIIaa ; 

 Chelsoni, 83; cinnabarina, 89; Clarkei, 84; Clementinas, 

 105; coccinea,29; Comte de Limmitighe, IS; corallina, 

 29; Corbeille de Feu, 48 ; coronata, 20 ; Count Erdody, 

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

 99aa; Credneri, sub 3 ; Crii'iis.m (l,-i]i, L'o ; iTinila, 00 ; 

 cvclophylla. 91; da?dalea, ::l' ; Hanch , V.h\ \\ Davisii, 

 77; Dewdrop,47; Diadem. Llo ; <lia.l.i,,a. I'.i : ,li-itata, 

 50; Digwelliaiia, 06; (/,«■../..<■. sr. ; ,//r, ,■,.,/../,„, 87; 

 Domini, 107; Dr. Musters, 'JUaa ; Dr. Nachtigal, 23; 

 Dregei, 24 ; Duchartrei, 2 ; Duchesse de Brabaut, 108 ; 

 DuchessofEdinburgh,20; Duchess of york,20; Duchess 

 of Leinster,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 ■ Froeheli 78 • Froebeli 

 vernali 78 futhsioides H geianifoha )2 g i i 

 nio des 80 Gilsoni ^^4 glaucophj 11a 18 CIohl 1 

 Lorraine 75 Gloire de See lUX 7b Gloiy of fetinst il 

 99aa Coegjensis ^0 toliith ^0 „i i ili s „! 

 cihs vai "Mutiuii s r / , i 



Haagean I II I I II ' i 



neck 10) H iiii\iliii in lii4 li i i I i 



heracleitoha 33 h i >i ui it t ti li i t Iniuliniuii 

 flora 5o hydrocotjlifolii 8 lUu tiation 20 impeu 

 alis 4 imperially var smaragdma 4 incarnata 12 

 Ingrami 56 iniigtii': 12 John Heal 74 Julia 74 

 Knowlsleyana 5/ Ruuthiana 58 lacmiata 101 La U 

 Balfour of Burleigh 99aa Lad> Cnnthorpe 99aa I i 

 Prance 20 leopardmus 107 Leopoldi 107 Lesou In 

 105 Lin^e 10a Lothaii 99aa Louise Closson los 

 Louise Chretien 108 Lubbersi )9 Lucanife 60 Lu \ 

 Closson 108 liicida 16 Lvncheani (1 raacuht i 

 28 matulata var coialltna 29 Mad d Lamaf,n\ 105 

 Madame deLesseps 62 Mad Tre\%e 104 Mad tunck 

 lOt Mad !< Alegatifere 104 Mad (_ eoif.es Biuant 

 105 Mad Chas Weber 104 Mad f Van Meeibeeke 

 104 Mad Jo Moens 104 Mad Luizet 104 Mad 

 Isabella Bellon lOo Mad D Wettstein 105 Mad 

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

 lata, 17 ; Margaritse, 6 ; Marquis de Peralta. 108 ; Mar- 

 tiana, 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. Regnart, 

 99a A ; Natalensis, 93 ; nelumbiifolia, 63 ; nigricans, 68; 

 nltida, 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; parvifoUa,1i; 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. 05 ; Pros, de Boureuilles, 68 ; 



Pres. de la Devansnv,-, I114 : \'rn Trfiil.ct-kr.i, }()- ■ 



Princess Mav, 99aa : 1 1,,, ■ w !,,■.-,,-., , . i;, ,,|,,.^ 



Snowflake, 20; Rpx. i I: |, .: 



Rex X discolor hvbri.N, i , , 11 /, ,.[ ; 



rosa>Hora, T'.l: Kosv Mi: •■ , ,.^,, ,:: I ■,,■»/,,-,. l'!I; 



ruliri.'anli-. Il-; ; > ■ I. -,.iiiea, 31; Sauli, 



5'i ■<'< \ sceptra 49 



S Schmidtiana 



7 ^ 1 rens 20 sem 



pel rt re 1 na 21 bir Jo 



seph Ho k Souv de Mad 



la Baionne ign 99aa ipe 



cwia 23 1 i Mririsc OOiA 



stigraosa 1 -i 



Sunderbruchi OJ buthLilml )b t I 



37 Theodore Schmi it lOo Thurst 

 99 Torrey Laing 99aa Tuomphe 

 de Lemoine 73 Tuomphe de Nan 

 Vernon 20 f et I tff It 27 Verschiftlt n \e 



suvius 99aa II 1 > It ina 9 Weltoniensis 25 , 

 Wettiteimi "1 Wilhelm Phtzei, 105 Wintei Gem ,4, 

 xanthina 102 zebima 41 



I. Fibrous-rooted ok Winter-floweking. 



A. I/VS. hairy y velvety, or downy on the upper surface. 



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



actiminate, or peltate 

 c. Size of Ivs latge, more than S m wide 

 V. Fls. with red hairs on undet surface of petals, large 

 1. Scharfflina, Regel Fig 206 \ robust herbaceous 

 perennial, l!oft. hi„h l\s lar„p thitk fleshy hairy 

 olive-green above, ciimson below stipules -i ery large 

 and prominent : rts waxj white Briz —This Begonia 



:il^' 



2 Duchartrei Hort hybru\{B echinosfpalaxbcharf- 

 fidna) . St. 2-3 ft. high, branched piofusely, 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. Selidrffi, 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. 



