148 



BEGONIA 



micToplima, WUld. Is B. foliosa, No. U. 



minidta, Planch. & Lmden. 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 insignificant. 



63. netumhiifdlia, Cham. & Schl. (B. hemandisefolia, Hort.). 

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

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

 rose-colored. Mes. 



Roezlii, Regel. See B. Lyncheana, No. 61. 



64. B.PauiJ?rufln( (B.manicataX{?) ). St. short, thick : Ivs. 

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

 long, striped with red ; a ring of fine hairs at the junction of 

 petiole and leaf: fls. abundant, pale pink, large on long pe 

 duncles. R.H. 1888. p. 544.— Int. by Bruant in 18!t2 



65. President Carnot. Fig. 213. Plant. 2-6 ft. high leggy 1 s 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute-lobed. ribs on the under side red fls 

 in a large cluster : males small, insignificant : females large 

 bright red-carmiue, 2 in. long, including capsule.— Striking 



66. Sdndersojil, hybrid (origin not known. B. D gwell ana 

 Hort.). Fls. scarlet. 1882. 



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



67. stigmd8a,IAnd\. St. a short, creeping rhizome Ivs large 

 cordate- acute, irregularly toothed, smooth above, hairy beneath 

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

 ■cymose panicles. Mex. 



68. subpeltAta nigricans, Hort. (B. nigricans. Hort ) Plant 

 2-3 ft. high : Ivs.ovate, acuminate, blood-red below silvery and 

 slightly hairy above, 4-8 in. long. 2-4 in. across : fls rose pink 

 profuse: capsule wi; 



r decorat c 

 richer color 

 of a deeper 



y a,T. Pres.deJBoureuiUes, Hi>rt lia-^Ks , 

 and more profusely studded uitli rr.| 1 



69. Siinderbrtichi. B.ort. AuAmeri.uiilormofB. 1 eracleifol i 

 var. longipila : Ivs. bronze-green, silver bands along the ner\ es 

 purple underneath. 



70. rA«rs(oni,Hort. (B. metalUcaXsanguinea). St '>ft hgh 

 Ivs. orbicular-acuminate, shiny, smooth, rich purple red on tl e 

 under side, veins prominent: fls. insignificant small losy 

 white, on slender peduncles. A.F. 7: 728.— Excellent 



velHtina, Hort. See B. metallica. No. 10. 



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BEGONIA 



II. SEMI-TUBEROns OR SOOOTRAN SECTION. 



72. Socotr4na, 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-fld. 

 cymes, bright rose. B.M.655d. Gn.21:327. Gn. 49:1069. 

 G.C. II. 15:8. 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. Soe. of London. Semi-tubers should rest during 

 summer and be planted in heat in winter 



The follow ng are Soeotrana derivatives 



3 Tr o nphe d L 

 baceous spread 



flower ng branches 

 obhque margins si i, 

 mous cymes from 

 ceedmgly rare male 

 bouquet when u f 



de Nancu v th li 

 i J I I Bml 



XRoezb) 



rb eular somewhat 

 u lib n dichoto 



PI 



■p occorrence 

 Tno iphe 



,le) 



h gh 1 r h ng nit iriUv a 1 treely 1 s obi Quely heirt 

 si aped I ta e a B s trana hght green fls borne 



loosely {.ri eful pedun le st u 1 ne well abo e tie f ol age 

 every stem deve op ng male flo ver 1* dim br ght rosj 



(■arm ne Blooms from bept to Ji u J b 1 —No femile 



fls have been produced from th s hyl r 1 s thit see Ihngs 1 ave 



been impos 

 Toh H ■ 



. lo 



ety) 



(hour 

 salmon i 





) nk shade 

 a Gin re de Lorr. 

 nearU regular pur 

 petaled large bon 

 s per or part of the 

 p 111 \ F 1 W 

 semi t er 1 



I r d tor 



/; '<' A '■ 



"HaM '^ 



Begonia Wcttsteinii (X !^). 



71. Wettsteinii. Hort. Pig. 214. St. a foot high, branchinf 

 from the base : Ivs. sUghtly lobed, elongated, ovate-acuminate 

 fls. on long, slender, graceful peduncles, large, in clusters 

 bright red ; capsule large, red and showy, very profuse. 



zebrXna, Hort. See B. augidaris, No. 41. 



1 1 M 1 < F 1 1 terest ng oune t ng 

 laic t erous se t ons Int I j Th ba t 



IK ii' fe (B SocotranaX n gn s) 



L s inte rents but larger th in e ther 



obi que fl leep rose Fls all w nter In 



terest ng r us rooted and sem tuberous 



ect ons I H t \ eitch A, Sons 188 Sjouis 



mother bvl r d f r ties e parents with large green Ivs 



nd red carmme fls males and females present 



111. TlBEROLS OR Sl•MMER-PLOWERI^G SECTION 



(Figs. 217, 218, 219). 



A. Sfemless, It's, springing directly from tuber. 



B. Color of fls. bright red or brilliant scarlet. 



77. D4visi, Veitch. Stemless : Ivs. springing directly 

 from a rootstoek, ovate-cordate, shining green, slightly 

 hairy, underside red, petiole short, fleshy : peduncles, 

 pedicels, and fls. bright red. Peru. B.M. 6252. P.M. 

 1876: 231. G.C. II. 15: 6G9.-A favorite with hybridists. 

 Has given rise to numerous dwarf, erect -habited garden 

 forms, with small but brightly colored fls. 



78. Fribeli, A. DC. Stemless: Ivs. numerous, cordate, 

 acuminate, green, covered with fleshy, purplish hairs : 

 fls. in tall. \:<\, (lr<"'pin^r. brunehiug cjnues, brilliant scar- 

 let, large. Wiiit.r. Ivuailor. Gn. 12, p. 376.— A beauti- 

 ful flowering' phiiit, u.^ifiil for conservatory work in 

 winter. B. F,-al„li i-tnialis, Hort., hybrid (Froebeli x 

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



