'' 'r Sts. red. hairy. 1 ft. Mgh : Ivs. 



1 I . i< ,,,. I , , innthed, tinged with red on the under side: 



III. Inn. I. ^ ri,, I (.-,i, producing 3 pale rose-eolored fls. Bo- 

 livia B,M, :.HD7.-Iut. by Veitch in 186G. 



91. cycloph}Hla. Hoo]:.. 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. geraiiifbli a. Tiook. 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, sinuat.-, '_'- : m long, t^rt-en. sometimes 

 mottled with grey, veins reddish : tK Muish wliite. 1 in. across. 

 Natal. B.M. 4841.-Int. to Kew iu ls.".4 



94. octopHala, L'Her. (B. grandiflora. Kuowl & West). 

 Stemless, Ivs. long, succulent, downy, petiole'* \\ 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.P. 4:" ' 



217 Single Tuberous Begonia (X /-a 



95. polypHala A DC ^t short fleshy annual : Ivs, ovate- 

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

 with 9 or 10 ovate oblong petals an inch long red ovary haiiy, 

 with one long wing Peru (rn 14 p 531 — Int by Froebel in 



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

 along the margins deep green flb large males li^ in. across, 

 5-petaled : females smaller C petaled reddish Country un- 

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



97. SM^i. Hort hybrid (B Boliviensis X Veitchii?). Lvs. 

 long, pale gieen fls solitary brilliant red females of 4 

 petals ; m.iles r f f" p t iK R H 1872 90 —Int by Thibaut and 

 Keteleer in 1^ 



QS.Suth.r' 1! '-t ^nnual herbaceous 1-2 ft. high, 



"bright rr,l ^ Unceolate lobed and serrated, 



green, with r^n petioles slender, red: fls. 



11 I led Natal BM 5689.-Int. by 



99. tenern, Dr^ (B Thwaitesu Hook) Lvs radical, cor- 

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

 with grey, under surtue cnmson fls white tinged pink. 

 Ceylon. B.M 4b<»> — (_hiefly interesting as a variegated plant. 

 Int. to Kew in 18o2 



(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- 



(1) SINGLE -FLOWERED VARIETIES. 



dark bcaiiet, dwarf , 'aud \ei.\ il. 

 orange-scarlet, compact and tree 



b. Rose-colored.— Xarfy <?»</; 

 and fine ; Marginata, large, roui 

 of bright pink: Packe. boft, i. 

 Stanstead Surprise, deep ruse, \e 



c. VTHiTE^.-Alba fimhrinfa if 

 with fringed petals ; Bfrlp}/ Wh, 

 purest white ; Mrs. J rt-nr/n \ 

 reddish lake; Queen <i n 

 of great substance ; M 



d. Orasge axd Ym 

 buflf.large.erectfls.; J//S- i ' L 



218. Form of double Tuberous Begonia (X 



(2) DOUBLE-FLOWERED VARIETIES. 



a. Crimsons and Scari-ets.- CannelVs Gem, bright scar- 

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

 Flamingo, brilliant scarlet: Herishaw Russell, scarlet, one of 

 the best : Triomphe, rich, bright crimson : Duke Zeppelin. 

 dazzling scarlet fls., new. 



b. RosF.-coLORED.-^^^/ia-mora. 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, vriivj petals. 



c. Whites.— <7o7(»fps.s of Cravat, pure white fls., dwarf; 

 Miss Edith Wynne, pure creamy white; ^>c?a('(V, pure white 

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

 gin, dwarf : Princess May. pure white, uudulateil orcrimpled 

 at the edges. 



d. Yeltx)WS.— Xady 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 ORNAilENTAL-LEAV 



Section. 



100. Griffithii, Hook. {B. picfa, Hort.). St.-lvs. and 

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



