Assam. B.M. 4984. — Int. by Henderson, England 

 1850. 



101. lacini&ta, Rosb. St. perennial : lv.s. roundly 

 ovate, lobed, pubescent, black-purple, witb a broad zone 

 of green, reddish on the under side : fls. as in B. Sex. 

 India, S. China. B.M. 5021. -Int. to Kew in 1857. Var. 

 Sowringi&na, Hort., has green Ivs. and rosy fls. B.M. 

 5182. 



102. zanthina. Hook bimilir to B Ser and prohabh 

 only a form of that species Ivs laige fleshy cordate 

 ovate, acuminate, sinuate ciliated d irk green above 

 purplish beneath : fls yellow capsule with one large 

 wing. B.M. 4683. -\ar piotifolia Hort BM 5102 

 Var: L4zuli, B.M. 5107 



103. K6x, Putz. Fig 220 St a short fleshy rhi 

 from which spring the long stalked Urge, ovate 

 Ivs., which are hairy and colored a rich metallic green 

 with a zone of silverv grey peduncles ereit fls largi 

 rose-tinted, males 2 m across with 4 unequal pet lis 

 females smaller, with o nearly equal pttils o\ ir\ \ 

 angled, with 2 short and 1 long -ning \ssam I S 

 12:1255-1258. B.M. 5101 -This nii^nihci nt sjems i- 

 the principal parent m the production ot the nunu r<ni> 

 omamental-foliaged Begoniis It his bun ii s ec 

 with a few species m the hrst pUci. ind then h\bii( 

 seedlings have been raised again and again from the 

 progenv. Fig. 220 is a copy of a part of the original h„ 

 ure in Flore des Serres (1857) and is given here for ths 



BELLADONNA LILY 



very bright. Lucy Closson is very similar, but more vigorous, 

 with the blotches more numerous and better distributed. 

 Marquis de Peralta. Lvs. smaU, margins hairy, numerous 

 silvery spots on surface. Compact, dense grower. Duchesse de 



Following are some of the deriv 

 Begonias : 



104. RexXdiscnIor hvbnd<! TR ' 



sil\ery wh te v tl gree ar 

 and a green d Mad ( h 

 Mad O ra M rbe k 1 

 central green i r 

 la Bare e ie hi 

 central port o 

 light ipple green 

 disc dark green 

 spotted Others 

 nedy He 



. like when 



Mnd Jos Moens 

 be margins 

 1 with white 

 n edge and i 

 HI de Mad 

 i wnj green 





Tne. 





I-dn B Ken 

 U oKer Ed Py 

 e AbelCameie 



1 p 91 



Fres de la De a j Mud F A j 

 105 RexXd aden a hybr rfs R H 18«i8 . 

 Lesoud very s milar to B Rex but laiger leived 

 Schm dt green on the margins mirked and spotted sih er m 

 tlae center Cle e t e lobes very acute ^b te blotches in 

 center Mad Ala ag Iv verv lirge deeply lobed pure 

 metall c wh te wi h green ter Mai Isabelle £plhn 

 fiuelj dents e lo ed nd un 1 U el cente ol e green sur 

 rounded 1 y a zoneot wl te. Lecom ng r^.e on tl e inner mar 

 gin. M. Crousse, very long, dentate, green center, band of 

 silver around margin. Others are Theodore Schmidt, Henri 

 Domeck, Linee, Papillon, Mad. Z>. Wettstein, D. Wettateiu, A. 

 DallHre, Mad. Georges Bruant, Wilhelm Ffitzer. 



106. FexXSocotrana. A plant has been produf-ed wliirh com- 

 bines the characters of the two parents in ;t pNitviui: manner : 

 lvs. likeB. Rex, but \vith shorter petioK-^, .m^I itmw ,|,.,I ,n\ the 

 stem; prettily colored : Us. in erect. --lurWy i.m < m.-- wlu<-li 

 stand well above the plant; like B. S<irMrr,iii,i m > i-!"!-. but 

 paler. Plant said to be evergreen.— Inteivstiiii: as a ionn.'rting 

 link between the Rex and semi-tuberous sections. Int. by San- 

 der & Co. in 1897. 



107. Miscellaneous Rex hybrids of known origin = Jifx leop- 

 ardiiius CRexXsanthina, var. Reichenheimei). Very similar 

 to B. Rex, but much larger. F.S.'13: 1317.— Int. by Van Hontte 

 in 1859. Grandis (RexXsplendida). Vcrv similar t^ |;. R.-x 

 F.S. 13:1330.— Int. by Rollison. Otto F»rst, r \ [{••■. ■ imi.. n;, li- ' 

 Dwf. habit : lvs. obliauely cordate, dark ■^^•■w. iii;irM.,| xwth 

 silvery greyish green: fls. greenish whiii, iinMii^pirmnis 

 ilfiranda (RexXimperialis, var. smaragil 



B>abant Lvs large purile m i 

 gins and surface hairv otherwi 

 like B Rex Loiase (httti n I\ 

 green with a zone ot glr \ sil\ i 

 towird the center c \Ht i \ iili 

 \ery small white sp t / '/ / 

 MacGregor Lvs ovite i i n i 

 lobed white center m 1 i in 

 green Count Erdodu ^-i\\ i in 

 green «tnped ilong the \ in liiii\ 

 lobe twisted into a sj ii d li nr\ 

 Matilda L\s siher\ white t nter 

 ind ilong ^elns green m iigms 

 hair\ Alue White Large 1 right 

 siher center 1 I uze atin luster 

 P B Kennedy 



\ 



219. A type of 

 Tuberous Begonia, 

 double-flowrered. 



(RexXa 



above, but marbled with silver. Bomh 



poldi (GriffithiXsplendid,!). I.H. 6:205. Prince Tmibetzko 

 double hybrid (GriffithiXXjinthina, vjir. marmorataand rubro- 

 venia), I.H. 5:138: also, from the s.%me cross, Madame Wag- 

 ner. I.H. 5:161, and Miranda. Countess Louise Erdody (Alex- 

 ander, var. Humboldt Xargenteacupreata). Fig. 221. Lvs. 

 obliquely cordate, ovate-acute, the smaller of the two lobes 

 twisted in a spiral manner, with as many as 4 coils : upper 

 surface silvery, with veins deep green ; under surface reddish, 

 pilose. I.H. 31:516. G.C. II. 22:205.-Int. by P. Nemeczik, gar- 

 dener to Count Erdody, a Hungarian nobleman, in 1884. 



108. Other Rex varieties of unknown or uncertain origin: 

 Louise Closson. Lvs. ovate-acuminate, lobed, veins deep pur- 

 ple, surface blotched with deep purple bronze, metaUie luster 



BELEMCANDA (East Indian 

 name). Ttiddcttv. Blackberry 

 Lilt. Leopard Flower. A 

 monotypic genus, containing an 

 interesting hardy, herbaceous 



perennial plant, which is an old garden favorite. The 

 first of the popular names comes from the clusters of 

 shining, black, roundish seeds, and the second from the 

 flower, which is orange, spotted red. It is more commonly 

 sold as a Pardanthus. which also means Leopard Flower. 

 Perianth segments oblong, the 3 inner slightly shorter 

 and spirally twisting as they fade. Prop, by seeds or by 

 division. Of easy culture in rich, sandy loam and in a 

 sunny place. Commonly spelled Belamcanda. 



nnctdta, Moench. 

 CMninsis, Eer- 

 L'2. Height2-3ft.; 

 !• : lvs. about 6, in 

 ■ ng, I in. broad : 

 icels 1-2 in. long: 

 xing, persistent. 

 ;. L.B.C. 19:18/4. 

 th dried grasses 

 mis- 



Chin^nsis, T,f 



Ijirds 



BELLFLOWEE. See CamiMniiUi. 

 BELLADONNA. See Atropa. 

 BELLADONNA LILY. See Amaryllis. 



