BEGONIAS 231 
toothed, 2 to 4 inches long. Flowers red, females very small, on few- 
flowered stalks; June to September. N ative of Bolivia (1848). 
B. coccinea (scarlet). Stem semi-erect, 2 to 6 feet high. Leaves 
ovate-oblong, margins waved and toothed. Flowers red, in drooping 
racemes; stalks red; June to September. Native of Brazil (1842). 
Also known as B. corallina. 
B. crinivTa (hairy). Stem fleshy, hairy and bright red, 1 foot 
high. Leaves heart-shaped, toothed, with hairy red stalks. Flowers 
rosy, 14 inch across, in loose branching cymes ; May. Native of Bolivia 
(1870). 
B. FALCIFOLIA (sickle-leaved). Stem erect, branching, 1 to 2 feet 
high. Leaves oblique, toothed, green spotted with white, deep red 
beneath. Flowers two-petaled, bright red; June to September. Native 
of Peru (1868). 
B. FOLtosa (leafy). Stem slender, branched. Leaves small, ovate- 
oblong, numerous. Flowers pinky white, small, numerous; June to 
September. Native of Colombia (1868). 
B. FUCHSIODES (Fuchsia-like). Stem tall, drooping, tinged with red. 
Leaves ovate-oblong, slightly oblique, saw-toothed, margins tinged with 
red; arranged in two rows. Flowers deep scarlet, in drooping panicles ; 
June to September. Native of Colombia (1846). A valuable pillar-plant. 
B, INCARNATA (fleshy). Stem fleshy, erect, 2 feet high, reddish, 
with swollen joints. Leaves oblique-heart-shaped, with waved teeth. 
Flowers rosy, large; winter. Native of Mexico (1822). There are some 
handsome purple-leaved varieties of this, viz. A. Mallet, Mdme. Lnonel, 
M. Hardy, ete. 
B, LINDLEYANA (Lindley’s). Stem fleshy, erect, covered with rusty 
hairs. Leaves ovate, irregularly lobed and toothed, woolly beneath, 
with central stalk. Flowers white; winter. Native of Guatemala, 
B. MACULATA (spotted). Stems branching, woody. Leaves oblique, 
very long, slightly undulating, upper surface blotched with white, under- 
side bright crimson. Flowers coral-red, in drooping panicles: June to 
September. Native of Brazil (1821). This is very variable both in 
colour and markings of leaf, and colour of flower, the latter ranging 
from red to white. 
B. MAGNIFICA (glorious). Stem fleshy, erect. Leaves oblique, 
toothed. Flowers rosy carmine, in termina] panicles; June to September. 
Native of Colombia (1870). 
a4 NITIDA (shining). Stem woody, erect, 4 to 5 feet, branched. 
Leaves large, oblique, glossy, with rounded teeth. Flowers large, deep 
rose-colour, in panicles; winter and greater part of year. 
