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BEGONIA 



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D0. Stem erect. 

 - 36. Olbia, Kerchove. St. leathery, 2-3 ft. high : Ivs. 

 lobed, hairy and olive-green above, smooth and red be- 

 neath, margins reddish, petioles grooved, smooth, veins 

 prominent as dark lines: fls. concealed by Ivs., in small 

 clusters directly on the St. without peduncles, large, 

 white, male and female in same cluster. Braz. 



37. Teiischeri, Lind. St. 2-H ft. high, erect, strong 

 grower: Ivs. large, acutely lobed, ovate-lanceolate, mar- 

 gins serrate, bright green above, with greyish blotches, 

 red-veined below: fls. in axillary clusters, bright red, 

 large. Malaya. I.H.26:358. 



38. argfinteo-gTittS-ta, Hort. {B. dlbo-pictax Olbia). 

 Profusely branching : Ivs. shining green, ovate-acumi- 

 nate, slightly lobed, smooth, 2Kin. wide, 3-5 in. long, 

 thickly dotted with white spots : fls. in clusters, variable ; 

 petals white, tinged with pink: capsule rose-pink.— Int. 

 by Lemoine, 1889. 



SUPPLEMENTARY LIST — FIBKOUS-ROOTED. 



39. Abundance (B. fuchsioidesXsemperflorens). 

 Plant, 2 ft. high ; st, reddish : Ivs. glossy green, 

 ovate, 2 in. long, dentate; fls. rose-pink. — Int. by 

 Lemoine in 1891. 



40. Am^;ioB(B.BruantiXRoezIii). Plant,2ft.high: 

 Ivs. green, broadly ovate, smooth : lis. rose-colored. " 

 —Int. by Bruant in 1886. 



41. anguldris, Eaddi (B. zebrina, Hort.). St. smooth, suc- 

 culent, 2-3 ft. high: Ivs. elongate, ovate-acuminate, margins 

 undulate, shiny gi'een, veins "white ; fls. insignificant, light 

 pink. Braz. 



42. Ascotiinsi^, Webh, Lvs. ovate, 2 in. long, smooth, brown, 

 margin green, dentate: fls. on peduncles 4 in. long, bright red. 



43. Bertha de Chateaurocher, Hort. Yar. of B. Ascotiensis : 

 fls. bright currant-red.— Useful for cut-flowers. 

 ■ 44. Bijou de Gand, Hort. Caiilescent : fls. rose, in clusters- 

 Very similar to Teuscheri (which see). 



45. -Bismarcfri, Hort. Caulescent: fls. in clusters, rose, males 

 insignificant, females a gorgeous display. Yery similar to 

 Teuscheri. 



06.ffra, Meissn. See B. Dregei. 



46. caroZimccfdWa, Kegel. St.ereet, thick, fleshy: lvs. palmate, 

 lobes deeply divided into 6 or 8 : fls. pink, on long peduncles. 

 Mexico. 



47. CarHerei,Hort.(B. semperflorensXSchmidtii). Dewbrop. 

 Bruantt. Plant, about 1 ft. high : lvs. like semperflorens : fls. 

 white.— Excellent bedding Begonia. Int. by Bruant in 1883. 



48. Oorbeille de Feu (B. semperflorens Xfuchsioides). Fls. 

 bright coral-red.— Int. by Lemoine in 1891. 



49. diadSma, Linden (B..sceptra. Hort.). Plant, 2 ft. high: lvs. 

 green, deeply parted, blotched with white, dentate: fls. insignifi- 

 cant. Borneo. I.H. 29:446. 



Begonia Madame de Lesseps (X H)- Ko. 62. 



213. Begonia President Carnot. No, 65. 



50. diffiidia, R-addi (B. palmata, Hort.). Lvs. palmate, 10-12- 

 parted, somewhat pubescent, green above, brownish beneath. 

 Brazil. 



51. echinosepala, Hort. St. green, succulent : lvs. obliquely 

 oblong : fls. on axillary peduncles, white, with curiously papil- 

 lose sepals. 



52. Erfordii, Hort. (B. Schmidtii X semperflorens Yemon). 

 Yery dwarf and bushy, l/4it. high : fls. abundant, rose-carmine. 

 —Excellent for bedding. Int. by Haage & Schmidt in 1894. 



53. i^Sas^w.Hort. (B.manieataXhydrocotylifolia). St. a short, 

 thick rootstock : lvs. suborbicular, thick, red beneath, entire ; 

 petioles irregularly marked : fls. light pink, on long peduncles. 

 —Int. by John Feast, of Baltimore, before 1880. 



Sauli, Hort., is a newly introduced species from Guatemala, 

 resembling Feastii in the shape and color of its lvs., but with a 

 distinct red sinus at junction of petiole with leaf. 



54. Gilsoni, Hort. (origin American). Plant, 2 ft. high : st. 

 shrubby, coarse: lvs. large, lobed: fls. on long, erect peduncles, 

 pale pink.— Interesting as being the only double-fld. fibrous- 

 rooted Begonia. Named for Gilson, colored gardener to Mrs. 

 Livingston, N. Y. 



55. h^brida multiflbra, Hort. (B. hybrida floribunda, Hort.). 

 Plant 2-4 ft. high : lvs. small, 1 in. long, ^in. across, dentate, 

 green below : fls. rose-pink, hanging in clusters like a fuchsia. 



56. Ingrami, Hort. CB. nitidaXfuchsioides). Combines the 

 characters of the two species : fls. light pink.— Int. by Ingram 

 in 1849. 



insignis. See B. ineamata. No. 12. 



57. Knowlsleydna, Hort. (origin not known). Yery similar 

 to B. ineamata. 



58. Kunthidna, Walp. Stem erect : lvs. lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate, serrate, smooth, green above, red below : fls. white, large. 

 B.M. 5284. Brazil. 



59. J/ilbbersi, E. Morr. Stem a short rhizome: lvs. large, 

 palmate, green : fls. pink, on long peduncles. Brazil. G.C. III- 

 3:301. R.H. 1888, p. 225. 



60. Zuddnce, Hort., hybrid (B. Lyncheana X Bruanti). Fls. 

 large, in the axils of the lvs., rose.— Int. by Bruant in 1889. 



61. Lyncheana, Hook. (B. Roezlii, Regel.). St. erect, tall, 

 KucciUent, smooth : lvs. green, smooth, ovate-cordate ; sinus 

 red : fls. in axillary, drooping cymes, deep, reddish crimson. 

 New Granada. B.M. 6758.— Almost identical with B. semper 

 florens gigantea rosea, but not so strong a grower. 



