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BEGONIA 



BEGONIA 



and serrated : peduncles 9-12 in. long, red ; fls. einnabar-red, 

 2 in. across. Bolivia. B.M:.4483. P.M. 16: 225.— Int. by Hender- 

 son in 1849. 



90. crinUa, Oliver. Sts. red, hairy. 1 ft. high : Ivs. ovate-cor- 

 date, irregularly toothed, tinged with red on the under side : 

 peduncles erect, red, producing 3 pale rose-colored fls. Bo- 

 livia. B.M. 5897.— Int. by Veitch in 1866. 



91. C2/doj>A^Ka, Hook. 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. geranifdlia, Hook. 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. NataUnsis, Hook. Sts. fleshy, annual, 1-2 ft. high : Ivs. 

 obliquely cordate, lobed, sinuate, 2-3 in. long, green, sometimes 

 mottled with grey, veins reddish : fls. bluish white, 1 in. across. 

 Natal. B.M. 4841.— Int. to Kew in 1854. 



94. octopUala, L'Her. (B. grandiflora, Knowl. & West). 

 Stemless, Ivs. long, succulent, downy, petioles IK 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.F.4: 225 (var. Lemoinei). 



duced from six species ; viz. ^ J3. BoHviensis, S, Peareeif 

 B. Veitchii, B. rosceflora, B. Davisii, and B. Clarkeij. 

 by crossing and recrossing : , 



(1) SINGLE-FLOWERED VARIETIES. 



a. Cbimsons and Scarlets.— A dmiraiion, fis. vivid orange- 

 scarlet, of dwarf, compact habit, free flowering ; Oharlea 

 Saltet, rich, velvety vermilion ; Dr, Masters, fls, large, with 

 immense spikes, deep red-crimson ; F. E. Laing, deep, vel- 

 vety crimson, full and free ; Mrs. Brassey, deep, glowing 

 crimson ; Lothair, dark scarlet-carmine j Scarlet Oem, very 

 dark scarlet, dwarf, and very floriferous ; Vesuvius, bright 

 orange-scarlet, compact and free; one o£ the finest bedders. 



b. RosE-coLOBED.— iady Chiinthorpe, rose color, extra large 

 and fine ; Marginata, large, round fis., white, with a margin 

 of bright pink ; PacJce, soft, rosy red, shaded light rose; 

 Stanstead Surprise, deep rose, very large. 



c. WujT^s.— Alba fiTTibriata, a Gne, large, pure white flower, 

 with fringed petals ; Bexley White, an immense flower of the 

 purest white j Mrs. J. Thorpe, white, the petals edged with 

 reddish lake ; Queen of Whites, large, erect, pure white fls. 

 of great substance ; Moonlight, pure white, very free. 



d. Orange and Yellows.— i)ucfte5s of Leinster, orange- 

 buff, large, erect fls. ; Miss A. de Rothschild, pureyeUow; Sover^ 



217. Single Tuberous Begonia (X H)- 



218. Form of double Tuberous Begonia (X 3^). 



95. polypetala, A. DC. St. short, fleshy, annual : Ivs. ovate- 

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

 with 9 or 10 ovate-oblong petals an inch long, red : ovary hairy, 

 with one long wing. Peru. Gfn. 14, p. 531.— Int. by Froebel in 

 1878. 



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

 along the margins, deep green : fls. large, males l^in. across, 

 5-petaled ; females smaller, 6-petaled, reddish. Country un- 

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



97. Shdeni, Hort., hybrid (B. BoliviensisX Veitchii?). Lvs. 

 long, pale green : fls. solitary, brilliant red ; females of 4 

 petals ; males of 5 petals. R.H. 1872: 90.— Int. by Thibaut and 

 Keteleer in 1872. 



98. Siitherlandii, Hook. St. annual, herbaceous, 1-2 ft. high, 

 bright red : lvs. 4-6 in. long, lanceolate, lobed and serrated, 

 green, with red veins and margin ; petioles slender, red : fls. 

 numerous, coppery or salmon-red. Natal. B.M. 5689.— Int. by 

 Backhouse in 1867. 



99. tenera. Dry. (B. Thwaitesii, Hook.). Lvs. radical, cor- 

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

 with grey, under surface crimson : fls. white, tinged pink. 

 Ceylon. B.M. 4692.— Chiefly interesting as a variegated plant. 

 Int. to Kew in 1852. 



(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- 



eign, rich golden yellow, very free, and excellent in every 

 way ; Torrey Laing, reddish orange-yeUow, an unusual color. 



(2) DOUBLE-FLOWERED VARIETIES. 



a. Crimsons and Scarlets.- CannelVs Gem, bright sear- 

 let ; Bandy, intensely bright scarlet, extremely free-flowering ; 

 Flamingo, brilliant scarlet; Henshaw Bitssell, scarlet, one of 

 the best ; THomphe, rich, bright crimson ; Buke Zeppelin, 

 dazzling scarlet fls., new. 



&. Rose-colored.— A?JAa3if?ora, bright rosy cerise, distinct; 

 Duke of York, deep rose ; Qlory of Stanstead, soft rose, light 

 center ; Secla, bright, glistening pink, free bloomer ; Jtosy 

 Mom, rose-pink, large, broad, wavy petals. 



c. Whites.— Couniess of Craven, pure white fls., dwarf; 

 Miss Edith Wynne, pure creamy white ; Octavie, pure white 

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

 gin, dwarf ; Princess May, pure white, undulated or crimpled 

 at the edges. 



d. Yellows.— iady Balfour of Burleigh, large yellow fls.> 

 erect ; Miss Falconer, clear yellow ; Mrs. Regnart, chrome- 

 yellow, petals prettily undulated ; Alice Jtfanninff, primrose- 

 yellow blossoms. 



IV. Rex, or Ornamental -leaved Section. 



100. GriHithii, Hook. [B. picta, Hort.). St.-lvs. and 

 habit as in B. Rex: lvs. olive-green, with a broad zone 



