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242545 to 242616— Continued 



242560. Begonia luxurians Scheidw. 



Col. No. 5544. Perennial to 10 feet high; leaves digitately divided into 

 about 8 distinct leaflets, scabrous above; petiole reddish, at least when young. 



242561. Begonia malabarica Lam. 



Col. No. 5547. Erect perennial; leaves oblique, serrate-dentate, scabrous, 

 bright green above, veins reddish. 



242562. Begonia mannh Hook. f. 



Col. No. 5510. Erect, fibrous perennial to 3 feet high; flowers coral-pink. 



242563. Begonia natalensis Hook. 



Col. No. 5554. Much-branched perennial; leaves dentate, oblique, green 

 above, reddish below; flowers white in profusion. 



242564. Begonia quadrilocularis Blade 



Col. No. 5546. Rhizomatous perennial to 30 inches high, robust; leaves 

 serrate, scabrous dark green above, veins raised, lighter below. 



242565. Begonia rajah Ridley 



Col. No. 5533. Rhizomatous perennial; leaves to 8 inches long, blades 

 oblique cordate; veins above green with purplish red patches, raised. 



242566 and 242567. Begonia rigida Regel 



242566. Col. No. 5561. (No data.) 



242567. Col. No. 5564. Rhizomatous perennial to 24 inches high; leaves 

 to 5 inches long, lustrous green above, lighter below. 



242568. Begonia rotundifolia Lam. 



Col. No. 5523. Rhizomatous perennial; leaves to 8 inches long, blade 

 orbicular-cordate, undulate, petioles reddish; flowers whitish-pink, rising 

 above the leaves. 



242569. Begonia roxburghii DC. 



Col. No. 5569. Rhizomatous plant; leaves rising from the base; petioles to 

 10 inches long, blades to 8 inches long, lustrous green above. 



242570. Begonia rubro-venia Hook. 



Col. No. 5565. Rhizomatous plant; stems erect, little branched above; 

 leaves long-petiolate; blades silvery maculate, shield-shaped. 



242571. Begonia serratipetala Irmscher 



Col. No. 5560. Rhizomatous perennial; leaves to 4 inches long, undulate, 

 crispate, deep bronze-green above, reddish below. 



242572. Begonia ulmifolia Willd. 



Col. No. 5568. Rhizomatous plant; stems erect, little branched; leaves 

 elm-shaped, lustrous green above. 



242573. Begonia phyllomaniaca Mart. 



Col. No. 5551. Perennial to 30 inches high; leaves grapelike in shape' 

 hairy, with leaflets along the main veins. 



242574. Begonia sp. 



Col. No. 5559. Rhizomatous perennial to 14 inches high; leaves to 3 inches 

 long, serrate, glaucous above; petioles reddish. 



242575. Begonia sp. 



Col. No. 5570. Rhizomatous perennial to 16 inches high; stems bronzelike; 

 leaves to 3 inches long, veins strongly impressed; flowers pinkish. 



242576. Begonia sp. 



Col. No. 5556. Rhizomatous plant; leaves to 10 inches long, petiole longer 

 than the blade, blade deep green, hairy above, velvety-red below. 



