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none; corolla many-petalled, ftiperior ; capfules winged, 
many-feeded. 
Spccia. x. Begonia nitida : flmibby eredl, leaves very 
fmooth, unequally cordate, oblcurely toothed, larged 
wing of the capfule roundilh. Stems almoft upright, 
branched, round, linooth, as is tire whole plant, with al¬ 
ternate cylindric branches. Leaves acute or acuminate, 
a!molt entire or oblcurely toothed, feven-nerved ; one lobe 
of the bale is double the lize of the other; the younger 
ones are rofe-coloured about the edge ; they are all very 
fmooth and fliining, bright green, paler beneath, perma¬ 
nent, fpreading, four or five inches long, and two or three 
inches broad : the petioles are cylindric, thick, fpreading, 
one-third only of the length of the leaf. This elegant 
ih’rub, which is now a common ornament to our hot-houfes, 
was introduced here in the year 1777, by W. Brown, M. D. 
It is a native of Jamaica, and flowers here from May to 
December. 
2. Begonia ifoptera : caulefcent, leaves fmooth, femi- 
cordate, obfcttrely toothed, wings of the capfule almod 
equal, parallel. Stem upright, oblcurely (freaked, fmooth. 
Leaves bright green, and very fmooth on the upper fur- 
face, pale ferruginous on the under, mofl minutely dotted. 
Native of Java, where it was obferved by 1 heuin. 
3. Begonia reniformis ; caulefcent, leaves kidney-fliap- 
ed, angular, toothed, the largelt wing of tlte capfule a- 
cute-angled, the others parallel, very fmall. Stems (hort, 
the thicknefs of a finger. Native of Brafil, near Rio de 
Janeiro, in fliady clefts of rocks. Obferved there by Sir 
jol'epii Banks. 
4. Begonia erminia : caulefcent, leaves cordate, acu¬ 
minate, ferrate, the larged wing of the capfule lickle-fliap- 
ed, the red obliterated. Steins few, Ample; upright, 
fcarcely a fpan in height ; flowers whitiflp. Native of 
Madagafcar, on the dones and rocks by brooks; collected 
there by Jo- Gul. Brugiere, M. D. who looks upon the 
appendices to the leaves, refembling the galls on lime-tree 
leaves, or the tails in ermine, as belonging to the leaves 
themfelves, and not occadoned by punctures of infefts. 
5. Begonia crenata: caulefcent, leaves unequally cor¬ 
date, roundilh, obtufe, crenate-toothed, capfules two- 
celled. Flowers pale red. Native of the Eait Indies, in 
the ifland Salfette, and near Fort Victory, on walls and 
rocks. Found there by Ant. Pataleon Hove. 
6. Begonia tenuifolia : caulefcent, leaves unequally cor¬ 
date, ovate, acute, angular, obfcttrely toothed, capfules 
two-celled. Native of P11I0 Pontangh, or Prince’s ifland, 
near Java. Found there by Sir Jofeph Banks. 
7. Begonia ferruginea: caulefcent, leaves unequally 
cordate, toothed, petals of the male flower oblong, nearly 
equal. Stem fuffruticofe, round, rather folid, fmooth and 
even. Mutis gathered it in New Granada. 
8. Begonia grar.dis : caulefcent, leaves unequally cor¬ 
date, angular, ferrate, wings of the capfule a little une¬ 
qual. Stem round, Ample, the lize of a quill, fmooth, 
green except at the joints where it is red, dotted, two feet 
high, lax, upright; fometimes there is a fmall branch 
from the axils. This fpecies and the next have by far the 
larged leaves of any in the genus. Native of Japan. 
9. Begonia macrophylla : this is two feet high, and 
entirely fmooth. Native of the iflands in the Wed Indies. 
10. Begonia acutifolia: caulefcent, leaves femicordate, 
angular, toothed, the larged wing of the capfule obtufe- 
angled, the others acute-angled. This fpecies comes very 
near to the following, but differs in having few or no hairs 
on the leaves, which are on longer footftalks one-third or 
one-fourth of the length of the leaf itfelf. Native of Ja¬ 
maica, where it was obferved Sir Hans Sloane, and.finee 
by MalTon. Sloane’s defeription does not accord either 
with his figure or fpecimens. 
11. Begonia acuminata: caulefcent, leaves hifpid, femi¬ 
cordate, acuminate, unequally toothed, the larged: w ing 
of the capfule obtufe-angled, the others acute-angled. Na¬ 
tive of Jamaica, on the blue mountains, Introduced into 
the royal garden at Kew in 1790. 
Vol. II. No. 107. 
12. Begonia humilis: caulefcent upright, leaves hifpid, 
femicordate, doubly-ferrate, wings of the capfule rounded, 
a little unequal. The whole plant is pellucid. Stern found, 
(welling at the joints, a fpan high the fird year, and two 
the fecond. It is a native of the ifland of Trinidad in the 
Ead Indies, and was found there by Alexander Anderlon. 
When this plant flowered in Mr. Lee’s garden at Ham- 
merfmith in Obtober 1788, it was fuppofed to be annual, 
having produced flowers and fruit in a few months from 
its being fown. It was then very low, whence it got the 
trivial name of humilis ; but it has iince flood over the win¬ 
ter, and grown much taller. 
13. Begonia hirfuta : caulefcent, leaves hifpid, femi¬ 
cordate, doubly ferrate, the larged wing of the capftvle 
obtufe-angled, the others parallel and very fmall. Ob¬ 
ferved by M. Fulee Aublet, on the rocks of Guiana, 
14. Begonia uriticae : caulefcent radicant, leaves hif¬ 
pid on both (ides, unequally ovate, doubly ferrate, cap¬ 
fules three-horned at the bafe. Stems many, a foot high, 
afeending, jointed, throwing out roots at the joints, branch¬ 
ed, leafy, roundilh, rough with hairs at top. Leaves 
fpreading, fharp, the ferratures tipt with hair, pale be¬ 
neath, when they grow old entirely red. Jacquin fays, 
that it is annua), but it is probably a perennial plant. 
Mutis gathered it in New Granada. 
15. Begoma feandens : fcandent radicant, leaves ovate- 
roundidi, oblcurely toothed, the larged wing of the cap- 
lule obtufe-angled, the others parallel and' very fmall. 
This differs from the thirteenth in having the Items de¬ 
cumbent, knotty, and pulhing out roots at the knots ; it 
climbs trees when they are within its reach. Leaves lefs 
deeply toothed. Flowers fmaller, greeniflt. Aublet af¬ 
firms, that this fpecies is dioecous. He alfo lays, that 
the leaves are Imootb, but they are not quite without hairs. 
his is perennial, and a native of Guiana, the ille of 
France, and Jamaica. 
16. Begonia tuberofa : creeping, leaves unequally cor¬ 
date, angular, toothed, wings of the capfule parallel. 
Stems round, creeping. Leaves pale red, white or pale 
green, fmooth and fomewhat Ihining. Native of Amboyna, 
the Molucca iflands, and the Celebes. 
17. Begonia rotundifolia : creeping, leaves reniform- 
roundifh, crenate. Stems thick, naked, with fmall per¬ 
manent dipules, between which they are marked with 
fears from the fallen leaves : towards the top are feveral 
leaves, (lightly crenate, green and Ihining above, white 
beneath, on pretty long petioles. Native of South Ame¬ 
rica, on rocks and trees. This is one of the fpecies which 
was found by Plunder. 
iS. Begonia nana: demlefs, leaves lanceolate, fcape 
with about two flowers. Root perennial, flefhy, in a man¬ 
ner tuberous, roundilh, fibrous at the bafe, red within, 
brittle. Leaves few, bright green on both ddes, from 
fifteen to eighteen lines in length, and fix lines in breadth. 
Native of Madagafcar, on rocks and trunks of trees. Found 
by Brugiiiere. 
19. Begonia tenera : demlefs, leaves unequally cor¬ 
date, flowers umbelled. Native of Ceylon ; found there 
by Koenig. , 
20. Begonia diptera: demlefs, leaves unequally cordate, 
peduncles dichotomous, one wing of the capfule very large, 
another narrow, and the third obfeure. Roots tuberous, 
thick. Native of the ifland of Joanna, in fhady places, 
by the ddes of mountains : found there by Koenig. 
21. Begonia obtopetala : ftemlefs, leaves cordate, five- 
lobed, peduncles dichotomous. Root tuberous, vifeid, 
purple within. Found on the mountains of Lima, by 
Dombey ; who fent the feeds to the Paris garden, where 
it has grown fome years (1785), but has not flowered. 
22. Begonia malabarica : Items herbaceous, peduncles 
axillary, fliort, fubtriflorous, fruits berried. No other 
fpecies of begonia being hitherto known, whofe female 
flowers have only three petals, it requires the confirmation 
of modern botanilts before we can truff to the authority 
of the Hortus Malabricus for fo lingular a circumffance. 
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