. Elements of botany. Botany. BEGOXIA FAMILY 165 1. B. Rex Putz. Herb, apparently steniless or nearly so, from a fleshy rootstock. Leaves large, taper-pointed, very unequally heart- shaped; the margin sinuous, often bristly-fringed; upper surface wholly silvery, or mottled silvery and dark green; lower surface green or reddish, or of both colors. Flowers few, large (lUlJ in. in diam- eter) , varying from yellow to pinkish. Cultivated from the Himalayas. Man}' varieties. 2. B. manicata Brongn. Herb, with a short and fleshy stem. Lea\-es very unevenly heart-shaped, taper-pointed ; the margins br
. Elements of botany. Botany. BEGOXIA FAMILY 165 1. B. Rex Putz. Herb, apparently steniless or nearly so, from a fleshy rootstock. Leaves large, taper-pointed, very unequally heart- shaped; the margin sinuous, often bristly-fringed; upper surface wholly silvery, or mottled silvery and dark green; lower surface green or reddish, or of both colors. Flowers few, large (lUlJ in. in diam- eter) , varying from yellow to pinkish. Cultivated from the Himalayas. Man}' varieties. 2. B. manicata Brongn. Herb, with a short and fleshy stem. Lea\-es very unevenly heart-shaped, taper-pointed ; the margins bristly-fringed and sometimes with very remote teeth ; upper sur-. FiG. Begonia flowers A: r/, staminate tlnwer: />. pistillate flower. Z?. cross section of ovary ; C, twisted stigmas, enlarged face dark green, lower surface and pietioles partly covered with long fringed scales ; stipules larger and fringed. Flowers flesh-colored, handsome, in a loose jianicle borne on a long peduncle. Cultivated from Mexico. 3. B. coccinea Hook. Tall. 3-10 ft. high, somewhat shrubby, often with many erect, smooth stems from the same root. Leaves broadly and unevenly lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, half heart-shaped or broadly one-eared at the base, acute, nearly or quite entire, smooth, dull green above, sometimes tinged with red below. Peduncles several- man}'-flowered. I'eddish, slender, somewhat nodding. Flowers showy, medium-sized, scarlet. Fruit showy, scarlet, very broadly winged. Cultivated from Peru. [Often called B. rubra.]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bergen, Joseph Y. (Joseph Young), 1851-1917. Boston, Ginn
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