Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . introduced into Europe (1777). Var. odOT^tadlba is a very handsome variety of this species, which BEGONIA BB. Lfs. red, reddish or red-veined on the under Mai-gins entire or serrate. 28. maculita, Raddi {B. argyrostigma, Pisch.). , branching, woody when old: Ivs. c
Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . introduced into Europe (1777). Var. odOT^tadlba is a very handsome variety of this species, which BEGONIA BB. Lfs. red, reddish or red-veined on the under Mai-gins entire or serrate. 28. maculita, Raddi {B. argyrostigma, Pisch.). , branching, woody when old: Ivs. cordate, lanceo-late, wavy, 4-6 in. long, upper surface sometimes withlarge white, roundish spots: fls. pale or white, maleswith 2 nvate and 2 narrow petals, females with 5 equalpetals. It includes several forms. Braz. 666. picta, Hort., is a common form, with verylarge white spots on the Ivs. 29. cocoinea. Hook. (B. rubra, Hort. B. maeiildta,, Hort.). Tall, succulent sts.: Ivs. on shortpetioles, obliquely oblong, angular, with wavy red mar-gins, 4-6 in. long: fls. deep coral-red; males J^in. across,with 4 unequal petals; females more attractive, owing tothe length and rich color of the ovary, which has 3 smallsubequal wings. Braz. 391)0. — The fls. are very. ;\« has smaller fls. of the purestwhite and sweet-scented. , hybrid (-B. , var. odorata alhay-Iytfuehe-f(Hf;),is similar in general formto the above, but has fls. of a deli-cate rose-pink, especially on theinner surface of petals. cc. Margins incised, lobed or Width of Ivs. less than S in. ;?•; 24. Drtgei, Otto & Dietr. (B. Cdffra, Meissn. B. B. renifdrmis, Hort.).Rootstock a fleshy, globular tuber ; sts. succulent, an-nual, 1-2 ft. high : Ivs. thin, small, green, deeply ser-rated, reddish on the under side : fls. white, small,profuse. Cape of Good Hope. 3720. 25. Weltoni^nsig, hybrid (parents not known). , l
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