. 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. Gardening. 207. Begonia Haageana (XK). No. BB. Shape of leaves incised, or parted. 0. Fls. white or whitish. 9. platanifdlia, Graham. St. 5-6 ft. high, erect, robust, smooth, green, joints annulated ; Ivs. 8-10 in. in diam., 308. Begonia fuchsioides (XK). No. 13. , Lind. {B. Washingtoniana, Hort.), once offered by Sau
. 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. Gardening. 207. Begonia Haageana (XK). No. BB. Shape of leaves incised, or parted. 0. Fls. white or whitish. 9. platanifdlia, Graham. St. 5-6 ft. high, erect, robust, smooth, green, joints annulated ; Ivs. 8-10 in. in diam., 308. Begonia fuchsioides (XK). No. 13. , Lind. {B. Washingtoniana, Hort.), once offered by Saul, is very similar to this, but its Ivs. are not so deeply lobed and the fls. are very insignificant. 22:212. cc. 10. met&Uica, G. Smith. Sts. perennial, succulent, hairy, 4 ft. high, branched : Ivs. obliquely cordate, lobed and serrated, 3-6 in. long, upper surface green, shaded with a dark metallic color : fls. blush-white, under side of petals clothed with red bristly hairs. There are a number of varieties; e. g., var. variegita, var. veliitina, var. c^prea, but they do not differ much from the origi- nal. Bahia. 1844 : 218. II. 5 very attractive plant, both in foliage and flower. 11. riclnifdlia, Hort. {B. heracleifdliaxpeponifdlia). St. a short, thick rootstock : Ivs. large, bronzy green, lobed, resembling castor-oil plant: fis. numerous, on long, erect peduncles, rose pink. AA. Ijvs. glabrous, or only a few scattered hairs on the upper surface or on the margins, B. Under surface of Ivs. green. 0. Margins entire or toothed. D. Width of Ivs. less than 1 in. B. Fls. pink, scarlet, or carmine. 12. incainita, Link & Otto (B. ancubcsfdlia, Hort. , Schleaht. B. inslgnis, Gr&h.). St. erect, herbaceous, 2-3 ft. high : Ivs. unequally cordate, lanceo- late, toothed : fls. rose-colored, abundant, males IK in. across, with 2 ovate and 2 narrow petals ; females smaller, with 5 equal petals. 2900, as B. insignis. 16:97. A.
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