. The standard cyclopedia of horticulture; a discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists . 527. Begonia coccinea ( X J 2). No. 109. ovary, which has 3 small subequal wings. Brazil. —The fl
. The standard cyclopedia of horticulture; a discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists . 527. Begonia coccinea ( X J 2). No. 109. ovary, which has 3 small subequal wings. Brazil. —The fls. are very persistent and , especially when planted out. Thriveswell in a warm airy greenhouse. One of the mostattractive and best-known members of the genus. Ithxs been largely used by the hybridist, the well-known BEGONIA BEGONIA 483 President Carnot being one of its offspring. Intro,from the Organ Mts. of Brazil by William Lobb in 1841. EEE. Lvs. iiieiHum to hirge, the margins strongly toothed,incised or lobed. F. Fls. white. 110. Madame de Lesseps. Fig. 528. Showy, strong, erect grower: lvs. acutely lobed, large, margins serrate, green above, red and strongly veined below: fls. large, white, in a.\illary clusters, males small. Garden 528. Begonia Madame de Lesseps (XH). No. 110. 111. 61bia, Kerchove. Erect, the st. 2-3 ft. high: , hairy and olive-green above, smooth and redbeneath, margins reddish, petioles grooved, smooth,veins prominent as dark lines: fls. concealed by lvs., insmall clusters directly on the st. without peduncles,large, white, male and female in same cluster. Brazil. FT. Fls. colored, varying to tinted white. 112. argenteo-guttata, Hort. (B. dlbo-inctax ). Fig. 529. Profusely branching: lvs. shin-ing green, ovate-acuminate, slightly lobed, smooth,22 in. wide, 3-5 in. long, thickly dotted withwhite spots: fls. in clusters, variable; petals white,tinged with pink: caps, rose-pink.—Intro, byLemoine, 1889. We
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