. The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste. na. Also called B. glabra. Begonia sellowii, Sellows Elephants-ear. —This stove species has white flowers produced inSeptember. Begonia spatulata, Spatulate leaved Elephants-ear.— A succulent-stemmed stove plant, growingtwo or three feet high, with oblique and some-what ov-al leaves, pale beneath, and small bunchesof pale pink or whitish flowers, which are veryfreely proiluced; the plants are scarcely ever outof bloom. Native of Brazil. It requires the stovein winter, but bears a good deal of exposure in sum-mer, as doubtless many
. The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste. na. Also called B. glabra. Begonia sellowii, Sellows Elephants-ear. —This stove species has white flowers produced inSeptember. Begonia spatulata, Spatulate leaved Elephants-ear.— A succulent-stemmed stove plant, growingtwo or three feet high, with oblique and some-what ov-al leaves, pale beneath, and small bunchesof pale pink or whitish flowers, which are veryfreely proiluced; the plants are scarcely ever outof bloom. Native of Brazil. It requires the stovein winter, but bears a good deal of exposure in sum-mer, as doubtless many others would do were theytried. Also called B. cucullataand B. grandiflora;sometimes B. semperflorens. Begonia stigmosa, Spottevl-leaved Elephants-ear. — This is rather a pretty stove species, with ashort stem, and oblique cordate leaves, curiouslyfringed on the margin, and beautifully markedwith purple spots; the flowers are greenish-white,in loose panicles. Begonia tuberosa, Tuberous Elephants-ear. — Atuberous-rooted dwarf stove plant, with cordate. THE SWISS COTTAGE. 381 oblique leaves, and pinkish-white flowers. Itblooms from July to September. Native of Am-boyna. Begonia ulmifolia, Elm-leaved erect branching-stemmed stove plant, withovate, elm-like, unequal leaves, and small paniclesof blush-white flowers. It blooms from May toOctober. Native of America. Begonia undulata, Wavy-leaved shrubby, taper-stemmed plant, with oblongwavy leaves, and large drooping clusters of whiteflowers, blooming from August to December. Na-tive of Brazil. Begonia villosa, Villose Elephanfs-ear.—A fleshy-stemmed stove species, with semi-cordateleaves and white flowers, blooming from Au^-ustto October. Introduced from Brazil. Begonia vitifolia, Vine-leaved Elephants upright, fleshy-stemmed stove species, growingthree to four feet high, with large peltate unequallytoothed woolly leaves, and large drooping clustersof white flowers. It is from Brazil.
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