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Read about Begonia clarkei in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Begonia clarkei, Hook. Stout and erect, 2 feet, puberulent, the st. purplish, fleshy: Leaves obliquely cordate-ovate, serrate: flowers in pendulous racemes, abundant, large, bright red. Bolivia, 9,000-10,000 ft.—Resembles B. Veitchii. It was the seed parent of Vesuvius and Emperor, two important and useful varieties for bedding out. Probably not now in cultivation. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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-Begonia clarkei, Hook. Stout and erect, 2 ft., puberulent, the st. purplish, fleshy: Lvs. obliquely cordate- ovate, serrate: fls. in pendulous racemes, abundant, large, bright red. Bolivia, 9,000-10,000 ft. B.M. 5663 (as B. Veitchii), 5675.—Resembles B. Veitchii. It was the seed parent of Vesuvius and Emperor, two important and useful varieties for bedding out. Probably not now in cult.
+Begonia clarkei, Hook. Stout and erect, 2 feet, puberulent, the st. purplish, fleshy: Leaves obliquely cordate-ovate, serrate: flowers in pendulous racemes, abundant, large, bright red. Bolivia, 9,000-10,000 ft.—Resembles B. Veitchii. It was the seed parent of Vesuvius and Emperor, two important and useful varieties for bedding out. Probably not now in cultivation.
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