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Begonia pearcei, Hook. Pubescent, branching, 1 ft. high: Lvs. oblique-ovate, cordate, acuminate, toothed, glabrous and velvety green above, tomentose beneath, pale red on under surface: fls. in loose, axillary panicles, large, bright yellow. Bolivia; intro. from La Paz, being sent by Mr. Pearce, collector for Messrs. Veitch. B.M. 5545.—A vari- 510. able plant, both in habit, size, color of the fls. and in the degree of the venation of the strongly nerved Lvs. It is the only yellow-fld. tuberous begonia in cult. It has been the chief factor in the production of the hundreds of yellow, buff and orange-colored garden forms. Intro. in 1865.
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==Cultivation==
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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