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Begonia semperflorens, Link. & Otto (B. Sellowii, Klotzsch). Fig. 517. Erect, smooth plants with st. herbaceous, green or reddish, 6-18 in. high: Lvs. ovate, rotundate, obtuse at the base, toothed and ciliate along the margin, pale glossy green, tinged with red on the midrib and petiole: peduncles axillary, few-fld.; fls. white or rose-colored; males with 4 petals, females with 5 petals: caps, green, wings tinged with red. Brazil. L.B.C. lo:1439. R.H. 1897, p. 46. B.M. 2920. —This is an exceedingly variable species. An endless number of garden forms has been produced from it. A very popular bedding begonia, and a persistent bloomer. Var. Vernon (atropurpurea compacta, Gt. 44, p. 570) is one of the best forms. Triomphe de Lorraine (Fig. 518) is one of the good bedding kinds. Fls. cherry-red, the stamens golden yellow. Gloire de Chatelaine is a form of dwarf habit and deep rose fls.; one of- the best in England for bedding and pots, and a continuous bloomer.
Begonia semperflorens, Link. & Otto (B. Sellowii, Klotzsch). Erect, smooth plants with st. herbaceous, green or reddish, 6-18 in. high: Lvs. ovate, rotundate, obtuse at the base, toothed and ciliate along the margin, pale glossy green, tinged with red on the midrib and petiole: peduncles axillary, few-fld.; fls. white or rose-colored; males with 4 petals, females with 5 petals: caps, green, wings tinged with red. Brazil.—This is an exceedingly variable species. An endless number of garden forms has been produced from it. A very popular bedding begonia, and a persistent bloomer. Var. Vernon (atropurpurea compacta, Gt. 44, p. 570) is one of the best forms. Triomphe de Lorraine is one of the good bedding kinds. Fls. cherry-red, the stamens golden yellow. Gloire de Chatelaine is a form of dwarf habit and deep rose fls.; one of- the best in England for bedding and pots, and a continuous bloomer.
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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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