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Bougainvillea spectabilis, Willd. (B. speciosa, Lindl. B. splendens, Hort.). Taller and stricter, with larger and thicker Lvs., hairy: fls. in large panicles; bracts larger, deep rose- color, but varying to purple and greenish. Brazil. B.M. 4810,4811. P.M. 12:51. I.H. 42:30—An immense and strong-growing climber, rising by means of numerous stout hooked spines. Variable; known also as B. brasiliensis, B. bracteata and B. peruviana. Var. lateritia, Lem. (B. lateritia, Hort.), has brick-red bracts. I.H. 13:466. More showy than, the last when in full bloom; perhaps distinct; said to be more difficult to start from cuttings than the type, at least without bottom heat.
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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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