Begonia pearcei

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 Begonia pearcei subsp. var.  
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

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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