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Definition of Begonia socotrana
1. Noun. Semi-tuberous begonia having peltate leaves and rose-pink flowers; Yemen.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Begonia Socotrana
Literary usage of Begonia socotrana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gardening (1905)
"They are undoubtedly the result oi the aforesaid cross,—begonia socotrana and
various tuberous varieties. Mr. Featherstone says: "Their cultural ..."
2. The Garden: An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Gardening in All Its Branchesby Esther Baldwin York by Esther Baldwin York (1906)
"The most valuable of these at the present time is begonia socotrana, which has
practically revolutionised the cultivation of the Begonia, ..."
3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh by Royal Society of Edinburgh (1900)
"The begonia socotrana brought home by Balfour's expedition is now in general
culture in Europe, and, as the parent of an entirely new race, ..."
4. Paxton's Flower Garden by Sir Joseph Paxton, John Lindley, Thomas Baines (1882)
"... propagated in spring, and afterwards will do in the open air through the
summer, with additional pot-room as required. begonia socotrana. Sir JD Hooker. ..."
5. Gartenflora: Monatsschrift Fur Deutsche und Schweizerische Garten- und by Eduard Regel (1902)
"Hr. Lemoine bewies ihm in diesem Sommer, dass die Kreuzung von begonia socotrana
mit B. Dregei, aus der Lemoine seine Gloire de Lorraine erhalten, ..."
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