B. 'Kusler #4'

Another hybrid, dichroa x deliciosa, that I had given to several people to grow under the label 'Kusler #4', has turned up in circulation. No doubt I inadvertently gave the go-ahead sign for release to someone who was testing it along with other begonias of mine. I had saved it for a number of years as it is a rather good plant, but that it was too much like 'Anna Christine' in appearance to be introduced, though one parent is different. I worked with it in hybridizing, crossing it on itself, as well as back-crossing with deliciosa, and in both cases the resulting plants did not equal the quality of the 'Kusler #4'. I believe, however, that it has some value as a parent for crossing because of its good lineage. I mention it here because it has appeared on some of the exchange lists of begonias and this information should serve to identify it.

• Classification: Cultivar
• Plant Type: Unknown
• Origin: America
• Originator: Belva Nelson Kesler