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Beech, Fagns sylvatica L. ; -fern, Diyopteris Phegopterh L.; -mast, 



the capsules of fr.; seaside- (W.I.), Exostemma. 

 Beef-apple (W.I.), Sapota; -wood, Stenocarpus, Casuarina, &c. 

 Beesha Kunth = Melocunna Trin. (Gramin.) ; do. Munro = Ochlandra. 

 Beetroot, Beta vulgaris L. ; sugar-, a var. 



Befaria Mutis (Bejaria}. Ericaceae (i. i). 20 trop. and subtrop. Am. 

 B. racemosa Vent, and others (Andes rose) form a consp. feature in 

 the veg., taking the place of Rhododendrons. 



Begonia (Tourn.) L. Begoniaceae. 600 trop. and subtrop., esp. Am. 

 Many cult, for handsome fls. and foliage. Most are perenn. herbs 

 with thick rhiz. or tubers. Several climb by aid of roots like ivy. 

 L. rad. or alt., in two ranks, with large stips. One side of the 1. is 

 larger than the other, whence the name 'elephant's ear,' by which 

 they are sometimes known. The surface of the 1. is easily wetted, 

 and drip-tips are frequent (cf. Fiats}. In the axils groups of little 

 tubers are frequently found ; these are not axillary branches, but are 

 borne upon the true axillary branch, which does not lengthen. They 

 also repr. easily by adv. buds which readily form on pieces of 1. cut 

 off and placed on the soil under suitable conditions of moisture &c. 

 (the common mode used in horticulture). A callus forms over the 

 wound, and in it there develops a meristem which gives rise to one 

 or more buds. 



Infl. axillary, clich. with a bostryx tendency. The first axes 

 usually end in c?, the last and sometimes the last but one in ?, fls. 

 In the i , P 2, valvate, or 4, decussate, corolline; A oo , free or not, 

 the connective often elongated and the anthers variously shaped. In 

 the ?, P 2 5 ; G usu. (i 3), with 2 3 loc., and axile plac. often 

 projecting far into them ; ovules oo , anatr.; styles free. Ovary usu. 

 winged ; the wings persistent upon the capsular fr. No endosperm. 



Begoniaceae. Dicotyledons (Archichl. Parietales). 4 gen. with the 

 characters of Begonia (q.v.). Placed in Passiflorales by BH. 



Begoniella Oliv. Begoniaceae. 3 Colombia. 



Behaimia Griseb. Leguminosae (in. 8). i Cuba. 



Behen-oil, Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn. 



Behnia Didrichsen. Liliaceae (x). i S. Afr. 



Behria Greene. Liliaceae (iv). i S. Calif. 



Behuria Cham. Melastomaceae (i). 7 S. Brazil. 



Beilschmiedia Nees. Lauraceae (11). 40 trop., and Austr., N.Z. 



Bejaria Zea (Befaria Mutis, q.v.). Ericac. (i. i). 15 warm Am. 



Belairia A. Rich. Leguminosae (ill. i). 2 Cuba. 



Belamcanda Adans. Iridaceae (n). i E. As. Cult. orn. fl. 



Belangera Cambess. Cunoniaceae. 10 S. Brazil, Paraguay. 



Belencita Karst. Capparidaceae (n). i Colombia. 



Belladonna, Atropa Belladonna L. 



Belladonna Sweet = Amaryllis L. (Amaryll.). 



Bell apple (W.I.), Passiflora lanrifolia L.; -flower, Campanula, Wahlen- 

 bergia. 



Bellardia All. (Bartsia L. p.p. BH.}. Scroph. (in. 3). i Medit. 



Bellendena R. Br. Proteaceae (i). i Tasmania. 



Bellevalia Lapeyr. = Hyacinthus Tourn. p.p. (Liliac.). 



Bellida Ewart. Compositae (3). i Austr. 



