TETUANDRIA. *9 



circumstances, became a bishop, and in this rank he 

 forgot his former condition, and his former friends ; 

 Linnaeus then named another species of the same 

 genus Browallia data. A plant, which has its leaves 

 in pairs, he named Bauhinia, in honour of two bro- 

 thers, John and Gaspard Bauhins. 1 The name of 

 Banisteria he gave to a climbing plant, in remem- 

 brance of M. Banister, who lost his life by falling 

 from a rock, which he was climbing, in botanical 

 pursuits. 



British Plants of this Order. 



Botanical Generic Names. Common Names- 



1 APHANES 1 PAHSLEY-PrERT 



i BurroNiA l Buffonia 



-4 Cuscuta Q Dodder 



ULML'S CAMPESTRIS COMMOM ENGLISH ELM" 



COMMON HOLLY is a tree of slow growth, tetrag\ 

 and long duration; the wood is close-grained, and 



t John and Gaspard Bauhins wrote a General History of 

 Plants, in 3 vols, folio, published in 1650, in which are de- 

 scribed 52fi6 plants. 



u This Elm is not known to produce any perfect seed, and 

 has been usually propagated by grafts or suckers ; but now, it 

 VOL. I. D 



NIA. 



Four Pistilla. 



