58 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



a. B. Barbdrca (L. ) MacM. (E. Barbarea L., B. vulgaris K. Br. ) 



Europe and northern Asia, nat. in U. S. Winter-cress, Land- 

 cress, Herb Barbara, Cassabully, Bitter or Bocket Cress, French 

 or Normandy Cress, St. Barbara's Cress, Yellow Kocket, Win- 

 ter or Wound Rocket, Yellow Scurvy-grass, Hedge Mustard, 

 St. Barbara's herb; Ger. Winterkresse, Winterbrunnenkresse; 

 Fr. Herbe de Ste. Barbe. Plant antiscorbutic, sometimes used 

 for salad. 



b. B. praecox (J. E. Sm.) E. Br. (E. precox. J. E. Sm.). 



Europe, adv. in U. S. Early Winter-cress, Belle Isle Cress, 

 Land Cress. Properties of (a). 



236. BAR6SMA, Willd. 1809 (Baryosma). Buchu. Riitaceae. 

 From Greek, of "heavy odor". Syn. Bucco, Wendl., 1808, 



Parapetalifera, Wendl. 1808, Diosma, in part. Strong-scented 

 evergreen shrubs. About 15 species, southern Africa. 



a. B. betulina (Thunb.) Bart. & Wend. (D. betulina Thunb., D. 



crenata DC, Bucco Jbetulina R. & Sch. ). Southern Africa. 

 Buchu, Short Buchu; Ger. Bukko; Fr. Buchu, Bucco (Codex). 

 jLmres (of this and the following), Buchu, U. S. P., Buchu 

 folia, Br.,Fol. barosmae v. diosmse v. buchu v. bucco. Stimu- 

 lant diuretic, stomachic. 



b. B. cremilaia (L. )Hook. (D. crenulata L., B. crenata Kze. 



D. odorata DC., D. latifoliaLodd. ). Southern Africa. Same 

 names and properties as (a). 



c. B, serratifolia (Curt.) W^illd. (D. serratifolia Curt.). Long- 



leaf Buchu, Long Buchu. Properties of (a), but containing 

 less volatile oil. 



237. BARTLETTIA, A. Gray. Bartlettia. Conipositae. 



Named for J. R. Bartlett, Commi&sioner Mexican Boundary 

 Survey. Slender winter annual with yellow tiowers. One 

 species, Mexican border of LT. S. 



238. BART6nIA, Muhl. Bartonia. Gentianaceae. 



Named for Prof. B. S. Barton, of Philadelphia, d. 1815. 

 Syn. Centaurella, Saginaf, in part. Slender, almost leafless 

 annuals or biennials. Two or three species, eastern U. S. 



a. B. yirgrinica (L. ) B. S. P. (Sagina Virginica L. , B. tenella 

 Willd. ). Eastern U. S. Yellow Bartonia, Screwstem. 



239. BARTSIA, L. Bartsia. Scrophnlariaceae. 



Named for John Bartsch, Prussian botanist, d. 1738. Peren- 

 nial herbs, some parasitic. About 6 species, northern hemi- 

 sphere; 1 in U. S. 



240. BASSIA, Koenig. Mahwa, etc. Sapotaceae. 



Named for Ferdinand Bassi, Italian botanist, d. 1774. Syn. 

 Butyrospermum, Illipe, in part. Trees. About 25 species, 

 India and East Indies. 



a. B. biityrdeea Roxb. India. Indian Butter-tree, Phulwara. 

 Seeds yield a tallow-like fat, Fulwa butter. 



