FOREIGN PLANTS 147 



Bead tree. Melia Azedarach (Meliac.) India. 



Bean. Numerous species and varieties of Leguminosae. The 



so-called French — , Phaseolus vulgaris (S. Amer.) ; the 



Scarlet runner, P. multiflorus (P. coccineus) S. Amer, the 



Broad — , Vicia Faha (Eur.) ; the Soya — , Glycine hispida 



China. The Hyacinth — , Dolichos Lablab (India). The 



Kaiïir — , Yigna sinensis. Snijboontje = French bean. 

 Bebroeide eiers v. Abutilon. 

 Beef -wood. Casuarina Cunninghamiana, etc. (Casuarin.) 



India, Austral. & E. Afr. Often called G. equisetifolia. 

 Beet. Beta vulgaris. (Chenopod.) N. Eur. Various cultivated 



varieties, e.g., red — , sugar — , mangold (mangelwurzel). 

 Begonia. 350 species, mostly tropical, a few only hardy enough 



for outdoor cultivation, e.g. B. Evansiana (China). 

 Beiombra (bella sombra) tree. Phytolacca dioica (Phytol.) 



S. Amer. 

 Bessieboom = Bead tree. 



Bigno'nia. Several species, esp. B. australis (Bignon.). 

 Billber'gia. B. nutans (Bromeliac.) Brazil. 

 Blue bottle == Cornflower. 

 Blue tree =Jacaranda. 

 Boekweet = Buckwheat. 

 Boon =Bean. 



Borage. Borago officinalis (Boragin.) E. Medit. 

 Bottle brush. GaJUstemon salignus, etc. (Myrtac.) Austral. 

 Bougainvil'lea (Nyctaginac). B. spectahilis in several 



varieties. Brazil. 

 Bouvar'dia (Rub.). B. ternifolia. C. Amer. 

 Box. Buxiis sempervirens (Buxac). S. Eur. 

 Brazil cherry. Eugenia hraziliensis (Myrtac). S. Amer. 

 Bridal wreath. Boussingaultia haselloides (Basellaceae, 



allied to Portulac.) S. Amer. 

 Brinjal = Egg plant. 

 Broom. Several spec, of Gytinus (Papil.). The common 



English — , is G. scoparius, the Spanish — , Spartium 



junceum. Medit. 

 Brunfel'sia. B. americana etc. (Solan.). Trop. America. 

 Buckwheat. Fagopyrum esculentum (Chenopod.). C. Asia. 



Cabbage. Brassica oleracea (Cruciferae) Cult, forms are 

 Cabbage, cauliflower, kale, broccoli, kohlrabi; originally 

 from S. Eur. 



Cactus. Various species of Opuntia, Gereus, EchinocactuSf 

 Melocactus, etc, from C. Amer. Sometimes erroneously 

 applied to species of Euphorbia and Hoodia. 



