GARDEN FLOWERS. 6 1 



one side may not be drawn more than another. By con- 

 stant shifting, as the plants fill the pots, and keeping them 

 near the glass, they can be grown very large, much branched, 

 and the flowers will cover the branches. Compared with 

 the double varieties of the common Balsam, the other 

 species are unimportant, though some of the stove species, 

 when well grown, are very beautiful. Balsams also do well 

 if sown in a hot-bed and planted out after the weather has 

 become settled. 



B. hortensis (garden) ; tender annual ; 3 feet ; flowers various, 

 in July ; East Indies ; 1596. 



There seems to be no reason for making this new genus 

 from Impatiejis. The plant is better named Impatiens Bal- 

 samina. 



Baneberry. See Act^a. 



Banksian Rose. See Rosa. 



Baptisia. [LeguminosEe.] Hardy perennials, with pa- 

 pilionaceous blossoms. Common loamy soil. Multiplied 

 by division and seed. 



B. alba (white) ; hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers white, in 

 June; North America ; 1724. B. a7istralts {soxxXhtm) ; hardy 

 perennial ; 3 feet ; flowers blue, in June ; North America ; 1758. 

 B. lanceolata (lanceolate) ; hardy perennial ; i foot ; flowers yel- 

 low, in July; North America ; 181 8. B. jn ollis {soii) ; hardy 

 perennial; 18 inches; flowers blue, in June; North America ; 

 1824. B. villosa (villous); hardy perennial; 2 feet; flowers 

 yellow, in June ; North America ; 181 1. 



Barrenwort. See Epimedium. 



Barbarea. [Cruciferae.] Hardy herbaceous plants, al- 

 lied to Arabis, readily increased by seed and division, grow- 

 ing in garden soil ; not ornamental. 



The species are B. arcuata, Orthocera^ precox, strida, Tau- 

 rka, and vulgaris ; all with yellow flowers. 



Bartonia. [Loasaceae.] Half-hardy annuals and bien- 



