62 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



nials. Soil peaty and rather cool. Propagated by seeds : 

 the annuals sown in March in a mild hot-bed, and planted 

 out in May, or sown in the open ground in May ; the bi- 

 ennials sown in July, and kept in frames during winter. B. 

 aurea, which is the principal sort cultivated, is very pretty. 



B. albesce7is (white) ; half-hardy annual ; 2 feet ; flowers white, 

 in July; Chili; 183 1. B. aurea (golden); half-hardy annual; 

 2 feet; flowers yellow, in July; California; 1834. B.oiiiata 

 (ornate) ; half-hardy biennial ; 2 feet ; flowers white, in August ; 

 Missouri ; 181 1. B. fiuda (naked) ; half-hardy biennial ; 2 feet ; 

 flowers white, in August ; Missouri; 181 1. 



Bastard Indigo. See Amorpha. 



Batschia. [Boraginaceae.] Hardy perennials. Good 

 loamy garden soil. Increased either by seeds or by division. 



B. canescens (hoary); hardy perennial; 18 inches; flowers 

 yellow, in July; North America; 1826. D. loiigijlora (long- 

 flowered) ; hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in May ; 

 Missouri ; 1812. B. sericea (silky) ; hardy perennial ; 6 inches : 

 flowers yellow, in July ; North America ; 1825.^ 



Bead-Tree. See Melia. 



Bear's Breech. See Acanthus. 



Bear's Ear. See Arctotis. 



Bear's Ear Sanicle. See Cortusa. 



Bear's Grape. See Arctostaphylos. 



Bedstraw. See Galium. 



Beech. See Fagus. 



Belladonna Lily. [Amaryllidaceae.] A beautiful spe- 

 cies of Amaryllis (A. Belladonna), occasionally used as a 

 bedding plant. The foliage dies in July, and the spike of 

 pink lily-like flowers is produced on a tall stem in Septem- 

 ber. After blooming, the bulb should be potted, and the 

 growth of foliage encouraged, as on this depends the bloom 

 of the next year. The bulb is tender, and must not be ex- 

 posed to frost. 



* Now referred to Lithospermum. 



