62 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



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

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

 in July; Chili; 1831. B. aurea (golden); half-hardy annual; 

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

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

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

 flowers white, in August ; Missouri ; 181 1. 



Bastard Indigo. See Amorpha. 



Batschia. Hardy perennials. Good loamy garden soil. 

 Increased either by seeds or by division. 



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

 yellow, in July; North America; 1826. B. longiflora (long- 

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

 Missouri; 18 12. B. sericeais'iSkf); 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. A beautiful species of Amar^^llis 

 (A. Belladonna)^ occasionally used as a bedding plant. 

 The foliage dies in July, and the spike of pink lily-like flow- 

 ers is produced on a tall stem in September. After bloom- 

 ing, 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 exposed to frost. 



