1900 SUPPLEMENT—RECENT INTRODUCTIONS, &C. 
Benincasa—continued. 
horticultural value, but is sometimes grown as a curiosity. 
For culture, see Gourds. 
B. cerifera (wax-bearing). l. yellow, large, moneecious, all 
. axillary, solitary, the males on long peduncles, the females 
shortly stalked; stamens three, free. fr. lft. to 1Jft. long, 
cylindric, with a waxy bloom on the outside. J. roundish- 
reniform, 4in. to 6in. across, deeply cordate at base, palmately 
five-lobed ; petioles 3in. to 4in. long. Tendrils bifid or trifid. 
Branches rather thick. 
BENNETIA. 
- see). 
BENTINCEIA (a commemorative name). Syn. 
Keppleria (of Martins). Orp. Palmz. A small genus 
(two species, according to the ‘Flora of British India”) 
of stove, unarmed Palms, natives of Travancore and the 
Nicobar Islands. Flowers minute, monecious or poly- 
gamous; spadix interfoliolar, branched; spathes many, 
the two lower ones short and incomplete, the upper ones 
bifid. Leaves terminal, equally pinnatisect. For culture, 
see Areca. 
B. ceramica (ceramic). A 
~ hexandra, 
B. Coddapanna (native name). , 
lilac or violet ; spadix lft. to 2ft. long. 
leaflets 2ft. or more in length, lin. broad, close together, linear, 
two-keeled, the tip usually bifid. Stem lin. or more in diameter, 
10ft. to 20ft. high, annulate. Travancore. 
B. nicobarica (Nicobar Islands). ., spadix lft. to 2ft. long, 
decompound, glabrous, the branches and branchlets inserted in 
woody grooves of the rachis. J. 5ft. to 8ft. Jong 5 leaflets 6in. to 
2ft. long, sessile, linear, coriaceous, obscurely bilobed at apex ; 
etioles short. Trunk annulate, Sin. in diameter, 60ft. to 70ft. 
igh. Nicobar Islands. (R. H. 1896, p. 248, f. 93.) SyN. Orania 
nicobarica (J. B. xiii., 1875, p. 331, f. 19-25). 
B. Renda (Renda). A synonym of Cyrtostachys Renda. 
BENZOIN. Included under Lindera (which see). 
BERARDIA. Arctio, 
synonymous with this genus. 
BERBERIS. Nearly 100 species have been described 
as such, but not more than fifty are botanically distinct ; 
about fifteen are Asiatic, one is found in Europe and North 
America, and the rest inhabit the mountainous parts of 
America, from Oregon to Tierra del Fuego. To the species 
described on pp. 181-2, Vol. I., the following should be 
added : 
B. angulosa (angular). Jf. yellow, rather large, the broad 
outer sepals equalling the inner ones; peduncle exceeding 
the leaves, stout, curved. jr. red, globose- or broadly-oblong, 
4in. to 4in. long. 7. lin. to Isin. long, obovate or obovate- 
lanceolate, puberulous, fascicled, usually entire. Branches 
erect, leafy. hk. 4ft. Himalayas, 1844. (B. M. 7071.) 
B. Aquifolium Moseriana (Moser’s). A variety having light 
green leaves, tinged with coppery-red. 
B. A. repens (creeping). The correct name of B. repens. It 
is well adapted for covering rockwork or for edging. 
B. aristata integrifolia GN ede A variety having 
no spines on the edges of the leaves. . 
B. aurahuacensis (Aurahuaca). A synonym of B. Lyciwm. 
B. Bealei (Beale’s). fl. yellow, delightfully fragrant, disposed 
in clustered racemes and sometimes produced as early as the 
end of January. J. yellowish-green, furnished with long, spiny 
teeth. Japan, 1887. A handsome, erect shrub. (G..C. ser. iii., 
vol. i., p. .) Syns. B. nepalensis Bealei, Mahonia Beallit. 
B. Belstaniana (Belstan’s). A garden synonym of B. virescens, 
B. concinna (neat). . bright orange; outer sepals half as long 
as the inner ones; peduncles slender, exceeding the leaves, 
fr. large, oblong, pendulous. 7. obovate, sin, to jin. long, 
spinous-toothed, deep green above, white beneath. h. lft. to 3ft. 
Sikkim Himalaya. much-branched shrub, often forming 
appressed cushions. (B. M. 4744.) 
B. congestifiora hakeoides (crowded-flowered, Hakea-like). 
jl. golden-yellow, in dense, globose, simple or compound heads 
4in. to jin. in diameter, which are sessile or pedunculate. Early 
spring. J. lin. to 2in. long, almost imbricating, sessile or shortly 
petiolate, orbicular or very broadly oblong, thickly coriaceous, 
rigidly spinous-toothed, rounded or cordate at base. h. 6ft. to 
7ft. Chili, 1861. A stout bush. (B. M. 6770.) 
B. diaphana (diaphanous). J. of a clear green; branches clothed 
with spines about jin: long. China, 1895. A vigorous tree. 
B. elegans (elegant). A synonym of B. Lyciwm. 
A synonym of Saussurea (which 
synonym of Rhopaloblaste 
fl., males scarlet ; females 
Arctiwm, and Villaria are 
1. 3ft. to 4ft. long ;- 
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Berberis —continued. 
B. Fendleri (Fendler’s). i. yellow, with some red bracts at the 
base of the calyx, disposed in racemes lin. to 2in. long. Stem 
and branches purplish, shining. Rocky Mountains, 1888. This 
* species is something in the way of our common Barberry 
(B. vulgaris). (G. & F. 1888, i., p. 462, f. 72.) 
B. Fremonti (Fremont’s).* jl. yellow, sweetly scented ; racemes 
ascending, loosely few-flowered. May and June. fr. scarlet, 
large, dry and inflated when ripe. J. pinnate; leaflets in two or 
three pairs, oblong-lanceolate, with two or three large, spine- 
tipped teeth on each side. h 3ft. to 7ft. Texas, Arizona, 1888. 
A splendid and quite hardy, evergreen shrub, preferring a sunny, 
rocky, well-drained situation. (G. & F. 1888, i., p. 496, f. 77.) 
B. gracilis (slender). /. deep yellow, borne on bright red 
pedicels, and disposed in racemes about 3in. long. J. shining 
green, borne on bright red petioles. Branches slender. h. 6ft. 
Mexico. A very pretty, half-hardy Species. 
B. Hookeri (Hooker's). A synonym of B. Wallichiana. 
B. Jamesoni (Jameson's). A synonym of B. Wallichiana. 
B. Lycium (Lycium).* #1. yellow; racemes simple or compound, 
elongated, often corymbose, drooping, longer than the leaves. 
June. jr. violet, ovoid. J. almost. sessile, sub-persistent, 
lanceolate or narrow-obovate-oblong, lin. to 2sin. long, 
coriaceous, mucronate, very spinulose, usually quite entire. 
h. 6ft. to 8ft. Western Himalayas. An erect, rigid shrub. 
(B. M. 7075.) Syns. B. aurahwacensis, B. elegans. 
B. Moseriana (Moser’s). A variety of B. Aquifoliwm. 
B. nepalensis Bealei (Beale’s). A synonym of B. Bealei. 
B. pruinosa (mealy)- fl. sulphur-yellow. fr. pure white. 
2. having their. under-side, as well as the new growths, pure 
white. Yunnan, 1896. A dwarf shrub. 
B. rotundifolia (round-leaved). fl. of a brilliant yellow, dis- 
posed in corymbs. J. entire, veined, rounded, glaucous beneath. 
Chili. A creeping, strongly spiny shrub. 
B. Sieboldii (Siebold’s). This species chiefly differs from our 
common Barberry in its rather paler-coloured and larger flowers, 
and in the leaves having ciliated margins. Japan, 1880. (G. & F. 
* iii., p. 249, f. 38.) 
B. Thunbergii (Thunberg’s).* #7. numerous, small, jin. to sin. 
across, drooping ; sepals red, half as long as the petals, which are 
pale straw-coloured suffused with red. April. 7. in crowded 
tufts all along the branches, sin. to nearly lin. long, obovate or 
spathulate, entire. ae straight, 4in. long. Japan, 1883. A 
low bush. (B. M. 6646.) 
B. virescens (greenish). . sulphur- or greenish-yellow, Jin. in 
diameter, in fascicles or very short racemes. May and June. 
Jr. scarlet or black, narrow-oblong, sin. long. /. gin. to 14in. long, 
tufted, obovate, rounded or apiculate at apex, entire, or the 
larger ones spinulose-toothed. Branches ees divaricating. 
Sikkim Himalaya, 1850. (B. M. 7116.) Syn. B. Belstaniana (of 
gardens). 
B. vulgaris setnensis (Etna). A dwarf bush with peculiar 
zigzag branches and stout spines, and producing its flowers freely. 
B. v. asperma (seedless). An old but uncommon variety, 
forming a stout bush, and in autumn bearing a heavy crop of 
bright scarlet berries. a 
B. v. foliis-purpureis (purple-leaved). One of the best of 
dark-leaved shrubs. It should be propagated by cuttings, layers, 
or division. 
Other good varieties are: amurensis, fructu-albo, and macro- 
carpa. 
BERCHEMIA. Syn. @noplea. About ten species, 
natives of Northern India, Java, China, Eastern tropical 
Africa, and North America, are included in this genus. 
The following should be added to that described on p. 182, 
Vol. I. 
B. racemosa (racemose). /. small, disposed in terminal panicles, 
and succeeded by dark brown berries. J. oblong or oblong-ovate, 
sub-acute. Japan and China, 1888. A hardy, climbing shrub. 
BERGAMOTTE ORANGE. ‘ee Citrus Auran- 
tium Bergamia. 
BERGIA (named in honour of P. J. Bergius, M.D.). 
Syns. Lancretia, Merimea. Orv. Elatiner. A genus 
embracing about fourteen species of greenhouse or hardy, 
prostrate or branched herbs or under-shrubs, allied to 
Elatine. B. verticillata (Syn. B. aquatica) has been intro- 
duced, but is probably not now in cultivation. 
BERIESA. A synonym of Anredera (which see). 
BERKHEYA. Syns. Agriphyllum, Basteria, Croco- 
diloides, Gorteria (of La Marck), Rohria, Zarabellia (of 
Necker). Including Stobea. About seventy species are 
included in the genus, all being South African except one, 
which is found in the tropical region of that continent. To 
