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BIGELOVIA (of Sprengel). A synonym of Sperma- 
coce (which see). 
BIGENERIC. A term applied to a hybrid between 
plants of different genera. ° 
BIGNONIA. This genus embraces about 120 species, 
all American, and mostly tropical. To those described on 
p. 189, Vol. I., the following should be added. Several 
species formerly included here are now referred to 
Adenocalymna, Amphilophium, Catalpa, Chilopsis, 
Distictis, Jacaranda, Macfadyena, Pawlownia, 
Pithecoctenium, Spathodea, Stereospermum, 
Tabebuia, and Tecoma. 
B. buccinatoria (trumpet-like). The correct name (B. M, 7516) 
of B. Cherere. SYN. Pithecocteniwm buceinatorium. 
B. Catalpa (Catalpa). A synonym of Catalpa bignoniotdes. 
B. Chamberlaynii (Chamberlayn’s). A synonym of Anemo- 
pegma racemosum. 
B. chrysantha. The correct name is Jabebuia chrysantha. 
B.leucantha. The correct name is Dictictis leucantha. 
B. pallida. The correct name is Tabebuia leucoxyla. 
B. perforata (perforated). jl. disposed in a short, terminal 
raceme; calyx inflated, with torn margins; corolla 2in. long, 
ubescent outside. August. J. trifoliolate and conjugate ; 
eaflets stalked, ovate, pellucid-dotted. Brazil, 1881. lant 
tomentose. 
B. purpurea (purple). jl. bright rose-purple with a pale throat, 
rather large; limb Spreading, the five divisions emarginate ; 
cymes axillary, many-flowered. J., leaflets two or sometimes 
three, petiolulate, acuminate, 3in. to 4in. long, entire or slightly 
toothed. South America, reintroduced in 1898. (B. M. 5800 ; 
G. C. 1898, ii., p. 398, f. 114.) 
B. regalis (royal). jl. bright yellow and red, large and_ ex- 
ceedingly beautiful. J. opposite, elliptic-lanceolate. British 
Guiana, 1885. A very handsome climber. 
B. Rodigasiana (Rodigas’). J. bright green, with white varie- 
ations, tinted with rosy-red when in a young state. 1893. 
I. H. 1893, t. 183.) 
B. rugosa (wrinkled).* jl. in small, shortly stalked, axillary 
eymes; corolla primrose-coloured, the tube 2in. to 24in. long, 
slightly curved, the limb short, five-lobed. October. J. bifolio- 
late; leaflets Sin. to 4in. long, oblong, acuminate, rounded or 
cordate at base; petioles lin. to lsin. Jong, ending in a bifid 
tendril. Caraccas, 1890. Plant hairy. (B. M. 7124.) 
B. spectabilis. The correct name is Tabebuia spectabilis. 
B. venusta. /l., corolla deep orange (not crimson),. SYN. 
Pyrostegia ignea. 
BILLARDIERA. Syn. Labillardiera. The six species 
forming this genus are all natives of extra-tropical 
Australia. To the species described on p. 189, Vol. I., the 
following should be added: 
B. cymosa (cymose). jl. bluish or violet-purple ; corymbs several- 
flowered, shortly pedunculate or nearly sessile, 7, usually lanceo- 
late or oblong-linear, sessile or nearly so, obtuse or shortly 
ointed. Branches more or less twining, or sometimes short and 
exuous. 1868. 
BILLBERGIA. Including Helicodea. According to 
J. G. Baker's monograph of the Bromeliacezx, this genus 
embraces about three dozen distinct species, natives of 
tropical South America. To the species, varieties, &c., 
described on pp. 190-1, Vol. I., the following should be 
added : 
B. amabilis (lovely). A synonym of B. vittata. 
B. ameena is a synonym of B. speciosa. 
B. andegavensis (Angers). jl. having a spreading limb, the 
tube and centre dark red, broadly bordered with violaceous- 
indigo; bracts bright red ; pecans arching, mealy-white. 
l. broad, obtuse, pale green. 1886. A garden ‘hybrid between 
B. thyrsoidea and B. Moreli. 
B. aurantiaca (orange). 
Laurentii. 
B. Bakeri (B. H. 1880, p. 166, t. 8). 
B. pallescens (B. M. 6342). 
B. Baraquiniana is identical with B. decora. 
B. bicolor (two-coloured). A form of B. pyramidalis. 
B. Binoti (Binot’s). jl., bracts, stem, &c., red; inflorescence 
pendulous. J. ina rosette, deep green above, the lower portion 
tinted with reddish-purple; under-surface light green, lined 
with white. 
A garden.synonym of Karatas 
The correct name of 
Organ Mountains, Brazil, 1896. Allied ~ to 
B. speciosa. 
B. bivittata (twice-striped). A synonym of Cryptanthus 
bivittatus. 
THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Billbergia—continued. 
B. Blireiana (Blire’s). /l. sub-sessile; sepals green, pink, and 
blue; petals green at base, with indigo-blue lobes...» A garden 
hybrid between B. nutans and B, iridifolia, 1889, 
B. Breauteana (Breauté’s). A synonym of B. vittato-Bakeri. 
B. Brongniarti (Brongniart’s). A synonym of Portea kerme- 
sina. 
B. Bruanti (Bruant’s). #., calyx very pale green, tipped with 
blue; corolla very pale yellowish-green; bracts dark red; 
peduncle rosy, slender, nearly as long as the leaves. J. green, 
obtuse, toothed, forming a cup-like rosette. 1885. A garden 
hybrid between B. pallescens and B. decora, 
B. Canterze (Canter’s). jl. pale greenish-yellow; bracts deep 
rose-colour, large; inflorescence pendulous, shorter than the 
leaves. 1897. A handsome plant, belonging to the section 
Helicodea. (R. H. 1897, p. 60.) 
B. Cappei (Cappe’s). A synonym of B. vittato-Bakeri. 
B. Croyiana (Croy’s). A variety of B. pyramidalis. 
B. decora (comely). jl., petals greenish, 2in. long, curling up 
spirally from the base; spike dense, pendulous, simple, 3in. to 
4in. long, almost hidden by the large, bright red, oblong-lanceo- 
late bracts; peduncle lft. long. January. J. eight or ten in a 
rosette, lorate, acute, 14ft. to 2ft. long, Zin. broad in the middle, 
dilated and clasping at base, with transverse, mealy bands, the 
margins spiny. Para, 1864. (B. H. 1875, p: 221, tt. 13,14; B. M. 
6937.) Syns. B. Baraquiniana (I. H. 1864, 421), Helicodea Bara- 
quiniana. 
B. decoro-nutans (hybrid). fl. few, racemose, about 3in. long; 
sepals iridescent, reddish at base, blue at the tips, sin. long ; 
corolla greenish-yellow, the lobes 2in. long, circinately rolled up; 
bracts rich, bright rosy-crimson, boat-shaped, broadly lanceolate, 
acuminate; peduncle cylindrical, glabrous, pendulous, lft. long. 
Belgian gardens, 1884, A pretty hybrid. Syn. B. Windi. 
B. Enderi (Ender’s). A synonym of Quesnelia Enderi. 
B. Euphemiz (Mme. Morren’s).* jl. six to twelve in a lax, 
drooping spike Jin. to 4in. long, nearly sessile, the lower ones 
subtended by large bracts ; sepals reddish, horny; petals about 
2in. long, with greenish-yellow claws and bright violet tips; 
peduncle lft. long. April. /., produced ones five or six in a 
closely convolute rosette, about lft. long, lsin. to 2in. broad, 
horny, narrowed to an acute point, lepidote-scaly, the margins 
maely prickly. South Brazil. (B. H. 1872, tt. 12; B. M. 
B. Euphemiz-speciosa (hybrid). A hybrid between the 
species indicated. Syn. B, Huphemie amena. 
B. farinosa (mealy). A synonym of B. zebrina. 
B. fasciata (banded). A synonym of chmea fasciata. 
B. Gireoudiana (Gireoud’s). /l. in an upright spike; calyx 
rose, satis bluish towards the tips; petals twice as long as 
the sepals, blunt, the claw reddish-white at the base, blue at the 
tip; peduncle white, with carmine-red bracts. J. broadly strap- 
shaped (the inner ones rolled round each other into a wide tube), 
finely serrated, striped red beneath, deep blackish-purple 
towards the base. A garden hybrid between B. Saundersti and 
B. thyrsoidea. 
B. Glaziovii (Dr. Glaziou’s). A synonym of Quesnelia strobilispica. 
B. Glymiana (Glym’s). A synonym of B. Moreli. 
B. horrida (horrid). jl. borne in a simple, erect spike, 3in. to 4in. 
long; petals pale green, tipped with violet, 14in. long, falcate 
from the top of the calyx; peduncle lft. long. 7. about ten in 
a utricular rosette, lft. to 14ft. long, 2in. to 24in. broad, connivent 
for the lower 6in. to Yin., deltoid-cuspidate at the tip, the 
marginal prickles more conspicuous than in any other species. 
Brazil, 1856. (B. H. 1876, t. 22; R. G. 1859, t. 272.) 
B. h. tigrina (tiger-striped). jl., petals narrow, 2in. long. 
2. brown, copiously banded with white on the back. 
B. ianthina (violet). A garden synonym of B. Leopoldi. 
B. intermedia (intermediate). A garden name for B. vittato- 
nutans. 
B. Jenischiana (J enisch’s). A hybrid between B. pyramidalis 
and B. Moreli. 
B. Krameriana (Kramer's). 
and B. speciosa. 
B. leodiensis (Li¢ge). A garden name for B. vittato-nutans. 
B. Leopoldi (Leopold'’s).* jl. ina dense, oblong spike 6in. to Yin. 
long ; petals violet, 2in. long; peduncle drooping, 14ft. long, the 
upper six or eight leaves bright red- Summer. re eight to ten in 
a rosette, 3ft. to 34ft. long, 2in. to 24in. broad, connivent for 1ft., 
horny, channelled, transversely fasciated with white on the back, 
the marginal prickles small. Island of Santa Catherina, Brazil, 
1847. (B. H. 1871, tt.1-4.) Syns. B. ianthina and B. nuptialis 
(of gardens), Helicodea Leopoldi (I. H., under t. 421). 
B. Liboniana. (B. H. 1877, p. 57, t. 34; F. d. S. 1048; 
L. J. F. t. 197.) 
B. macrocalyx (large-calyxed). jl. in a drooping raceme Zin. 
to 4in. long; petals green, tipped with violet-blue, lin. longer 
than the calyx; peduncle mealy, lft. long, with five or six 
red bract-leaves. April. ?. only three or four in a rosette, 
A hybrid between B. pyramidalis 
