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Banksia — continued. 



B. oocidentalls (western).* Jl. yellow, rather handsome, in spikes 

 about 4in, long. April to Ausust. I. bin. to 6in. long, Jin. bi-oad. 

 It. 5ft. 1803. West coast of New Holland. A beautiful species. 

 (B. M. 3535.) 



B. oleifoUa (olive-leaved). Synonymous with B. inteffrifoUa. 



B. Solanderl (Solander's).* I. 4in. to 5in. Ions, and over 2in. wide, 



deeply pinnatifid, with three to six pairs of lobes on each leaf; 



apex :is if bitten off ; upper side dark green, under silvery white. 



h. 6ft. 1S30. 



B. speciosa (showy).* l. Sin. to 14in. long, about iin. wide, 

 pinnatifid, but divided almost to the midrib ; lobes semicircular, 

 witli a spine on the end of each ; upper side deep green, beneath 

 silvery white, with the midrib clothed with feiTuginous woolly 

 hairs, h. 6ft. 1805. Both this and the preceding species are very 

 handsome, and highly deserving of the most extensive culture. 



B. querclfolia (Oak-leaved). I. cuneate-oblong, deeply incised 

 at the margins, and having a short spine upon each lobe. h. 5ft. 

 1805. (B. 11. 1430.) 



BANKSIA (of Forster). A synonym of Fimelea. 



BAOBAB-TRBE. See Adansonia. 



BAFHIA (from bajihe, a dye; the tree produces the 

 camwood of commerce). Camwood or Barwood. Ord. 

 LeijinninostE. A store tree, requiring- a loam and peat soil. 

 Cuttings, not deprived of any of their leaves, will root in a 

 pot of sand, under a hand g-lass, in heat. 



B. nltlda (shining). Jl. white ; corolla with a roundish spreading 

 vexillum, linear wings, which are about the length of the vexil- 

 lum, and an acute carina ; pedicels two to three together, one- 

 flowered, axillary. June. I. entire, oval-oblong, acuminated, 

 shining, h. 30ft. Sierra Leone, 1793. (L. B. C. 367.) 



BAFTISIA (from bapto, to dye ; so named from the 

 economical use of some of the species). Ord. Leguminosw. 

 North American hardy herbaceous plants, with trifoliate, 

 rarely simple leaves, and racemes of yellowish or blue 

 flowers. They are somewhat shy bloomers, but grow freely 

 in a loamy soil. Propagated by divisions, or, more easily, 

 by seed, which latter may be sown in sand and leaf mould 

 in the open, or in pots placed in a cold frame. 



B. alba (white).* Jt. white ; racemes terminal. June. t. stalked, 

 glabrous ; leaflets elliptic-oblong, obtuse : stipules deciduous, 

 subulate, shorter than the petioles. Branches divaricate, h. 2ft. 

 1724. (B. M. 1177.) 



B. australis (southern).* Jl. blue ; racemes few-flowered, elon- 

 gated, shorter than the branches. June. I. stalked, smooth ; 

 leaflets oblong-cuneated, obtuse, four times longer than the 

 petiole ; stipules lanceolate, acute, twice the length of the petiole. 

 Stem branched, diffuse, h. 4ft. to 5ft. 1768. (Flora, 1856, 2 ; 

 B. .M. 509.) 



B. confasa (confused), fl. dark blue, alternate, bracteate ; 

 racemes elongated. June. I. stalked, smooth ; leaflets oblong- 

 cuneated or obovate ; stipules linear-lanceolate, tmce the length 

 of the petioles. Stem branched, h. 1ft. to 2ft. 1758. 



B. exaltata (exalted).* Jl. deep blue ; racemes many-flowered, 

 elongated, twice the lengtli of the branches. June. I. ternate, 

 stalked ; leaflets lanceolate-obovate, five times longer than the 

 petioles ; stipules lanceolate, acuminated, three times longer than 

 the petioles. Stem erect, branched, h. 3ft. to 4ft. 1812. (S. B. 

 F. G. 97.) 



B. leucophcaa (dusky- white). ,/^. cream-coloured ; racemes niany- 

 tlowered, lateral, with the flowers leaning to one side. July. 

 I. sessile, somewhat villous ; leaflets rhomboid-obovate ; stipules 

 and bracts ovate, acute, broad, leafy, h. 1ft. 1870. (B. M. 6900.) 



B* minor (less). Jl. blue ; racemes axillary, bracteate. June. 

 L, leaflets rhomboid-lanceolate ; stipules lanceolate, longer than 

 tlie petioles. Stem erect, solid, h. lit. to 2ft. 1829. 



B. perfoliata (perfoliate-leaved).* /. yellow, small, axillary, 

 solitary. August. I. perfoliate, roundish, quite entire, rather 

 glaucous. A. 3ft. 1793. (B. M. 3121.) 



B. tinctoria (dyers').* Jl. yellow, with wings each furnished with 

 a callosity, or lateral tooth ; racemes terminal, t. stalked, upper 

 ones nearly sessile ; leaflets roundish-obovate ; stipules setaceous, 

 almost obsolete, h. 2ft. to 3ft. 1759. (L. B. C. 588.) 



BARBACEITIA (named after M. Barbacena, a Gover- 

 nor of Minas Geraes). Formerly placed in Ord, Hcemo- 

 doracew, but now referred by IJentham and Hooker to 

 Amaryllidacece. Very singular and pretty stove ever- 

 green herbaceous perennials, allied to Vellozia. Flowers 

 purple, large, showy ; perianth funnel-shaped, resinosely 

 hairy on the outside ; limb spreading ; scapes one-flowered, 

 usually clothed with glandular hairs. Leaves firm, spiral, 

 spreading, acutely keeled. Liudley says that they are 

 capable of existing in a dry, hot air without contact with 



Barbacenia— continued, 

 the earth, on which account they are favourites in South 

 American gardens, where, with Orchids and Bromeliada, 

 they are suspended in the dwelling houses, or hung to 

 the balustrades of the balconies, in which situ.ition they 

 flower abundantly, filling the air mth their fragrance. 

 They are rarely seen in our gardens. They m.ay be grown 

 in baskets of fibrous loam and peat, with some nodules of 

 charcoal added. 



Fir,. 205. Flower of Barbacenia purpurea. 



B. purpurea (purple).* jl. funnel-shaped, six-cleft, terminal, soli- 

 tary ; ovarium elongated, tuberculated. July. I. linear, keeled, 

 with spiny serratures. h. l^ft. Brazil, 1825. See Fig. 205. 

 (B. M. 2777.) 



B* Kogleri (Rogers').* Jl. purple ; scape and ovaria tubercled ; 

 tilaments broad, bifid. July. I. linear, acuminated, imbricate, 

 with broad stem-clasping bases, finely spinely serrated on the mar- 

 gin, and keel recurved ; caudex short, h. l^ft. Brazil, 1850. 

 (L. J. F. 82.) 



BABiBADOS CHBKRY. See ISXalpigliia. 



BARBADOS GOOSBBBRRY. See Fereskia 

 aculeata. 

 BARBADOS LILT. See Hippeastrnm eciuestre. 



BARBAREA (anciently called Herb of St. Barbara). 

 Winter Cross ; American Cress. Ord. Crucifeni'. Hardy 

 glabrous perennial herbs. Flowers yellow ; racemes erect, 

 terminal. Stems erect. They are of easy culture, but 

 scarcely worth growing in the pleasure garden. Propagated 

 by cuttings, suckers, divisions, or seeds. 



B* prsecosE (early). L, lower ones lyrate; terminal lobe ovate; 

 upper ones pinnate-parted ; lobes linear-oblong, quite entire, h. 

 1ft. to lift. Commonly known as American, or Black American 

 Cress. Here and there on roadsides, and in dry gravelly places 

 in Great Britain. An escape from cultivation. (Sy. En. B. 124.) 



B. vulgaris (common). I., lower ones lyrate ; terminal lobe 

 roundish ; upper ones obovate, toothed, or pinnatifid. . /(. IJft. 

 The double flowering form of this native species is the only one 

 of this genus worth growing for beauty ; it is generally known 

 as Double Yellow Rocket. The variegated form is also rather 

 pretty, and comes true from seed. (Sy. En. B. 120.) 



BARBATUS. Having long weak hairs, in one or 

 more tufts ; bearded. 



BARBERRY. See Berberis. 



BARBIERIA (in honour of J. B. G. Barbier, M.D., 

 a French physician and naturalist, author of " Prin- 

 cipes Generaux de Pharmacologie ou de Mati^re Medioale," 

 Paris, 1806). Ord. Legujuinosw. An ornamental stove 

 evergreen, requiring a mixture of peat, loam, and sand. 

 Propagated by cuttings of half-ripened wood, which should 

 be placed in sand, irnder a glass, in stove heat. 



B. polyphylla (many-leaved).* Jt. scarlet, 2in long ; racemes 

 axillary, few-flowered, shorter than the leaves. I. impari-pinnate, 

 with nine to eleven pairs of elliptic-oblong, niucronate leaflets, 

 pubescent in an adult state. Porto Rico, 1818. Syns. Clitorea 

 polyphylla and Galactia pinnata. 



