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The Dictionary of Gardening, 



Bauhinia — ronfinued. 



B. acuminata (tapor-i)ointe(Meave(l). Jl. pure wliite ; petals 

 hniaiUy (ivati;, hunlly sUpitate. Jniiti. I. rather cordate at the 

 hasc!, siiUKithish ; luiittets connected beyond the middle, ovate, 

 acuminated, parallel, four-nerved. h. 5ft. to 6ft. Malabar, 

 1808. 



B. aurlta (eared). Jl. white ; petals ovate, on short stipes. August. 

 /. glabrous, cordate at the base; leaflets connected the fourth 

 part of their l^-n^ith, oblongdanceolate, nearly parallel, six to 

 eight-nerved, h. 4ft. to 6ft. Jamaica, 1756. 



B. corymbosa (corymbose).* /. in loose racemes ; petals pinkish, 

 regular, crenulated at the edge Summer. L, leaflets semi-oval, 

 obtuse, parallel, connected nearly to the middle, three-nerved, 

 cordate at the base, the nerves on the under surface, as well as 

 tlie petioles, branches, and calyces, clothed with rufous villi. 

 .Shrubby climber. India, 1818. (G. C. 1881, xvi., p. 204.) 



B, inermis (unarmed). Jl. white ; petals linear ; racemes terminal, 

 I>:it1rss, simple. /. ovate at the base, fen-uginous beneath ; leaf- 

 b-ts (il.lung, acute, four-nerved, parallel, connected a little beyond 

 tliu middle, h. 6ft. to 8ft. Mexico, 1810. 



B. multlnerva ^many-nerved), .rf. snow-white ; petals linear. 

 Legume Sin. to 12in. long. I. ellip'tic, rounded at the base, mem- 

 branous, sliining above, rather pilose beneath; nerves ferruginous ; 

 leaflets semi-ovate, obtuse, approximate, five-nerved ; free. h. 

 20ft. Caraccas, 1817. 



B. natalensls (Natal).* Jl. white, lAin. across, opposite the leaves. 

 SupU'Tuber. I. small, alternate, of two obliquely-oblong rounded 

 k-atlets. Natal, 1870. (B. M. 6086.) 



B. petlolata (long-petioled). Jl. white, Sin. long, in terminal 

 clusters. Autumn. L stalked, ovate-acuminate, five-nerved, 

 glabrous. Columbia, 1852. 8vn. Caspar ia speciosa. (B. M. 6277.) 



B. pubescens (downy). Jl. white, large, much crowded ; petals 

 obovate ; peduncles three to four-flowered. I. rather cordate at 

 tlie base, pubescent beneath and on the petioles ; leaflets con- 

 nected beyond the middle, oval, obtuse, four-nerved, nearly 

 parallel, h. 4ft. to 6ft. Jamaica, 1823. 



B. purpurea (pnri)le). Jl., petals red, one of them streaked with 

 white on the claw, lanceolate, acute. Legume linear, 1ft. long. 

 I. cordate at the base, coriaceous, ultimately glabrous ; leaflets 

 connected much above the middle, broadly ovato, obtuse, four- 

 nerved ; free. h. 6ft. India, 1778. 



B. racomosa (racemose), ji. white ; petals obovate, obtuse ; 

 raceme somewhat corymbose. I. cordate at the base, clothed with 

 silky villi beneath, as well as on the peduncles, petioles, branches, 

 calyces, and petals ; leaflets broadly ovate, obtuse, connected to 

 the middle, five-nerved. India, 1790. Shrubby climber. (B. F. S. 

 182.) 



B, tomentosa(tomcntose). Jl., petals pale yellow, with a red spot 

 at the claw, olK)vate, obtuse ; peduncles one to three-flowered. 

 I. ovate or roundish at the base ; under surface villous, as well Jis 

 the petioles, branches, stipides, peduncles, bracts, and calyces ; 

 leaflets connected beyond the middle, oval, obtuse, three to four- 

 nerved, h. 6ft. to 12ft. Ceylon, 1808. 



B. variegata (variegated).* _/7.. red, marked with white, and 

 yellow at the base, in loose terminal racemes; petals ovate, nearly 

 sessile. June. I. cordate at the base, glabrous ; leaflets broadly- 

 ovate, obtuse, five-nerved, connected beyond the middle; free. 

 /(. 20ft. ]\Ialabar, 1690. 



B. V. chinensls (Chinese). Jl., petals lilac, with one purple spot 

 at tlie base of each, acute. I. nniuded at the base. China. 



BAWD-MONEY. 8ee Meum. 



BAY-TREE. See Laurus nobilis. 



BEAK. Anytliing^ re?enibling tlie beak of a bird, as in 

 Aronilur)i ; the point which ends the helmet or upper sepal ; 

 hard, sharp points. 



BEAM TREE. See Fyrus Aria. 



BEAN BEETLE {Bruckxis granarius). This insect, 

 by depositing- its eggs in the seeds of Beans and Peas, 

 causes a great amount of injury. It is about an eighth of 

 an inch long-, black, with brown hairs and white spots ; tip 

 of the tail prolonged, downy; front pair of leg's reddisli. 

 The most effectual means of prevention is to destroy, 

 when sowing, aU seeds infested by it; and this may bo 

 detected by the skin of the seed being unusiially trans- 

 parent above the tunnel for exit. Imported seeds of 

 Broad Beans are often much infested. " Dipping the 

 Beans or Peas in boiling water for one minute is stated 

 to kill the grub inside; but, as dipping for four minutes 

 generally destroys the germinating power, the experiment 

 is much too hazardous for general use " (Ormerod). 



BEAN CAPER. See Zygopliyllum. 



BEAN FLY. See Aphides and Black Fly. 



BEANS. There are three sections of these in cul- 

 tivation for garden purposes, viz. : The Dwarf or French 

 Bean ; the Climbing, or Scarlet Bunnor ; and the ordinary 

 Broad Bean. See also Faba and Phaseolus. 



Fio. 209. r.R0AD r.ri;AN Plant m Flower (Faba vuloahis). 



Soil. All Beans like a somewhat loamy soil, which, 

 to secure good crops, must be deeply worked and heavily 



Fig. 210. Pods of Broad Bean. 



manured. The Kidney Beans, dwarf and tall, however, do 

 not care for so heavy a soil as th"e Broad and Long-podded 

 kinds; and this fact should be borne in mind when selecting 



Fig. 211. Broad Bean Seed. 



their respective situations. The term Kidney is generally 

 applied to both the Dwarf or French and the Climbing 

 or Scarlet Bunner. 



