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Bigfnonia — continued, 

 every mornmjj, and water Bparingly. If well managed, 

 they will root in about two months, and should then have 

 the glasses left off every night for a week ; they should 

 then be transferred to Bmall pots in the compost above 

 described, passing it through a coarse sieve, to extract the 

 Btones and rough pieces of soil. After potting, the plants 

 should be kept close for a short time, till they are able to 

 bear full exposure to the light. In a year's time, they 

 will be large enough to plant out in their permanent 

 quarters. Bignonias may also be increased by layering. 

 B. eaquinoxialis (equinoxial). Jl. yellow ; peduncles two-flowered, 

 terminal ones racemose. June to October. I. glabrous, conju- 

 gate : leaflets oblong-lanceolate. Tendrils simple, axillary. 

 Cayenne, 1768. 



B. 89. Cbamberlaynil (Chamberiayn's).* jt., corolla yellow, funnel- 

 shaped ; .segments obtuse ; racemes axillary, six to eight-flowered. 

 April to October, i., leaflets ovate, acuminated, glabrous, shining 

 above. Tendrila strong, simple. Brazil, 1820. (B. E. 741.) 



B. cssculifolla (Chestnut-leaved). A synonym of TabeMtia 

 CEiScuti/olia, 



B. apurenslB (Apuran). Ji. pedicellate, 2in. long ; corolla yellow, 

 funnel-shaped, with roundish, spreading, nearly equal lobes ; 

 spikes terminal, sessile. I. ternate ; leaflets elliptic-oblong, short- 

 acuminated, acutisb at the base. Shady banks of the river 

 Apures, near El Diamante, 1824. 



B. axgyreo-vlolascens (silvery-violet). I. white-veined, in a 

 young state violet. South America, 1865. (F. M. 1865, 26.) 



B. anrantlaoa (orange), jl. orange-coloured. South America, 1874. 



B. oapreolata (tendrilled).* Jl., corolla orange; peduncles 

 axillary, cme-fluwered, crowded. April to August. I. conjugate ; 

 leaflets cordate oblong ; lower ones simple. Tendrils small, trifld. 

 North America, 1710. Hardy in south of England. (B. M. 864.) 



B. o. atrcHBangninea (dark blood-red). JL red-purple. Summer. 

 United States. (B. M. 6501.) 



B. Cherere (Chirere).* Ji., corollas orange, 2in. long; cymes 

 axillary. June to November, t., lower ones ternate, upper ones 

 conjugate, cirrhose ; leaflets ovate, acummated, sometimes sub- 

 cordate, glabrous. Guiana (in woods and on the banks of rivers), 

 1824. (B. R. 1301.) 



B. Cliica (Chica). Ji., corolla funnel-abaped, violaceous ; limb with 

 nearly equal, rounded segments ; pamcles axillary, pendulous. 

 t. Bin. to lOin. long, abruptly bipinnate ; leaflets conjugate, elliptic- 

 ovate, acuminated, deeply cordate, glabrous. Tendrils simple. 

 Banks of the Orinoco, 1819. 



B. chry Bantha (yellow-flowered). Ji. terminal, crowded ; corolla 

 yellow, 2in. long. May. I., leaflets five, ovate, acuminated, 

 tomentose, on pedicels 5in. long. h. 12ft. to 26£t. (3araccas, 

 1823. Tree. 



B. cbrysolenca (yellowish.white). Jt., corolla yellow, wth a 



white limb, glabrous, liin. long ; peduncles three to flve-flowered. 

 June, July. I. conjugate; leaflets 5in. to 6in. long, 2in. broad, 

 oblong acuminated, glabrous, rounded at the base, shining. 

 Tendrils undivided. Banks of the River Magdalena, 1824. 

 B. Clematis (Clematis-like).* Jl., corolla white, yellomsh inside ; 

 lobes ne.arly equal, roundish, red ; panicles axillary, downy. 

 I. 7in. to 8in. long, conjugately pinnate, with an odd one ; leaflets 

 2in. long, lin. broad, ovate, narrowed at top, acute, cordate at 

 the base, glabrous. Branches quadrangular, glabrous. Caraccas, 

 1820. 



B. dlversifolla (diverse-leaved). Ji., corolla yellow, campaniilately 

 funnel-shaped ; panicles terminal. I. conjugate and simple ; 

 leaflets roundish-ovate, acimiinated, sub-cordate, glabrous, shin- 

 ing. Tendrils undivided. Branches quadrangular, striated. 

 Me.'dco, 1825. ^ 



B. florlbunda (many-flowered).* Jl., corolla purplish, funnel- 

 shaped, eight lines long; panicles axillary, powdery, with opposite 

 branches and dichotomous branchlets. I. conjugate; leaflets 

 ^iin. long, ohlong-eUiptic, acuminated, acute at the base, glabrous, 

 shining. Tendrils undivided. Branches beset with white warts 

 and fine powder. Mexico, 1824. 



B. lactlflora (milk-flowered). Jl., corolla milk white, liin. long, 

 viUously tomentose on the outside ; racemes twin, with a petio- 

 late bract at the base of each pedicel. April and July. (. conju- 

 gate ; leaflets 2in. long, cordate, ovate, glabrous. Branches 

 striated. Tendrils trifld. Santa Cruz, 1823, 



B. lencoxyla (white-wooded). A synonym of Tabetnua leucoxyla. 



B. lltoralls (shore). Jl., corolla funnel-shaped, red, downy out- 

 side; panicles axillary, dichotomously branched. May to July. 

 I. ternate ; leaflets roundish-ovate, acuminated, clothed with soft 

 hair on both surfaces. Branches terete, glabrous ; branchlets 

 hairy. Mexico, 1824. 



B. magnlflca (magniflcent).* Ji. varying from delicate mauve to 

 rich purplish-crimson ; throat light primrose colour, very large, 

 3iin. across: panicles large, branching. Summer. I. opposite, 

 on rather long petioles, broadly ovate, Columbia, 1879. A very 

 handsome species. See Vi^. 2a), for which we are indebted to 

 Mr. Bull. 



Bigfnonia — continued. 



B. mollis (soft), fi, small, downy ; panicle terminal, many-flowered. 

 t. trifoliate ; leaflets 5in. long, ovate, sub-cordate, downy on both 

 surfaces. Cayenne, 1818. 



B. xnolllssima (very soft). JL, corollas somewhat funnel-shaped, 

 do\vny inside ; panicles axillary, dichotomously branched, do\vny. 

 L conjugate and simple ; leaflets 2iin. long, l^in. broad, ovate, 

 acute, cordate, clothed with soft hairs above. Caraccas, 1820. 



B. pallida (pale).* Jl. axillary, usually solitary ; corolla 2in. long, 

 fimnel-shaped, with a yellow tube, and a pale lilac limb ; lobes 

 crenately ciliated. July. I. simple, opposite, oblong, obtuse, 

 rather cordate at the base. Branches terete. St. Vincent, 1823. 

 (B. R. 965.) 



B. plota (painted). A synonym of B. speciosa. 



B. radioans (rooting). See Teooma radlcans. 



B. reticulata (netted). Columbia, 1873. 



B. RoezlU (lloezl's). Columbia, 1870. 



B. sallclfoUa (Willow-leaved), fi., corolla fmmel-shaped, IJin. 

 long, copper-coloured, with a white limb ; peduncles axillary, 

 three to six-flowered, downy. Summer. I. conjugate ; leaflets 

 lanceolate, 3in. long, acute at both ends, quite glabrous, shining. 

 Branches terete, sulcate. Trinidad, 1824. 



B. speolosa (beautiful),* Jl. pink, stained \vith purple ; calyxspath- 

 aceous, split on one side ; panicles terminal. May. I. pinnate, 

 ternate and verticillate ; leaflets oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 shining, serrate, h. 4ft. Uruguay, 1840. A glabrous evergreen 

 shrub. Sw.B.picta. (B. M. 3888.) 



B. speotabUls (showy), jl., corolla 3in. long, rather coriaceous, 

 glalirous, purple; racemes terminal, short, having the two lower 

 pedicels three-flowered, and the rest one-flowered. I. coiyugate ; 

 leaHets ovate-oblong, acuminated, obtuse. Santa Cruz, &c., 1820. 



B. Tweedlana (Tweedie's). Ji. yellow ; corolla glabrous, limb 

 deeply tive-parteu, ciliated ; segments emarginate ; peduncles one* 

 flowered. Summer. Z. conjugate ; leaflets lanceolate, acuminate ; 

 petioles do^vny. Buenos Ayres, 1838. (B. R. 26, 45.) 



B. variabilis (variable).* Jl., corolla 3in. long, with a greenish, 

 yellow tube ; limb ultimately white ; racemes simple, short, many- 

 flowered, terminal. June to August. I., lower ones biternate ; 

 superior ones conjugate ; divisions ternate. Branches tetragonal. 

 Tendrils trifld. Caraccas, 1819. 



B. venusta (lovely). Ji,, corolla crimson, clavately funnel-shaped, 

 with a spreading border, villous inside ; corymbs terminal, 

 many-flowered. August to December. I., lower ones ternate ; 

 superior ones conjugate ; leaflets oblong-ovate, acuminated 

 oblique at the base. Brazil, 1816. (B. R. 249.) 



BIGITONIACES!. A large order of trees, or twining 

 or climbing shrubby plants. Flowers usually trumpet- 

 shaped ; corolla usually irregular, four or five-lobed, and 

 with a swollen portion below its mouth ; stamens five, 

 unequal. Fruit, a two-valved, often pod-like capsnle. Leaves 

 usually opposite, compound. The best - known genera are 

 Bignonia, Catalpa, Eccremocarpus, Jacaranda, and Tecoma. 



BIJUGATE. A compound leaf, with two pairs of 

 leaflets. 



BILABIATE. Having two lips. 



BILBEKRY. See Vaociniiun SXyrtillns. 



BIIiimBI TREE. See Averrhoa Bilimbi. 



BILIi. A cutting instrument, curved forward, or hook- 

 shaped toward the point, and fitted with a handle, like a 

 hatchet. It is used for pruning, &c. When short, it is 

 caUed a Hand-bUl; when long, a Hedge-bill, or Hedge- 

 hook. 



BIIiIaABiDIERA (in hononr of Jacques Jnlien Labil- 

 lardiere, a celebrated French botanist and traveller). 

 Apple Berry. Obd. Pittosporacece. Very desirable green- 

 house evergreen climbers. Peduncles solitary from the 

 apes of the branches, one-flowered, pendulous ; calyx of 

 live subulate sepals ; petals five, combined into a tube 

 below, generally yellow ; stamens five. Fmit edible. 

 Leaves alternate. They thrive either in pots or planted 

 out in a compost of fibrona loam, leaf soil, and peat, in 

 equal proportions, with thorough drainage. Cuttings, 

 diVjbled in a pot of sandy soil, placed under a bell glass, 

 in gentle heat, root readily. They may also be raised 

 from seed, which several of the species produce in abun- 

 dance. 



B. angnstlf olla (narrow-leaved). A synonym of B, tcandent. 

 B. longlflora (long-flowered).* Ji. greenish-yellow, often chang- 

 ing to purple, solitary ; pedicels glabrous. Berries blue. May to 

 Augiul. i, lauceolate, entile. Van Diemea's Land, 1810. Avery 



