BOTANICAL NAMES 43 



Amaranth, but by changing the " urn " into " e," 

 an Eng. word is formed, and now given to Sea- 

 Blite. 



BIysmus (blis-mus). G. " Blusmos " (a spring), be- 

 cause the plant loves wet places. Bot. name for 

 a group. 



Bocconi (bok-ko-ni). After Bocconi. Second bot. 

 name for Boccone's Clover. 



Boehmeri (boeh-mer-i. After Boehmer. Second bot. 

 name for the Grass " Boehmer *s Phleum." 



Bog Orchis. Eng. name for Malaxis group. 



Bonus-Henricus (bo-nus hen-ri-cus). L. for " Good 

 Henry"; so called to distinguish it from a 

 poisonous plant called " Bad Henry.'* Grim says 

 that Henry here is not a Christian name, but has 

 reference to Elves and Kobolds, in German called 

 Heinz and Heinrich. Someone has made the Eng. 

 name more puzzling by calling this plant a Goose- 

 foot Good " King " Henry. 



Borage (bor-aj). Eng. name for the group Borago. 

 In former days Borage was noted as one of the 

 four " cordial flowers," most worthy of esteem for 

 cheering the spirit, Rose, Violet and Alkanet being 

 the other three. 



Boragineae (bor-aj -in-e-ae). From " Borago." Bot. 

 name for the Borage family. 



Borago (bor-a-go). L. " Borra " (a rough hair) ; from 

 a characteristic of the plant. Is the bot. name for 

 Borage group. 



Borealis (bor-e-a-lis). L. adj., "northern"; from 

 Boreas, the North Wind. 



Borkhausia (bork-haus-i-a). Named after Borkhausen, 

 a German botanist, died 1806. 



