48 BOTANICAL XAMES 



BuUace (bool-las). Irish. " Bulos " (a prune); the 



Wild Plum, a variety of the Sloe. 

 Builate (bool-at). L. " Bulla " (a bubble); when the 



skin of the leaf rise up in blisters. 

 Bullmsh. Common name for reed plants growing- in 



pools ; they were formerly called " Pool-rush," now 



corrupted to Bullrush. 

 Bunium (bun-i-um). G. " Bounos " (a hill); refers to 



the plant growing on the hills rather than in the 



valley. A synonym for first Bot. name Tuberous 



Carum (the Earth-nut). 

 Bunt. A fungoid disease which attacks Wheat. (See 



Smut.) 



Buplever (bu-plev-er). Eng. rendering of Bupleurum. 

 Bupleurum (bu-plo-rum). G. " Buos " (an ox); " pleu- 



ron " (a rib); from the ribbed leaves of the plant. 

 Bot. name Buplever group. The Thorough-Wax of 



old Herbalists. 

 Bur. Gaelic. " Bior " (a small thorn); is the rough 



prickly envelope enclosing the seeds of many plants. 

 Bur-dock. " Bur " and " dock " ; the dock of many 



burs. Eng. name for Arctium group. 

 Burgamot. From the French ; a variety of the pear. 

 Burging. See Bougeon. 

 Burlace. A corruption of " burdelais " (a kind of 



grape). 

 Burnet (ber-net). A corruption of " Brunette " ; refers 



to the colour of the flower. 



Burrel. A variety of pear ; also called Red-Butter-Pear. 

 Bur- Weed. Eng. name for Xanthium group. 

 Bursicule (burs-i-kul). L. A little purse, from " bursa " 



(a purse). Is the shape the upper part of the 



stigma of an orchid sometimes takes. 



