438 ORCHIDS. 



Bidens. Two-toothed. 



Biennial Plants. Such as spring from the seed one year 



blossom the following year, and then die. 

 Bifidus, -a, -um. Cleft half-way to the base. 

 Biflorus, -a, -um. Two-flowered. 



Bifolius, -a, -um. Having two leaves, neither more or less. 

 Biforatus, -a, -um. Having two holes. 

 Bifrenaria. From, bis, double, and frenum, a bridle. 

 Bigibbus, -a, -um. Having two small protuberances. 

 Bilobus, -a, -um. Two-lobed, as a leaf, petal, or lip. 

 Bipartite. Cleft nearly to the base. 

 Bipuuctatus, -a, -um. Having two punctures. 

 Bituberculatus, -a, -um. Having two tubercles or promi- 

 nences. 



Blanchetti. In honor of Mr. Blanchette. 

 Blandus, -a, -um. Pleasing, charming. 

 Bletia. Dedicated to Louis Blet. 

 Blumei. Complimentary to Dr. Blume, the writer on East 



Indian Botany. 

 Bluntii. In memory of Mr. Blunt, who in 1862-64 collected 



plants in Brazil and New Granada, for Messrs. Low. 

 Bolbophyllum. From bolbos, a bulb, and phullon, a leaf, 



literally bulb-leaf. 

 Boothianus, -a, -um. Complimentary to Mr. W. B. Booth, 



an English gardener, about 1838. 

 Boxalli. Complimentary to Mr. Boxall, an employee of 



Messrs. Low. 



Brabantiae. In honor of the Duchess of Brabant. 

 Brachiatus, -a, -um. Branched or having arms ; in Brassia 



brachiata it refers to the very long tails. 

 Brachypetalus, -a, -um. Having petals like arms. 

 Bracteatus, -a, -um. Having bracts. 

 Bracteolatus, -a, -um. Bearing bracts. 

 Bracts. Leaves much diminished in size and more or less 



altered in form, usually standing very near to the flowers 



