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B^CKEA 



B. di'sticha (two-ranked). J. Blue. June. 1774. 

 ., flabellifo'lia (I. S. H. T..i6i,t. 200). S.Africa. 1906. 

 .. mucrona'ta (sharp-pointed). J. Purple. June. 1825. 

 ,, na'na (dwarf). \. Blue. April. 1807. 

 ,, obtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). See B. STRICTA. 

 plica'ta (folded), i- Purple. May. 1774. 

 ,, multiplex (full- flowered). Purple. June. 



1834. 



purpu'rea (purple). |. See B. STRICTA. 

 ,, ri'ngens (gaping- flowered). J. Purple. May. 1752. 

 ,, rubrocya'nea (red and blue). See B. STRICTA. 

 ,, sambu'cina (elder-scented) . J. Blue. April. 1799. 

 ., socotra'na (B. M., t. 6585). Violet-blue. Socotra. 

 ,, spatha'cea (sheathy). J. LigM blue. June. 1801. 

 ,, stri'cta (upright), i. Blue, white. May. 1757. 

 angustifo'lia. i. Bright blue. May and June. 



1757- 



., obtusifo'lia. f. Blue. May. 1825. 

 purpu'rea. J. Purple. 1806. 

 ,, ru'bro-cya'nea. Blue and crimson. May, June. 



1756. 

 ., sulphu'rea (B. M.. t. 1053). Cream-coloured or 



pale yellow. April. May. 1795. Syns. Gladiolus 



sulphureus, G. plicatus. 

 ,, villo'sa (B. M., t. 583). Brilliant crimson, with 



violet-blue anthers. August. 1778. 

 sulphu'rea (sulphur- flowered). See B. STRICTA. 

 tenuiflo'ra (slender-flowered). \. Purple. May. 



1825. 

 ,, Thunbe'rgii (Thunberg's). i. White and red. April. 



1774- 

 ,, tuba'ta (long- tubed), f. Yellow and red. June. 



1774. Syns. Gladiolus tubatus and G. longiftorus. 

 tubiflo'ra (tube-flowered). J. Dark red. May. 



1774. Syn. Gladiolus tubiflorus. 

 villo'sa (hairy). See B. STRICTA. 



BABINGTO'NIA. (Named in compliment to Charles 

 Babingion, Esq., of Cambridge, a distinguished botanist. 

 Nat. ord. Myrtleblooms [Myrtacea?]. Linn. i2-/cosan- 

 dria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Leptospermum and now 

 referred to Baeckea.) 



A greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened wood in sand and peat in close frame ; pot in 

 loam, leaf-mould, well dried cow-manure and sand added ; 

 good drainage. Winter temp., 45 to 50. 



B. Camphoro' smce (camphor-smelling). 7. Pinkish. 

 July. Swan River. 1841. 



BACA'SIA. See BARNADE'SIA. 



BA'CCHARIS. Ploughman's Spikenard. (From Bac- 

 chus, wine ; referring to the spicy odour of the roots. 

 The ancients sometimes boiled down their wines, and 

 mixed them with such spices. Nat. ord. Composites 

 [Composita?]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 2-Superflua.) 



Cuttings under glass, with or without heat, according 

 as the species are stove, greenhouse, or hardy ; loam and 

 peat. 



GREENHOUSE. 



B. ala'ta (winged-stemmed). See B. GENISTELLOIDES. 

 ,, angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 2. White. July. N. 



Amer. 1812. 

 ,. genistelloi'des. 5. Pale yellow. December. Peru. 



1829. 

 ivcefo'lia (iva-leaved). See CONYZA IV/EFOLIA. 



STOVE. 

 B. adna'ta (adhering-stamened). See PLUCHEA SUBDE- 



CURRENS. 



,, confe'rta (crowded). 3. White. July. Mexico. 



1826. 

 glutino'sa (clammy). 3. White. August. Peru. 



1824. 



i'ndica. See PLUCHEA INDICA. 

 margina'lis. 3. White. July. Peru. 1820. 

 ,, scopa'ria. 3. Cream-coloured. July. Jamaica. 



1820. 

 ,. tripline'rvis. Purple. November. Brazil. 1825. 



HARDY. 



B. Diosco'ridis. See PLUCHEA DIOSCORIDIS. 

 glomeruliflo'ra. 3. White. August. N. Amer. 1817. 



B. halimifo'lia. 6 to 12. White. July. N. Amer. 

 " Groundsel Tree." 



,, lycopodioi'des. See ERIOTHRIX JUNIPERIFOLIA. 



,, neriifo'lia. See BRACHYL^NA NEREIFOLIA. 



,, patago'nica. Strait of Magellan. 



,, sali'cina (Spath Cat., 1894, 5). 6. Gray-green 

 leaves. Western N. Amer. 



,, tri'tnera (R. H., 1896, 152, ff. 50-52). See B. GENIS- 

 TELLOIDES. 



BACKHO'USIA. (Complimentary to the late Mr. 

 James Backhouse, of York, a noted botanical traveller. 

 Nat. ord. Myrtaceae.) 



A greenhouse evergreen shrub, propagated from half- 

 ripened growths in spring, in sandy soil, close frame. Pot 

 in loam, leaf-mould, and sand, but if loam is heavy add 

 some peat. 



B. myrtifo'lia (B. M., t. 4133). 16. White. May. 

 New South Wales. 1844. 



BACO'NIA. A synonym of Pavetta. 



BA'CTRIS. (From baktron, a cane ; the young stems 

 being used for walking-sticks. Nat. ord. Palms [Pal- 

 maceae]. Linn. 2i-Moncecia, 6-Hexandria. Allied to 

 Cocos.) 



Palm walking-sticks are much used in England, under 

 the name of Penang lawyers. All stove palms. Seeds ; 

 sandy loam. Summer temp., 65 to 85 ; winter, 60. 



B. baculi'fera. Leaves pinnate. 2 ft. to 6 ft. long. 



Mexico. 



,, caryotcefo'lia (caryota-leaved). 10. Brazil. 1825. 

 cuspida'ta (tapering-leaved). 20. Brazil. 1826. 

 ,, ftavispi'na. See B. PALLIDISPINA. 

 globo'sa mi'nor. See ACROCOMIA MINOR. 

 ,. guiane'nsis (Guiana). 16. Guiana. 1820. 

 ,, macraca'ntha (long-spined) . 20. Brazil. 1823. 

 ,, ma'jor (greater). 25. Carthagena. 1800. 

 Mara'ja (Maraja Palm). 30 to 50. Yellow. Bahia. 



1868. 



,, mi'nor (less). 12. S. Amer. 1691. 

 ,, pallidispi 'na (pale-spined). Guiana. 

 ,, pectina'ta (comb-leaved). 15. Brazil. 1825. 

 ,, simpli'cifrons (leaves undivided). Brazil. 

 ,, trichospa' tha (hairy spathed). Brazil. 



BACULA'RIA. (From baculum, a walking-stick. 

 Nat. ord. Palmaceas.) 



This genus contains two species ; the species monosta'- 

 chya, is known as the Walking-stick Palm, by reason of 

 its providing slender sticks useful for the purpose. Raised 

 from seeds, and ordinary treatment as for temperate 

 Palms. 



B. mi'nor. Leaves 3^ ft. Queensland. 

 monosta'chya (B. M., t. 6644). 10. New South 

 Wales. 1824. Syn. Areca monostachya. 



BADGER'S BANE. Aconi'tum melo'ctonum. 



BJE'A. (Named in compliment to the Rev. Dr. 

 Beau, of Toulon, brother-in-law to Commerson, the 

 discoverer of the genus. Nat. ord. Gesneraceae. The 

 name is more correctly written Bcea.) 



Interesting herbaceous perennials, raised from seeds 

 in good rich loam, greenhouse treatment. 



B. hygrome'trica (B. M., t. 6468). Pale blue, yellow 

 throat. Summer. N. China. 1868. 



BJE'CKEA. (Named after Dr. Back, a Swedish 

 physician. Nat. ord. Myrtle-blooms [Myrtaceae]. Linn. 

 9,-Octandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. All white-flowered. 

 Cuttings in spring, under a glass ; sandy peat, and 

 lumpy, fibrous loam. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 



B. astarteoi'des. 3. White, shaded pink. June. 

 Australia. 1881. 



,, camphor a' ta (camphor-scented). 3. July. N.Holland. 

 1818. 



., Camphoro smce (B. R., 1842, t. 10, 7). Pinkish. 

 July. Swan River. 1841. Syn. Babingtonia 

 Camphorosmce. 



densifo'lia (thickly-leaved). 3. September. New 

 South Wales. 



,, diosmifo'lia (diosma-leaved). 3. August. N. Hol- 

 land. 1824. 



frute'scens (shrubby). 3. November. China. 1806. 



