BATSCHIA 



lot 



the surface of pot, or suspended in shallow baskets. 

 Summer temp., 70 to 85 ; winter, 60 to 65. 



B. armilla'ta (braceleted). Green, white. 1875. 



Bu'rtii (B. M., t. 6003). See ZYGOPETALUM BURTII. 



Co'lleyi (Colley's). i- Purple, green. August. 

 Demerara. 1834. 



,, fimbria'ta. See ZYGOPETALUM FIMBRIATUM. 



grandifio'ra (B. M., t. 5567). Sepals and petals olive- 

 green, striped with reddish-brown. New Grenada. 

 1866. Also referred to Zygopetalum grandi- 

 ftorum. 



le'pida. Brownish-red, white. Brazil. 



., Mclta'gris. White at base, tessellated with purplish- 

 brown on a yellow ground. June. Brazil. 1838. 

 Syn. Huntieya Mdeagris. 



peruvia'na (K. B., 1895, 193). Brown, and lip white 

 with purple dots. Peru. 1895. 



Walli'sii. Sepals light greenish-yellow outside, olive- 

 green to chestnut-brown inside, with some yellow 

 at base. Colombia. 1876. 



BATSCHLA. (Named after /. G. Batch, a German 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Borageworts [Boraginaceae]. Linn. 

 5-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. This is now united to 

 Lithospermum.) 



All hardy herbaceous perennials ; seeds, or divisions ; 

 common soil. 



B. cane'scens (hoary). See LITHOSPERMUM CANESCENS. 



,, Gmeli'ni (Gmelin's) . See L. HIRTUM. 



,, longiflo'ra (long-flowered). See L. ANGUSTIFOLIUM. 



,, seri'cea (silky). See L. CANESCENS. 



BAUERA. (Named after Francis and Ferdinand 

 Bauer, German botanical draughtsmen. Nat. ord. 

 Hydrangeads [Saxifragaceae]. Linn. i^-Polyandria, 2- 

 Digynia.) 



Bau'era is a botanical anomaly which has puzzled the 

 learned as to its proper order. Dr. Lindley has placed it 

 with Hydrangea. Greenhouse evergreen under-shrubs ; 

 cuttings in sandy soil, under a glass ; sandy loam and 

 peat. Summer temp., moderate ; winter, 38 to 45. 



B. hu'milis (dwarf). See B. RUBIOIDES. 

 ,, rubiczfo'lia (madder-leaved). See B. RUBIOIDES. 

 ,, rubioi'des. ij. Pink. September. Australia. 1793. 

 ,, ,, hu'milis. i. Red. September. 1804. 

 microphy'lla. Port Jackson. Syn. B. galioides, 

 Reichb. 



BAUHTNIA. Mountain Ebony. (Named after the 

 brothers John and Caspar Bauhin, botanists in the 

 sixteenth century. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Legu- 

 minosae]. Linn. lo-Decandria, i-Monogynia.) 



One of the tribes of Caesalpinia. All stove evergreen 

 shrubs, except where otherwise specified. Half-ripe 

 cuttings in summer, in sand, placed under a glass, and in 

 moist bottom-heat ; light, sandy loam, and a little peat. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 55 to 60. 



B. aculca'ta (prickly-stalked). 6. White. S. Amer. 



1737. Syn. B. pubescens. 

 acumina'ta (taper-poiated-leaved) . 8. White. July. 



E. Ind. 1808. 

 ,, angui'na (snaky). 30. White. Yellow. E. Ind. 



1790. Climber. Syn. B. scandens. 

 arma'ta (armed). 6. White. Brazil. 1824. 



Climber. 



auri'ta (long-eared). 6. White. Jamaica. 1756. 

 ,, chine'nsis (Chinese). See B. VARIEGATA. 

 corymbo'sa (corymbed). 6. White. China. 1818. 



Climber. 

 cumane'nsis (Cumana). 20. White. July. Cumana. 



1826. Climber. 



divarica'ta. See B. LAMARCKIANA. 

 ., ferrugi'nea (rv&ty-leaved). 10. V\Tiite. E. Ind. 



1820. Climber. 



forfica'ta (pincer-leaved) . 6. White. Brazil. 1823. 

 ., gla'bra (smooth). 15. White. Carthage. 1810. 



Climber. 

 glauce'scens (milky-green). 6. White. Cumana. 



1817- 

 ., graiidiflo'ra (large-flowered). 4. White. Peru. 



1820. 



.. i'ndica (Indian). 6. White. E. Ind. 1820. 

 ,, ine'rmis (unarmed). 6. Yellow, red. Acapulco. 



1810. 



B. latnarckia'na (Lamarck's). 6. White. S. Amer. 



1818. Syns. B. divaricata and B. retusa of Poir. 

 ,. latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 6. White. Mexico. 1818. 

 ., Lficha'rdtii (Leichardt's). Australia. 

 leptope'tala (slender-petaled). 5. Yellow, green. 



Mexico. 1818. 

 ,, luna'ria (half -moon-leaved) . 6. White. Acapulco. 



1820. 

 ,, madagascarie'nsis (Madagascar). 4. Madagascar. 



1826. 

 malaba'rica (Malabar). 15. White. E. Ind. 1810. 



Climber. 

 ,. microphy'lla (small-leaved). 6. White. S. Amer. 



1817. 

 multine'rvia (many-nerved). 5. White. Caraccas. 



1808. 

 natale'nsis (B. M., t. 6086). White. Greenhouse. 



S. Africa. 1870. 



Paule'tia (Pauletia). 4. White. Panama. 1737. 

 petiola'ta (B. M., t. 6277)- White. Autumn. Colom- 

 bia. 1862. Syn. Caspar ea speciosa. 

 ., porre'cta (B. M., t. 708). White or rosy. October. 



W. Ind. Syn. Casparia porrecta. 

 ,, pube'scens (downy). See B. ACULEATA. 

 ,, purpu'rea (purple). 6. Purple. E. Ind. 1778. 

 triandra. 15. White. 1823. 

 ,, racemo'sa (racemed). 20. White. E. Ind. 1790. 



Stove climber. 



retu'sa (abruptly-blunt). 7. White. E. Ind. 1820. 

 rotundifo'lia. See B. SUBROTUNDIFOLIA. 

 ,, sca'ndens (small-ltaved-clwnbmg). See B. ANGUINA. 

 ,, specio'sa (showy). See B. TOMENTOSA. 

 ,, subrotundifo'lia (roundish-leaved). 6. White, Aca- 

 pulco. 1820. Syn. B. rotundifolia. 

 ,, tomento'sa (thickly-haired). 6. Yellow, white. E. 



Ind. 1808. 



,, ,, gla'bra. Yellow, purple. 1866. 

 ,, tria'ndra (three-stamened). See B. PURPCREA. 

 variega'ta (variegated). 6. Striped. June. E. Ind. 



1700. 



ca'ndida. White. 

 ,, ,, chine'nsis. Lilac, with purple spot. China. 



1800. Greenhouse. 



BAWD-MONEY. Me'um. 

 BAY-TREE. Lau'rus no'bilis. 

 BEAD-TREE. Me'lia. 

 BEAM-TREE. Py'rus A'ria. 



BEAN. (Fa'ba vulga'ris.) There are many varieties 

 of this vegetable ; but we shall only name those which 

 are clearly distinct and valuable. 



Mazagan. This has whitish seeds, rather larger than a 

 horse-bean, two to four feet high. Sown in spring, about 

 ten weeks occur before beans are fit for use. 



BEAN. A name given to various plants belonging to 

 the natural order Leguminosae, but most generally 

 applied to the edible beans of general commerce. The 

 Broad Bean (Vicia Faba) is too well known to need any 

 description, except to say that there are two distinct 

 types, the " long pods " and the " Windsor," and 

 garden varieties are numerous. It is therefore difficult 

 to define them. In referring to various catalogues, it 

 will be found that each firm have their special varieties. 

 Yet we find that such types as the Early Mazagan, 

 Johnson's Wonderful, Green Windsor, and other standard 

 sorts are still quoted, but are supplemented by many im- 

 proved varieties. Taking the Windsors as an example, 

 we get some with much longer pods than the original type. 

 It would be unwise to give names of varieties, for, as 

 stated above, each of the large seed firms have special 

 names of their own. For instance, we have Sutton's 

 Giant Windsor, Webb's Improved Windsor; then in 

 American catalogues the Broad Windsor and other 

 varieties are quoted. In the long-podded sorts varieties 

 are even more numerous. All that can be said is that a 

 selection should be made from the best and most reliable 

 seed-growers. 



CULTURE. For early crops seeds may be sown in 

 November or December, as weather permits. The Early 

 Mazagan is the best type for first crop. When sowing, 

 some extra seeds should be put in at the ends of the rows ; 

 these can be transplanted to fill up any vacancies in the 

 rows which may be caused by failure of seeds germinating, 



