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BELL GLASSES 



Ra'jah. Pink. Leaves rich metallic green and 



coppery-red. Malaya. 1894. 

 r amenta' cea (scaly-stemmed). i. Whitish-blush. 



June. Brazil. 1830. Stove herbaceous perennial. 

 Reichenhei'mi (Reichenheim's). Hybrid between B. 



rubella and heracltifolia. 1903. 

 renifo'rmis (kidney-shaped). See B. DREGEI and 



B. VITIFOLIA. 



Re'x (king). Pink. Himalayas. 1858. There are 



many fine varieties of this in cultivation, all noted 



for handsome foliage. 

 Re'xxdeco'ra (Jard., 1886. 267, f. 123). Many 



hybrids have been raised. 

 Re'x x socotra'na. Garden hybrid. 1894. 

 Rhee'dii (Rheed's). 

 rhizocarpoi'des (Rhizocarp-like). Epiphytic on trees. 



S. Brazil. 1902. 

 rkizocau'lis (roo ting-stemmed). Pink. August. 



Central Amer. 1856. 



ricAardsta'na(Richardsian). i. White. Natal. 1871. 



ricinifo'lia (castor-oil-leaved). Garden hybrid. 1882. 



gigante'a odora'ta. Hybrid between B. ricinifolia 



and fulgensxscharffiana. 1905. 

 Rce'zlii (Rcezl's). See B. LYNCHIANA. 

 rosa'cea (rose-like). $. White. September. New 



Grenada. 1857. 

 sy-flc 

 Andes of Peru. 1866. 



ros&flo'ra (rosy-flowered), i. Bright rose. July. 



ro'seo-multifto'ra (many-flowered, rosy). Variety of 



B. semperflorens. 

 rube'lla (little-red). Leaves bronzy-green with paler 



nerves. Nepaul. 1883. 



rubricau'lis (red-stemmed), ij. Blush. Peru. 

 ru'bro-ve'nia (red-veined). J. White, red. Bootan. 



1852. 

 rupe'sfris (rock). 2. Pink. April. Brazil. Stove 



herbaceous perennial. 



ru'tUans (brilliant). 4. White, rose. October. 1855. 

 sagitta'ta (arrow-shaped). Garden hybrid. Pink. 



1868. 

 sangui'nea (blood-Ted-leaved). 3. White. June. 



Brazil. 1829. 



Saunde'rsii (Saunders'). Garden hybrid. 

 sca'brida (scabrid). White. Venezuela. 1857. 

 sca'ndens (climbing). White. S. Amer. 1874. Syns. 



B. elliptica, B. lucida, and B. moritziana. 

 Sce'ptrum (sceptre). Leaves pahnate, blotched with 



silver-grey. Brazil. 1883. 

 scharffia'na (Scharffian). Brazil. 

 scharffia'na X meia'llica. Garden hybrid. 1890. 

 scharffia'na (Scharffian) of B. M., t. 7028. See B. 



HAAGEAXA. 



schmidtia'na (Schmidtian) . White, tinted red on back. 



,, ro'sea (rosy). Deep rose-red. 

 scutdla'ta (little-shield). See B. CONCH^FOLIA. 

 Sede'ni (Seden's). Hybrid between B. boliviensis and 



B. Veitchii. 1870. 

 Sello'wii (Sellow's). White. September. Stove 



herbaceous perennial. 

 semper flo'rens (ever-blooming). Pink. Brazil. 1829. 



Early raised varieties are B. carminea, grandiflora, 



gigantea, purpurea, atropurpurea, rosea, and Sturzii. 

 sine'nsis (Chinese). 2. Pink. China and j apan. 1899. 

 sinua'ta (vandyked). 2. White. June. Brazil. 



1836. 

 socotra'na (Socotra). Rose-pink. Winter. Socotra. 



1880. 



sparsi'pila (scattered hairs). Central Amer. 

 spathula'ta (spathulate). See B. CUCULLATA. 

 stigmo'sa (spotted-/imf}. i$. White. Stove 



herbaceous perennial. 

 strigillo'sa (finely strigose). Pink. Summer. Central 



Amer. 1851. 

 suave'olens (sweet-scented). i. White. August. 



W. Ind. 1816. Syn. B. pdorata. 

 sulca'ta (furrowed). 3. White. Colombia. 

 Sutherla'ndii( Sutherland's). I to 2. Orange. June. 



NataL 1862. 

 TeusctSri (Teuscber's). Leaves deep green, spotted 



and blotched white. Dutch Ind. 1879. 

 Theulie'ri ro'sea. Hybrid derived from B. semper- 



florens. 1901. 

 TTiautte'su(Thwaites'). 6. White and pink. Ceylon. 



1852. 

 tomento'sa (felted). 3. White. BraziL 



B. tuber o'sa (tuberous). \. White. August. Amboyna. 

 1810. Stove tuberous-rooted. 



vlmifo'lia (Elm-leaved). 3. White. Winter. Vene- 

 zuela. 1854. 



umbraculi'fera (umbrella-bearing). White. Brazil. 

 (B. M., t. 7457.) 



undula'ta (waved). 2. White. July. Brazil. 1826. 



,, urophy'lla (tail-leaved). White. March. Mexico. 



VSitchii (Veitch's). Scarlet. Summer. High Peru- 

 vian Andes. 1867. 



vendictia'na (Vendictian). September. 1880. 



veno'sa (veiny). 4. Brazil. 1899. (B. M., t. 7657.) 



,, vernico'sa (varnished). See B. MULTINERVIA. 



Verschaffe'lti (Verschaffelt's). Rose. Hybrid be- 

 tween B. caroliniafolia and B. manicata. 1881. 



Ftatt'dt(Viaud's). Hybrid between B. Duchartrei and 

 B. piciaviensis. 1897. 



,, villo'sa (villous). See B. HIRTELLA. 



,, vitifo'lia (vine-leaved). 3. White. Winter. Brazil. 

 1833. Syns. B. grandis and B. reniformis. 



wageneria'na (Wagenerian). 3. White. Winter. 

 Brazil. 1856. 



., Wallenstei'nii (Wallenstein's). Leaves dark green 

 and chocolate. 1884. 



,, tpallichia'na (Wallichian). 3. White or rose. India. 



,, Warsccwi'czii (Warscewicz's). See B. CONCH/EFOLIA. 



., weltonie'nsis (Walton), i. Pink. Useful greenhouse 

 or window plant. Hybrid. 1875. 



Wettstei'ni (Wettstein's). Garden origin. 



., Wi'lliamsii (Williams'). White. Garden origin. 



1882. 



, xanthi'na (golden), i. Golden-yellow. Summer. 

 Himalayas. 1850. 



La'zuli (Lapis-lazuli). Leaves metallic purple. 



,, pictifp'lia (painted-leaved). Pale yellow. Leaves 

 with silvery spots. 



,, zebri'na (striped like a zebra). See B. ANGULARIS. 



BE HNIA. (A commemorative name. Nat ord. 

 Liliaceae.) 



Greenhouse evergreen climber. Seeds ; divisions. 

 Loam, peat, and sand. 



B. reticula'ta (netted). 6-8. Greenish-yellow, or white. 

 S. Africa. 1867. 



BETLSCHMIE'DIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. 

 ord. Lauracese.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings in sand, in a close 

 frame, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 B. pe'ndula (drooping). 40. Yellow. Mexico. 1800. 



BEJA RIA. See BEFARIA. 



BELAMCA NBA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Liliaceae.) 



Hardy, perennial herb. Seeds ; divisions in spring. 

 Rich, light soil in a sheltered situation. 



B. chine'nsis (Chinese). See B. PUNCTATA. 

 puncta'ta (spotted). 2. Orange, spotted with crimson. 

 June. China. 1759. 



BELLADO NNA. See ATROPA. 

 BELLADONNA LILY. Amary'llis Bellado'nna. 



BELLEISLE CRESS. Barbare'a prce'cox. See AMERI- 

 CAN CRESS. 



BELLEVA'LIA. (Named after P. R. BeUeval, a French 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Lilyworts [Liliaceae]. Linn. 6-Hex- 

 andria, i-Monogynia. Now referred to Hyacinthus.) 



Hardy bulbs ; offsets ; common garden-soil. 



B. AuchSri (Aucher's). See HYACINTHUS AUCHERI. 

 ,, opercula'ta (lid-covered), i. White. May. Italy. 



1596. See H. ROMANUS. 

 ,, syri'aca (Syrian). Orange, blue. May. Syria. 



1844. See H. TRIFOLIATUS. 



BELL-FLOWER. Campanula. 



BELL GLASSES. Formerly these which are bell- 

 shaped, with a nob at the top, were much in use for 

 covering cuttings, and even now amateurs who have no 

 ordinary propagating pit may make good use of them 

 for covering cuttings. In the older editions of the 

 Dictionary they are recommended for use in the propa- 

 gation of many plants for which no modern grower 

 would think of using them. The ordinary propagating pit 



