BERCHEMIA 



no 



BERZELIA 



B. vulga'ris du'lcis (sweet-red- fruited). Yellow. May. 



Austria. Evergreen. 



fo'liis purpu'reis (purple-leaved). 10. Yellow. 

 May. 1841. 



fo'liis variega'tis (Leaves variegated). 

 fru'ctu a'lbo (white fruited). 

 fru'ctu ni'gro (black fruited). 

 glau'ca (milky-green-leaved). 10. Yellow. May. 

 longifo'lia (long-leaved). 10. Yellow. May. 

 lu'tea (ye\iow- fruited). 10. Yellow. May. 

 Europe. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 1905. 

 mi'tis (gentlQ-thornless) . 10. Yellow. May. 

 ni'gra (black- fruited). See B. v. FRUCTU NIGRO. 



purpu'rea (purple-fruited). 

 viola' cea (violet- fruited). 



Wilso'ncz (Mrs. Wilson's). Golden. Fruit coral red. 



Western China. 1907. 

 yunnane'nsis (Yunnan). 3-6. Pale yellow. Western 



China. 1908. 



BERCHE'MIA. (Named after M. Berchem, a French 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Rhamnads [Rhamnaceae]. Linn. 

 5-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Seeds, cuttings, and divisions ; sandy loam and peat. 

 All twiners. Greenhouse treatment for the two species 

 first named. B. volu'bilis and racemosa are hardy. 



B. floribu'nda (many-flowered). White. Nepaul. 1827. 

 linea'ta (lined). 8. Green. June. China. 1804. 

 racemo'sa (racemed). 10. Green. Japan and China. 



1888. 



,, variega'ta (variegated). 

 ,, volu'bilis (twining). 15. Green. June. Carolina. 



1714. "Supple-Jack." 



BERGAMOT MINT. See MENTHA AQUATICA CITRATA. 



BERGE'RA. (Named after M. Berger, a botanist at 

 Kiel. Nat. ord. Citronworts [Rutaceae]. Linn. lo-Decan- 

 dria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Layers and cuttings ; sandy 

 loam. Summer temp., 60 to 70 ; winter, 55 to 60. 



B. intege'rrima (entire-leaved). Now referred to Micro- 



melum pubescens. 



Koeni'gii (Koenig's). Now referred to Murray a 

 Koenigii. 



BFRGIA. (Named after P. J. Bergius, M.D. Nat. 

 ord. Water-peppers [Elatinaceae]. Linn. lO-Decandria, 

 4-Pentagynia.) 



Hardy annual. Seeds ; sandy soil. 



B. cape'nsis (Cape of Good Hope), i. White and red. 



June. S. Africa. 1820. 

 ,, verticilla' ta (whorled). See B. CAPENSIS. 



BERKHE'YA. (Named after M. J. L. de Berkhey, a 

 Dutch botanist. Nat. ord. Composites [Composite]. 

 Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 3-Frustranea. Allied to Gorteria.) 



All from S. Africa, and greenhouse evergreens, 

 except where otherwise specified. Biennial species by 

 seed, as a tender annual ; herbaceous ones by seed, but 

 chiefly divisions, in spring ; evergreens by cuttings 

 under a glass, in sandy soil ; pot in sandy loam. Winter 

 temp., 40 to 50. 



B. Adla'mi (Adlam's). 6. Yellow. S. Africa, 

 carduifo'rmis (Carduus-formed). 2|. Yel 



Autumn. 1864. 



,, carlinoi'des (Carlina-like). Yellow. July. 1823. 

 ce'rnua (drooping- flowered). See DIDELTA CERNUA. 

 cunea'ta (wedge-leaved). 2. Yellow. June. 1812. 

 ., cynaroi'des (artichoke-like), i. Yellow. June. 1789. 



Greenhouse herbaceous. 



frutico'sa (shrubby). 2. Yellow. July. 1793. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered) . 2. Yellow. July. 1812. 

 inca'na (hoary). See B. FRUTICOSA. 

 ,, obova'ta (reversed-egg-lcaved). 2. Yellow. July. 



1794. 



palma'ta (band-leaved). 3. Yellow. July. 1800. 

 pectina'ta (comb-leaved). See CULLUMIA PECTINATA. 



pinna'ta (pinnate), i. Yellow. July. 1813. 

 purpu'rea (purple). 3. Pale 

 1872. Syn. Stobcea purpurea. 



Juy. 

 urple. 



S. Africa. 



spinosi' ssima (most spiny) . 2. Yellow. July. 1821. 



Greenhouse herbaceous. 

 uniflo'ra (one-flowered). 3. Yellow. July. 1815. 



BERMUDA CEDAR. Juni'perus bermudia'na. 



BERNA'RDIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Euphorbiaceae.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings in sand in bottom- 

 heat. Loam, peat, and sand. 



B. dicho'toma (forked). 6. Green. July. W. Ind. 1768. 



BERRY. A succulent or juicy fruit, formed from an 

 inferior, one-celled ovary, with, at least, two rows of 

 seeds attached to the inner walls and nestling in pulp, 

 as in the Gooseberry and Currant. The term is, how- 

 ever, loosely applied to all sorts of succulent, juicy, or 

 baccate fruits, such as strawberries, raspberries, grapes, 

 rowan, mulberry, &c., the botanical structure of which 

 is entirely different. 



BERSAMA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Sapindaceae.) 



Evergreen stove tree. Cuttings in bottom-heat. 

 Loam, peat, and sand. 



B. usambar e'nsis (Usambar). See B. USAMBARICA. 

 ,, usamba'rica (Usambar). 50. White, silky. 1904. 



BERTERO'A. (Named after C. J. Bertero, a friend of 

 Decandolle's. Nat. ord. Crucifers [Cruciferae]. Linn. 

 i5-Tetradynamia. Now united with Alyssum.) 



Biennial and perennial from seed and cuttings ; the 

 shrubby and rather more tender species from cuttings 

 under a hand-glass, in summer ; loamy soil. 



B. inca'na (hoary). 2. White. July. Europe. 1640. 



Hardy biennial. 

 muta'bilis (changeable). 2. White, pink. July. 



Levant. 1802. Hardy herbaceous perennial. 

 ,, obli'qua (\mequal-sided-leaved) . See B. MUTABILIS. 



BERTHOLLETTIA. Brazil Nut. (Named after L. C. 

 Berthollet, a distinguished chemist. Nat. ord. Myrtle- 

 blooms [Myrtaceas]. Linn. i$-Polyandria, i-Monogynia.) 



The Brazilian nuts of the shops are the produce of 

 this ornamental stove evergreen tree. Cuttings, ripened 

 wood, in sand, and in bottom-heat ; peat and loam. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 70 ; winter, 55 to 60. 



B. exce'lsa (tall). 100. Para. 



BERTOLO NLA. (Named after A. Bertoloni, an Italian 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Melastomads [Melastomaceae]. Linn. 

 lo-Decandria, i-Monogynia.) 



A remarkable genus of dwarf-spreading stove foliage 

 plants, requiring a moist, moderate stove temperature ; 

 should be potted in loose soil consisting of peat, leaf- 

 mould, and a small portion of fibrous loam with sand 

 added and good drainage. They require careful atten- 

 tion, and when well grown are very attractive ; propa- 

 gated by divisions in close frame. 



B (z'nea (coppery). . Purple. Garden hybrid. 1882. 

 , gutta'ta (spotted). See GRAVESIA GUTTATA. 

 , hirsu'ta (hairy). See TRIOL^JNA HIRSUTA. 

 , houttea'na (Van Houttean). Country unknown. 

 , macula' ta (blotched). J. Pink, purple. Brazil. 1850. 



(B. M., t. 4551.) 



, mar gar ita' cea (pearly). See SALPINGA. 

 , marmora'ta (marbled). $. Purple. Brazil. 1858. 

 , primulaflo'ra (primrose-flowered). See MONOLENA. 

 , pube'scens (softly hairy). Leaves light and dark 



green. Ecuador. 

 ,, superbi' ssima (most superb). See GRAVESIA GUTTATA 



SUPERBA. 



vitta'ta (striped). Pale rose. Garden hybrid. 1879. 



BERTONFRLLA. (Compounded from Bertolonia and 

 Sonerila and applied to a garden race of hybrids. Nat. 

 ord. Melastomads [Melastomaceae].) 



Stove herbaceous plants requiring similar treatment to 

 Bertolonia. (Lind. Cat., 1896, 7, ff.) 



BERZELIA. (Named after Berzelius, the celebrated 

 chemist. Nat. ord. Bruniads [Bruniaceae]. Linn. $-Pen- 

 tandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Cuttings of half-ripened wood in sand, under a 

 glass ; loam and peat. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 



B. abrotanoi' des (southernwood-like), ij. White. June. 



1787. 



,, lanigino'sa (woolly). 3. White. July. 1774. 



squarro'sa (spreading). 2. White. July. 1804. 



