BILBERRY 



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BILLBERGIA 



B. magni'fica (magnificent) . Mauve to purplish-crimson . 



Colombia, 1879. 

 tnsona'ntha (smaller-flowered). See TECOMA AUS- 



TRALIS. 

 micropky'lla (small-leaved). 15. White. Island of 



Domingo. 1820. 



mo'llis (soft). 10. Guiana. 1818. 

 molli'ssima (very soft). 10. Caraccas. 1820. 

 multi'fida (many-cleft). 10. E. Ind. 1823. 

 pa'llida (pale- flowered). 15. White. July. W. Ind. 



1823. 



Pando'rea (Pandora). See TECOMA AUSTRALIS. 

 panicula'ia (panicled). See AMPHILOPHIUM PANICU- 



LATUM. 



pentaphy'lla (five-leaved). See TABEBUIA PENTA- 



PHYLLA. 



,, perfora'ta (perforated). August. Brazil. 1881. 

 pi' eta (painted). See B. LINDLEYI. 

 pube'scens (downy). 15. Yellow. June. Campeachy. 



1759. 



purpu'rea (purple). 6. Purple. S. Amer. 1822. 

 quadrangula'ris (four-angled). 10. Trinidad. 1823. 

 ,, quadrilocula'ris (four-celled). See HETEROPHRAGMV 



ROXBURGHII. 



radi'cans (rooting). See TECOMA RADICANS. 

 rfga'lis (royal). Bright yellow and red. Guiana. 



1885. 



,, reticula'ta (netted). Colombia. 1873. 

 ,, rodigasia'na (Rodigasian). Leaves variegated with 



white. 1893. 



Rce'zlii (Reed's). Colombia. 1870. 

 ,, rugo'sa (wrinkled). White with yellow tube. 



Venezuela. (B. M., t. 7124.) 

 ,, salicifo'lia (willow-leaved). 10. Yellow. Trinidad. 



1824. 



., sambucifo'lia (Elder-leaved). See TECOMA STANS. 

 Saunde'rsii (Saunders 1 ). Gardens. 

 serratifo'lia (saw-leaved). See TECOMA SERRATIFOLIA. 

 ,, Ser ra' tula (fine-toothed). See SPATHODEA SERRATULA. 

 spatha'cea (spathed). See DOLICHANDRONE RHEEDII. 

 ,, specio'sa (handsome). 20. Pink. May. Uruguay. 



1838. 



,, specta'bilis (showy). 10. Purple. W. Ind. 1820. 

 spica'ta (spiked- flowered) . Trinidad. 1822. 

 stami'nea (Jong-stamened). 10. Yellow. Hispaniola. 



1825. 



,, sta'ns (standing). See TECOMA STANS. 

 subero'sa (cork-barked). See MILLINGTONIA HOR- 



TENSIS. 



Thwai'tsii (Thwaits's). Origin unknown. 

 ., tomento'sa (woolly). See PAULOWNIA IMPERIALIS. 

 ,, tripky'lla (three-leaved). See TABEBUIA TRIPHYLLA. 

 ,, tweedia'na (Mr. Tweedie's). 20. Yellow. June. 



Buenos Ayres. 1838. 

 unca'ta (hooked), of Andr. Bot. Rep., t. 530. See 



MACFADYENA UNCINATA. 

 ,, unca'ta (hooked), of B. M., t. 1511. See SPATHODEA 



UNCATA. 



U'nguis-Ca'ti (cat's -claw). Yellow. April. Trop. 



Amer. 1810. Syn. B. gracilis. 

 varia'bilis (variable). 10. Yellow, white. W. Ind. 



1819. 

 venu'sta (lovely). 4. Orange. September. S. 



Amer. 1816. 



BILBERRY. Vacci'nium Myrti'llus. 

 BELIMBI-TREE. Averrho'a Bili'mbi. 



BILL, a sharp-edged tool, employed in cutting hedges, 

 sharpening stakes, &c. It should never be used in 

 pruning ; but, where the branch is too strong to be cut 

 with the knife, the saw ought always to be applied. 

 There are now many improved implements in the way of 

 saws and Bills, which see. 



BILLARDIE'RA. Apple Berry. (Named after Labil- 

 lardiere, a French botanist. Nat. ord. Pittosporads 

 [Pittosporaceae]. Linn. 5-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen climbers. Seeds sown in a little 

 heat, in April, from cuttings in May or June, in sand, 

 under a bell-glass ; loam and peat. Summer temp., 

 50 to 70 ; winter, 40 to 48. 



B. angustifo'lia (narrow- leaved). See B. SCANDENS. 

 ,, cymo'sa (cymose). Violet. S. Australia. 1868. 

 ,. daphnoi'des (Daphne-like). Yellow, purple. May. 

 N. S. Wales. 1840. 



B. fusifo'rmis (spindle-shaped). See SOLLYA HETERO- 



PHYLLA. 



,, longiflo'ra (long-flowered). 20. Crimson. July. 



Van Diemen's Land. 1810. Syn. B. oval is. 

 ., muta'bilis (changeable). 8. Crimson. August. N.S. 



Wales. 1795. 



ova' Us (oval-leaved). See B. LONGIFLORA. 

 parvifto'ra (small-flowered) . See MARIANTHUS TENUIS. 

 sca'ndens (climbing). 12. Purple. August. N. S. 



Wales. 1790. Syn. B. angustifolia. (B. M., t. 1313.) 



BILLBE'RGIA. (Named after Billberg, a Swedish 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Bromelworts [Bromeliaceae]. Linn. 

 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove plants, formerly belonging to Bromelia. Suckers 

 and divisions ; sandy loam, peat, and a little rotten 

 cow-dung. Summer temp., 60 to 75 ; winter, 55 

 to 60. 



B. ama'bilis (lovely). See B. VITTATA. 

 ,, amce'na (pleasing). See B. SPECIOSA. 

 ,, andegave'nsis. Red, edged indigo. Garden hybrid. 



1886. 



,, angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved) Red. S. Amer. 1866. 

 Bake'ri (Baker's). Green; bracts rose. Brazil. 1878. 



Syn. B. pallescens. 



,, baraquinia'na (Baraquinian). See B. DECORA. 

 ,, bi'color (two- coloured). See B. PYRAMIDALIS. 

 ,, bi'frons (two-leaved). Red, yellow. Brazil. 1852. 

 ,, Btno'/t(Binot's). Bracts and stem red. Brazil. 1896. 

 ,, bivitta'ta (two-striped). See CRYPTANTHUS BIVIT- 



TATUS. 



,, 6WmVna(Blireian). Hybrid between B. nutans and 



B. iridifolia. 1889. 



breautea'na (Breautean). See B. VITTATO-BAKERI. 

 jBrwfl'nft'(Bruant's). Garden hybrid between 5. decora 



and B. speciosa. 



,, Ca'ppei (Cappe's). See B. VITTATO-BAKERI. 

 ,, Cha'ntini (Chantin's). Red, yellow. Summer. 



Brazil. 1877. 



chlorosti' eta (green-spotted). See B. SAUNDERSII. 

 ,, dava'ta (club-shaped). See ^ECHMEA BROMELI.'EFOLIA. 

 ,, croyia'na (Croyan). See B. PYRAMIDALIS. 

 crue'nta (bloody), i. Blue, red. August. Rio 



Janeiro. 1824. 



,, deco'ra (adorned). Peru. (B. M., t. 6937.) 

 ,, deco'ra-nu'tans. Garden hybrid. 

 di'scolor (two- coloured). See B. SPECIOSA. 

 ,, e'legans (elegant). See B. SPECIOSA. 

 ,, Ende'ri (Ender's). Blue ; bracts coral-red. Brazil. 

 Euphe'micz (Euphemia's). Dark purple, green. S. 



Brazil. 1872. (B. M., t. 6632.) 

 ,, farino'sa (mealy). See B. ZEBRINA. 

 ,, fascia'ta (fasciated). See ^ECHMEA FASCIATA. 

 fastuo'sa (calendared). See B. THYRSOIDEA. 

 ,, gireoudia'na (Girepudian). Garden hybrid. 1887. 

 ,, glaziovia'na (Glaziovian). See QUESNELIA STROBILI- 



SPICA. 



glymia'na (Glymian). See B. MORELI. 

 ,, ho'rrida (very spiny). Brazil. 1856. 

 ,, ,, supe'rba (superb). 

 interme'dia (intermediate). Garden hybrid between 



B. nutans and B. vittata. 

 iridifo'lia (Iris-leaved). Scarlet, yellow. March. 



Brazil. 1825. 



krameria'na (Kramerian). Garden hybrid. 1888. 

 leodie'nsis. Garden hybrid between B. vittata and 



B. nutans. 



libonia'na (Libonian). Blue. August. Brazil. 1858. 

 Lie'tzei (Lietz's).' Brazil. 1881. 

 ,, macroca'lyx (large-calyx). Blue, green. Brazil. 1858. 

 ,, marmora'ta (marbled). Brazil. (111. Hort., t. 48.) 

 ,, melanaca'ntha (black-spined). See^EcHME'ASUAVEO- 



LENS. 



morelia'na (Morelian). See B. VITTATA. 

 More'li (Morel's). Brazil. (B. M., t. 4835.) 

 morrenia'na (Morrenian). Brazil. 

 ,, nudica'ulis (naked-stemmed). See ^CHME'A NODI- 



CAULIS. 

 ,, nu' tans (nodding). Green, blue ; bracts rosy. Winter. 



Brazil. 1868. 



,, o'lens (smelling). See KARATAS CAROLINES. 

 palle'scens (becoming pale), of Baker. See B. 



BAKERI. 

 ,, palle'scens (becoming pale), of Koch. See B. 



SPECIOSA. 



