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BURCHELLIA 



Stove shrubs and tree ; cuttings of ripe shoots under 

 a glass, in moi^ bottom-heat ; sandy loam and peat. 

 Summer temp., 70 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 B. arge'ntea (silvery). 10. Yellow. July. Caraccas. 



1810. 

 cane'scens (hoary). 20. Yellow. July. W. Ind. 



1742. 

 glanduli' fera (gland-bearing). 10. Yellow. April. 



Venezuela. 1806. 

 ni'tidn (shining). 10. Red. July. St. Domingo. 



1800. 

 odora'ta (scented). 10. Yellow. July. Carthagena. 



1806. 

 panicula'ta (panicled). See TRIOPTERIS OVATA. 



BUPHA'NE. (From bous an ox, and phone, slaughter ; 

 cattle are said to be poisoned when they eat the bulbs. 

 Nat. ord. Amaryllids [Amaryllidaceae]. Allied to Bruns- 

 vigia.) 



Greenhouse bulbs from South Africa. Offsets in sandy 

 loam and fibrous peat. They are nearly hardy, but 

 succeed best under glass. As the bulbs get too large 

 for the pots, give a larger sire in spring before they 

 commence growing, and pot firmly. 



B. cilia'ris (ciliated). Dull purple. S. Africa. 1795. 



Syn. Brunsvigia ciliaris. 

 guttafta (spotted). Leaves narrower. 

 di'sticha (two-ranked leaved), i to ij. Red. S. 

 Africa. Syns. Brunsvigia disticha and B. toxicaria. 

 BUPHTHA'LMUM. (From bous, an ox, and ophthal- 

 mos, eye ; the large disc resembling the eye of an ox, 

 hence the common name, Ox-eye. Nat. ord. Composites 

 [Compositae]. Allied to Inula.) 



Perennial herbs of a showy character and mostly 

 hardy. Division in spring, and seeds. Ordinary garden 

 soil will suit the hardy species. 



HARDY. 

 B. aqua'ticum (aquatic). See ODONTOSPERMUM AQOATI- 



CUM. 



cordifo'lium (heart-shaped-leaved). See B. SPECIOSUM. 

 grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). See B. SALICIFOLIUM. 

 salicifo'lium (willow-leaved). ij. Yellow. Sep- 

 tember. S. Europe. 1759. 



speciosi ssimum (showiest). Yellow. Europe. 1826. 

 specio'sum (showy). 4. Yellow. July. Europe. 1739. 

 spino'sum (spiny). See PALLENIS SPINOSA. 



GREENHOUSE. 



B. Itzviga'ium (smooth). See JASONIA L-CVIGATA. 

 mari'timum (maritime). See ODONTOSPERMUM MARI- 



TIMUM. 



seri'ceum (silky). See ODONTOSPERMUM SERICEUM. 

 stenophy'ttum (narrow-leaved). See ODONTOSPERMUM 



STENOPHYLLUM. 



BUPLEU RUM. Hare's-Ear. (From bous, an ox, and 

 pleuron, a side ; the leaves, if eaten, are supposed to 

 swell cattle. Nat. ord. Umbeilifers [Umbelliferae]. Linn. 

 5-Pentandria, 2-Digynia.) 



Hardy annuals and herbaceous perennials, except 

 where otherwise specified. Seed of the annuals in 

 common soil, in March and April ; divisions of herbaceous 

 plants in autumn or spring ; cuttings, or divisions of 

 greenhouse species, in March and April ; and kept 

 moderately dry, sandy loam. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



B. gliu'cum (milky-green). J. Green, yellow. July. 



S. Europe. 1819. 

 gra'cile( slender). J. Green, yellow. July. Caucasus. 



1820. 

 ju'ncfum (rush-leaved), i. Green, yellow. July. 



S. Europe. 1772. 



Ifincifo'lium (lance-leaved). See B. PROTRACTUM. 

 Odonti'tes (Odontites). Yellow. July to October. 



Austria. 

 oppositifo'lium (opposite-leaved), i. Green, yellow. 



July. Pyrenees. 1819. 



Polli'chii (Pollich's). See B. TENUISSIMUM. 

 protra'ctum (protracted). f. Yellowish. July. 



Mediterranean Region. 1820. Twiner. 



B. rotundifo'lium (round-leaved). 2. Green, yellow. 



June. Spain. 

 semicompo' situm (semi-compound). J. Green, yellow. 



July. Spain. 1778. 



subova'tum (rather oval-leaved). See B. PROTRACTUM. 

 tenui' ssimum (slenderest). $. Green, yellow. July. 



England. 

 tri'fidum (three-cleft). See B. JUNCEUM. 



HARDY PERENNIALS. 



B. arista'tum (awned). Blush. June. Britain. 

 au'reum (golden), i. Yellow. May. Eastern Europe. 



1820. 



,, coria'ceum (leathery). See B. GIBRALTARICUM. 

 cro'ceum (Crocus- yellow). Brigh t yellow. Asia Minor. 



1901. 

 falca'tum (sickle-leaved). J. Green, yellow. August. 



Germany. 1739. 



frute'scens (small-shrubby). See B. FRUTICOSUM. 

 graminifo'lium (grass-leaved). J. Green, yellow. 



June. Switzerland. 1768. 

 longifp'lium (long-leaved). 3. Green, yellow. June. 



Switzerland. 1713. 



,, longiradia turn (long-rayed). Siberia. 

 marschallia num (Marschallian). See B. GRACILE. 

 ,, mucrona'tum (mucronate). Eastern India. 

 ,, multine'rve (many-nerved). 3. Yellowish. Altai. 

 panicula'tum (panicled). ij. Yellow. July. Spain. 



1824. 



petra'um(roc\i). ij. Green, yellow. June. Switzer- 

 land. 1768. 

 polyphy'Uum (many-leaved), i. Green, yellow. May. 



Caucasus. 1823. 

 ranunculoi'des (Ranunculus-like). Yellow. Europe, 



&c. 



ri'gidum (rigid). France. 

 ,, sachaline'nse (Sachalin). Amurland. 

 scorzoner&fo'lium (scorzonera-leaved). See B. FAL- 



CATUM- 

 spino'sum (spined). Yellow. July. Spain. 1753. 



Evergreen shrub. 

 stdla turn (starry). S. Europe. 



GREENHOUSE. 



B. cane'scens (hoary). 5. Yellow. August. Barbary. 

 1809. Evergreen shrub. 



frvtice'scens (shrubby). 3. Yellow. Western Medi- 

 terranean region. 



frutico'sum (shrubby). 3. Yellow. July. S.Europe. 

 1596. Evergreen, hardy on a wall. 



gibralta'ricum (Gibraltar) . Yellow. June. Gibraltar. 

 1784. Evergreen half-hardy. 



plantagi'neum (plantain-kaved). 3. Yellow. July. 

 Mount Atlas. 1810. Evergreen half-hardy. 



BURBI'DGEA. (Named in compliment to F. W. 

 Burbidge, a traveller in N.W. Borneo, and author of 

 " Gardens of the Sun," &c. Nat. ord. Gingerworts 

 [Scitaminaceae]. Allied to Hedychium.) 



Stove, herbaceous perennials. Divisions of the root- 

 stock in spring. Sandy loam, leaf-mould, and a little 

 fibrous peat, well drained. A moist atmosphere is 

 essential, and light shade. They are of easy cultivation. 

 B. ni'tida (shiny). 2 to 4. Bright orange-scarlet, large. 



Summer. N.W. Borneo. 1872. 



schizochei'la (cut-b'pped). 2. Orange-yellow. 

 Malaya. 1904. 



BURCHA'RDIA. (Named after H. Burchard, M.D. 

 Nat. ord. Melanths [Liliaceae]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, 

 5-Trigynia. Allied to Veratrum.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennial ; offsets and divi- 

 sions; sandy peat and loam. Winter temp., 38 to 40. 

 B. umbella'ta (umbellate). 2. White, green. August. 

 N. Holland. 1820. 



BURCHELLIA. (Named after Burchell, an African 

 traveller. Nat. ord. Cinchonads [Rubiaceae]. Linn. 5- 

 Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Gardenia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs, from Cape of Good Hope. 

 Cuttings of young shoots, getting firm at the base, in 

 April and May ; fibrous loam and sandy peat. Summer 

 temp., moderate ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 B. bubali'na (buffalo). See B. CAPENSIS. 

 cape'nsis (Cape). 3. Scarlet. March. (B. M., t. 2339.) 



