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every morning, and water sparingly. If well managed, 

 they will root in about two months, and should then have 

 the glasses left off every night for a week; they should 

 then be transferred to small pots in the compost above 

 described, passing it through a coarse sieve, to extract the 

 stones and rough pieces of soil. After potting, the plants 

 should be kept close for a short time, till they are able to 

 bear full exposure to the light. In a year's time, they 

 will be large enough to plant out in their permanent 

 quarters. Bignonias may also be increased by layering. 

 B. requinoxlalis (equinoxial). fl. yellow ; peduncles two-flowered, 

 terminal onus racemose. June to October. I. glabrous, conju- 

 gate ; leaflets oblong-lanceolate. Tendrils simple, axillary. 

 Cayenne, 1768. 



B. re. Chamborlaynii (Chamberlayn's).* fl., corolla yellow, funnel- 

 shaped ; segments obtuse ; racemes axillary, six to eight-flowered. 

 April to October, I., leaflets ovate, acuminated, glabrous, shining 

 above. Tendrils strong, simple. Brazil, 1820. (B. R. 741.) 

 B. eesculifolia (Chestnut-leaved). A synonym of Tabebiua 



cescultfolia. 



B. apurcnsls (Apuran). fl. pedicellate, 2in. long ; corolla yellow, 

 funnel-shaped, with roundish, spreading, nearly equal lobes ; 

 spikes terminal, sessile. I. ternate ; leaflets elliptic-oblong, short- 

 acuminated, acutish at the base. Shady banks of the river 

 Apures, near 1 Diamante, 1824. 

 B. argyreo-violasccns (silvery-violet). I. white-veined, in a 



young state violet. South America, 1865. (F. M. 1865, 26.) 



B. aurantiaca (orange), fl. orange-coloured. South America, 1874. 



B. capreolata (tendrilled).* fl., corolla orange; peduncles 



axillary, one-flowered, crowded. April to August. I. conjugate ; 



leaflets cordate oblong ; lower ones simple. Tendrils small, trifld. 



North America, 1710. Hardy in south of England. (B. M. 864.) 



B. o. atro-sangulnca (dark blood-red). A. red-purple. Summer. 



United States. (B. M. 6501.) 



B. Cher ere (Chirere).* fl., corollas orange, 2in. long; cymes 

 axillary. June to November. I., lower ones ternate, upper ones 

 conjugate, cirrhose ; leaflets ovate, acuminated, sometimes snb- 

 cordato, glabrous. Guiana (hi woods and on the banks of rivers), 

 1824. (BR.130L) 



B. Chica (Chica). JL, corolla funnel-shaped, violaceous ; limb with 

 nearly equal, rounded segments ; panicles axillary, pendulous. 

 1. Sin. to lOin. long, abruptly bipinnate ; leaflets conjugate, elliptic- 

 ovate, acuminated, deeply cordate, glabrous. Tendrils simple. 

 Banks of the Orinoco, 1819. 



B. chrysantha (yellow-flowered), fl. terminal, crowded ; corolla 

 yellow, 2in. long. May. I., leaflets five, ovate, acuminated, 

 tomentose, on pedicels 5in. long. A. 12ft. to 26ft. Caraccas, 

 1823. Tree. 



B. chrysoleuca (yellowish -white). /., corolla yellow, with a 

 white limb, glabrous, liin. long ; peduncles three to five-flowered. 

 June, July. I. conjugate ; leaflets 5in. to 6in. long, 2in. broad, 

 oblong acuminated, glabrous, rounded at the base, shining. 

 Tendrils undivided. Banks of the River Magdalena, 1824. 

 B. Clematis (Clematis-like).* fl., corolla white, yellowish inside ; 

 lobes nearly equal, roundish, red ; panicles axillary, downy. 

 I. Tin. to Sin. long, conjugately pinnate, with an odd one ; leaflets 

 2in. long, lin. broad, ovate, narrowed at top, acute, cordate at 

 the base, glabrous. Branches quadrangular, glabrous. Caraccas, 



B. divcrslfolia (diverse-leaved), fl., corolla yellow, campanulately 

 funnel-shaped ; panicles terminal. /. conjugate and simple ; 

 leaflets roundish-ovate, acuminated, sub-cordate, glabrous, shin- 

 ing. Tendrils undivided. Branches quadrangular, striated. 

 Mexico, 1825. 



B. floribunda (many-flowered).* fl., corolla purplish, funnel- 

 shaped, eight lines long; panicles axillary, powdery, with opposite 

 branches and dichotomous branchlets. I. conjugate ; leaflets 

 2iin. long, oblong-elliptic, acuminated, acute at the base, glabrous, 

 shining. Tendrils undivided. Branches beset with white warts 

 and fine powder. Mexico, 1824. 



B. lactiflora (milk-fiowered). fl corolla milk white, liin. long, 

 villously tomentose on the outside ; racemes twin, with a petio- 

 late bract at the base of each pedicel. April and July. I. conju- 

 gate ; leaflets 2in. long, cordate, ovate, glabrous. Branches 

 striated. Tendrils trifld. Santa Cruz, 1823. 



B. leucoxyla (white- wooded). A synonym of Tabebiua leucoxyla. 



B. litoralis (shore), fl., corolla funnel-shaped, red, downy out- 

 side; panicles axillary, dichotomously branched. May to July. 

 I. ternate ; leaflets roundish-ovate, acuminated, clothed with soft 

 hair on both surfaces. Branches terete, glabrous; branchlets 

 hairy. Mexico, 1824. 



B. magnlflca (magnificent).* fl. varying from delicate mauve to 

 rich purplish -crimson ; throat light primrose colour, very large, 

 3Jin. across; panicles large, branching. Summer. I. opposite, 

 on rather long petioles, broadly ovate. Columbia, 1879. A very 

 handsome species. See Fig. 250, for which we are indebted to 

 Mr. Bull. 



Bignonia continued. 



B. mollls (soft). fl. small, downy ; panicle terminal, many-flowered. 

 L trifoliate ; leaflets 5in. long, ovate, sub-cordate, downy on both 

 surfaces. Cayenne, 1818. 



B. moLUssima (very soft), fl., corollas somewhat funnel-shaped, 

 downy inside ; panicles axillary, dichotomously branched, downy. 

 1. conjugate and simple ; leaflets 2iin. long, liin. broad, ovate, 

 acute, cordate, clothed with soft hairs above. Caraccas, 1820. 



B. pallida (pale).* fl. axillary, usually solitary; corolla 2in. lone 

 funnel-shaped, with a yellow tube, and a pale lilac limb ; lobes 

 crenately ciliated. July. I. simple, opposite, oblong, obtuse, 

 rather cordate at the base. Branches terete. St. Vincent, 1825. 

 (B. R. 965.) 



B. piota (painted). A synonym of D. gpeciota. 



B. radioans (rooting). See Teooma radlcans. 



B. reticulata (netted). Columbia, 1873. 



B. Roezlil (Hoezl's). Columbia, 1870. 



B. salicifolia (Willow-leaved), fl., corolla funnel-shaped, liin. 

 long, copper-coloured, with a white limb ; peduncles axillary, 

 three to six-flowered, downy. Summer. I. conjugate ; leaflets 

 lanceolate, Sin. long, acute at both ends, quite glabrous, shining. 

 Branches terete, sulcate. Trinidad, 1824. 



B. spociosa (beautiful).* fl. pink, stained with purple; calyx spath- 

 aceous, split on one side ; panicles terminal. May. I. pinnate, 

 ternate and verticillate ; leaflets oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 shining, serrate, h. 4ft. Uruguay, 1840. A glabrous evergreen 

 shrub. SYN. B.pieta. (B. M. 3888.) 



B. spoctabilis (showy), fl., corolla 3in. long, rather coriaceous, 



glabrous, purple ; racemes terminal, short, having the two lower 

 pedicels three-flowered, and the rest one-flowered. I. conjugate; 

 leaflets ovate-oblong, acuminated, obtuse. Santa Cruz, Ac., 1820. 



B. Tweediana (Tweedie's). fl. yellow ; corolla glabrous, limb 

 deeply five-parted, ciliated ; segments einarginate ; peduncles one- 

 flowered. Summer. I. conjugate ; leaflets lanceolate, acuminate ; 

 petioles downy. Buenos Ayres, 1838. (B. It. 26, 45.) 



B. voriabilis (variable).* fl., corolla Sin. long, with a greenish- 

 yellow tube ; limb ultimately white ; racemes simple, short, many- 

 flowered, terminal. June to August. I., lower ones biternate ; 

 superior ones conjugate ; divisions ternate. Branches tetragonal. 

 Tendrils trifld. Caraccas, 1819. 



B. venusta (lovely), fl., corolla crimson, clavately funnel-shaped, 

 with a spreading border, villous inside ; corymbs terminal, 

 many-flowered. August to December. I., lower ones ternate ; 

 superior ones conjugate ; leaflets oblong-ovate, acuminated 

 oblique at the base. Brazil, 1816. (B. R. 249.) 



BIGNONIACE2E. A larere order of trees, or twining 

 or climbing shrubby plants. Flowers usually trumpet- 

 shaped ; corolla usually irregular, four or five-lobed, and 

 with a swollen portion below its mouth ; stamens five, 

 unequal. Fruit, a two-valved, often pod-like capsule. Leaves 

 usually opposite, compound. The best - known genera are 

 Bignonia, Catalpa, Eccremocarpue, Jacaranda, and Tecoma. 



BIJUGATE. A compound leaf, with two pairs of 

 leaflets. 



BILABIATE. Having two lips. 



BILBERRY. See Vaccinium Myrtillns. 



BILIMBI TREE. See Averrhoa Bilimbi. 



BILL. A cutting instrument, curved forward, or hook- 

 shaped toward the point, and fitted with a handle, like a 

 hatchet. It is used for pruning, &c. When short, it is 

 called a Hand-bill; when long, a Hedge-bill, or Hedge- 

 hook. 



BILLARDIERA (in honour of Jacques Julien Labil- 

 lardiere, a celebrated French botanist and traveller). 

 Apple Berry. ORD. Piltosftoreae. Very desirable green- 

 house evergreen climbers. Peduncles solitary from the 

 apex of the branches, one-flowered, pendulous ; calyx of 

 five subulate sepals ; petals five, combined into a tube 

 below, generally yellow; stamens five. Fruit edible. 

 Leaves alternate. They thrive either in pots or planted 

 out in a compost of fibroue loam, leaf soil, and peat, in 

 equal proportions, with thorough drainage. Cuttings, 

 dibbled in a pot of sandy soil, placed under a bell glass, 

 in gentle heat, root readily. They may also be raised 

 from seed, which several of the species produce in abun- 

 dance. 



B. angnstlfolla (narrow -leaved). A synonym of tt. teandfnt. 

 B. longlflora (I n 8- n ' owere d)-* fl~ greenish -yellow, often chang- 

 ing to purple, solitary ; pedicels glabrous. Berries blue. May to 

 ' ' nceolate. entire. Van Piemen's Land. 1810. A verv 



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