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BELLIS 



BENTINCKIA 



A>w the stH\l in shallojv l)oxi's ;il)(>iit Ausust 10. Aa 

 Axin !is hiTRo eiioush to luiiidK', transplant 5 inches 

 apart into i-oUlfranu-s, and when the wintiT sets in 

 put on the s;ii;h, si'^i'iS i'ir whenever the weather may 

 DC mild. Tnmsplant to the flower l^eds :is early as pos- 

 sible in the sprin;;, where in a very sliort lime they 

 will be a m:»i!S of bloom, and will eontiinie to bloom till 

 the beginning of .Iiuie. when they should be thrown out, 

 and the siuumer betiding plants put in. Longfellow and 

 Snowball are the two best \arieties for this i)urpose. 

 Myosotig atjH-stri^ and SUenc jxiuluhi may be grown the 

 same way, using the daisies as edging when in the beds, 

 and the others as center pieces. 



The daisy is pnipagate<1 by seefls (which are sown 

 early I, and b_\' divisions, the choicest varieties being 

 maintained by the latter method. The main types 

 grown from seed aretlie while, rose, quilled, and white 

 with red center, all of whicli are tlouble. A dark red is 

 less common. Of kinds pn)|)agated by seed, l^ong- 

 fellow is now the best rose-colored, and Snowball the 

 best white variety, the latter being especially prized 

 by florists for cut-flowers, as it has long, stiff stems. 

 Other varieties are Maxima, Snowflake, and Rob Roy, 

 which is perhaps the best red. 



perennis, Linn, Tuue or English Daisy. Hardy 

 herbaceous perennial, 3-6 in. high: l\s. clustered at the 

 root, spatulale or obovate: fls. 1-2 in. across, solitary, 

 on hairj' scapes. .\pr,-June, \V. Eu.; escaped in Calif.; 

 rarely runs wild in the eastern states. B.M. 228. 

 F,S. 6:.584, which shows 11 well-marked types. — An 

 interesting but not permanent form is the "hen-and- 

 chickena daisy," in which a number of small fl,-heads 

 are borne on short stalks springing out of the main fl.- 

 head. Cockscomb forms, in which several scapes unite 

 to produce a monstrous H,, are sometimes seen, but 

 cannot be perpetuated. The rays are sometimes wholly 

 incurvefl, or reHe.\ed, or quilled. Other English names of 

 the daisy are herb Margaret, ewe- or May-gowan, 

 childing daisy, bone- or bruisewort, bone flower, March 

 daisy, baimwort. j. b. Keller, E. J. Canning, 



and WiLHELM MiLLEh. 



BELLIUM (from its resemblance to BMis, the daisy). 

 Compdailif. Miniature plants, sometimes planted in 

 rock-gardens. 



Leaves crowded or in a ro.sette, from which arise 

 scapes bearing a single daisy-like head or "flower," 

 white, with light yellow di.sk: differs from Bellis 

 largely in its pappus, which is unequal and double, of 

 bristles and scales. — Four to 6 species in the Medit. 

 region, anntial and perennial. Require treatment given 

 rock-plants and .sod-plants. 



bellidioides, Linn. .Annual, 2 in., with creeping 

 stolons: Ivs. spatulate: heads white, all summer. — Like 

 a miniature daisy. Apparently Uttle known in this 

 countrj'. ■ L H. B. 



BELLWORT: In Ent^lund, any member of the Campanulacex . 

 In .\fnerica, Urularia. 



BELOU CBrahman name for the Bael fruit). Rulace^, 

 tribe Citrex. An older name for jBgIc, recently rein- 

 stated by American taxonomic botanists. See descrip- 

 tion under j^gU. 



It. .ViirmrUi: A- B. Lyon,=^gle Marmeloa, tlie Bael fruit of 

 India, h. (jlutm^tna. .SkcC'l8=Chael08permum glutincia. Swingle. 



BELOPERONE (name refers to the arrow-shaped 

 connective;. Acanthaces:. Hothouse evergreen shrubs 

 of the Justicia group, rarely seen in cult, and apparently 

 not in .\merican trafle. Lvs. entire: fls. usually red or 

 purple, rnwtly in .showy-bracted axillary or termin.il 

 clu-Ht/frs ; corolla-tube narrow, often long, tlie limb 2- 

 lipped; .ftarnens 2, afhxwl on the tube; style filiform, 

 entire or .slightly 2-lobefl: fr. an oblong or ovoid caps. — 

 About 'M .'fpecics inhabiting Trop. ,\mer., of which 

 2 or 3 are listed as cult, plants. B. vioiacea, Planch. & 



Lind., has lanceolate-acuminate Ivs. and violet-purple 

 fls. B.M. .'■)244. B. oblongata, Lindl., has oblong- 

 lanceolate lvs. and axillary spikes of rosf!-purple fls. 

 B.R. IG.')?. A recent species is B. angustifldra, Stapf, 

 resembling B. violacea, with oblong-cUiptic lvs. and a 

 very narrow corolla-tube with a violet-purple limb. 



BELVIDERE, or SUMMER CYPRESS: Kochia. 



BENE: Sesainum. 



BENI, JAPANESE: Carnypleris Masiacanthtis. 



BENINCASA (name of an Italian nobleman). Cucur- 

 bilaccn-. Annual running squash-like herbs grown 

 sparingly for the edible fruits. 



Leaves 5-lobed soft-hairy: fls. solitary, yellow, 

 monoecious, the staminate •long-peduncled, the pistil- 



536. Benincasa hispida. 



late nearly sessile; corolla deeply lobed; tendrils 2-3- 

 branched. — Two species in Trop. Asia. 



hispida, Cogn, (B. cerifera, Savi). Fig. 536, Wax 

 Gourd. White Gourd of India, Zit-kwa, Chinese 

 Preserving Melon, Chine.se Watermelon. Vine 

 long, like a muskmelon, hairy, with cordate lobed lvs.: 

 fr. mostly oblong, 10-16 in, long, hairy, white-waxy, 

 with solid white flesh and small cucumber-like seeds. 

 Cult, the same as muskmelon or cucumber. R,H. 

 1887:. '540, — LIsed for making preserves and sweet 

 pickles; said to be eaten raw in warm countries, and the 

 unripe frs. to be employed by natives in India in the 

 making of curries. £,_ 2j_ b_ 



BENJAMIN BUSH: Benzoin xstimle. 

 BENT-GRASS: Agrostis. 

 BENTHAMIA: Curnus. 



BENTINCKIA (named for Lord Bentinck, governor 



of Madnis, 1803-180.5). Palmacex, tribe Geonomese. 

 Tall stately unarmed palms, with e(|ually pinnate, 

 terminal leaves; not as yet well known to the trade, 

 but deserving greater attention. 



Leaves of many Ifts, which are usually 2-lobed at the 

 apex: spathes many, the 2 lower short and incomplete; 

 spadix ari.sing from among the lvs,, branched; fls, small, 

 moncecious or polygamous: fr, .small, almost round, 

 with a single seed pendulous from the top of the cavity. 

 — There are only 2 species, both Indian. G,C, II. 

 22:. 59.5. 



The following is a graceful pahn "in general appear- 

 ance not unlike the coconut palm, than which it is, 

 however, much more graceful," The young leaves for 

 the first year are bi-partite, quite hkc young coconut 

 palms. 



They should be grown in a warmhouse, never less 

 than 60°, and should be given plenty of water at all 

 sea.sons. A mixture of rich loam and peat or leaf-mold, 

 lialf and l];ilf, makes the best medium for growth. 



nicobarica, Becc. Orania. St. 50-60 ft,, solitary, 

 usually from 7-10 in. thick: lvs. .5-8 ft. long; Ifts. 1-2 

 ft., se.ssile. linear and leathery, the tips distinctly 2- 

 lobed; petiole and rachis glabrous, the former short: 



