GLOSSARY OF SPECIFIC NAMES AND BOTANICAL TERMS. 193 



Bicolor (6), two-colored. 



Bicornuta, two-horned. 



Bidwelliae (2), Mrs. Bidwell of Chico. 



Biennis (2), Biennial, living two seasons. 



Bifid um, Bifid; that is, cut to the middle. 



Biflora (3), two-flowered. 



Bifolium (2), two-leaved. 



Bigelovii (4), Dr. J. M. Bigelow. 



Bilabiate, two-lipped. 



Biloba, two-lobed. 



Binghamae, Mrs. R. F. Bingham. 



Bioletti (2), F. T. Bioletti. 



Bipinnate, twice pinnate. 



Blade, the broad upper part of a petal. 



Blauda, bland, pleasant. 



Blattaria, the old generic name. 



Blepharophylla, eyelash-leaved. 



Blochmanae, Mrs. Ida Blockman. 



Bloomeri, H. G. Bloomer. (See Index.) 



Bolanderi (15). Henry N. Bolander. See 

 Index.) 



Boreale (6), northern or boreal. 



Botrys, an old generic name. 



Bottae, P. E. Botta, a French collector. 



Brachy calyx, short calyx. 



Brachyloba. short-lobed. 



Brachycarpuxn (2), short-podded. 



Brachysperma, short-seeded. 



Bract, Bractlet, reduced leaves of a flower 

 cluster. 



Bracteata (2), Bracteosa (4), bracted. 



Breviflorus, short-flowered. 



Brevipes, short-peduncled. 



Brevistyla (2), short-styled. 



Breweri (16), W. H. Brewer, of Yale, 

 who was chief of the botanical depart- 

 ment of the California State Geologi- 

 cal Survey, 1860-4. 



Bridges!! (3), Thos. Bridges, who botan- 

 ized mostly in South America. 



Brown!!, Brown, an English botanist. 



Bryophora, moss-bearing or mossy. 



Bulbifera, Bulbiferous, producing" bulbs. 



Bullata, blistered. 



Bursa-pastoris, shepherd's purse. 



Buxbaumii, I. 0. Buxbaum, a German 

 botanist. 



Buxifolia, boxwood-leaved. 



Caducous, falling soon, as the calyx of a 

 poppy. 



Cserulea (3) cerulean, dark- blue. 



Caesium, bluish-gray. 



Caespitosa (4), Cespitose, growing in 



tufts. 



Californica (78), California. 

 Callicarpa, beautiful pods. 

 Calycina, pertaining to the calyx (large 



in this species). 

 Calycosa (4), large-calyx. 

 Campanularia, bell-bearing. 

 Campanulata (2), Campanulate, bell- 



Campestre (5), field, growing in level 

 fields. 



Candicans, whitening, becoming white. 



Candida, pure white. 



Canadense (4), Canada. 



Canescens (3), Canescent, gray, hoary. 



Canina, dog. 



Cannabinum, hemp. 



Canus, ash-colored. 



Capillaris (2), Capillary, hair-like, 



Capitata (3), Capitate, in a head (the 

 flowers). 



Capparideum, caper. 



Capsule, a dry fruit (pod) of more than 

 one carpel. 



Cardinale (2), chief, principal. 



Carduacea, thistle-like. 



Carneum, flesh -like. 



Carnosula (2), flesh-colored. 



Caroliniana (2), Carolina. 



Carpel, one of the leaves forming a pistil. 



Caseana, E. L. Case. 



Cataria, cat. 



Castilleioides, castilleia-like. 



Caudata, Caudate, tailed. 



Caudex, an erect rootstock or a stem ris- 

 ing but little above the ground. 



Caulescens, Caulescent, stem-producing, 

 having a stem. 



Cauline, on the stem, as cauline leaves, not 

 radical. 



Centranthifolius, centranthus-leaved. 



Cerasiformis, cherry-like. 



Cereus, waxen. 



Chamissonis, Adelbert von Chamisso, a 

 German poet and botanist who, with 

 Eschscholtz, Choris, an artist, and 

 their commander, Kotzebue, visited 

 Sail Francisco, Oct. 1816. 



