66 Select Plants for Industrial Culture and 



Barbarea vulgraris, E. Brown. 



In the cooler regions of all parts of the globe, ascending to alpine 

 zones. Hardy to lat. 64 5' in Norway [Schuebeler]. This herb 

 furnishes a wholesome salad. As with other raw vegetables, par- 

 ticularly watercress (Nasturtium aquaticum, Trag.), circumspect 

 care is necessary, to free such salads from possibly adherent Echino- 

 coccus-ova or other germs of entozoa, particularly in localities where 

 hydatids prevail. But the Nasturtium-Watercress should culturally 

 altogether be avoided, as it may by quickly spreading choke irriga- 

 tion-channels, rivulets and low canals to such an extent, as to 

 involve large annual expenditure for clearing. Barbarea is an 

 excellent honey-plant [Muenter], particularly for cold regions. 

 Several allied species exist. 



Barosma serratifolia, Willdenow. 



South- Africa. This shrub supplies the medicinal Bucco-1 eaves. 

 B. crenulata, Hooker (Diosma crenulata, L.) is only a variety of 

 this species. Active principles : a peculiar volatile oil, a peculiar 

 resin and a crystalline substance called diosmin. Empleurum 

 serrulatum (Solander), a small South- African shrub, yields also 

 Bucco-leaves as noted by Prof. Eichler. 



Basella lucida, Linne. 



India. Perennial. This spinage-plant has somewhat the odor 

 of Ocimum Basilicum ; other species serve also for culinary pur- 

 poses. 



Basella rubra. Linne. 



From Southern Asia to Japan. This annual or biennial herb 

 serves as a spinage of pleasant coloration, and is of quick growth, 

 but is not possessed of the agreeable flavor of real spinage. It 

 yields also a rich purple dye, not easily fixed however [Johnson], 



Bassowia solanacea, Bentham. ( Witheringia solanacea, L'Heritier.) 



South- America. This perennial herb needs more trial -culture, 

 on account of its large edible tubers. 



Batis maritima, Linne. 



Central America and northward to Florida, also the Sandwich- 

 Islands. This shrub can be used advantageously to fix tidal 

 sediments for the reclamation of harbor-lands and of otherwise 

 valuable shore-ground. 



Beesha elegrantissizna, Hasskarl. 



Java, on mountains of about 4,000 feet elevation. Very tall and 

 exceedingly slender ; the upper branches pendulous. A hardy 

 species of Bamboo. 



