HENDERSON'S HANDBOOK OF PLANTS. 



BAS 



Basfidia. Little elevations found among 



Fungi, consisting of a single cell, having 

 one or more points at its apex, each 

 bearing a spore. Synonymous with Spor- 

 ophores. 



Basidwspores.The spores which stand 

 upon the basidia, which see. 



Basilar. Seated at the base of anything; 

 usually applied to the embryo when situ- 

 ated at the bottom of the seed. 



Basineroid. When the ribs of a leaf all 

 spring from its base, as in most Melasto- 

 macece. 



Basisolute.L term applied to leaves 

 which, like those of Sedum and Echeveria, 

 are extended downward below their 

 true origin. 



Bassorine. A constituent part of a species 

 of gum from Bassora, as also of Gum 

 Tragacanth and some other gum resins. 

 It is also found in the roots of some tu- 

 berous Orchids, etc. 



Bast. A strong woody fiber, much used in 

 some places for making brooms, brushes, 

 etc., obtained from the leaf stalks of At- 

 talea funifera and of Leopoldinia Piassaba. 

 Also the inner bark of the Lime Tree, of 

 which the Kussian mats used in gardens 

 are made. Cuba Bast is the fibrous in- 

 ner bark of Paritium datum, much used 

 for tying up cigars, and by gardeners for 

 tying up plants, etc., as is also the bast of 

 the Lime Tree. Eaphia, however, is now 

 fast superseding these materials among 

 gardeners for tying purposes. See Ea- 

 phia. 



Baueracece. The genus Bauera, belonging 

 to the Hydrangea family, has been 

 thought by some botanists to possess 

 characters sufficiently distinct to estab- 

 lish it as a separate family, under the 

 name of Baueracece, but it has not been 

 generally adopted. 



BEA 



Beak. Anything which resembles the beak 

 of a bird; a hard, short point; a long, 

 pointed projection. The seed-pods of the 

 Radish furnish an example. 



Beaked. Ending in a long, sharp, or an- 

 gular point. 



Bean. The common name for Faba. Bog 

 Bean, the Buckbean, Menyanthes trifolia- 

 ta. Cujumary Bean, the tonic seed of 

 Aydendron Cujumary. Egyptian or Pyth- 

 agorean Bean, the fruit of Nelumbium 

 speciosum. French or Bush Bean, Phase- 

 olus vulgaris. Haricot Bean, the seed of 

 Phaseolus vulgaris. Honey Bean, the 

 seed-pods of Gleditschia triacanthos. In- 

 dian Bean, an American name for Catal- 

 pa. Kidney Bean, the common name for 

 Phaseolus, especially for those kinds cul- 

 tivated as esculents. Lima Bean, an 

 American name for Phaseolus lunatus. 

 Locust Bean, the pod of Ceratonia siliqua. 

 Molucca Bean, the seed of Guilandina 

 Bonducetta. Ordeal Bean of Old Calabar, 

 the seeds of Physostigma venenatum. 

 Ox-eye Bean, the seed of Mueuna urens. 

 Pichurim Bean, a commercial name for 

 the cotyledons of Nectandra Puchury. Sa- 

 cred Bean, the common name for Nelum- 

 bium. Sahuca Bean, the seeds of Soja 

 hispida. St. Ignatius's Bean, the seed of 

 Strychnos multiflora ; also a Brazilian 

 name for the seeds of Fevillea cordifolia. 

 Scarlet Runner Bean, the seeds of Phaseolus 

 multiflorus. Smoking Bean, the seed- 

 pods of Catalpa syringcefolia. Tonga or 

 Tonquin Bean, the seed of Dipterix odor- 

 ata. Underground Kidney Bean, Arachis 

 hypogcea, commonly called Pea-nuts. 

 Water Bean, an English name for the 

 family of Nelumbiacece. Wild Bean, 

 a common name for Apios. Algaroba 

 Beanis Ceratonia siliqua.- -Asparagus Bean, 

 or Yard Long, is Dolichos sesquipedalis. 



