AA. Lvs. as long as the petioles. 

 Guyanfinsis, Steuil. BccoininK 15 ft. high: lvs. oval- 

 eloiiKiitcil : Hs. white: spathes i-lM ft. long. Offered 

 1893 in S. Fla. 



F. W. Barclay. 



EAVfiNEA. Se 



BAVfiNIA (name not explaine.l ) . If 

 of 2 species of tender shrubs from ( 

 Its. opposite, l-:i-foliolate; Ifts. Ian.-,-, 

 red or white, borne on rather long ;i\i 

 sepals unequal, the 2 outer being sonic 

 corolla-tube straight, rather long; the 1 



RENANTHEBA 



borne in midwinter. They are old favorites in conser- 

 vatories. They require warmhouse treatment. The genus 

 is closely allied to the flax (Linum), and Sehiwurdtia 

 triffyna is known to this day as Linum trigynum by the 

 gardeners, who usually accent trigynum on the second 

 syllable instead of the first. Reinwardtia is distinguished 

 t'p.m l,inmii bv the yellow Ms.. :i-4 styles and unequal or 

 clcii'h rii L'lini.i-: l.liiiini \y.i~ iii..-tly lihi.-.rosy or white 

 ii-.. .■. -I ■. •-. .'imI r.,'i'ii .■i:iii-i-. ( M !..•■— c n .-vic- characters : 

 -li'iU ".. ...I- :., ■■..iii.ii :c .1. I iijii.'iMii-; stamens 5, 



i :. )ri:i1iii ■ ;.:■!, ,- In.iin -1 :, In ill-c],.- ; ^'huids 2-3, ad- 



I - ■ ■'■ li i, I .j CM-: ovary ."i-.i-loculed. 



i; !ii I' I M . «y subshrubs about afoot high 

 ■ 'li I.I :l .\.rs. They are useful for the dec- 

 rial: I, ■ , ! :,i,,i-y in wiiit.T time, at a season 



\Vl - ■ . T.. l,;cr |,|-..^Ml,I:,lil.. I.liHil.. it is 



grov 



will 



1844:25. — The plant offered in Fla. as Lemonia spec- 

 tabilis apparently belongs to some other genus. 



F. W. Barclay. 

 BAY GBASS. Loli 



BEANA. Consult Teosintf. 



BED BAY, Carnlhni. Bed Bud. See Cereis. Bed 

 Campion, 7-//<-/'"'.s '/(.•/f.i. Red Cedar, Jnniperux \'ir 

 f/iiiiiiHu. Bedhead, As.-hpois r„ras.sii-icn. Bed-hot 

 Poker Plant, Kiiiiilinini. Red Morocco, ,l(?n»/.< .i» 

 tumnalis. Red Osier, Cirimx .si,,i.,„ifrrn . Bed Pepper, 

 Capsicum. Bed Bobin, (;. /■.-<.-«,„ i:„i.,,ini,nn„. Red- 

 root, Cea«o/7i»s Ai,.i'n,-unns : l.>a I, ii.nii /,. s . Bed Spi- 

 der. See I)isi-rls. Redtop. S..- ,l(y/<,x/i,<. Redwood, 

 Sequoia; also Ceauothus, Pterorarpitt^, etc. 



BEED. See Artmdo and Bamboo. Eeed Canary Grass 

 is Phalaris arundinaceu. Beed Mace or Cat - tail i^ 

 Tijpha. 



BEED, INDIAN. See Ca„na. 



BEEVfiSIA (.lolin R.-fv.-^, Knglish bntini^t. « !,.-! iv- 

 ■sided toratinie:.t Cuii,.!!!. Sl.rrul,:, \ ■■ ,,f 



-3 species of trees fr.iin li-.,pi'';il Amu. ' . ■ • i-, 



thyrsoidea, Lindl. A small, glabrous tree: lvs. ever- 

 green, 2-() in. long, petioled, ovate-lanceolate to lanceo- 

 late, entire, rounded at base: lis. white, in terminal, 

 sessile corymbs shorter than the lvs.; calyx 3 lines 

 long ; petals somewhat longer : capsule oblong-pear- 

 shaped, 1 in. long, 5-angIed. China. B.M. 4199. B.R. 

 15:123«.-Cult. in S. Calif. p. W. Barclay. 



REINfiCKIA (.T. T;.;,m..:,,, ,, r,,,.,,:,, :;;,r.1..,M ,-i , 



curved, sj'i< . !i . i 



each cell: 1 



cell. The loll. .v. k,,-; c |.| . ,..„,■:, Mr I>.m,, Im>.-I, I.hIK 



growers. 



c4mea, Kunth. Fls. dull flesh or pink: bracts rather 

 large, tinted red: fr. red, ,3-t lines in diam. B.M. 739. 

 -Var. variegata is also offered. I.H. 9:323. 



BEINOBCHIS. nalenaria. 



EEINWABDTIA (Kaspar Georg Karl Reiuwardt, 

 177.3-1822, scientist of Leyden; traveled in East Indies 

 181&-1822). IdnAceir. A genus of two species of sub- 

 shrubs from India with handsome yellow, 5-petaled fls. 



grow, but seUlom make good plants, as they are liable 

 to go to bloom prematurely. Sandy loam is the best 

 compost. Plants that have been grown in pots for a 

 season may be planted out in the early summer, and 

 these will make good plants and furnish cuttings. They 

 will have to be topped frequently and carefully lifted. 

 Young stock is better kept in pot's, as the plants do not 

 lift well. Sunshine is essential during the winter season 

 to get the best development of Reinwardtias. They 

 thrive best in a temperature of 55-60°. 



A. Lvs. entire; styles S. 



trigyna, Planch. Fig. 2085. Lvs. elliptic-obovate, 



entire or minutely toothed, tip rounded or subacute. 



B.M. 1100. Gn. 29, p. 279. -Grows 2-3 ft. high in the 



wild. 



AA. Lvs. toothed; styles 4 or S. 

 tetrigyna. Planch. Lvs. elliptic-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate, crenate-serrate. B.M. 713G. G.C. III. 10:721. 

 K.ll. 1H(;7:2!11, X. D. Hatfield and W. M. 



BENANTHr;;.'\ 1-1 IV,. ,n til., roiiiform anther). 



Oii'lii<h't';;f. I. .|. |,li;i, -, with branched 



.striii.K .^ciniciiiii. : II 1. I h. , cINIiohous on the 

 siriii: iK. in j.iiLi., ill. ...|. I [I- r;i..|.iii..^ mi- pimicles; sepals 



I. 'I ].. I .; |>i..:i,linff. .-.miliar or the lateral sepals often 

 I : I dill'ereut color; labellum small, raovably 

 ■ ■ column, spurred or spurless, often with 



,.,::.!;. lateral lobes. Culture is similar to that of 

 .1.1 uU. ..inl \:inda. 



coccinea, Lour. Stems 8-10 ft. high, branched, climb- 

 ing by means of white fleshy roots: lvs. in 2 rows, ob- 

 long, notched at the end, 4-5 in. long: fls. open. 2-3 in. 

 across, in loose, branching racemes 2-3 ft. long, very 

 brilliant; petals and dorsal sepal lim in->|.:iiiil;ite. deep 

 red, blotched with orange; lateral ^i iml- In,-, i, ohlong, 

 broader toward the apex, undulaii . 1. • |. . riiii-..ii, with 

 paler transverse lines; labellum small. .\iitumn. 

 Cochin China. B.M. 2997, 2998. B.R. 14:1131. P.M. 

 4:49. F.S. 7, p. 163. G.C. 1845:491. -Does not flower 

 readily in cultivation, but is very showy. 



