1C2 BIGNOXIA 



fls. panicleii. large (3J^in. across), ranging from mauve 

 to purple-red, the throat primrose, limb wide-spreading. 

 Colombia. G.C. II. 12:73. 



regiliB, Hort. Lvs. elliptic-lanceolate: fls. large, yel- 

 lowandred. Guiana.— Of recent introduction. Kequires 

 ■warm treatment. 



argyreo-violascena, Hort. Lvs. ovate, cordate at base, 

 short-stalked, purple when young, but becoming beau- 

 tifully veined and blotched with white : fls. purple. 

 S. Amer.! I.H. 13:469. 



AA. I/vs. pinnately compound, the i lower Ifts. nsually 



foliaeeous and the others represented by tendrils. 



B. Fls. normally from, the axils of the Iva. 



c. Pedicels 1-fld. 



capreol&ta, Linn. Trumpet-flower. Cross-vine. 

 QuARTEE-viNE. Climbing to great heights (often 50 ft. 

 or more), glabrous, evergreen : Ifts. stalked, oblong- 

 acuminate, cordate, entire : fls. in many 2-5-fld. short- 

 peduncled cymes, yellow-red and lighter within, tubu- 

 lar (2 in. long), with a stout limb Native from Md. S. 

 and W., and often a pest in orchards, climbing on the 

 trees. B.M. 864. Gng. 1: 370, 371. -Handsome vine for 

 outdoor use. Good for covering walls. Sometimes 

 grown in conservatories. A cross-section of the stem 

 presents a cross-form appearance, whence one of the 

 common names. 



Var. atrosangTiinea, Hook. f. (,B. atrosangutnea, 

 Hort.). Lvs. longer and narrower: fls. dark purple, 

 the lobes short and triangular-ovate. B.M. 6501. F.R. 

 2:27. — Handsome. 



Tweedi4na, Lindl. Leaflets lanceolate and pointed, 

 cordate, 3 in. or less long : fls. trumpet-sliaped, 2 in. 

 long, orange-yellow, the limb of rounded, spreading 

 lobes and from 2-4 in. across. Argentina. B.R. 26: 45. 

 Gn. 40:812. -Will stand a little frost if grown in the 

 open in the South. 



cc. Pedicels S-fld. 



Lindleyi, DC. Glabrous : Ifts.oblongorovate-oblong, 

 cordate, acute, somewhat wavy-margined : fls. pale 

 purple, with spots and stripes, the tube oblong-cylin- 

 drical (2 in. long), the limb short and the lobes obo- 

 vate-rounded and undulate. Argentina. — Blooms when 

 young. 



specidsa, R. Grah. Glabrous: leaflets 3 in. long, ellip- 

 tical and more or less acuminate, shining, the midrib 



23S. BiEnonia 



(XK). 



BILLBERGIA 



BB. Fl.H. in clusters terminating the hranchlels. 

 c. Branches prominently 4-angled. 



buccinatdria, Mairet. {B. Cherire, Lindl. B. Kerire, 

 Hort.). Tall: leaflets 2-3 in. long, elliptic or ovate-ob- 

 long, obtuse or only cuspidate, pellucid-dotted, the 

 petioles (as the racemes) tomentose : fl. long-tubular 

 (4 in. long), blood-red, but yellow at base, the limb 

 rather narrow, with refuse lobes. Mes. Gn. 26:471. 

 B.M. 7516. R.H. 1898: 580. -Needs coolhouse treatment. 

 Strong grower. One of the finest species. 



c. Branches terete or very nearly so. 



eequinoetiEtlis, Linn. Glabrous : Leaflets ovate to 

 oval-lanoeolate, obtuse or acuminate, shining above : 

 fls. in both terminal and axillary panicles ; corolla gla- 

 brous, trumpet-shaped, 2Kin. long, purple, with dark 

 rose stripes (but said in garden books to be yellow); 

 fls. sometimes only in 2's. W. Ind. and S. Amer. — Per- 

 haps not the plant known under this name in the trade. 



Chamberlaynii, Sims. Glabrous : leaflets ovate-acu- 

 uilii lit , - 'ill 1 1 "!;■-, ^hiniiiL: above, paler beneath, more or 

 li III' ' i.:i^i' : lis. tubular, contracted below, 

 '■'■'> ■ liiiil iii|.!iratively short and spread- 



in-. i.M_i,i >c,M.n ; . 'luster mauy-fld. Braz. B.M. 2148. 

 -I'tii, .,(.., :i l.,iiu uf the last. This species and B. 

 aijuioctialis are referred to the genus Anemopcegma by 



veniiBta, Ker-Gawl. Fig. 235. Sts. striate or some- 

 what angular, the young ones pubescent : leaflets usu- 

 ally 3, glabrous, ovate-acuminate, more or less tapering 

 at base : fls. in corymbose, mostly drooping racemes ; 

 corolla slender and long-tubular, contracted in the lower 

 half (2-3 in. long) . with 2-lipped limb and oblong, obtuse, 

 reflexing lobes, crimson-orange. Braz. B.M. 2050. A.F. 

 11 : 1023. — Requires a rather warm house. Profuse 

 bloomer; early winter. One of the best rafter plants. 



purpurea, Lodd. Clabrous, tall-climbing: leaflets 

 oil. II ;, ii-!i ijh •_', l:i!M..iliovate, abruptly acuminate, 

 sli iitire: fls. mauve or rose-pur- 



I'li ill I I ;■ ' , !;i'- daring tube 1 in. long, the 

 XM I iii.ded. S. Amer. B.M. 5800. 



II < III 1 ' II . " s warm treatment. 



/■ ' ■ \' ' I. i.rophragma. — 7?. 6.lha. Hort.™ 



1' I '"in, Thnnb.=Tecoma.— B. radl- 



(II I " ''ife?ls,Roxbg.=Stereospermum. 



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BILIIB^I s If/ 



BILLAKDlfiRA (after T J Labillardi^re French 



It elei ) P Itoi! orUeo! Tender Austra- 



tl t 1 al solitary pen lulous tubu- 



1 tl e 11 >ellow and edible fr B.lon- 



■l\ P I lie cult abroad as greenhouse 



/ It outdoors at Santa Barbara, 



S ??/ It iljlli 



BILLBfiEGIA (for the S\edish botanist J G. Bill- 



B n I } p M o r 40 trop cal American ever- 



I I I a eurs and 



-like 



prominent : fls. 3 in. long, with compressed tube, which 

 is furrowed or plaited below and yellowish with lilac 

 streaks, the limb 2-3 in. across, purple and streaked, the 

 lobes spreading-reflexed, obtuse and wavy. Argentina. 

 B.M. 3888.— Needs warm or intermediate temp. ; blooms 



s fls sho-nv with 3 parted caljx and 3 lon„ petals, 

 exserted stamens threadlike stjle and leiy-like 

 fr. The colored bracts of the fl. -clusters are usually 

 very showy. Cf. Charles Mez, the 1,-iti-st iiKinoirraiibi-r. 

 in DC. Phaner. Monogr. 9. Spe.'ii - .•,.iifn-i .1 ; but 

 the artificial arrangement given bcl.iw may .lid tlie 

 gardener. 



Bi!l).<-rL'in» (•■in be cultivated best iu greenhouses, 

 Iil'ii ii IP i.'i^. pots, wooden cribs, or wire baskets, 

 \ 111 material about their roots, such as 



I'i I I il, roots of very fibrous plants, or fern 



iMiii- ml pli.iL'iium moss, and such material. They 

 require little water at tin- kh.Is in winter, and nothing 

 but light sprinklini; "X ■ i- tin' luliime is required to keep 

 them alive durintr tliiii tiim r.iii iu summer, when the 

 heat is great and tlay arr making their growth, they 



