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BASTARD CEDAR,- Vide Cedrela Toona. 



BATATAS PANICULATA. Convolvulacece. Beautiful dark purple 

 flowers. 



BATATAS PENTAPHTLLA. Stems twining, very hairy, flowers 

 in the rains, cream coloured. 



BAUHINIA ACTJMINATA. Ccesalpiniece. NAT. KANCHUN. A 

 shrub with white flowers. 



BAUHINIA ANGUINA, NAT. NAG-POOT. An extensive and 

 rambling shrub, with flexuous compressed stems and small 

 white flowers. The Bauhinias are highly ornamental, and may 

 be known by their curious doubled lobed leaves. 



BAUHINIA PURPUREA. NAT. DEB-KANCHUN. A tree with 

 fragrant flowers of a deep rose colour; flowers at the commence- 

 ment of the rains. 



BAUHINIA VARIEGATA. NAT. KANA-RAJ. A tree with white 

 and variegated flowers, which appear in April and May. 



BAUHINIA VAHLII. NAT. CHAMBOOLEE. An immense scan- 

 dent shrub ; leaves about a foot in breadth, with rounded lobes ; 

 legumes pendulous, from twelve to twenty inches long, covered 

 with a brown velvet down. 



BEAUMONTIA GRANDIFLORA. Apocynacece. A gigantic climb- 

 ing shrub ; flowers in February, and is very showy. Native of 

 Nepaul. 



BETEL NUT PALM. Vide Arecha Catechu. 



BEGONIA RENIFORMIS. Begoniacece. NAT. HOOWURJO. An 

 herbaceous succulent plant ; flowers of a pale pink colour, and 

 fragrant. 



BERBERIS ASIATICA. Berleridacece. THE BERBERRY. Hind. 

 HuDiNG-NioONG-MARi. This tree is found in the hills of Nepaul, 

 and most probably on the Neilgherries. I met with it first 

 in Deyrah Dhoon. There is a large and small blue fruited 

 sort, as well as the red. I have never seen it in the Deccan. 

 The trees have blossomed in Botanical Gardens at Calcutta. 



BERBERRY See Berberis Asiatiea. 



