;arry 



A. Lvs. simple : fls.fjellow. 

 simplicifolia, Croom. Branchy, 2-3 ft. : Ivs. 2-1 in. 

 long, sessile, broadly ovate and obtuse : fls. in numerous 

 terminal racemes. Fla.-Int. 1891. 



perfoMta, R. Br., of S. Car. and Ga.,with small axil- 

 lary fls. and broad perfoliate Its., is occasioaally planted, 

 and is hardy as far N. as Washington, but is evidently 

 not iu the trade. B.M. 3121. 



AA. Jji'S. compound. S-foJlolate. 



B. Fls. ll.'Ih'ir. 



tinctdrla, E. Br. Wild iNiih:^. l;i..l,y l)ranched, 2-t 

 ft., glabrous': Ivs. stalked, tlj.- 111^. mjuiII, obovate or 

 oblanceolate, and nearly or quiti- Ntasilu aud entire : fls. 

 %m. long, bright yellow, in numerous few-fld. racemes. 

 Cdmmon in E. States. B.M. 10U9. Mn. 5:81. 



lanceol&ta. Ell. About 2 ft., pubescent when young, 



but becoming nearly glabrous : Ivs. short-stalked, the 



Ifts. thick, lanceolate to obovate and obtuse : fls. large, 



axillary and solitary. Pine barrens, N. Car. S. 



BB. Fls. blue. 



austrillis.R. Br. {B. ccerulea, F.:>i . \ AVi, V ,.,linl„, 

 Sweet). Stout, 4-6 ft., glabrous : I ;, i ll,,!; 



Ifts. oblanceolate to oval, entire, nlii' I ' ,; , hk.-, 



nearly or quite an in. long, in 1 ■ iln . h-hl ,. mhiuhI 



racemes. Penn. W. and S. J.H. 111. .:(. 1.4 , ;.4. .",11.— 



Handsome. Probably the best species for cultivation. 



BBB. Fls. white or whilisJi. 



Alba, R. Br. Wide-branching, 1-3 ft., glabrous : ivs. 

 stalked ; Ifts. oblong or lanceolate, obtuse, thin, dry- 

 ing green : fls. white, J^in. long, in long-peduncled, 

 elongated lateral racemes. N. Car.W. and S. B.M. 1177. 



leuc4ntha,Torr. & Gray. Branching, more or less suc- 

 culent, 2-A ft., glabrous : Ivs. stalked ; Ifts. obovate to 

 oblanceolate to cuneate, very obtuse, drying black ; fls. 

 white, nearly an in. long, in loose-fld., lateral racemes. 

 E. states. _ 



leucophiEa, Xutt. Stem stout and angled, but low and 

 wiiif t.i:iiMli((i. 1-2J^ ft., hairy or nearly glabrous : Ivs. 

 >liiiit I" ti.il. ll ; Ifts. oblanceolate to obovate, stiif, dry- 

 in- III. k : ru, large and cream-colored, on slender erect 

 ).i iliri N. liMiTii' in 1-sided declined racemes. Ga. W. 

 B.M.,v.i(in. .M.i.:i:177. P.S.23:2449. L. H. B. 



BARBACENIA (Barbacena, a Brazilian governor). 



Aiiiiinjll'nh'ii ru . About 20 Brazilian plants, with scape 

 bearing a single large purple flower. ilii.Hri iiii.-.tly in 

 baskets, after the manner of many iinln.K. B. purpurea. 



not appear to be in the Amer. traiU-. 1 Imwn in :i warm, 

 moist house. It has many scapes and long, grass-like, 

 toothed !vs. B.M. 2777. 

 BAKBADOES CHEREY is .Mnlpiqhin ; B. Lily, nip- 



BABBARSA (from the old name. Herb of Saint Bar- 

 bara). Criiciferw. Hardy biennials, with yellow fls.; 

 allied to water cress and horseradish. 



vulgaris, R. Br. CoinioN Winter Cress. Upland 

 Ckess. Yellow Rocket. Height 10-18 in.: lower Ivs. 

 lyrate, the terminal lobe round, the lateral usually 1-1 

 pairs : upper Ivs. obovate, cut-toothed at the base. Eu. 

 Asia. —Cult, for salad. Var. varieg&ta, Hort., Ivs. 

 splashed and mottled with yellow, is cult, as a border 

 plant, and grows freely in rich soil. If the fls. are picked 

 off, stem and all, before they open, the plant will be 

 practically perenuial. A common native. 



prEBCox, R. Br. Early Winter, or Bell Isle Cress. 

 Distinguished by the more numerous divisions of the 

 Ivs. (4-8 pairs). Slightly cult, as a salad, and knownS.as 

 Scurvy Grass. Naturalized from Eu. j b_ Keller. 



BARBE DE CAPtlCIN. See Chicory. 



BARBERRY. See Berber! s. 



BARBIfiRIA lait.r .1. I;. <■. r.iiKi. >. French physi- 

 cian). y,..//,».ii/..,.. . A _ .M. species, one 



from i'lirto U'ln. -..n.l n i 1 - nearest allies 



familiar tu llu' liuitiruli 111 ■ -1 ;m . linliuophera and Te- 



phrosia. It is distinguished from allied genera by the 

 long fls. Tender i-vrrisn-nt slirnlis, with odd-pinnate 

 Ivs., numerous entin- Hi-., and awl-shaped stipules : fls. 

 large, racemose reil. I'ri'ii. Iiy si iil. 



poIyphJUa, DC. (r/,//,,;,, j„.i,,i.hiilh,. Poir.). Lfts. 

 9-11 pairs, ellii'tic-ob ong, mucronate, pubescent with 

 age : racemes few fld. . shorter than the Ivs. : fls. 2 in. 

 long. Porto Rico.— 5. g'abilla, Hort., Peter Hender.son 

 & Co., 1899, is probably t varietv. 



in-' . I' I ii.|. :il to the corky layers formed on the 



nil I ' \| dy plants. It is formed from an 



rtr ! . I : -in-. — the phellogen. The bark is de 



i-lii; I ll ::i ll I'. 11 111 ways upon different trees. So dis- 

 met art' tin 1 1 - nil ill^ 1 issues that species of trees may 

 e readily 11 iiiurii/.i .1 li\ 1 In-ir bark alone. Corkofcom- 

 lerce is tin- l.mk 1.1 iln ,-iirk oak, a native of south- 

 •estern lOumi.. . w. W. RowLEE. 



BARKfiRIA. See EpiJemlrum. 



FARLfiRIA (J. Barrelier, 1606-1G73, French botanist) . 



plants, but not offered in the Amer. trade. They have 

 large fls. (yellow, purple or white), often in clusters. 

 Prop, oy softwood cuttings. B. cristita, Linn., E. Ind., 

 is a good blue-fld. bedder. 



BARLEY. Various kinds of E6rdeum of the Gramln- 

 e(P. r'ommon Barlev is IT. safivum, Jess. According 

 t„ HimI;.-I it ■•.,n.l..,i').t.-.llv nrieinated from H. spnntA- 



BAR6SMA ih,„, 



South Afriian In :il 



and in tin- N 11 

 mature-wi .. I i 



s.-|.als, .-, iH-tals and 10 



BARRY, PATRICK. Plate II. Nurseryman, editor 

 ami luthcir- wis liorn near Belfast, Ireland, in May, 1816, 

 iiid dRd m Rochester, N Y June 2i, 1890 He came 

 t ) \iiH ru a at the age of twentj , and after four jears of 

 sirMtL «ith the Princes, at Flushing, on Long Island, 

 hcfouncUd in 1S4(I, \Mtli (ti r. Elln iu„' r it R ( hes 

 ter, N ■i tl ^r IT I \ T 11 1 1 



Barry mti "i I 



at a timt 

 railroad ■ 1 



steamers to 1 i 1 ^ 1 1 1 



Prom 1844 to Ibu- L 1 J 



an excellent and luthi i ( I 1 1 



m "The Cultivator .1 1 ( 



death of A ID wi 1 1 



of 'Then 1 I 

 until Jun 1 



1 one of our most 

 ] i 1 servedly so The 



1 for the American 

 I i \\ jrk Mr Barry 



1 f nurseries and 



\\ \ I 1 1 -n mg region The 



Wi t u M n \ ik II iti ult 11 1 s iet\ of which he 

 was y rt sulent f r mcie th in thirt\ \ e irs and until his 



The work ot Barry was truly national, and essentially 



