.BAB 



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BJER 



Blue, white 



. Blue, red. 

 Blue. April. 



B. bi'color (two-coloured). 

 1843, 



di'nticha (two-ranked), $. Blue. 



mucrana'tii (sharp-pointed), i. Purple. June.. 



1825. 



na'na (dwarf). $. Blue. April. 1807. 



iti/tusifu'tia ( blunt-leaved;, i. Blue. May. 1S2J. 

 plica' ta (folded). . Purple. May. 177*. 

 mu'ltiplex (fUll-Jlctueredj. . Purple. 



June. 1834. 



pUrpu'i-ca (purple). . Purple. May. ISOO 



ri'ngens (gapiag-Slowerea". . Purple. Mav. 



1752. 



rttbroc&a'nta (red and blue). 



April. 1794. 



sumbucina (eldsr-scented) . . 



1799- 



spatha'cea (sheathy). . Light blue. June. 



IbOl. 



stri'cta (upright). 1. Blue, white. May. 1/57. 



&i(fpfiu'>-eu(salphuT-Jiou.'ered}. . Yellow. May. 



1795. 



tenuijlo ra Blender-flowered), i. Purple. May 



1825. 



Thunbe'rgii (Thunberg's). 1, White and red. 



April. 1774. 



tuba'ta 'Jung-tubed), f . Yellow and red. June. 



-'774. 



tbbiflo'ra (tube-flowered). *. Dark red. May. 



1774. 



rnllvsa (hairy). . Purple. August. 1//8. 



BABINGTO'NIA. (Named in compliment 

 to Charles Babinyton, Esq., of Cambridge, 

 u distinguished botanist. Nat. ord., Myr- 

 tlc'ilooms [Myrtacese]. Linn., \2-Icosan- 

 <tria 1-Monot/ynia. Allied to Leptosper- 

 .num and Beeckea.) 



A greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened wood in sand, under a bell-glass ; peat 

 and loam, both fibry, with a small portion of leaf- 

 mould, dried cowdung, and silver sand. Wintei 

 temp., 45 to 50. 



B. camphoro'sma (camphor-smelling). /. Pinkish. 

 July. Swan River. 1841. 



BACA'ZIA. See BARNADE'SIA. 



BA'CCHARIS. Ploughman's Spikenard. 

 (From Bacchus, wine; referring to the 

 spicy odour of the roots. The ancients 

 sometimes boiled down their wines, and 

 mixed them with such spices. Nat. ord.. 

 Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., lU-Syn- 

 yem'sia %-Sltperflua.) 



Cuttings under glass, with or without heat, ac- 

 cording as the species are stove, greenhouse, or 

 hardy ; loam and peat. 



GREENHOUSE. 



}>. alu'ta (winged-stemmed). 5. Pale yellow. 

 December. 1829. 



(ingustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 2. White. Ji.ly. 



N. Arner. 1812. 



u'/b7*a(iva-leaved). 3. White. July. Ame- 



rica. 1696. 



STOVE. 



B. adna'ta (adhering-s/rtTHewed). 6. Purple. Au- 

 gust. S. Amer, 1823. 



confe'rta (crowded). 3. White. July. Mexico. 



1825. 



glutino'sa (clammy). 3, White, August. Peru. 



124, 



June. | B. I'ndica (Indian). 3. White. October. E. Ind.* 



1819- 



June. l/"4. parKifto'ra (small-flowered). 3. White. July. 

 Peru. 1820. 



scopa'ria (broom-like). 3. Cream-coloured. 



July. Jamaica. 1820. 



HARDY. 



B. Diosco'ridis (Dioscorides's). 4. White. Sep- 

 tember. Levant. 



glomerulirtd'ra (cluster-flowered). 3. White. 



August. N. Amer. 1817. 



| hdlimifu'lia (halimus leaved). 4 White. Oc- 

 tober. N. Amer. 1683. 



It/copodioi'd'S (clubmoss-like). White. July. 



1823. 



Mauritius. 



BACKHO'USIA. (Named in compliment 

 to Mr. James Backhouse, of York. Nat. 

 ord., Myrtl^blooms [Myrtaeecej. Linn. 

 \.'2,-Icosandria 1 Monayynia.) 



A greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of 

 half-ripened shoots in April, in sand, under a 

 bell-glass. Peat and loam, boch fibry, and a 

 little white sand. Summer temp., 55 to 75 ; 

 winter. 40 to 48. 



Jf?. myrtifo'tia (myrtle-leaved). 16. Pale yellow. 

 May. N. S. Wales. 1844. 



BA'CTRIS. (From baktron, a cane ; the 

 young stems being used for walking- 

 sticks. Nat. ord., Palms [Palmacere]. 

 Linn., Ql-Monceda Q-Hcxandria. Allied 

 to Cocos.) 



Palm walking-sticks are much used in England , 

 under the name of Penang layer. All stove 

 palms. Seeds ; sandy loam Summer temp., 65 

 to 85 ; winter, 60. 

 B. caryotcefo'lia (caryota-leaved). 10. Brazil. 1825. 



cuspida'ta (tapering-/twerf). 20. Brazil. 182o'. 



Guiune'nsis (Guiana). 16. Guiana. 1820. 



macraca'ntfia (long-spined). 20. Brazil. 1823. 



mu'jor (greater). 25. Carthagena. 1800. 



mi'nor (less). 12. S. Amer. 1691. 



pec t ma' t a (comb-leaved). 15. Brazil. 1825. 



BADGER'S BANE. Aconi'tum melo'ctonnm. 



B.'CKIA. (Named after Dr. Btrck, a 



Swedish physician. 



Nat. ord., 



Linn., ti-0<.tamina 



blooms [MyrtaceoeJ. 

 l-Monoyynia.) 



Greenhouse e ergreen shrubs. All white-flow- 

 e~ d. Cuttings in spring, under a glass ; sandy 

 peat, and lumpy, fibry loam. Winter temp., 40 3 

 to 45. 



B, camphora'ta (camphor-scented). 3. July. N. 

 Holland. 1818. 



densijlo'ra (thickly-flowered). 3. September. 



N. S. Wales. 



diosmafo'lia (diosma-leaved). 3. August. N. 



Holland. 1824. 



frute'scens (shrubby). 3. November. China. 



1806. 



gra'cilis (slender). 2. N.Holland. 1826. 



linifo'lia (flax-leaved). 3. August. N.Holland. 



1818. 



ramosi'si'inja(branchiest). 3. N. Holland. 1824. 



saxi'culu (rock-dwelling). 2. July. N.Hoilumi. 



1824. 



m'rffa'la (tKifgy). 3. September. New Caledo- 



nia. ISUtf. 



B^'IUA. (Named after Professor Bar, 



