BAT 



BEA 



B. Senegale'nsis (Senegal). White. July. Guinea. 

 .1823. 



terna'ta (three-leafleted). White. July. Brazil. 



1824. 



neno'sa (veiny). Purple. July. Mauritius. 



1820. 



Walde'cldi (Waldeck's). White and purple. 



S. Amer. 1847. 



Willdeno'oii (Willdenow's) Purple. July. 1818. 



BATEMA'NNIA. (Called after Mr. Bate- 

 man, a keen collector and ardent culti- 

 vator of orchids, and author of a splendid 

 work on the Orchids of Mexico and Gua- 

 tiraala. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchidaceie]. 

 Linn., 2Q-Gynandria I-Monogynia. Al- 

 lied to Maxillaria.) 



Stove orchid; divisions and offsets; peat, 

 broken crocks, and sphagnum ; plant raised con- 

 siderably above the surface of pot, or suspended 

 in shallow baskets. Summer temp., 70 to 85; 

 winter, 60 to 65. 



D. Co'llcyi (Colley's). . Purple, green. Au- 

 gust. Demerara. 183-1. 



BA'TSCHIA. (Named after J. G. Batch, 

 & German botanist. Nat. ord., Borage- 

 worts [Boragynacece] . Linn., 5-Pentan- 

 dria 1-Monogynia. This really should 

 be united to Lithospermum.) 



All hardy herbaceous perennials ; seeds, or divi- 

 sions ; common soil. 



B. canefscens (hoary). 2. Yellow. July. N. 

 Amer. 1826. 



Gmeli'ni (Gmelin's). . Yellow. June. Ca- 



rolina. 1812. 



longiflo'ra (long-flowered). $. Yellow. June. 



Missouri. 1812. 



seri'cea (silky). , Yellow. July. N. Amer. 



1825. 



BAD'ERA. (Named after Francis and 

 Ferdinand Bauer, German botanical 

 draughtsmen. Nat. ord., Hydranyeads 

 [Hydrangeacese]. Linn., 13-Polyandria 

 2-Diyynia.} 



Bau'era is a botanical anomaly which has puz- 

 zled the learned as to its proper order. Dr. 

 Lindley has placed it with Hydrangea. Green- 

 house evergreen under-shrubs ; cuttings in sandy 

 soil, under a glass; sandy loam and peat. Sum- 

 mer temp., 50 to 65 ; winter, 38 to 45. 



B. hu'milis (dwarf). 1. Red. September. N. 

 S. Wales. 1804. 



rubitzfo'tia (madder-leaved). l. Pink. Sep- 



tember. N.S.Wales. 1793. 



BAUHI'NIA. Mountain Ebony. (Named 

 after the brothers John and Caspar Bau- 

 hin t botanists in the sixteenth century. 

 Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Fabacese]. 

 Linn., ~LQ-Decandria I-Monogynia.} 



One of the tribes of Caesalpinia. All stove 

 evergreen shrubs, except where otherwise speci- 

 fied. Half- ripe cuttings in summer, in sand, 

 placed under a glass, and in moist bottom-heat ; 

 light, sandy loam, and a little peat. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 55 to 60. 

 B.aculea'ta (prickly-fifaJJted!). 6. White. W. 

 Ind. 1737. 



B. acumintfta (taper-pointed-tenwif). 8. White. 

 July. E. lud. 1SOS. 



arma'ta (armed). 6. White. Brazil. 1824. 



Climber. 



auri'tu (long-eared). 6. White. Jamaica. 



1756. 



Chine'nsis (Chinese). 6. Red. China. 1800. 



corymbo'su (corymbed). 6. White. E. Ind. 



1818. Climber. 



Cumane'nsis (Cumana). 20. White. July. 



Cumana. 1826. Climber. 



ferrugi'nea (rusty-leaved). 10. White. E. 



Ind. 1820. Climber. 



forfica'ta (pmca-leaved). 6. White. Brazil. 



1823. 



glafdra (smooth). 15. White. Carthage. 1810. 



Climber. 



glance 'scens (milky-green). 6. White. Cu- 



mana. 1817. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 4. White. Peru. 



1820. 



Fndica (Indian). 6. White. E. Ind. 1820. 



ine'rmis (unarmed). 6. Yellow, red. Acapulco. 



1810. 



Larnarclda'na (Lamarck's). 6. White. S. 



Amer. 1818. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 6. White. W. Ind. 



1818. 



Icptope'tala ( slender -petaled). 5. Yellow, 



green. New Spain. 1818. 



luna'ria (half-fnoon-leaved'). 6. White. Aca- 



pulco. 1820. 



Madagascarie'nsis (Madagascar). 4. Mada- 



gascar. 1826. 



Malabalrica (Malabar). 15. White. E. Ind. 



1810. Climber. 



microphy'lla (small-leaved). 6. White. S. 



Amer. 18)7. 



muitine'rvia (many-nerved). 5. White. Ccw- 



raccas. 1808. 



PaMte'tta(Pauletia). 4. White. Panama. 1737. 



pube'scens (downy). 4. White. Jamaica. 17/8. 



purpu'rea (purple). 6. Purple. E. Ind. 



1778. 



racemo'sa (racemed). 20. White. E. Ind. 



1790. Stove climber. 



retu'sa (abruptly-blunt). 7. White. E.Ind. 



1820. 



sca'ndens (small-leaved-cYurMn^). 30. White, 



yellow. E. Ind. 1/QO. Climbe*. 



sj)ecio'sa (showy). 10. White. 1820. Stove 



climber. 



subrotundifo'lia (roundish-leaved). 0. White. 



Acapulco. 18*0. 



tomento'sa (thickly-haired). 6. Yellow, white. 



E. Ind. 1808. 



tria'ndra (three-stamened). 15. White. E. 



Ind. 1823. Stove climber. 



variega'ta (variegated). 6. Stripad. June. 



E. Ind. I7yo. 



BAWD-MONEY. Me'itm. 



BAY-TREE. Lnu'rus no'bil&. 



BEAD-TREE. Me'lla. 



BEAM-TREE. Py'rus a'ria. 



BEAN. (Fa'ba vulga'ris.) There 'are 

 many varieties of this vegetable ; but we 

 shall only name those which are clearly 

 distinct and valuable. 



Mazagon. This has whitish seeds, 

 rather larger than a horse-bean, two to 

 four feet high. Sown in spring, about* 

 ten weeks occur before beans are fit for 



