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BEE 



White Clarkia, Petunia nyctaginiflorn, ; of 

 Verbenas, the Bride and White Perfec- 

 tion, and White Salvia patens. Scarlet. 

 Of Verbenas, Boule de Feu, Inglefield 

 Scarlet, or fulgens, Melindre's latifolia, 

 Satellite, and Emperor of Scarlets; of 

 Geraniums, Shrubland Scarlet, Tom 

 Thumb, Improved Frogmore, Gem of 

 Scarlets, Royalist, and Compactum. Pur- 

 ple Of Verbenas, Walton's Emma, 



Heloise, Venosa, and Sabina; Petunia 

 phoenicea, Lobelia unidentata, Lantaiia 

 Sellowii, and Phlox Drummondii. Pink. 

 Saponaria Calabrica, Silene Shaft, Si- 

 lene pendula, Silene compacta; of Ge- 

 raniums the Pink Ivy-leaf, Mangle's 

 variegated Pink, Pink Nosegay, Judy, 

 Lucia rosea, and Diadematum; Anagallis 

 ^arnea; of Verbenas, Miller's Favourite, 

 Beauty Supreme, Duchess of Northum- 

 berland, and Standard of Perfection. 

 Yellow. Tagetes tenuifolia, Sanvitalia 

 procumbens ; of Calceolarias, Integrifolia, 

 Engosa, Kayii, Viscosissima, Corymbosa, 

 and Amplexicaule ; Orange African Ma- 

 rigold, Double Yellow French Marigold, 

 and Coreopsis lanceolata. Blue. Lobe- 

 lia ramosa, Cineraria amelloides, Salvia 

 chamasdrioides, and Isotoma axillaris. 



BEDEGUAK. See CYNIPS KOS.&. 



BEDFO'EDIA. (Named in honour of 

 the Duke of Bedford. Nat. ord., Compo- 

 sites [Asteracese], Linn., \Q-8ynyenesia 

 l-^ quails. Allied to Cacalia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings a little 

 dried before inserting them, in rough, sandy 

 soil ; sand, peat, loam, and brick-rubbish, in 

 equal proportions. Summer temp., 55 to 70 ; 

 winter, 40 to 45 ; and almost dry. 

 3. sallci'na (willow-like). Yellow. April. 1820. 



BEE. (Apis.) All the species of this 

 insect are friendly to the gardener; for 

 they all aid in impregnating his flowers, 

 many of which, without their aid, wbuld 

 fall unproductive of either fruit or seed. 

 At the same time they are as often in- 

 jurious, by causing cross impregnations, 

 and actually injuring flowers in their 

 efforts to get at the honey. The honey- 

 bee (A. mellifica) is the most active in 

 this operation ; but the humble-bee 

 (JSombus apis), and others of the robust 

 species, visit flowers in rough weather, 

 when the honey-bee will not venture 

 from its hive. 



BEECH. Fa'gus. 



BEET. There are two sections of this 

 vegetable cultivated by gardeners. 



1. For the leaves to boil like spinach, 

 and the stalks of the leaves like sea-kale. 



Brazilian Beet (Be'ta Brazilian sis), with 

 very large green leaves. Thick-leaved 

 Beet (B. ci'cla), of which there are these 

 varieties : ] . Green-leaved, small-rooted, 

 2. White-veined, or silver. 3. Golden- 

 veined. 4. Eed-veined. The silver is 

 the flnest, and, when blanched as the 

 chard, nearly equals asparagus. The 

 leaves of all are boiled like spinach, and 

 the foot-stalks peeled and used as sea- 

 kale. 



2. BedBeet(jB.t>MZ</aVis). Nine varie- 

 ties occur of this; but the yellow and 

 white-rooted, not meriting cultivation, 

 are here omitted. The others are: 

 1. Large-rooted. 2. Long-rooted. 3. 

 Dwarf-topped. 4. Turnip-rooted. 5. 

 Small. 6. Gastlenaudari. 7. Green- 

 topped. Of these, No. 4 is best for an 

 early crop, and No. 6 for the main crop, 

 if obtained genuiue. There are many 

 sub-varieties, but scarcely distinguish- 

 able from each other. For table use, 

 the object is to obtain moderate-sized and 

 dark crimson roots. 



Use. The Eed Beet, after being 

 cooked, is used sliced in salads, or alone 

 with an acid dressing. It is much better 

 baked than boiled. 



Soil and Situation. Beet requires a 

 rich, deep, open soil. Its richness should 

 rather rise from previous application, than 

 the addition of manure at the time of 

 sowing ; and, to effect this, th compart- 

 ment intended for the growth of these 

 vegetables is advantageously prepared as 

 directed for Celery. On the soil depend 

 the sweetness and tenderness for which, 

 which they are estimated; and it may be 

 remarked, that on poor, light soils, or 

 heavy ones, the best sorts will taste 

 earthy. The situation should be open ; 

 but it is of advantage to have the bed 

 shaded from the meridian sun in summer. 

 We have always found it beneficial to dig 

 the ground two spades deep for these 

 deep-rooting vegetables, and to turn in 

 the whole of the manure intended to be 

 applied with the bottom-spit, so as to 

 bury it ten or twelve inches within the 

 ground. Salt is a beneficial application 

 to this crop ; one reason for which un- 

 doubtedly is, the Beet being a native of 

 the sea-shore. 



Time and mode of sowing. Sow from 

 the close of February until the begin- 

 ning of April, it being borne in mind 

 that the seed must not be inserted until 

 the severe frosts are over, which inevit- 



