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BON 



J5. limba'tum (bordered). 1. Purple. February. 

 Singapore. 1840. 



Lo'bbii (Lobb's). 1. Yellow, brown. March. 



Java. 1845. 



mucra'nthum (large-flowered). Lemon. 



March. Sierra Leone. 1844. 



occu'ltum (hidden- flowered). Sierra Leone. 



radiii'tum (rayed;. Brownish-yellow. March. 



India. 1836. 



recu'rvum (bent-back/. Green, white. Sep- 



tember. Sierra Leone. 1822. 



sanatorium >, dancing). . Greenish-brown. 



December. Sierra Leone. 1835. 

 - setigerum (bristle-bearing). Purple. De- 

 merara 



B. acutifo'lia (pointed-leaved). 9. Red, yellow* 



September. Mexico. 

 puncta'ta (dotted-floicered). 6. Spotted.. 



September. Mexico. 182Q. 



edu'lis (eatable-tafiemZ). 6. Red. July. 



Trinidad. 1820. 



hirte'lla (small-haired). Red, yellow. July; 



Mexico. 1824. 



ova'ta (egg-shape-teawed). Red and green. 



Chili. 1824. 



Salsi'lla (Salsilla). 5. Green, crimson. June; 



S, Amer. 1806. 



BO'MBAX. Silk Cotton-tree. (From 

 I bombax, cotton; in reference to the woolly 



tf.tragonium (four-sided). Sierra Leone. hairs which envelope the seed, like those 



umbella turn (umbelled). . Yellow. E. Ind. j o f t jj e cotton-plant. Nat. ord., Stercu- 



'* (sheathed). Brown. March. Sin- \ liads [Sterculiacese], Linn., 16-Mona- 



delphia 8-Polyandria.) 



Trees more remarkable for their prodigious size 

 for their use or beauty. Stove trees. Cut- 



gapore. 1840. 



BCLDO'A, (United to Salpianthus.) 



BO'LEUM. 

 ference 



Nat. Ord., Crudfers [Brassicacese]. Linn., j bottom-heat; J pe r at and loam. Summer' temp,, 

 15-Tetradynamia. Allied to Vella.) i 6o to 85 ; winter, 50 to 60. 



J'LEUM. (From bolos, a ball ; in re- * han to j th ? ir use or beauty, stove trees. Cut- 



., - , ' , ' , , tings of rather young shoots, but firm at the base, 



ice to the shape of the seed-pods. ; p i a | ed in sand / pe * t unde ; a b eli- g iass, and in 



border during summe 

 tection' " " ' 



under-shrub. Seed in a i 

 ,me, or sown 

 It requires a little pro- 



B ' 



( Cei - 100 ' Whi - te ' S " Amer ' 



1824. 



or sown in the open ' ~ S^o'sum (globe-form). 60 . 

 L.-***** \ -- JUalaba'ricum (Malabar). Go. Scarlet. Ma- 

 labar. 

 septena'tum (seven-leaved). 50. White. 



Carthagena. 1699. 

 B. a-sperum (rough). 1. Cream. June. Sniia i-> , ,-vr i -A. T ' . 



18 i8. BONAPA'RTEA. (Named after Napoleon 



BOLIVA'EIA. (Named after Bolivar, \ Bonaparte. Nat. ord., Bromelworts [Bro- 



meliacese]. Linn., Q-Hexandria l-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Guzmannia.) 



Remarkable for the gracefulness of their long, 

 rush-like leaves. They are well adapted for 

 growing in vases, out of doors, in summer, 

 Stove plants. Seeds in a hotbed ; cuttings in 



thelate republican chief in South America. 

 Nat. ord., Jasmineivorts [Jasminacese]. 

 Linn., 2-Diandria l-Motiogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half - 

 ripened shoots in sand, under a hand-light. 

 Summer temp., 55 to 70 ; winter, 40 to 48. 



B. tri'fida (three-cleft). 

 Chili. 1828. 



sand, under a glass, in heat; well drained. Sum- 



BOLTO'NIA. (Named after J. B. Bol- 



ton, an English professor of botany. Nat. 



ord., Composites [Asteracese]. Linn. ,18- 



Syngenesia 2-Superflua. Allied to Sten- 



actis.) 

 Hardy herbaceous perennials. Division of the 



roots in March or October ; common garden-soil. 



B. asteroi'des (starwort-like). 3. Flesh. Sep- 

 tember. N. Amer. 1758. 



glastifo'lia (woad-leaved). l. Pink. Sep- 

 tember. N. Amer. 1758. 



BOMAKE'A. (Name not explained; pro- 

 bably it is commemorative. Nat. ord., 

 Amaryllids [Amarylh'dacese]. Linn., 6- 



2. Yellow. Juna. j mer temp,76o o0 to7o ; winter, ~55 



B, %ra'cilis (slender). 2. Mexico. 1828. 



ju'ncea, (tvish-leaved). 1^. Blue. Peru. 1800. 

 BONA'TEA. (Named after M. Bonat, a 

 distinguished ItaUan botanist. Nat. ord. r 

 Orchids [Orchidaceas], Linn., 2Q-Gy- 



i nandria 1-Monogynia. AUied to Gymna- 



! denia.) 



Stove orchid. Division of the roots, or semi- 

 bulbous tubers ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 

 60 to 85; winter, 50 to 55. 

 B. specio'sa (showy). 2. Green, white. May. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1820. 



BONES are beneficial as a manure, 

 because their chief constituent (phos- 

 phate of lime) is also a constituent of 



all plants ; and the gelatine which is also 



Hexandria l-Monogynia. Allied to Al- 

 stromeria.) 



Two features which cannot be misunderstood | in bones is of itself a Source of food to 

 divide Bomare'a from Alstrome'riaa. twining j them. The bones of the OX, 



those of Jerusalem artichoke, It is a stove plant. 

 The others prefer a deep, rich, light border in the 

 open air, with a slight protection from frost. B. 

 acutifo'lia, pianted in a good, cold greenhouse, 

 inside border, will twine up ten or twelve feet, 

 and flower better than in any other way. For 

 culture, see ALSTROMEKIA. 



ployed, their analyses are here given : 



