BAB 



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BAG 



A. integrifo' lia (entire-leaved). 18. Concep- 



tion. 1832. 



serra'ta (saw-edged). 12. Chili. 1832. 



B 



BABIA'NA. (From babianer, the Dutch 

 for baboon, in reference to the bulbs be- 

 ing eaten by the baboons. Nat. ord., 

 Irids [Iridaceae], Linn., 3-Triandria, 

 \-monogynia.} . All greenhouse bulbs 

 from the Cape of Good Hope. Offsets ; 

 sandy peat and loam ; water freely when 

 growing. Keep dry, when at rest. Those 

 potted in autumn must be kept in a cold 

 pit or greenhouse during winter. Those 

 planted in spring in a warm border 

 should be taken up before winter, and 

 kept secure from frost. 



B. angustifo' lia (narrow leaved). 1. Varie- 



gated. May. 1757. 



bi' color (two-coloured). Blue white. June. 



1843. 



di'sticha (two-ranked). ^. Blue. June. 1774. 



mucrana'ta (sharp-pointed). . Purple. 



June. 1825. 



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



obtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). . Blue. May. 



1825. 



plica' ta (folded). . Purple. May. 1774. 

 multiplex (fullfloivered). . Purple. 



June. 1834. 

 purputrea (purple), f. Purple. May. 1806. 



ri'ngens (gaping-flowered). |. Purple. May. 



1752. 



rtfbrocya'nea (red and blue). . Blue red. 



April. 1794. 



sambu'cina (elder scented}. L Blue. April. 



1799. 



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



1801. 



stri'cta (upright). 1. Blue white. May. 



1757. 



sulph-ufrea (sulphur-flowered), i. Yellow. 



May. 1795. 



tenuiflo'ra (slender flowered). . Purple 



May. 1825. 



Thunbe'rffii (Thunberg's). 1. White and 



red. April. 1774. 



tuba'ta (long tubed), f . Yellow and red. 



June. 1774. 



tubiflo'ra (tube flowered). A. Dark red. 



May. 1774. 



villcf sa (hairy). 4. Purple. August. 1778. 



BABINGTO'NIA. (Named in compli- 

 ment to Charles Babington, Esq., of Cam- 

 bridge, a distinguished botanist. Nat. 

 ord., Myrtleblooms [Myrtaceae]. Linn., 

 1 2,-Icosandria, 1 -monogynia ; allied to 

 Leptospermum and Baeckea.) A green- 

 house 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 cow 



dung, and silver sand. Winter temp., 

 45 to 50. 



B. camphoro'sma (camphor-smelling). 7. Pink- 

 ish. July. Swan River. 1841. 



BACA'ZIA. See Barnadesia. 



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 [Asteraceae]. Linn., 19- 

 Syngenesia, 1-superflua.} Cuttings under 

 glass, with or without heat, according as 

 the species are stove, greenhouse, or 

 hardy ; loam and peat. 



GREENHOUSE. 



B. ala'ta (winged stemmed}. 5. Pale yellow. 

 December. '1829. 



angustifo' lia (narrow-leaved). 2. White. 



July. North America. 1812. 



ivcefo'lia (Iva-leaved). 3. White. July. 



America. 1696. 



STOVE. 



B. adna'ta (adhei-ing-stamened) . 6. Purple. 

 August. South America 1823. 



confe-rta (crowded). 3. White. July. 



Mexico. 1826. 



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



Peru. 1824. 



i'ndica (Indian). 3. White. October. East 



Indies. 1819. 



parviflo'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. 



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



August. North America. 1817. 



halimifo'lia (Halimus-leaved) . 4. White. 



October. North America. 1683. 



lycopodio'ides (clubmoss-like) . White. July. 



Mauritius. 1828. 



BACKHO'USIA. (Named in compli- 

 ment to Mr. James Backhouse, of York. 

 Nat. ord., Myrtleblooms [Myrtaceae]. 

 Linn., 12-Icosandria, \-monogynia.} ^ A 

 greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings 

 of half-ripened shoots in April, in sand 

 under a bell-glass. Peat and loam, both 

 fibry, and a little white sand. Summer 

 temp., 55 to 75 ; winter, 40 to 48. 

 B. myrtifo' lia (myrtle-leaved). 16. Pale yel- 

 low. May. New South Wales. 1844. 



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

 young stems being used for walking- 

 sticks). Nat. ord., Palms [Palmaceae]. 

 Linn., 2l-Moncecia Q-Hexandria. Allied 

 to Cocos. Palm walking-sticks are much. 



