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HENDERSON'S HANDBOOK OF PLANTS 



BUG 



Bugle "Weed. The popular name of Lycopus 

 Virginicus. 



Bugloss. Lycopsis arvensis. 



Bu gloss. Cowslip. Pulmonaria officinalis. 



Bugloss. Viper's. Echium vulgare. 



Bulb. An underground bud, consisting of 

 numerous fleshy scales placed one over the 

 other, a modified form of the leaf bud. A 

 bulb is usually placed partly or entirely under- 

 ground. There are several kinds of bulbs, 

 the following being the most common : A 

 Naked B alb is a. bulb whose scales are loose 

 and almost separate, as in the Crown Im- 

 perial. A Tunicated Bulb is one whose fleshy 

 scales overlap each other, forming concentric 

 layers, the outer ones being thin or mem- 

 braneous, such as Hyacinths, Onions, Tulips, 

 etc. A Solid Bulb is properly a Corm, which 

 see. 



Bulbiferous. Bearing or producing bulbs. 



Bulbil. An axillary bulb with fleshy scales, 

 falling off its parent spontaneously, and prop- 

 agating it. Applied more especially to those 

 buds on the stem, which occasionally assume 

 the character of bulbs, as in Lilium tigrinum. 



Bulbi'ne. From bolbos, a bulb. Nat. Ord. 

 Liliaccce. 



Half-hardy plants, available for flower- 

 gardening purposes. They are showy, frag- 

 rant, do not require any particular care in 

 their management, and are propagated rapidly 

 by cuttings. Natives of the Cape of Good 

 Hope ; introduced in 1820. 



Bulboco'dium. From bolbos, a bulb, and kodion, 

 wool ; referring to the woolly covering of the 

 bulbs. Nat. Ord. Melanthaccce. 



Very handsome hardy bulbs, bearing purple 

 flowers, and well deserving of attention. They 

 should be carefully watered in dry weather. 

 B. vernum, one of our earliest spring flowers, 

 was introduced from Spain in 1629. The other 

 species, B. versicotor, flowering towards the 

 autumn, was introduced from the Crimea in 

 1820. 



Bulbophy'llum. Nat. Ord. Orchidacece. 



A genus of Orchids containing a number of 



species, few of which are worth cultivating 



except as curiosities. 

 Bullace. Prunus insititia. 

 Bullace. Jamaica. Melicocca bijuga. 

 Bullate. Blistered, or puckered. 

 Bull-rush, or Club-rush. The popular name of 



the genus Scirpus ; also Typha latifolia. 



Bume'lia. The Greeks gave this name to the 

 common Ash. Nat. Ord. Sapotacece. 



A genus of spiny shrubs, with hard wood, 

 remarkable for the beauty of their foliage. 

 Natives of the West Indies and the Southern 

 United States. Our native species are locally 

 known as Gum Elastic, Shittim-wood, Iron- 

 wood, Saffron Plum, etc. 



Bunch-berry. A common name of Cornus Cana- 

 densis, Dwarf Cornel or Dog-wood. 



Bu'nium. A genus of tuberous-rooted umbel- 

 liferous plants, chiefly inhabitants of southern 

 Europe and western Asia ; interesting on ac- 

 count of their producing edible tubers. Those 

 of B.flexuosum, a native of Britain, are called 

 Ar-nuts, Pig-nuts, Kipper-nuts, etc. B.feruke- 

 folium, produces tubers as large as hazel nuts, 



BUB 



which are eaten by the Greeks under the 

 name Topana. 



Bu'phane. A misprint (subsequently corrected 

 by Herbert), for Buphone, from bous, an ox, 

 and phone, destruction, in allusion to the 

 poisonous properties of the plant, but Buphane 

 is the name adopted by the authors of the 

 " Genera Plantarum," and by Baker in his 

 " AmaryllidesB." Nat. Ord. Amaryllidacece. 



A small genus of South Africa bulbs, for- 

 merly included in the genus Brunsvigia. They 

 are remarkable in having precocious flower- 

 scapes, with from 100 to 200 flowers in a single 

 head. B. toxicuria is called the Poison Bulb, 

 and is said to be fatal to cattle. B. disticha 

 has immense bulbs, the flowers of the former 

 are flesh-colored, and quite small ; those of 

 the latter orange-red. All this class are quite 

 difficult to manage. They succeed best grown 

 in a pit, and protected against cold and wet. 



Buphtha'lmum. Ox-eye. From bous, an ox, 

 and ophthalmos, an eye ; in allusion to the re- 

 semblance the disk of the flowers bears to an 

 ox's eye. Nat. Ord. Composite. 



A genus including many hardy annuals, 

 perennials, and green-house evergreen shrubs. 

 Two of the more conspicuous species are 

 hardy perennials, natives of Central Europe. 

 They grow from a foot to a foot and a half 

 high ; leaves narrow, flowers large, bright 

 yellow. They have too weedy an appearance 

 for a collection of choice plants. 



Burbi'dgea. Named after F. W. Burbidge, the 

 discoverer of the genus in Borneo. Nat. Ord. 

 Scitaminece. 



B. nitida, the only described species, is 

 a very large, brilliant-flowered, stove-house 

 herbaceous perennial, allied to Hedychium. 

 Its flowers are bright orange scarlet, borne in 

 many-flowered terminal panicles four to six 

 inches long. It was introduced from N. W. 

 Borneo in 1879, and .is increased by division. 



Burdock. The well-known popular name for 

 Lappa officinalis, of which there are two 

 varieties, minor and major; the common Bur- 

 dock being the latter. 



Bur Grass. Cenchrus echinatus. 



Burlingto'nia. Named after the Countess of 

 Burlington. Nat. Ord. Orchidacece. 



A genus of very handsome epiphytal Orchids, 

 inhabiting Brazil. They are remarkable for 

 their long, pendulous racemes of snow-white 

 flowers, with the lip touched or lined with 

 yellow. A few of the species have flowers in 

 which yellow or lilac colors predominate. 

 The plants of this genus are all of dwarf habit, 

 with beautiful evergreen foliage. They will 

 grow either on cork or in baskets, and are 

 propagated by division. Introduced in 1824. 



Burma'nnia'ceae. A natural order differing 

 principally from OrchidacecB in their having 

 perfectly regular flowers. They are all her- 

 baceous plants bearing blue or white flowers, 

 and inhabit marshy or shady places. With 

 the exception of Burmannia biflora, which i& 

 found in Virginia, they are all tropical 

 species. 



Bur Marigold. One of the common names of 

 the genus Bidens. 



Burnet. See Poterium Sanguworba. 

 Saxifrage. Pinpinella Saxifraga. 



