32 RERBERIS-BRUNNICHIA. 



ntegrifolia, caiuescenl ; leaves entire ; lower ones obovate, upper ones lan- 

 ceolate, leafets of the calyx very acute, and acuminated with a hair. & 

 BERBERIS. 6—1. (Berberides.), [From 6er6en, Arabic, signifying wild.] 

 vulga'ris, (barberry, y. M. T7 ) branches punctate ; prickles mostlv in threes 

 leaves obovate, remotely serrate ; flowers racemed. 

 BETA, &— 2. {Atrijilices.) [So called from tlie river Baetis in Spain, where it grows wild.] 



vulga'ris, (beet, g. Au. J*.) flowers heaped together; lower leaves ovate. Ex. 

 BETULA. 19—12. (Amentacea..^ [Latin, birch.] 

 populifo'lia, (white birch, poplar birch, Ju. T^.) leaves deltoid, long acuminate, 

 unequally serrate, very glabrous; scales of the strobile with rounded, lat- 

 eral lobes ; petioles glabrous. 30-40 f. 

 BIDENS. 17—3. {Corymbiferm.) [From 6is, two, and dens, tooth.] 

 cernua, (y. Au. ©■) w'ater beggar-ticks ; flowers sub-radiate, cernuous; outer 

 involucre as long as the flower; leaves lanceolate, sub-connate, dentate. 

 Ponds and ditches. 1-2 f. 

 BIGNONIA. 13—2. {Polemoniok.) [In honour of the Abbe Bignon.] 

 radi'cans, (trumpet flower, r. and y. Ju. 1^.) leaves pinnate; leafets ovate, 

 toothed, acuminate; corymb terminal; tube of the corolla thrice as long as 

 the calyx ; stem rooting. Most beautiful climbing shrub. One variety, 

 Jiammea, has yellowish scarlet flowers; another variety, coccmea, has bright 

 scarlet flowers. Caltivated. 

 BLITUM. 1—2. (Atriplicfis.) [From the Greek hliton, an insipid pot-herb.] 

 oapita'tuvi, (strawberry blite, r. J. ©.) heads in a terminal spike, not intermix 



ed with leaves ; leaves triangular, toothed. 15 i. 

 mariti'vium, (Aug. ©.) stem erect; perianth membranaceous; clusters axil 

 lary, spiked, naked ; leaves lanceolate, tapering to each end, gash-toothed 

 Salt marshes. 1-2 f. 

 BOLETUS. 21— «. {Fungi.) [From AoZos, amass.] 

 ignia'rius, dilated, smooth, cuticle in ridges; pileus hard, becoming dark a 

 the base, at the margin cinnamon colour, beneath yellowish white. Grow? 

 on trunks of trees. General form like a horse's hoof. It is called touch- 

 wood. 

 BOLTONIA. 17—2. {Corymbifcra..) 

 astcroides, (false-aster, w. r. Au. %..) leaves very entire ; flowers long-pedun- 

 cled, seed oval, sub-awnless, glabrous. 



BORAGO. 5 — 1. (BoraginccB.) [Formerly called corago, from cor, the heart, and ago, to 

 affect, because it was thought to cheer the spirits.] 

 officina'lis, (borage, b. Ju. ©.) leaves alternate ; calyx spreading. Ex. 

 africa'na, (©.) leaves opposite, petioled, ovate ; peduncle many-flowered. Ex. 

 BRASSICA. 14-2. {Cniciferoi.) 

 ra'pa, (turnip, ,^.) root caulescent, orbicular, depressed, fleshy; radical leaves 

 rough ; cauline ones very entire, smooth. Var. ruta-baga, has a turbinate, 

 sub-fusiform root. Ex. 

 olera'cea, (common cabbage, including all the varieties caused by culture, f^.] 

 root caulescent, terete, fleshy ; leaves smooth, glaucous, repand lobate. Ex 

 BRIZA. 3—2. {Graminea.) [From the Greek 6nrAo, to nod.] 

 me'dia, (quaking grass, rattlesnake grass, J. Tj..) panicle erect ; spikeleti 

 heart-ovate, about 7-flowered; calyx smaller than the flowers. If. Prol> 

 ably introduced. 



BROUI.(EA. 6—1. (Narcissi.) [In honour of James Brodie.] 

 grandijlo'ra, (Ap. %.) umbels many-flowered; flowers pedicelled; stamens 

 alternate, with membranaceous margins. Missouri hyacinth. S. 

 BROUSSONETIA. 20-4. (UrticecB.) [In honour of Broussonnet.] 

 fafyrif"er(B, (M. 17.) leaves sub-cordate, lobed or undivided; roots sending 

 off suckers. 20 f. Paper mulberry. Ex. 

 BRUNNICIIIA. 8—3. (PobjgonecB.) 

 cirrho'sa, {%.) climbing ; leaves cordate, acute, glabrous, entire ; panicles 

 terminal, bracts, ovate, mucronate. S'. 



