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C Caliaaya; Select Crown, C chahuanguera ; 

 Ashy Crown, C maerocalyx, O. rotvmdifolia ; 

 Fine Crown, G. arispa; Loxa Crown, C. Con- 

 daminea; Wiry Crown, G. hirsuta; Cinnamon, 

 G. coceinea; Cusoo, Ariza, G. pubescens; Bed 

 Cusoo, St. Ann's, C. scrobiculata ; Huanuco, 

 Gray, G. micrantha, G. glemdulifera, G. nitida; 

 Original Loja, G. uriiusinga; Negrilla, G. 

 heterophyUa; Red, G. conglomerata; Genuine 

 Red, G. suiccirubra ; Spurious Red, C. magni- 

 folia. Tlie principal sorts are sometimes 

 classed thus : Gray Barks : Crown or Loxa, G. 

 condaminea, G. scrobiculata, G. maerocalyx; 

 Lima, Huanuco, Silver, C. micrantha, G. Ian- 

 ceolata, G. glandulifera, and probably G. pur- 

 purea. Red Barks : G. nitida. Yellow Barks : 

 G. Galisaya, G. micrantha, G. Gondammea, 

 G. laneifoUa. Rusty Barks: G. hirsuta, G. 

 micrantha, G. ovilafolia, and probably G. pur- 

 purea. White Barks : C. ovata, G. pubescens, 

 G. cordifolia. For a complete account of the 

 medicinal Cinchona Barks, see Mr. Howard's 

 splendid volume, entitled, " The Nueva 

 Quinologia of Pavon." 



The following Barks are also employed offi- 

 cinally or economically : Alcomoco or Aloor- 

 noque, the astringent bark of several species 

 of Byrsonima, or, according to some authori- 

 ties, of Bowdichia virgillioides. Angostura 

 Bark, the febrifugal bark of Oalipea Guapmia 

 or £?. officinalis. Babul Bark, the astringent 

 bark of Acacia Arabica. Bastard Cabbage 

 Bark, the bark of Andira inermis; the same 

 as Worm Bark. Bastard Jesuit's Bark, the 

 bark of Ivafrutescens. Bonace Bark, the bark 

 of Daphne iinifolia. Canella Bark, the stimu- 

 lant aromatic bark of Canellaalba. Caribeean 

 Bark, the astringent bark of Exostemma cari- 

 6(Eitm. Cascarilla or Sweet Wood Bark, the 

 aromatic bark of Groton GascarUla and G. 

 pseudo-China. China Bark, the febrifugal 

 bark of Buena hexand/ra. Cones^ Bark, the 

 astringent bark of Wrightia antidysenterica. 

 Culilawan Bark, the aromatic stimulant bark 

 of Ginnamomum GuWawan. Eleuthera Bark, 

 the aromatic barl^of Groton Gaftca/rilla. False 

 Angostura Bark, the bark of Strychnos mix- 

 vomica. French Guiana Bark, the febrifugal 

 bark of Portlandia hexandra. Hemlock Bark, 

 the astringent bark of Tsuga Canadensis, used 

 for tanning leather. Jesuit's Bark, the same 

 as Peruvian Bark. Juribali Bark, an astrin- 

 gent bark of Demerara, supposed to be the 

 produce of some Oedrelaceous plant. Me- 

 lambo Bark, the aromatic febrifugal bark of 

 some species of Oalipea, or one of its allies. 

 Mesereum Bark, the acrid, irritant bark of 

 Daphne Mezereum. Monesia Bark, the bark of 

 some South American SapotacecB. Muruxi 

 Bark, the astringent bark of Byrsonimaspicata, 

 used by the Brazilian tanners. Niepa Bark, the 

 febrifugal bark of Samadera Indica. Ordeal, 

 Sassy, or Saucy Bark, is the poisonous bark 

 of Erythrophlcmm guineense, of Sierra Leone. 

 Panococco Bark, the sudorific bai;k of Swartsia 

 tom^ntosa. Quercitron Bark, the yellow dye 

 bark of Quercus tinctoria. Quillai Bark, the 

 bark of Quillaia saponaria, used as a substi- 

 tute for soap. Sassafras Bark, is the aromatic 

 bark of Atherosperma moschata. Stringy Bark 

 of Tasmania, Eucalyptus gigamtea. Sweet Wood 

 Bark, the same as Cascarilla Bark. Nine 

 Bark, an American name for Spirma opuhfolia. 

 White Wood Bark, the same as Canella Bark. 

 Winter's Bark, the tonic aromatic bark of 



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Drymis Winteri. Worm Bark, the bark of 

 Andira inermis, formerly used as an anthel- 

 mintic. There are other barks, but these are 

 the principal ones having a commercial or 

 medicinal value. 



Barke'ria. After the late Mr. Barker, of Bir- 

 mingham, Eng., an ardent cultivator of 

 Orchids. Nat. Ord. Orchidacem. 



A small genus of very beautiful epiphytal 

 Orchids, natives of Mexico and Central 

 America. They closely resemble the well- 

 known genus Epidendrum. B. speclabiUs, 

 called in Guatemala, Flor de Isabel, is the 

 finest species. It is one of the votive offer- 

 ings of the Catholics in that country. The 

 plants should be grown in baskets of moss 

 in a warm house. They are increased by 

 division. Introduced in 1843. 



Barle'iia. After the Rev. J. Barrelier, of Paris. 

 Nat. Ord. Acanthacece. 



A large genus of herbs and shrubs, natives 

 of the tropical regions of both the Old and 

 the New Worlds. The flowers are purple, 

 yellow, orange, or white, produced in axillary 

 or terminal spikes or heads. But few of the 

 species have been introduced into the garden 

 or green-house. B. cristata, a native of the 

 East Indies, is a pretty little hot-house ever- 

 green plant, bearing its purplish-lilac flowers 

 in great profusion in summer, making it a 

 desirable border plant. It is propagated by 

 cuttings. Introduced in 1796. 



Barley. The common name for Hordewm vul- 

 ga/re, which see. 



Barna'rdia. Name in honor of E. Barnard, 

 F. L. 8. Nat. Ord. lAliacece. 



A small genus of half-hardy bulbs from 

 China and Japan. The flowers are pale blue, 

 similar to the Scilla, and from the resemblance 

 the finest species has beencalled B. sdllioides. 

 They require to be grown in a frame. Pro- 

 pagatedby offsets. Introduced in 1819. 



Barnyard Grass. The common name for Pamir 

 cum ( 



Baro'sma. From barys, heavy, and osTjie, odor ; 

 referring to the powerful scent of the leaves. 

 Nat. Ord. Rutacem. 



A genus of evergreen, green-house shrubs, 

 natives of the Cape of Good Hope, where the 

 leaves are used by the Hottentots to perfume 

 themselves with. The Bucku leaves of com- 

 merce, which are much used in medicine as a 

 stimulant and tonic, are produced from sev- 

 eral of the species. 



Barren Flowers. The staminate, or male 

 flowers of many plants, are popularly known 

 as Barren flowers, and are generally produced, 

 as in the case of cucumbers, melons, etc., by 

 monoecious plants, that is, those having male 

 and female organs in different flowers, but on 

 the same plant. A good example of Barren 

 flowers is seen in the ray-florets of many com- 

 posite plants, such as the Thistle or Aster, 

 which are frequently really neuter, having 

 neither male nor female organs. 



Barringto'nia. Named after the Hon. Dainea 

 Ba/rrimgton. Nat. Ord. Myrtacem. 



This genus consists of tropical evergreen 

 trees, some of which are of large dimensions. 

 They are found in many parts of India, but in 

 the greatest numbers in the Malayan penin- 

 sula and the islands of the India Ocean ; two 

 species are found in N. Australia, and one on 



