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Balsamina, Rivinus. Called balassan by the 

 Arabs, from which most probably the name 

 balsamina has sprung. Limn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Balsaminoxem. That beautiful and popu- 

 lar annual the garden balsam, with its white, 

 red, pink, purple, lilac, and finely-variegated 

 carnation-like flowers, belongs to this genus. 

 All the species are ornamental, and may be 

 grown with success by the following mode of 

 treatment, recommended in Dou's Miller's Gard. 

 Die. : — "The seeds of these plants should be 

 sown on a moderate hotbed, in spring, and 

 when the plants are about two or three inches, 

 high, they should be planted in separate small 

 pots, taking care to shade them until they 

 have taken fresh root, replacing them in the 

 hotbed, after which they should have a mode- 

 rate share of free air admitted to them when 

 the weather is favourable, to prevent their 

 being drawn up tall and weak ; they should 

 then be shifted from size to size of pots, until 

 the plants have grown the size required, and 

 when in flower they may be placed in the 

 greenhouse, where they will make a very 

 showy appearance, and seed freely." A light, 

 very rich soil, composed of rotten dung, loam, 

 and leaf mould, with a little sand, suits them 

 best, plentifully watered. They do not root 

 readily by cuttings ; but may be increased 

 abundantly from seeds, which in general ripen. 

 The juice of the balsam used with alum is 

 employed by the Japanese to dye their nails 

 red. Synonyme : 1, Impatiens balsamina. See 

 Mombrdiea. 



bifida . . . : Bed 8, G. A. i Japan. . . . 1820 



capensis . . . Bed 8, G. A. J C. G. H. . . ISIS 



chinensis . . . Purp. 8, G. A. 1 China. . . . 1824 



cocoinoa . . . Soar. 8; S. A. 2 E. Ind. . . 1808 



comhta . . . Bed 8, G. A. 2 Ceylon. . . . 1826 



hortensifl 1 . . Bed 9, S. A. 8 E. Ind. . . 1596 



latifdlia . . . Pa.red 8, G. A. 1 E. Ind. . . 1818 



madagascarien- ) Red s> Q A i Madagas . . . 1824 



minor .' .' .' Bed 8, G, A. $ E. Ind. . . 1817 

 mysorensis . . Bed 8, G. A. i Mysore. . . 1820 

 Mastersiana . . Purp. 7, 8. A. 1 Khoseea Hills. 1837 

 rbsea .... Eose . 7, G. A. 1 Himalayas. . 1839 



BalsaminAcejs. A small order of well-known 

 plants nearly related to Oxalis. It consists 

 but of two genera, all the species are annual : 

 the common balsam has long been a popular 

 plant in our greenhouses. 



BalsamIsta, Desfon. Costmary. From balsamon, 

 balm ; in reference to its strong balsamic 

 smell. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteracece. 

 Plants of little interest and easy culture. Sy- 

 nonyme: 1, Tanackwm dnnuum. See Arte- 

 misia and TanacUum. 



grandifidra . . Yellow . 7, P. B. 2 Algiers. 1821 



vulgaris . . . Yel. gra.. 8, H. Her. P. 3 Italy. . 1568 



ageratifllia, dnnua 1, virgata. 



Balsamodendron, Kunth. From balsamon, 

 balsam, and dendron, tree. Linn. 8, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Amyridacew. An ornamental tree, 

 growing well in sandy loam and peat, and 

 ripened cuttings root freely in sand, under a 

 glass, in heat. This tree yields the gum 

 elemi of the East, which is distinct from tho 



American elemi. Synonyme : 1, Amyris ,zey- 



zeylanicum 1 White . 6, S. Ev. T. 30 Ceylon. 



Balsam6na. See Cuphea Balsamona. 

 Baltim6ra, Linn. In honour of Lord Balti- 

 more, proprietor of Maryland. Linn. 19, Or. 

 4, Nat. Or. Asteracece. Uninteresting species, 

 of easy culture — dlba, ricta. 

 Bamboo cane. See Bambibsa. , 



Bambtjsa, Schrader. From bambos, its name in 

 India. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Graminaceos. 

 This genus contains the bamboo-cane ; the 

 species are interesting, and in rich loamy soil 

 they grow rapidly to a great height in our 

 stoves if well watered ; they increase by off- 

 sets. B. arundinacea is very useful for a 

 very great variety of domestic purposes ; in 

 the E. Indies, cottages are almost entirely 

 made of it, bridges, boxes, cups, baskets, 

 mats, paper,, and masts for boats, are also made 

 of it. It is likewise employed for fences for 

 gardens, &c, and it is commonly used instead 

 of pipes for conveying water. The substance 

 called tabasher, is a secreted siliceous matter, 

 found at the joints of the bamboo. See Melo- 

 cdnna and Ndstus. 



, B. Grass 25 E. Ind. . 1824 

 , S. Grass 50 E. Ind. . 1730 

 , S. Grass 20 E: Ind. . 1826 

 , H. GrasB 20.Himalaya. 

 , S. 'Grass 20.E.. Ind. .1825 

 , S. Grass 20 E. Ind. . 1826 

 , 8. Grass 20 E. Ind. . 1820 

 , S. Grass 25 E. Ind. . 1824 

 , H. Grass 20 Japan. 

 i, 8. Grass 25 E. Ind. . 1803 



BXmmia. See Hibiscus Bdmmia. 



Banana tree. See Musa sapiintum. 



Bane-berry. See Actcea. 



Bands, applied to the spaces between the lines, 

 or ribs of the fruit of umbelliferous plants. 



Bandhooka. See Ixbra Bandhuca. 



BANDHtJCA. See Ixbra BandMca. 



Bandikai. See Abelmdschus escutentus. 



Bang. An intoxicating Turkish drug prepared 

 from hemp. 



Bangia, Agardh. Named in honour of Christ- 

 ian Frederick Bang. Linn. 24, Or. 7,, Nat. Or. 

 Oonfervacece. Curious productions, appearing 

 on marine rocks about the sea coast — atropur- 

 pv/rea, calophtflla, ciliaris, f&sco-purpurea, La- 

 minarice, iac&stris, Icetevirens. 



Banisteria, Linn. In memory of the- Rev. 

 John Banister, a diligent botanist. Linn. 10, 

 Or. 3; Nat. Or. Malpighiacece. Interesting 

 species, with beautiful foliage, as B. splendens. 

 They succeed in loam and sand, or a mixture 

 of loam and sandy peat ; ripened cuttings root 

 in sand, under a glass, in heat. Synonyme: 1, 

 B. heterophplla, B. f&lgens. See Heteropteris 

 and Stigmaph$ttum. 



adenonoda . • Yel. 6, 8. Ev.'CL 10 Brairfl. . 1848 



aurioulata . Yel. 6, S. Ev. CI. 10 BrazU. . 1S20 

 chrysophylla . 6, S. Ev. Cli 



oiliata .... Yel. 6, 8. Ev. Tw. 10 Brazil. . 1796 



dichdtoma . . Yel. 6, 8. Ev. CI. 8 8. Amer. . 1S14 



emarginata . . Yel. 6, S. Ev. CI. 8 W. Ind. . 1S26 



forruglnoa . . Yel. 6, 8. Ev. CI. 10 Brazil. . 1S20 



fulgens . . . Yel. 8. Ev. CI. 8 W. Ind, . 1759 



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