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more light in their growing season, they would 

 be much easier preserved. Synonyme : 1, Are- 

 thusa peciin&ta. 

 pectinata 1 . Wht. lilac . 11, G. Ter. J C. G. H. 17S7 



BartlEngia, 67. Don. In honour of C. Bartling, 

 who, with Wendland, wrote an ingenious dis- 

 sertation on DiAsma. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 CincJwnacece. See Cryptandra. 



Bart6nia, Pursh. In honour of Dr. B. S. 

 Barton, a botanist in Philadelphia. Linn. 12, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Loasdcece. Beautiful plants 

 with large yellow and white flowers, which 

 open in the night, and effuse around them a 

 delightful odour. Sweet says, they should be 

 raised in a geutle hotbed, and when up, 

 potted, and protected in the greenhouse in 

 winter. Synonyme: 1, B. decapitala. See 

 Oentawilla. 



albescens . Tel. wht. 6, H. 



aurea . . Gold. yel. 6, H. 



nuda . . White . 8, F. 



ornate 1 White. . 8, F. 



A. 1 Chile . . 1881 



A. 3 California . 1831 



B. 2 Missouri . 1811 

 B. 2 Missouri . 1811 



BartrAmia, Hedioig. So called in honour of J. 

 Bartram, an Anglo-American, to whose re- 

 searches in N. America the gardens of Europe 

 owe. many of their finest trees. Linn. 24, Or. 

 5, Nat. Or. Brydceaz. This is an elegant genus 

 of mosses, remarkable for their green leaves 

 and spherical capsules. The genus approaches 

 nearly to Brfium, but differs in almost every 

 species having spherical capsules, and the six- 

 teen broad segments of the inner peristome, in- 

 stead of being entire, or only perforated, are 

 cleft like the teeth of a Dicranum. — See also 

 Triumfltta. Synonyme: 1, Brijxtm fontdnum 

 — arcuata, fontana, f. major 1, f. marchica, 

 gracilis, Halleriana, ithyph^lla, pomifurmis, 

 p. major, p. minor. 



Bartsia, Linn. Dedicated to his friend John 

 Barsch, M.D. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Scro- 

 phularidceaz. Curious plants, of difficult cul- 

 tivation. They succeed best in a shady bog 

 border, or in pots kept moist ; they also do 

 pretty well in a moderately exposed situation 

 sown in sandy soil. See Castitteja, Euchrbma, 

 and Khin&nthus. 



alplna . . Purp. 8, H. A. J Brit. , W. hills, 



latifblia . Purp. 8, H. A. 1 S. Europe, 



odontites . Pink . 8, H. A. | Britain, mead, 



viscbsa. . Yellow 7, H. A. \ Britain, marsh. 



Barwood. See Bdphia nitida. 



Baru. See Saguerus saccharifera. 



Bary6sma, Willd. From the powerful scent of 

 the leaves. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Rutdcece. 

 Pretty species ; for culture, &c, see LH6sma. 

 Synonymes: 1, Diosma latifblia, D. serrati- 

 folia, D. odorata, Bucco crendta; 2, Diosma 

 Knifblia; 3, A gaffibsma latifblia ; 4, Agathosma 

 pulchilla ; 5, Di6sma latifdlia. See Dipterix. 



betullna . 

 crenata . . 

 crenulata 1 

 diolca 2 

 latifblia 3 

 odorata 5 . 

 ovata . . 

 pulchella 4 



Base broom 



White 

 White 

 Bluish 

 White 

 White 

 White 

 White 

 Purple 



6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 

 2, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 

 4, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. 



G. Ev. S. 

 G. Ev. S. 

 G. Ev. S. 

 G. Ev. S. 



6, G. Ev. 8 



See Genista tinctdria 



2 C. G. H. 

 2 C. G. H. 

 2 C. G. H. 

 2 C. G. H. 

 2 C. G. H. 



. 1790 

 . 1774 

 . 1789 

 . 1816 

 . 1789 

 .1824 

 . 1790 

 . 1787 



Basella, Linn. Its Malabar name. Linn. 5, 

 Or. 3, Nat. Or. Basellacece. Some species are 

 pretty ; B. lucida when in fruit is very inter- 

 esting. The seed should be sown on a gentle 

 hotbed, or in pots in the hothouse, and after- 

 wards planted out singly in small pots, and 

 placed among the tender annuals. The species 

 furnish a summer spinach in Paris and China. 

 See Ullucus. 



S. B. 



8. CI. B. 

 S. CI. B. 

 S. Tw. B. 

 S. CI. B. 



S. Ev. 

 S. CI. 

 8. Tu. 



6 B. Indies 

 6 E. Indies 

 6 E. Indies 

 3 Mexico . 

 3 China . 



CI. 6 



B. 6 E. Indies . 



B. 6 S. America 



1688 

 1802 

 1S02 

 1824 

 1822 



1731 

 1824 



A small order nearly related to 



alba . . . White 

 cordifblia . Pa. pur. 

 lucida . . White 

 marginata White 

 nigra . . White 

 rambsa . . White 

 rubra . . Pink . 

 tuberbsa . Purple 



BASELLACEaL, 

 Chenopods. 



Base saffron. See Cdrfhamus tinctdrius. 



Base rocket. See E6seda lutea. 



BAsfLicuM. See Ocymwin lasilicum. 



Basil. See O'cymum. 



Basket osier. See Sdlix Forbydna. 



Basilar, at the base or anything, usually the 

 embryo when situated at the bottom of the 

 seed. 



Bassia, Linn. In honour of Ferdinando Bassi, 

 Curator of the Botanic Garden at Bologna. 

 Linn. 11, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Sapotacece. Hand- 

 some lofty-growing trees, thriving well in light 

 loam and peat, mixed ; ripened cuttings in 

 sand, under a glass, strike root freely. B. bu- 

 tyrdcea yields a thick oil-like butter, and B. 

 longifblia is prescribed in rheumatic affections. 

 See Echinopsilon. 



butyracea . . Yellow 8, S. Ev. T. 40 Nepal . . 1823 

 latifblia . . . Yellow 8, 8. Ev. T. 40 E. Indies 1799 

 longifblia . . Yellow 8, S. Ev. T. 40 E. Indies 1811 



Bassorin. A chemical property found in the 



roots of several tuberous orchids'. 

 Bassovium. See Solanum Bassdvium. 

 Bastard ACACIA. See Robinia Pseudo-acacia. 

 Bastard acmella. See Spildnthes Pseudo- 



acmilla. 

 Bastard at6oion. See Silene Pseudo-atdcion. 

 Bastard balm. See Melittis. 

 Bastard box. See Polpgala ChamoMxus. 

 Bastard cabbage-tree. See Geoffrbya. 

 Bastard cedar. See Quasi/ma. 

 Bastard cherry. See C&rasus Pseildo-ce'rasus. 

 Bastard cinnamon. See Oinnambmum Odssia. 

 Bastard cork-tree. See Quirctis Pseudo- 



suber. 

 Bastard cracca. See Vicia Pse.udo-cracca. 

 Bastard cyperus. See Carex Pseudo-cypirus. 

 Bastard dictamnus. See BeringeYia Pseudo- 



dictdmnus. 

 Bastard ground-pine. See Teucriwm Pseudo- 



Bastard hare's-ear. See Phyllis. 

 Bastard hyssop. See Teucriwm, Pseudo-hys- 



sbpvs. 

 Bastard indigo. See Ambrpha. 

 Bastard jasmine. See Andrtsace chamce- 



jdsme. 

 Bastard lupine. See Trifblium Lupindster. 

 Bastard manchineel. See Camerdria. 



