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aucubsefolia. White . 5, H. Her. P. £ 

 annua . . . White . 5, H. A. i S. Europe . 1759 



bybrida . . White . 4, H. Her. P. J Italy . . 1824 

 perennis . . White . 6, H. Her. P. i Brit, fields 



fistulosa . Red . 6, H. Her. P. ± Brit gardens 

 • hortensis . Red . 6, H. Her. P. J Brit, gardens 



prolifera . Striped 6, H. Her. P. \ Brit, gardens 

 sylv&tris . White . 6, H. Her. P. j Portugal . 1797 

 integrifblia 1 Wt. pk. 7, H. A. i Texas . 1801 



Bell pepper. See Cdpsicum. 



Bellium, Linn. From bellis, daisy ; the flowers 

 being similar to those of the daisy. Linn. 

 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteraceoe. Pretty species, 

 succeeding best in sandy peat, or peat and 

 common soil mixed ; seeds or divisions, 

 bellidioldes . White . 7, H. A. £ Italy . 1796 



crassif blium Wht.yel. 6, P. Bv. P. I Sardinia 1831 

 intermedium White . 8, H. Her. P. J 

 minutum . . White . 8, H. Her. P. 1 Levant 1772 



Bellinia. See Sardcha. 

 Bellucia. See Blakea. 



Bel6nia, Carmichael. From belone, a needle ; 

 in allusion to the acicular filaments. Linn. 

 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Fucacece. Found on de- 

 caying marine Algce. — torUosa. 

 Belop^rone, Nees. Named in reference to the 

 arrow-shaped eonneetivum ; from belos, an 

 arrow, and perone, a band, or strap. Linn. 2, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Acanthacew. A pretty species, 

 easily cultivated, and multiplied by cuttings, 

 oblongata . Ro. pur. . 9, 8. Ev. S. 3 Brazil . 1832 

 Bencao de dIos. See A TAtiltm eseuUntum. 

 Bengal quince. See JSgle marmelos. 

 Benincasa, Savi. From Count Benincasa, an 

 Italian nobleman. Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Cucurbithceoe. An uninteresting species, of the 

 easiest culture. Synonyme : 1, CucHrbita ceri- 

 fera — cerifera 1. 

 Benjamin tree. See Ficus Benjamina. 

 Benjamin tree. See Lauras Benzbin. 

 Ben nut trees. See Moringa. 

 Ben oil tree. See Moringa dptera. 

 Bent-grass. See Agrdstis. 

 Benthamia, Lindl. In honour of George Ben- 

 tham, once secretary of the London Horticul- 

 tural Society. Linn, 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Corn&cece. 

 A very handsome genus, sufficiently hardy to 

 bear our severest winters, If guarded from 

 cold cutting winds, and unusually sharp frosts, 

 by a mat. _ The flowers, which appear in pro- 

 fusion during summer, are succeeded by an 

 abundance of large, globular, reddish-yellow, 

 eatable fruit, of an insipid though not un- 

 pleasant taste. It succeeds best in common 

 garden loam, and is easily increased by seeds 

 or layers. The best situation for it is against 

 a south wall, where it grows freely, and looks 

 well. Synonyme: 1, Obrnus grdndis. See 

 also Amsinckia. 



fragifera . Tsh. red 8, H. Ev. B. 3 E. Indies . 1825 

 japonica 1 . Tsh. red 8, H. Ev. S. 3 Japan . . 1847 



Benzoin. See Lahrus Benzbin. 



Berardia, Villars. Na-med after Mr. Berard, 

 a botanist of Grenoble. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Aster&ceat. Pretty species, of very easy 

 culture. Synonymes: 1, Brwnia paleaeea ; 2, 

 B. phylicoides: 3, Arctium lanuginbsum, Ono- 

 pbrdum rotwndifblivm. 



paleaeea 1 . . White 7, G. Ev. S. 1J C. G. H. 1791 

 phylicoides 2 . White 7, G. Ev S. 1J C. G. H. 1805 

 subacaulis 3 . Purple 7, H. Her. P. ]J Italy . 1791 

 BerberidAce^s. Birberis is the principal genus 

 of this order, the species of which are all or- 

 namental. 

 Berberis, Linn. From berberys, its name in 

 Arabia. • Linn. 6, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Berberi- 

 dacece. This genus comprises the common 

 barberry ; all the species are ornamental, and 

 thrive in common garden soil, but prefer 

 one rather light ; cuttings or layers take root 

 freely in the open ground. The fruit makes 

 an agreeable jelly, and, as a medicine, is con- 

 sidered an agreeable and grateful astringent . 

 acid. The bark of the root boiled is used in 

 Poland to die yellow ; the colour is best when 

 boiled in ley. Synonymes: 1, chUria; 2, 

 vulgaris ib&rica ; 3, MaAonia nervosa, M. 

 glumdtcea ; 4, atrovirens ; 5, glaUca ; 6, angu- 

 Ibsa ; 7, acanthifolia ; 8, bweifdlia, micro- 

 phtflla, inirmis. See Mahbnia. 

 actinantha . Yellow 6, H. S. 3 Chili . . . 1S30 

 aristata 1 . . Yellow 4, H. Ev. S. 6 Nepal . . 1820 

 asiatica . . Yellow 6, H. Ev. S. 4 Nepal . . 1823 

 aurahuacensis Orange 5, P. Ev. S. 4 N. Grenada 1847- 

 buxifblia . . Yellow 6, P. Ev. S. 2 Stra.of Mag. 1827 

 canadensis . Yellow 5, H. De. B. 8 Canada . . 1759 

 caroliniana . Yellow 6, H. B. 6 N. Amer. . 1828 

 conaria . . Yellow 6, H. S. 4 Nepal . . 1841 

 concinna . . Yellow 5, H. Ev. B. 5 Himalaya . 

 coriacea . . Yellow 4, H. Ev. S. 5 Nepal . . 1845 

 crat&gina . . Yellow 4, H. De. S. 4 Asia Minor 1829 

 cretica . . . Yellow 6, H. Do. S. 6 Candia . . 1759 

 serratifdlia . Yellow 5, H. De. S. 6 Candia . . 1759 

 Darwmii . . Dk. or. 4, H. Ev. S. 6 Chiloo . . 1847 

 daurica . . Yellow 5, H. De. S. 4 Dauria . . 1818 

 dealbata . . Yellow 5, H. Ev. S. 8 Mexico . . 1833 

 dulcis 8 . . Yellow 3, H. Ev. S. 8 Magellan . 1830 

 Ehrenbergii . Yellow 5, H. Ev. S. 6 Mexico . . 1849 

 emarginata . Yellow 5, H. Ev. S. 3 Siberia . . 1790 

 empetrifdlia . Yellow 5, P. Ev. S. 2 Stra.of Mag. 1827 

 floribunda . . Yellow 6, H. De. S. 10 Nepal. . 

 Portuni . . Yellow 7, H. Ev. S. 4 China . . 1846 

 hcterophylla . Yellow 6, H. Ev. S. 4 Magellan . 1805 

 hypoleuca . . Yellow 5, H. Ev. S. 5 Nepal . . 1846 

 iberica 2 . . Yellow 5, H. De. S. 5 Iberia . . 1818 

 ilicifblia . . Yellow 7, H. Ev. S. 4 T. del Pue. 1791 

 inermis . . .Yellow P. Ev. S. 2 Stra.of Mag. 1827 

 Jamiosonii5 . Dk.yel. 5, P. Ev. S. 4 Quito . .1847 

 Leschenaultii7 Yellow 4, H. Ev. S. 4 Neilgheny 1845 

 loxensie . Yellow 5, H. Ev. 8. 4 Peru . . . 1848 



liltea . . . Yellow 5, P. Ev. S. 4 Peru . . . 1847 

 LJcium . . Yellow 5, H. Ev. S. 5 Himalaya . 1850 

 mitis . . . Yellow 4, H. Ev. S. 4 N. Amer. . 1834 

 nervosa 3 . . Yellow 6, H. Ev. S. 1J N. Amer. . 1840 

 pallida . . Yellow 4, G. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 1844 

 parvifldra . . Yellow 5, H. Ev. B. 3 S. Amer. . 1846 

 provincialis . Yellow 6, H. De. S. 8 Pranee . . 1821 

 ruscifolia . . Yellow 5, G. Ev. S. 5 B. Ayres . 1823 

 sibirica . . Yellow 7, H. De. S. 2 Siberia . . 1790' 

 sinensis . . Yellow 4, H. Do. 8. 4 China . . 1815 

 tenuifdlia . . H. Ev. S. Vera Cruz . 1836 



tinctdria . . Yellow 5, H. Ev. 8. 6 Neilgherry . 1843 

 trifoliata . . Yellow 5, G. Ev. S. 3 Mexico . . 1839 

 trifurca . . Yellow 5, H. Ev. S. 3 China . . 1854 

 umbellata 6 . Yellow 6, H. De. S. 4 Nepal . . 1842 

 undulata . . Yellow 5, H. Ev. S. 6 Peru . . . 1847 

 virgata . . . Yellow 6, H. Ev. 8. 4 Peru . . . 1836 

 vulgaris . Yellow 4, H. De. 8. 8 England,hedges. 



alba . . . Yellow 4, H. De. 8. 8 Engl., gardens. 

 a9perma . . Yellow 4, H. De. 8. 8 Europe, 

 dulcis . . . Yellow 5, H. Ev. S. 8 Austria, 

 intermedia . Yellow 5, H. Ev. 8. 6 China . . 1854 

 liltea . . . Yellow 5, H. De. 8. 8 Europe, 

 nigra . . Yellow 5, H. De. S. 8 Europe, 

 purpurea . Yellow 4, H. De. 8. 8 Europe, 

 violicea . . Yellow 4, H. De. S. 8 

 Wallichiana 4 Yellow 5, P. Ev. S. 8 Nepal . . 1820 

 Berberry. See Birberis. 



