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them, without protection, in the tan bed. 

 Synonym.es : 1, B. bxcolor ; 2, Franeiscea 

 calycina, F. confertifblia. See Alloplictus, 

 Campania, ChrysOthemis, Colldndra, Dry- 

 mdnia, and Franciscea. • 



coccinea . . Yellow. 7, S. Ev. S. 3 Guiana . 1819 

 cristata . . Yellow 6, S. Ev. CI. 3 W. Ind. . 1739 

 dlchrous 1 . Bed yL 7, S. Ev. S. 3 Brazil . . 1826 

 grandifblia . Yellow 8, S. Ev. S. 3 Brazil . . 1823 

 hirtella . . . Yellow 7, 8. Ev. S. 3 Brazil . . 1824 

 incarnata . , Yellow 6, S. Her. P. 3 Guiana . 1820 

 inodbra 2 . . Violet 6, S. Ev. S. li Brazil . . 

 lutea. . . Yellow 7, S. Ev. S. 3 Guiana . 1739 

 melittifdlia . Orange 6, S. Ev. S. 3 Guiana . 1739 

 m611is . . . Yellow 6, 8. Ev. S. 3 S. Amer. . 1823 

 pulcheTla . . Yellow 8, S. Ev. S. 8 Trinidad . 1806 

 serrulata . . Pur.yel. 6, S. Ev. GL 5 W. Ind. . 1806 

 violacea . . Yellow 6, 8. Ev. CI. 6 Guiana . 1824 



Besoms are often made of the common Ling 

 (Erica vulgaris), and for some purposes are 

 better than those made from birch twigs. 



BHissERA, Schultz. Named in honour of Dr. 

 Besser, professor of botany at Brody, and 

 author of an Enumeration of the Plants of 

 Tolhynia, Podolia, &c. Linn. 19, Or. 3, Nat. 

 Or. Liliaceoe. These plants require to be 

 grown in a mixture of peat and sand, to be 

 liberally supplied with water, and kept dry 

 and cool when the leaves wither and fall off, 

 until next season. They are propagated by 

 offsets. Synonyme :~ PTiarium fislulbsvm. See 

 also Pulmonaria. 



dlegans . . . Scarlet 9, G. Bl. P. 1 Mexico . . I860 

 Herberti . . Pur.wt. 9, G. Bl. P. 1 Mexico. . 1846 

 miniata. . . Sor. wt. 9, G. Bl. P. 1 Mexico. . 1849 



Beta, Linn. From the Celtic bett, signifying 

 red ; alluding to the red colour of the roots. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Chenopodiacece. The 

 beet-root is the type of this genus, the uses 

 of which are well known ; the species succeed 

 well in common garden soil, treated as other 

 culinary roots. B. pdtula does best kept in 

 the greenhouse. B. clcla is used as spinach ; 

 and in Germany and Switzerland the midrib of 

 the leaf is boiled, and eaten with gravy or 

 melted butter. 



clcla . 



crispa 



macrorhlza 



maritima 



trigyna . 



vulgaris 



lutea . 



rubra . 



vlridis 

 pdtula. 



. Green 

 . Green 

 . Green 

 . Green 

 . White 

 . Green 

 . Green 

 . Green . 

 . Green . 



8, H. 

 8, H. 

 8, H. 

 i, H. 



B. 6 Portugal. 1670 

 B. 6 S. Europe 1800 

 B. 6 Caucasus 1820 

 B. 1 Brit.sea coasts 



7, H. Her. P. 4 Hungary. 1796 



H. 

 8, H. 

 8, H. 

 8, H. 



B. 4 Europe . 1548 

 B. 4 S. Europe 

 B. 4 S. Europe 

 B. 4 8. Europe 



Betactl®. An order of plants merged in Che- 

 nopodiacece. 



BETA-cfcLA. See Btia. 



Betckia, De Candolle. In honour of M. Betcke, 

 who has described many species of Valeria- 

 nilla. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Valerianaceas. 

 The seeds only require to be sown in the open 

 ground in May, in a sheltered situation, 

 major . . . Rose . 8, H. A. 1J California 1836 

 samolifblia . Rose . 7, H. A. 1 Chili . . 1835 



Betel nut. See Piper Betle. 

 Betle nut. See Piper Betle. 

 Bet6nica, Limn. From beulonic, its Celtic 



name. Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lamiaceoz. 



These handsome dwarf species are well adapted 



for ornamenting the margins of flower-borders, 

 or rock-work. They grow in any common soil, 

 and increase plentifully from suckers. B. offi- 

 cinalis when fresh intoxicates, and the dried 

 leaves excite sneezing. 



alopecurus . Bed . . 7, H. Her. P. 1} S. Eur. . 1759 

 grandiflbra . Purp. . 5, H. Her. P. if Siberia . 1800 

 hirsuta . . Purp. . 6, H. Her. P. J Italy . . 1710 

 incana . . . Flesh . 6, H. Her. P. % Italy . . 1759 

 macroura . . Pa.red|. 7, H. Her. P. 1 Europe . 1820 

 nivea . . . Red . 7, H. Her. P. 1$ Caucasas 1820 

 officinalis . . Purp. . 8, H. Her. P. 1 Brit, woods 

 alba . . . White . 8, H. Her. P. 1 Brit, woods 

 orientalis . . Lt. pur. 6, H. Her. P. 1 Levant . 1737 

 strfcta . . . Purp. . 6, H. Her. P. 1£ Dnmrk. . 1592 

 serdtina . . Red . 8, H. Her. P. lj Austria . 18S2 



Betony. See Betdnica. 



Bbtony. See Tehcrium betdnicum. 



Betula, Linn. From betu, its Celtic name. 

 Linn. 21, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Betulacece. This is 

 a popular genus, and best known by its com- 

 mon name, the birch. The species are for the 

 most part lofty-growing trees, and very orna- 

 mental. B. pindula has a graceful and pleas- 

 ing growth ; the species p&mila and nana are 

 dwarfer-growing kinds, but very pretty and in- 

 teresting. They thrive in any soil, and are 

 commonly increased by grafting or budding on 

 the larger and more plentiful kinds, the latter 

 being raised from seed ; the dwarfest species 

 are best when produced from layers. Syno- 

 nymes: 1. Alnus viridis ; 2, Bifida urticifolia ; 

 3, B. laciniata; 4, B.pindula. 

 alba .... Apetal . 4, H. De T. 40 Brit, woods 



dalecarlica . Apetal 



macrocarpa. Apetal . 

 p6ntica . . Apetal . 5. 

 pube'scena . Apetal 

 urticifblia 2. Apetal . 5' 

 verrucosa . Apetal . 4, 

 "5.' 



Bhojp£ittra 

 carpinifdlia 

 daurica . . 

 parvifdlia 

 exeelaa . . 

 fruticoaa . 

 glandulbsa. 

 grandia . . 

 tanuldsa . 

 lenta. . . 



lute;: i . . . 



m611ia 

 nana . 



. Apetal 

 . Apetal . 7. 

 . Apetal 

 . Apetal . i. 

 . Apetal . 7, 

 . Apetal 

 . Apetal . 5 

 . Apetal . 5. 

 . Apetal . 7, 

 . Apetal . 7, 

 . Apetal . 5, 

 . Apetal 

 Apetal . 5j 



macrophylla Apetal . 

 strlcta . ." Apetal . 



nigra 

 ovata 1 . . 

 paUe"acena . 

 papyracea . 

 fusca , 



Apetal . 7. 

 . Apetal 

 . Apetal 

 . Apetal 

 . Apetal 



platyphylla. Apetal . 

 trichoclada . Apetal . 



pendula 



pdntica . . 



populifilia 

 laciniata 3 

 pendula 4 



pube'scena . 



pumila . . 



rubra . . 



Sc&polii. . 



tristis . . 



. Apetal . 6, 

 Apetal . 5, 

 Apetal . 7, 

 Apetal 

 Apetal . 7, 

 Apetal . 6, 

 Apetal. 5, 

 Apetal . 7j 

 Apetal . 



. Apetal . 5, 



H. De T. 40 Europe 

 H. De T. 30 



H. DeT. 40 Europe . 



H. De T. 60 Turkey . 



H. De T. 40 Germny. . 1812 



H. De T. 40 



H. De T. 50 Brit, wooda 



H. DeT. 40 Himalaya 1840 



H. Ev.S. 60 N. Amer. . 1759 



H. De T. 25 Siberia . 1785 



H, De T. 25 Siberia ; 



H. De T. 50 N. Amer. . 1767 



H. De S. 6 Siberia . 1818 



H. De T. 25 N. Amer. . 1816 



H. DeT. 50 N.Amer. . 1834 



H. De T. 60 N. Amer. . 1817 



H. De T. 50 N. Amer. . 1759 



H. DeT. 25 N.Araer. . 



H. De T. E. Ind. . 1840 



H. De S. 6 N. Amer. . 



H. De S. 6 BwitzerL . 



H. De S. Siberia 



H. De T. 60 N. Amer. , 



H. De S. 6 Hungary. 1820 



H. De S. 6 



H. De T. 40 N. Amer. . 1750 



H. De T. 40 Carolina . 



H. De T. 50 Carolina . 



H. De T. 25 Carolina . 



H. De T. 40 Brit, wooda 



H. De S. 10 Turkey . 



H. Ev.T. 30 N.Amer. . 



H. De T. 25 



H. De T. 25 



H. De T. 25 Germny. . 



H. De S. 8 N. Amer. . 



H. De T. 60 Canada . 



H. De S. 10 



H. De T. 12 Kamtscb. 



1819 

 1736 



1750 



1812 

 176'2 



Betulacece. A small order of well known trees, 

 consisting of the various kinds of Birch and 

 Alder. 



Betulaster. See Bttula. 



