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Betuline. Birch Camphor, a peculiar resinous 



substance, principally furnished by the black 



birch tree. 

 Betulus. See Carpinus Bitulus. 

 BhojpAttra or Bhoorjapattra. See Bitula 



Bhojpdttra. 

 Bho&KJA. See Bitula Bhojpattra. 

 BialATA, two-winged. 

 Bhabhtjr. See Eriophorum comisum. 

 JBiarum, Smith. From bis, twice, and aron, the 



Arum. Limm. 21, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Ardceoz. 



Hardy border flowers, growing in common 



garden soil, and propagated by division. Sy- 



nonyme : 1, Aram gramlneum. 



grammeum 1 . Purple . 4, H. Her. P. 1 S. Eur. 1884 

 tenuitblium . Dk.pur. . 4, H. Her. P. 1 S. Eur. 1570 



Bhadlee. See Pdnieum pilbsum, 



BreiRi. See Ncct&ndra Rodicei. 



BIceps, having two heads. 



Bic6rnis, two-horned. 



BIdens, so called from bis, twice, and dens, a 

 tooth ; alluding to the seed. Linn. 19, Or. 1, 

 Hat. Or. Asteraceat. These species are mostly 

 uninteresting ; a few however are worth cultivat- 

 ing. They grow readily in common soil, and 

 increase from seeds, suckers, or divisions, ac- 

 cording to their habits and duration. Syno- 

 nymes : 1, Coreopsis coronata ; 2, B. odorata; 

 3, B. tripartita. See MelantMra, Osteospir- 

 mum, Petrdbium, and Sdlmea. 



argUta . . . 

 Berteriana 1 . 

 bipinnata . . 

 coronata . . 

 crithmifdlia . 

 cynapifblia . 

 grandiflbra 2 . 

 neterophylla . 

 leucantha . . 

 macrosperma . 

 odorata . . . 

 procera . . . 



sambucifdlia 

 serrulata . 



Yellow 6, 



Yellow 5, 



Yellow 7, 



Yellow 8, 



Yellow 6, 

 Yellow 



Yellow 6, 



Yellow 8, 



White 7, 



Yellow 6, 



White 6, 

 Yellow 11, 



Yellow 7, 



Yellow 7, 



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S. Her. 



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2 Mexico . 1825 

 ih Prt. Eico 1787 

 2 N.Amer. 1687 

 2 . 1829 

 2 Mexico.. 1824 



1 Cuba . 1827 



2 S. Amer. 1800 

 2 Mexico . 1803 

 1 j S. Amer. 

 ■ Siberia . 1819 



Mexico . 1825 

 P. 6 Mexico . 1822 

 Cr.2 Nepal . 1S19 

 " S. Amer. 1801 

 . 1829 



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angustifblia, bull&ta, cirnua, chininsis, connata, 

 chrysdntha, chrysanthemoldes, ferulcefdlia, fo- 

 libsa, frondbsa, heliantholdes, hirtilla, lusm- 

 rians, nudiflora, parviflbra, pilbsa, proc&mbens, 

 reflixa, striata, tripartita. 



Bidentate, having twin, or u double row of 

 teeth. 



BidwIllia, Herbert. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 LiliaceoB. For culture, &c, refer tp Lllium. 

 Synonyme: 1, Anthiricum glaibeum. 

 glauccSscons . White . 5, H. Bl. P. 1 Australia 1848 

 glaucua 1 . . White . 8, H. Bl. P. 2 Peru . . 



BiebersteInia, De CandolU. In honour of 

 Marschall Von Bieberstein, a celebrated writer 

 on the Russian Flora. Linn. 10, Or. 4, Nat - 

 Or. Rutaceas. For culture refer to Zygo- 

 phgllum. 

 odbra . . . Yellow . 5, P. Her. P. 1 Altaia . 1837 



Biennial, of the continuance of two years. A 

 plant is said to be biennial which takes two 

 years to mature its fruit, and then dies. 



Bifakiotjs, disposed in two rows. 



Bifid, opening with a cleft nearly divided in 

 two. 



BfFORis, Sprengel. The name is compounded from 

 bis, double, or two; and /oris, a nap ; in refer- 

 ence to the shape of the fruit. Linn. 5, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Apiacece. Uninteresting species, of 

 the simplest culture. Synonymes: 1, Coridn- 

 drum testiculdtum ; 2, C. testiculatum — radians 

 1, testiculatum 2. 



BifrenAria, Lindley. So named from bis, 

 twice, and fraenum ; in allusion to the double 

 strap or freenum that connects the pollen 

 masses with their gland. Linn. 20, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Orchidacem. A genus of very pretty 

 plants when in bloom, especially B. auran- 

 tkica, the flowers of which are deep orange 

 yellow, mottled with dark brown spots. For 

 culture and propagation see Maxillaria, to 

 which the genus is near akin. Synonymes : 1, 

 Maxillaria atropurpHrea ; 2, Maxillaria aureo- 

 f&l/oa ; 3, M. racembsa ; i M. vitellina, bar- 

 bata. See also Stenoc&ryne. 



atropurptirea 1 Drk. pur. 5, S. Epi. 

 aurantlaca . . Or. spot. . 9, S. Epi. 

 ailreo-fljlva 2 . Orange . 7, S. Epi. 

 Hardwenii . Yel. gr.w. 5, S. Epi. 

 inodbra. . . Brnsh.gr. 4, S. Epi. 

 longicbrnis . Or. bra. . 7, S. Epi. I 

 racembsa 3 . Pa. straw 7, S. Epi. 1 

 vitellina 4 . . Yellow . 7, S. Epi. 1 



1 Rio Jan. . 1828 

 J Demerara 1884 

 1 Bio Jan. . 1843 

 1 Brazil. . 1851 

 H Eio Jan. . 1889 

 I Demerara 1836 

 Bio Jan. . 1843 

 Rio Jan. . 1843 



BlFRONS, two-faced. 



Biqel6yia, Spr. Named in honour of Professor 

 Bigelow, of N. America ; for species refer to 

 Spermacdce. See Borreria. 



Bigeminate, twin, each division bearing a pair 

 of leaflets. 



Biglandular, having two or double glands. 



BlGLtlMls, having two husks, or chaffy scales. 



BlGNbNlA, Linn. In memory of Abbe' Bignon, 

 librarian to Louis XIV. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Bignoniaceoi. The species are trees or 

 shrubs, inhabitants of hot climates. The 

 leaves are opposite, pinnate, ternate, or con- 

 jugate ; the flowers in panicles, large and hand- 

 some, of various colours, red, blue, yellow, or 

 white, and eminently beautiful. The stovo 

 sorts grow freely in loam and peat, and young 

 cuttings root in sand under a hand-glass. The 

 species grow in any soil, but will not flower 

 well unless the situation be warm ; they are 

 increased by cuttings of the roots, by layers, 

 or by young cuttings in a gentle heat, under a 

 hand-glass or frame. B. rddicans is a well- 

 known much-admired species, capable of living 

 in tho open air in this country against a wall. 

 The young shoots of B. chirire are sometimes 

 manufactured into wicker-work. Synonymes: 

 1, Jacardnda dlba; 2, B. heterophfflla ; 3, 

 Jacardnda eehinata ; 4, tomentosa; 5, Milling- 

 tdnia hort&nsis ; 6, Incarvillea tomentosa. See 

 Adenocaltfmma, Mschim&nthus, Amphilbbiam, 

 CheiUpsis, Gelsemium, Jacardnda, Paulovnia, 

 Phylldrthron, Spathddea, and Tecdma. 



adenophjlla. 4, S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . 



(ttba I . . . White 6, S. Bv. CI. 6 Guiana . 

 alliacea . . Yellow 6 S. Ev. CI. 10 W. Ind. . 

 • amdBiia . . Yellow 6, S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . 

 apurensis . Yellow 6, S. Ev. CI. 10 Orinoco . 



*"§te 0Cti ~. } YeUow 6 ' S - Et - C1 - 30 Guiana • 

 sesculiflora . Yellow «', S. Ev. T. 20 Mexico 

 australis . . Yellow 9, S. Ev. CL 20 



. 1S32 

 . 1823 

 . 1790 

 . 1S28 

 . 1824 



.1768 



