BIO 



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BLA 



Thuja pindula, C. filifdrmis ; 2, Thuja nopal- 

 6nsis, T. tartdriaa, T. orientalis. 



falcilta . . . Apet. 5, H. Ev. S. 10 Japan . . .1860 



froneloldes . Apet. 4, H. Ev. S. 10 Japan . . . I860 



glauca . . . Apet. 5, H. Bv. S. 10 Japan . . . 1860 



japonica . . Apet. 5, H. Ev. S. 10 Japan . . . 1860 



meldensis . Apot. 5, H. Ev. S. 10 Hybrid . gardens 



orientalis. . Apet. 4, H. Ev. S. 20 Japan . . .1860 



pehdula 1 . Apet. 6, II. Ev. S. 10 Tartary. . . 1800 



tartarica 2 . Apet. 5, H. Ev. S. 20 Tartary. . . 1830 



Bi6vulate, containing two ova, or young 

 seeds ; seeds before they are mature are called 

 ova. 



Birch. See Bitnla. 



Birch. See Cdrpinus Bitulus. 



Birch camphor. A resinous substance, pro- 

 cured from the black birch tree {BUula nigra). 



Birchworts. See Betulacece. 



Bird- cherry. See Cirasus pddus. 



Bird-pepper. See Cdpsicum baccdtum. 



BlRD's-BlLL. See Trigonilla ornithcpodioides. 



Bird's-eye. See Primula farinbsa. 



Bird's-foot. See Ornithopus. 



Bird's-foot. See Euphorbia ornithopus. 



Bird's-foot trefoil. See Lotus. 



Bird-lime. A preparation made from misletoe 

 berries and holly bark. 



Bird's nests (eatable). See Gelidiivm. 



Bird's nest. See AspUniwm Nidus. 



Bird's-tonoue. See OrnithogUssum. 



Birthwort. See Aristolbchia. 



Bisaccate, having two little bags, or pouches. 



Bisculcate, doubly furrowed. 



BlSCUTATE, resembling two bucklers. 



Biscutella, Linn. Named from bis, double, or 

 two, and scutclla, a saucer ; the form o*f the 

 seed-vessel when bursting. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. 

 Brassicaccce. Interesting plants, adapted for 

 rock- work ; they may also be grown in pots 

 ■with other alpine plants, in loam and peat, 

 which suits them well ; increased from seeds. 

 Synonyme : 1, coronopifilia. See Megacar- 

 pdia. 



ambfgua . . Yellow 6, H. Her. P. i S. Italy . 1820 

 apula . . Yellow 7, H. A. 1 Italy . . 1710 



aurieulata . Yellow 7, H. A. 14 S. Europe . 1683 



cichoriifdlia . Yellow 6, H. Her. A. 1 Pyrenees . 1819 

 ciliata 1 . . Yellow 6, H. A. 1 S. France . 1820 



Columnra. . Yollow 6, H. A. 1 8. Italy . 1823 



coronopifolia Yellow 6, H. Her. P. 4 Italy . . Ii90 

 depressa . . Yollow 6, H. A. j Egypt . . 1811 



erigerifolia . Yellow 6, H. A. 1$ S. Europe . 



oriScarpa. . Yellow 6, H. A. 1 Spain-. .1820 



hfspida . . Yollow 6, H. A. 1* S. Europe. 1824 



tevicata . . Yellow 6, H. Her. P. 1 Italy . . . 1777 

 alp&tris Yellow 6, H. Her. P. 1 Hungary . 1816 

 leiocarpa . . Yellow 6, H. A. Levant . 1816 



lyrata . . . Yellow 7, H. A. 1 Spain . . 1709 



maritima . . Yellow 6, H. A. 1J Naples . . 1824 



niiciocarpa . Yellow 6, H. A. 1 S. Europe . 1818 



monta.ua . . Yellow 6, H. Her. P. 1 Spain . . 1823 

 obovata . . Yellow 6, H. A. 1 Europo . 1817 



raphanifolia . Yellow 7, H. Her. P. li Sicily . . 1822 

 saiatilis . . Yellow 6, H. Her. P. 1 £. Europe . 1821 

 sempervlrons Yellow 6, H. Her. P. j Spain . . 1784 

 stenopltflla . Yellow 6, H. Her. P. 1 Spain . . 1826 



longifdlia. 



Biserrate, twice cut, like the teeth of a saw. 



Biserrula, Linn. Derived from bis, twice, 

 and serrula, a small saw ; the pods being fur- 

 nished with teeth something like a saw. Linn. 

 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fab&cece. This genus is 

 known by the name of Hatchet Vetch, and 



comprehends an interesting species, which may 

 be cultivated in sandy loam or peat, and in- 

 creased from seeds. 

 Peleolnus . Purple . 7, H. A. 1 S. Europe 1610 



Bish or BlKH. A powerful Indian poison, ex- 

 tracted from a species of Aconitum. 



Bishop's-weed. See Ammi majus and Slson 

 Ammi. 



Bistort or Snakeweed. See Polygonum Bis- 

 torta. 



Biternate, divided into two, thrice over. 



BlTICARlA. See Termin&lia Bitiearia. 



Bitter Almond. See Am$gdalus communis 

 amd/ra. 



Bitter apple. See Citcumis Oolocpnlhis. 



Bitter blain. See Vandillia diffusa. 



Bitter damson tree or Slave wood. See 

 Simaruba officinalis. 



Bitter oak. See Quircus Oirris. 



Bitter sweet. See Solanum Dulcamara. 



Bitter vetch. See Orobus. 



Bitter wood. See Qudssia amara. 



Bituminous, pitch-like. 



Bivaginate, having double sheaths, or covers. 



BivonJsA, Decan. Dedicated to Antoine Bivona 

 Bernardi, a professor of botany in Sicily. Linn. 

 15, Nat. Or. Brassicdcece. A pretty species, 

 the seeds sown in sandy dry soil, where they 

 are intended to remain, will succeed well. 

 Synonyme: 1, Thldspi luteum — liltea, 1. 



BlXA, Linn. Its name in South America. Linn. 

 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Flacourtiacece. These 

 trees, if grown from seed, become of a large size 

 before they can be got to flower. But if cuttings 

 be taken from a flowering plant and struck, 

 they may be brought into bloom when small 

 plants. Loam and peat suit them well, and 

 cuttings root freely in sand, under a glass, in 

 heat. 



Orellana . . Pink . . 6, S. Ev. T. 20 W. Ind. . 1600 

 purpurea . . Purple . 7, S. Ev. T. 15 E. Ind. . 1817 

 'tJruourana .Pink. . 7, S. Ev. T. 20 Brazil .1820 



BixACEiE. An order of plants now merged in 

 Flacourtidccce. 



Bixads. See FlaamrtiMece. 



Black adiantum. See Asplenium adidntum- 

 — nigrum. 



Blackberry. See Rubus. 



Black bryony. See Tamus. 



Black bullace. See Primus insititia. 



Blackburnia, De Candolle. Linn. 4, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Xanthoxyldceai. A greenhouse shrub 

 requiring to be potted in equal parts of sandy 

 loam and peat, and is increased by cuttings 

 and layers. Syntmyme : Ptelca pinnata. 

 pkmata . . White . 5, G. Ev. S. 6 Norfolk la. 1829 



Black currant. See Rlbes nigra. 

 Black hellebore. See Hellebbrus n\ger. 

 Black ipecacuanha. See Pol$gala glands 



losa. 

 Black jack. See Quircus nigra. 

 Black lac. See MclanorrhMa usitata. 

 Black nonsuch. See Medicago lupulina. 

 Black olive. See Bbeida Buceras. 

 Black pine. See Pinus austriaca. 

 Black quitch. See AgrCslis vulgd,ri°. 



