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Burgundy-pitch TREE. See Abies communis. 



Burmannia, L. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Bur- 

 manniacece. Tropical weeds, not deserving 

 cultivation. — biflbra, distdchya. 



BURMANNIACE.ZE, an order of small herbaceous 

 weeds inhabiting marshy places in the tropics, 

 and nearly related to Orchids. 



Burmanniads. See Burmanniacece. 



Burnet. See Poterium. 



Burnet saxifrage. See Pimpintlla. 



Bur parsley. See Caucalis. 



Bur reed. See Sparganium. 



Burning-bush. See Bufmymus americanus. 



Burrielia, De Candolle. So named by him in 

 honour of John Mark Burriel, who published, 

 in 1758, the Journey of Venegas into Califor- 

 nia. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteracece. 

 " It is a hardy annual, flowering in the sum- 

 mer months, and recommending itself by its 

 copious yellow blossoms. " 

 gracilis . . Yellow 7, H. A. J California 1834 



Burry, covered, with hooked stiff hairs, like the 

 heads of bur or burdock. 



Bursa-pastoralis. See Capsttla. 



Bursaria, CamanilUs. Named from bursa, sig- 

 nifying a pouch. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Pittosporacece. A pretty species desirable for 

 a greenhouse or conservatory, being an abun- 

 dant flowerer, and very showy when covered 

 with its elegant little white blossoms. An 

 equal mixture of sandy loam and peat is the 

 best soil for it ; and young cuttings are not 

 difficult to root in sand .under a glass. 

 spinSsa . . White 10, G. Ev. S. 10 N. S. W. . 1793 



BtiRSERA, Jacquin. In memory of Joachim 

 Burser, a botanist in Naples. Linn. 23, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Amyridacece. Large trees of con- 

 siderable value : they grow in loam and peat ; 

 and increase by cuttings or seeds. B. gumml- 

 fera abounds in a watery balsamic fluid, which 

 however soon becomes inspissated by exposure 

 to the air. Hedges are made of it by the Spa- 

 nish residents in S. America, who call it A Ima- 

 cigo. It is also said to possess identical pro- 

 perties with Qudssia. 



Eummifera . Wh. gr. 5, S. Ev. T. 20 W. Ind. . 1090 

 serrate . . Wh. gr. 6, S. Ev. T. 25 E. Ind. . 1818 



Burserack33. See Amyridacece. 



BuRTbNlX, B. Brown. Named in honour of 

 D. Burton, who collected for the Kew Garden. 

 Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Fabdceai. This pretty 

 New Holland genus requires more than ordi- 

 nary care in its treatment to keep the plants 

 in good health ; an equal mixture of very 

 sandy loam and peat is the best soil for it, and 

 the pots to be well drained, with small pot- 

 sherds, that the water may pass off freely, as 

 nothing is more injurious to it than too much 

 water. Cuttings of the young wood are not 

 difficult to root, if planted in sand under a 

 bell-glass ; it may also be raised from seeds, 

 which are sometimes produced.— Bot. Cul. 181. 

 Synonyms: 1, Gompholdbium minus. - 

 brunioldes . Yellow 6, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Holl. . 1844 

 conferta . . Violet 7, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Holl. . 1830 

 minor 1 . . Yellow 5, G. Ev. S. 1J N. HoU. . 1812 



pulohella . . Purple 6, G. Ev. S. 2 S. River . 1846 



soSbra . . . Yellow 6, G. Ev. S. 1J N. Holl. . 1803 



sessilifldra Yellow 6, G. Ev. S. 2 N. HoU. . 1824 



villdsa . . . Yel.ro. 6, G. Ev. S. 2 S. River . 1828 



Bur-weed. See Xdnthium strumd/rium. 



Butcher's broom. See R&scus. 



Butcher's trays are usually made of the wood 

 of Populus alba. 



Butea, Roxbwgh. In compliment to John, 

 Earl of Bute, a lover and patron of botany. 

 Linn. 17, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Fabaceas. This 

 most splendid genus is rare in our collections, 

 though easily grown, and not difficult to pro- 



. pagate. They grow best in loam and peat ; 

 and cuttings taken off at a joint, and planted 

 singly in pots with their leaves on, will soon 

 root, if not suffered to get damp, which should 

 be continually guarded against. " It is desirable 

 to plunge them in a moist heat. The flowers 

 of B. frondosa and supirba yield a beautiful 

 dye, and the roots are capable of being made 

 into strong rope. 



frondbsa . . Scarlet . S. Ev. S. 40 E. Indies . 1796 

 parvifldra . Scarlet . S. Ev. S. 40 Coroman. 1818 

 . Scarlet . S. Ev. S. 40 E. Indies . 1798 



ButomAcejs, a small order of aquatic plants, 

 sometimes yielding a milky juice. The flower- 

 ing rush (Butomus umbellcUus) is an example 

 of their character. 



Butomads. See Butom&cece. 



Butomus, Linn. The leaves of this plant are 

 said to cause the mouths of cattle to bleed 

 that crop it ; hence the name from bous, ox, 

 and temno, to cut. Linn. 9, Or. 3, Nat. Or. 

 Butomdceae. This genus contains that beau- 

 tiful plant the flowering rush, a native of the 

 margins of our rivers, ditches, &c. ; both spe- 

 cies are aquatics, and may be increased with 

 little difficulty. 



latifolius. White . 6, H. Aq. P. 1 Nepal . . 1823 

 umbellatus Pink . 6, H. Aq. P. 2 Britain, ditches. 



Butter and eggs. See Narcissus. 



Butter and tallow tree. See Pentadisma 

 butyrdcea. 



Butter bur. See Tussildgo petdsites. 



Buttercups. See Ranunculus acris and bul- 

 bbsa. 



Butterflower. See Ranunculus acris and 

 bulbdsa. 



Butterfly plant. See Oncidium Papilio. 



Butterfly weed. See Asclepias tiiberbsa. 



Butter-nut. See Carybcar, and Juglans cimi- 

 rea. 



Butter tree, of Mungo Park. See Bdssia. 



Butterwort. See Pinguicula. 



Buttneria. See Byttniria. 



Button flower. See ObmpMa. 



Button tree. See Gonocarpus. 



Button-weed. See Spermacbce. 



Button-wood. See Cephaldnthus. 



, Buxbaumia, Linn. In memory of J. C. Bux- 

 baum, a German botanist. Linn. 24, Or. 5, 

 Nat. Or. Bryacem. A most singular minute 

 plant, without apparent leaves, more like a 

 species of fungus than a' moss, found generally 

 in summer in fir-woods, &a.,-^aphplla. See 

 Diphflscium. 



