ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. disticha, blue, June, 6 in.; plicata, blue, June, 
6 in.; ringens, scarlet, June, 6 to 8 in.; stricta, white and blue, May, 6 to 8 in. 
There are also a number of pretty varicties mentioned in trade lists. 
, Babylonian Centaury (Centaurea babylonica).—See Cen- 
aurea, 
Bachelor’s Button.—See Silene & Ranunculus. 
Bactris (Marajah Palm; Tobago Cane).—Ord. Palmacew. Stove 
palms. Orn, foliage. First introduced 1825. Ht. 20 to 50 ft. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts loam, leaf-mould & sand. Pot, 
Feb., March. Water moderately Sept. to March, freely afterwards. 
Position, shady & moist in summer. Temp., Sept. to March 60° to 
70°; March to Sept. 70° to 80°. Propagate by eet 3 young plants 
from base of old one in March, & placing these in small pots; also by 
seeds, 
a aca CULTIVATED: B. caryotefolia, Brazil; Maraja, Brazil; pallidispina, 
ulana. 
Bzeria.—Ord. Composite. Hardy annual. First introduced 1835. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny border. Propagate by 
seeds sown 4 in. deep in April where plants are to flower. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. chrysostoma, yellow, May, 8 to 12 in., California. 
Bahia (Woolly Bahia)—Ord. Composite. Huardy perennial herb. 
Leaves grey. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny border. Plant, Oct. to 
April. Propagate by ceeds sown } in. deep outdoors in April or division 
of old plants in March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. lanata, yellow, May to Aug., 12 to 18 in., N. 
America. 
Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum).—See Taxodium. 
Baldmoney (Meum athamanticum).—See Meum. 
Batearic Box Tree (Buxus balearica).—See Buxus. 
Baim (Melissa officinalis)—See Melissa. 
Balm of Gilead (Cedronella triphylla).—See Cedronclla. 
Balsam.—See Impatiens. 
Balsam Apple (Momordica balsaminea’.—See Momordica. 
Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea).—See Abies. 
Balsam Poplar (Populus balsamifera).—See Populus. 
Balsam-scented Geranium (Pelargonium radula). — See 
Pelargonium. 
Bamboo.—See Bambusa, Arundinaria & Phyllostachys. 
Bambusa (Bamboo).—Ord. Graminex. Hardy evergreen plants 
with slender, graceful stems and elegant grassy foliage. First intro- 
duced 1730. Grown in groups in the garden, also in pots or tubs for 
greenhouse decoration. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, deep, rich loam. Position, warm, 
sheltered nook or dell in garden. lant May or June. Protect in 
winter with covering of leaves at base. Mulch with cow manure in 
spring. Water freely in dry weather. 
INDOOR CULTURE: Compost, equal parts loam, leaf-mould & 
sand. Position, large pots or tubs in cool greenhouse (winter temp. 
40° ;to 45°). Water freely spring & summer, moderately other times. 
Increased by seeds sown in sandy soil in heat in spring; cuttings of 
rhizomes in heat in spring; division in April or May. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. arundinacea, 10 to 50 ft.; aurea, 6 to 10 ft.; dis- 
ticha or nana, 6 to 8 ft.; marmorea, 3 tao 4 ft.; tessellata, 3 t 
Aru fainaria and Phyllostachys for other species of Bamboos. od te, Bee alee 
anana (Musa sapientum).—See Musa. 
Baneberry (Actza spicata).—See Acta. 
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