ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
Bellidastrum.—See Aster. 
Bellis (Daisy; Hen & Chickens Daisy).—Ord. Composite. Hardy 
herbaceous perennials. Double-flowered varieties only cultivated 
Neat & pretty spring-flowering plants. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny or shady. Plant, Oct. 
or March. Propagate by division of old plant in June, inserting divi- 
sions 3 in. apart in shady border; seeds sown } in. deep in boxes of light 
coll a cold frame in March, transplanting seedlings in open border 
in July. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. perennis flore-pleno, and its numerous varieties. 
Native of Britain, etc. 
Bellisle Cress (Barbarea precox).—See Barbarea. 
Bellium (False Daisy)—Ord. Composite. Hardy annuals & 
perennials. First introduced 1772, 
CULTURE: Soil, sandy loam. Position, rockery or border sheltered 
from north-east winds. Plant, April. Propagate by division of plants 
in March; annuals by seeds sown similar to Bellis. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. bellidioides, white, July, 3 in., Mediterranean Region, 
annual; crassifolium, yellow, June, 6 in., Sardinia, perennial; minutum, white, 
Aug., 3 in., Greece, perennial. 
Bellwort.—See Uvularia & Codonopsis. 
Beloperone.—oOrd. Acanthaceez. Stove flowering shrubs. 
Evergreen. Nat. New Grenada, Brazil. First introduced 1832. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts leaf-mould, loam & sand. Pot, 
March, moderately firm. Position, shady, moist. Temp., Sept. to 
March 60° to 70°; March to Sept. 70° to 80°. Water freely May to 
Sept., moderately afterwards. Remove points of shoots occasionally 
in summer to induce dwarf growth. Propagate by cuttings inserted 
singly ie small pots of light sandy soil in temp. 75° in Feb., March, 
or April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. atropurpurea, purple, Scpt., 3 ft., Brazil; oblon- 
gata, rosy purple, 3 ft., Aug., Brazil; violacea, violet, Aug., 3 ft., Brazil. 
Bengal Rose (Rosa bengalensis).—Sce Rosa. 
Benjamin Bush (Lindera Benzoin).—See Lindera. 
Benthamia.—See Cornus. 
Berberidopsis (Coral-berry)—Ord. Berberidacewm. Hardy 
climbing shrub in S. of England; half-hardy only in Midlands and 
North. Evergreen.. Flowering. Nat. Chili. First introduced 1862. 
CULTURE: Soil, sandy loam. Position, against south or west wall; 
protect in severe winter with straw or mats. Good wall shrub for cool 
greenhouse. Plant, Oct. or April. Prune straggly shoots only in April. 
Propagate by seeds sown 4 in. deep in well-drained pots of sandy soil, 
in temp. 55° in March; cuttings of young shoots in similar soil & 
temp.; layering of shoots in the open in Sept., Oct., or Nov. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. corallina, crimson, summer, 5 to 10 ft., Chili. 
Berberis (Barberry; Jaundice-berry; Jaundice-tree .—Ord. Ber- 
beridacee. Hardy flowering & ornamental-leaved shrubs. Evergreen 
& deciduous. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part peat & sand for 
choice species; ordinary soil for common ones. Position, sunny or 
shady. Plant, Sept., Oct., March. April. No pruning required. Pro- 
pagate by seeds sown lin. deep in sheltered border in Oct. or Nov.; 
cuttings of firm shoots in sandy soil in cold frame in Sept.; layering 
shoots in Oct. Berries of Common Barberry (Berberis vulgaris) make 
excellent preserves, candy, or pickle. Inner bark forms a yellow dye 
for tanning leather. 
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