6^ DICTIOKAKY OF POPULAR NAMES BOG 



Bog Myrtle. {See Gale.) 



Bonduc and Bonducella, two species of Ccesal;piriia (Guilan- 

 dina), a genus of tlie Ccesalpinia section of the Bean family 

 (Legnminosse). They are climbers, having hard - wooded, 

 prickly stems and leaves, which are bipinnate, extending to 

 a considerable length, forming entangling thickets in many 

 parts of the sea -coasts within the tropics, their wide disper- 

 sion being due to the nature of the seeds, which are about 

 the size of small marbles, and are contained in prickly, flat- 

 tened pods, 2 to 3 inches in length. They are so hard as 

 to require a heavy stroke of a stone or hammer to break 

 them. From this and the fact of the plants growing close 

 to the shore many of the pods are cast into the sea, and 

 wafted by currents on to distant shores. By the heat of the 

 sun the shells ultimately crack, and the embryos thus relieved 

 commence growth, thus establishing themselves in fresh locali- 

 ties. They are distinguished by their seeds, those of C. Bonduc 

 being yellow, and those of 0. Bonducella gray, or sometimes 

 with an mclination to a reddish tint. They are known by the 

 name of nicker nuts. 



Eonnace or Burnnose Tree, a name in Jamaica for Bajplme 

 tinifoha, a small tree of the Spurge Laurel family (Thymelacere). 

 It has a very tough fibrous bark, and is used for many domestic 

 purposes. 



Bonnets and Hats. {See Straw.) 



Borage {Borago officinalis), an annual of the Borage family 

 (Boraginace£e), a native of England, growing in neglected 

 places. It attains the height of two or three feet, having 

 very rough leaves and pretty blue flowers. It is grown in 

 gardens, and used for maldng a cooling drink called Cool 

 Tankard. Its famed virtues for other purposes are, however, 

 much more ideal than real. 



Borecole. {See Cabbage.) 



Bottle Brush Flowers, a name given to the flowers of 

 Melaleuca 'hyjpefic%folia,2u-^lm.t of the Myrtle family (Myrtacea?), 

 native of New South Wales. The flowers are closely produced 



