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AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF 



that have come to us from South Africa ; there are several varieties, 

 all producing a profusion of brilliant flowers, and many of which 

 possess scented attractions, notably B. disticha, with pale purple 

 flowers smelling like the Hyacinth ; B. plkata, with pale violet 

 flowers and a scent resembling the Clove Carnation ; B. saiiibucina, 

 with deep purple flowers that are Elder-scented ; and B. angusti- 

 folia, with blue flowers slightly fragrant. The whole group repre- 

 sents a lovely race sadly neglected. 



Babingtonia camphorosma. — A greenhouse evergreen from West 

 Australia, with a peculiar camphor-like smell. 



Backhousia citriodora [Queensland Myrtle), — An Australian shrub, 

 with lemon-scented foliage. 



Baeckia camphorata. — A half-hardy Australian shrub, emitting a 

 strong camphoric odour. 



Balaustium pulcherrimum (Australian Myrtle).— A beautiful shrub 

 with fragrant leaves. 



Balm. See Melissa. 



Balsamina cornuta [The Hoimed Balsam). — An annual from South- 

 Eastern Asia, bearing purple and white flowers ; the leaves of this 

 variety are sweet scented, and largely employed in the use of 

 washes for the hair. B. vidgaris, Costmary or Alecost, a creeping- 

 rooted, hardy perennial from Italy, is also remarkable for the 

 strong balsamic odour of its leaves. 



Banisteria. — A beautiful West Indian climber, of extreme elegance in 

 character of foliage and fragrance of its pretty yellow flowers. 



Banksia integrifolia. — An Australian shrub with handsome foliage, 

 called Honeysuckle by the colonists on account of the large quantity 

 of honey the flowers contain. 



Barbadoes Flower Fence. See Poinciana. 



Barosma. — A species of evergreen shrubs from South Africa, the 

 leaves, which possess a powerful aromatic smell, are used by the 

 natives to perfume themselves with. The Buchu leaves of com- 

 merce are produced chiefly from B. crenulata. 



Basil. See Ocimum basilicum. 



Bastard Indigo. See Amorpha microphylla. 



Bauhinia corymbosa. — A Chinese shrub, with rosy white fragrant 

 flowers. 



Beaucarnea recurvata. — An Agave-like liliaceous plant from Mexico, 



bearing a multitude of white fragrant flowers. 

 Beaumontia grandiflora. — A magnificent Eastern climbing shrub, 



with white trumpet-formed Datura-like flowers that have a delicious 



lily scent. 



Begonia. — A genus of half-hardy herbaceous plants, mostly tuberous- 



