BAR BAS 
BAS BAU 
albescens . . . White . . H. A. Chile . . 1831 
aurea .... Gold. yel. . 6, H. A. California . 1834 
nuda .... White. . 8, F. B. Missouri . 1811 
ornaU, 1 . . .White. . 8, F. B. Missouri .1811 
Bartbamia, Hedrvig. So called in honour of J. 
Bartram, an Anglo-American, to whose researches 
in N. America the gardens of Europe owe many of 
their finest trees. Linn. 24, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Musci. 
This is an elegant genus of mosses, remarkable for 
their green leaves, and spherical capsules. The 
genus approaches nearly to Bryutn, but differs in 
almost every species having spherical capsules, and 
the sixteen broad segments of the inner peristome 
instead of being entire, or only<perforated, are cleft 
like the teeth of a Dicranum. — Loudon’s Encxj. of 
Plants. Synonyme: \. Bryum fontanum—arcuatd, 
fontana,f. majdr l,f. mdrchica, gracilis , Halleridnd, 
Uhyphylld, pomifdrmls, p. mi\j6r, p. minOr. 
BabtsTa, Linn. Dedicated to his friend JohnBarsch, 
M.D. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Scrophulariacect. 
Curious plants, of difficult cultivation. They suc- 
ceed best in a shady bog border, or in pots kept 
moist; they also do pretty well in a moderately 
exposed situation sown in sandy soU. 
alpInS .... Purple . 8, H. A. Britain . . 
laufo^td .... Purple . 8, H. A. S. Europe . 
odontites . . . Pink . . 8, H. A. Britain . . 
viscObd .... Yellow . 7> H. A. Britain . . 
Baryosma, Wind. From the powerful scent of the 
leaves. Linn. H, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Rutacete. Pretty 
species ; for culture, &c., see Diostna. Synonymes : 
I. Diosma latifolia, D. serratifolia, D. odotata, Bucco 
crenata. 2. Diosma iinifolia. 3. Agathosma latifolia. 
4. Agathosma pulchella. 
betulina . . .White. . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. .1790 
crenuUM, 1 . . Bl..i>h. . 4, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 
diolea, 2 . . . White . . 6, G. E .. S. C G. H. . 1816 
latif6lia;3 . . . White. . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 178^ 
ovata \Vhite . . 5, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1790 
pu.chella, 4 . . Purple . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1787 
Basella, Linn. Its Malabar name. Linn. 5, Or. 3, 
Nat. Or. Chenopodiaceie. Some species arc pretty ; 
B. lucida when in fruit is very interesting. The 
seed should be sown on a gentle hotbed, or in pots 
in the hothouse, and afterwards planted out singly 
in small pots, and placed among the tender annuals. 
The species furnish a summer spinach in Paris and 
China. 
albil White . . 8, S. RE. Ind. . . 1688 
coidifOUi . . . Ph. pur. . 8, .“3. CL B. E. Ind. . . 1802 
Ificlda .... White . . 8, S. CL B. E. Ind. . . 1802 
marginSU ... . 7, S. Tw. B. Mexico . . 1824 
nigra .... White . . 8. S. CL R China . . 1822 
rsmosa .... . 8, S. Ev. CL 
rubra .... Pink . . 8, S. Cl. B. E. Ind. . . 1731 
tuberbsa . . . Purple . 9, S. Tu. B. S. Amer. . 1824 
Basil, see Oc^mOm. 
Basilar, at the base of anything, usually the em- 
bryo when situated at the bottom of the seed. 
BassTa, Linn. In honour of Ferdinando Bassi, 
Curator of the Botanic Garden at Bologna. Linn. 
II, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Sapotacece. Handsome lofty- 
growing trees, thriving well in light loam and 
peat, mixed ; ripened cuttings in sand, under a 
glass, strike root freely. B. butyracea yields a thick 
oil-like butter, and B. longifolia is prescribed in 
rheumatic affections. 
but\-rac6a ... S. Ev. T. Nepal . . 1823 
latiftlM .... YeUow S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1799 
longifolia ... S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . .1811 
Bastard acacTa, see Robinid Pseudo-acacid. 
Bastard acmeliA, see Spildnthes Pseitdo-acmelld. 
Bastard atocIon, see Silene Pseudo-atbclCm. 
Bastard balm, see Melittis. 
Bastard box, see Pol^gdld Chamabiiocus. 
Bastard cabbagb-tbkb, see Geilffrdyd. 
Bastard cbd»r, see Guaznmd. 
Bastard cherry, see Cerdsus Pseudo-cerdsds. 
Bastard cnwAMOif, see CinnamBmftm Cassid. 
Bastard cork-tree, see Quercus Pseudo-sabir. 
Bastard cracca, see Yield Pseudo-crdccd. 
Bastard cyperus, see Cdrex Pseudo-cypSr&s. 
Bastard dictamnus, see Beringend ’ Pseudo-dictam- 
nus. 
Bastard ground-pine, see TeucriTtm Pscudo-chamds- 
pltSs. 
Bastard hare’s-ear, see Phyllis. 
B.astard hvssop, see TeucrlOm Pseudo-hyssOpus. 
Bastard indigo, see AmOrphd. 
Bastard jasmine, see AndrSsdcS chamajasmS. 
Bastard lupine, see Trifollum Lupindstir. 
Bastard manchineel, see Camera rid. 
Bastard mouse-ear, see Hierdclum Pseudo-pilosilld. 
Bastard oiria, see Lavaterd Pseudo-Olbid. 
Bastard orpine, see AndrdchnS. 
Bastard pimpernel, see Cenlunculus bicOmis. 
Bastard quince, see Pyrds-chanuemespilus. 
Bastard rocket, see Brdssicd Pseudo- eruedstrOm. 
Bastard TOAD-FLAX, see Thesium. 
Bastard vervain, see Stachytdrphetd. 
Bastard vetch, see Phded. 
Bastard windflower, see Gentidnd Pseudo-pneumo- 
ndnthe. 
Bastard woodsage, see Teacrltlm Pseudo-scorodOntd. 
BatkmannIa, Lindley. In compliment to James 
Bateman, Esq. of Knypersley Hall, Cheshire, an 
ardent collector and successful cultivator of Orchi- 
dacese, and author of that splendid work, the 
“ Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala.” Linn. 20, 
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacece. A very pretty species, 
well deserving a place in every collection ; it some- 
what resembles a Maxillaria, with a pendulous 
raceme of flowers from the base of the pseudo-bulbs ; 
the sepals and petals are brownish-purple within, 
green without, and a white labellum. It requires 
the same treatment as Stanhopea, and other similar 
genera. 
CflUiyl . . . Pur. gm. . . 8, S. Epi. Demerara . 1834 
BatrachospermCm, Agardh. From batrachos, frog, 
and sperma, seed. Name refers to the situation 
where the species grow. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. 
Algae. The species are interesting, having more or 
less the appearance of a necklace, especially B. mo- 
niliforme ; they grow mostly in marshes — monili- 
fOrmi, M. detlrsdm, M. purpurdsefns, M. simpllclds, 
M. stagndle ; vdgQm, V. tenulsslmOm. 
BatschIa, Michaux. In honour of John George 
Batsch, a professor of botany in Germany. Linn. 
6, Or. 1, Nat Or. Boraginacece. Pretty dwarf spe- 
cies, succeeding in common soil, and increased by 
seeds or divisions. Synonymes ; 1. Lithospermum 
■ canescens. 2. L. hirium, Batschia carolinensis. 
cantscens 1 . . Yellow . 7i H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1826 
GmelinI, 2 . . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. Carolina . 1812 
longiddri . . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. Missouri . 1812 
sericea .... Yellow . 7. H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1825 
BattarrEa, Persoon. Named in honour of Antonia 
Battarra. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. A very- 
curious plant, found only in Britciin, where it is 
very rare. The volva or wrapper, is about the 
size of a hen’s egg, originally in three slightly 
coriaceous layers, nollow internally, which rises 
suddenly to its full height of about twelve inches ; 
the stalk carries up on its summit full half the 
innermost layer of the volva, which is white and 
smooth within, and covered externally with copious 
brown sporules, intermixed with fibre. — Loudon's 
Ency. of Plants — phalloldSs. 
BauEra, Andr. In memory of Francis and Ferdi- 
nand Bauer, botanical draughtsmen of the highest 
celebrity. Linn. 13, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Baueraceae. 
Pretty, free-flowering species, of easy culture ; a 
mixture of sand and peat suits them, and young 
cuttings root readily in sand or soil, under a glass, 
humllls . . . .Red . . 9, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1804 
rubiaefolia . . . Pink . . 9, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1193 
BauhinTa, Plumier. In memory of John and Caspar 
Bauhin, botanists of the sixteenth century. Linn. 
To, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Legumtnosce. Showy interesting 
species, some of them particularly so when in 
bloom ; they succeed well in a mixture of sand, 
loam, and peat; and cuttings taken when the 
wood is neither ripe nor very young (observing to 
dress off the leaves), tind planted in sand, under 
a glass in a moist heat, will strike root. The dried 
leaves and young buds of B. tomentosa are pre- 
scribed in d^ysenteric affections; the bark or B. 
variegata is used in tanning and drying leather, 
and that of B. racemosa is employed in making 
rope. Synonymes : 1. B. anguina. 2. B- retusa, di- 
varicata. 3. B. aculeata. 
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