BOG BOL 
BOL BON 
Bocconia, Linn. The name is derived from a Sicilian 
monk, named Paolo Boccone, M.D, Linn. 11, Or. 
1, Nat. Or. PapaveraceoE. The species are orna- 
mental, and B. frutescena has pretty foliage. They 
are easily cultivated in loamy soil, and increased 
from cuttings in sand, in a gentle heat, placed under 
a glass. 
frntescens . . . Wht yel. 2, S. E». S. AV. Ind. . 1739 
integrifdUil . . AVhite . . 2, S. £v. S. Mexico . . 1820 
BoebEra, WilldenoTv. Taken from Boeber, a Russian 
professor of botany. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Com- 
positce. The species are pretty, and of easy culti- 
vation. Synonymes : 1. Dyssodia glutinosa. 2. D. 
porophylla. 
chiysanthemoides, 1 Yellow . 10, H. A. Carolina . 1821 
incan& .... Golden . 9, G. Ev. S. Mexico . 1828 
wrophylld, 2. 
BckhmEria, Jacquin. In memory of George Rudolph 
Bcehmer, a German botanist. Linn. 21, Or. 4, Nat. 
Or. Nyctaginacece. The species are uninteresting, 
and of the easiest culture. Synonyme : 1 . Urtica 
arborea. 
rubescens, 1 . . Green . . 4, G. Ev. S. Canaries . 1779 
eastanedfdlld, caudata, cylJndrtcd, elongdtd, frondSsd, 
frutescena, htrtd, interrQptd, lateriJlOrd, macrophglld, 
platyph^lld, ramiflOrd, rotundiftilid, saliciflilJd. 
BokrhaavIa, Linn. So called in honour of the famous 
Dutch physician, who is said to have been the first 
of the many friends and patrons of Linnaeus. Linn. 
1, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Nyciaginacece. The species are 
of very simple cultivation, and jiossess but little 
beauty. 
difTusA .... AVbite . . 9, S. Ev. Tr. India . . 1890 
discolor .... Red . . 8, S. Her. P. Guayaq. . 1825 
erecta .... White. . 7, S. Her. P. India . 1733 
excelsa .... Red . . 6, S. Ev. S. S Amer. . 1820 
hirsuta .... Scarlet . 6, S. Ev. Tr. Jamaica . 1733 
plumbaf^In$S . . Red . . 8, S. Her. P. Spain . . 1820 
procumbens . . Red . . 8, S. Ev. Tr. E. Ind. . 1800 
scftndens ... Green . . 8, S. Ev. CL Jamaica . 1691 
viscosa .... Scarlet . 6, S. Ev. Tr. Peru . . 1821 
Boi.boph^ixum, Thouars. From bolbos, a bulb, and 
phyllon, ale^: the leaves universally rise from a 
pseudo-bulb. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidaceae. 
This is a most singular and interesting genus of 
plants, which to thrive well must be grown in a 
strong damp heat, potted, and otherwise treated 
as the genera Epidendrum, Stanhopea, See, Syno- 
nymes : 1. Anisopetalum Careyanum. 2. Tribrachia 
pendiila. 
bSrblgerum . . . Crimson . 6. S. Epi. S. Leone . 1835 
bracteolatum . . Yel. pur. 7 S. Epi. Demerara . 18^ 
Carey&num, 1 . . Bm. pur. 10, S. Epi. Nepal . . 1823 
cocOintim . . . Flesh . 10, S. Epi. S. Leone . 1835 
cupreOm . . . Copper . S. Epi. Manilla . . 1837 
leopardlnum . . Ysn. grn. S. Epi. E. Ind. . . 1837 
recurvum . . . Gm. wht 9, S. Epi. S. Leone . 1822 
ealtatOrtum . . . 12, S. Epi. S. Leone . 1835 
setigerum . . . Purple . S. Epi. Demerara . 
tetragonum ... S. EpL S. Leone 
umbelldtum . . Yellow . S. Epi. E. Ind- . . 1837 
Boldoa, Lagasca. In memory of D. Boldo, a Spanish 
botanist. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Nyctaginacece. 
Ornamental species, succeeding in sandy peat, and 
propagated by cuttings. Synonyme : 1. Salpianthus 
arenarius. 
lanceolatd, 1 . . Purple . 6, S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1824 
purpurdsceus . . Yarieg. . 6, S. Her. P. Cuba . . 1820 
Bole, trunk of a tree. 
Boletus, Dillenius. Named from bolos, a mass, in 
reference to its massy or globular form. Linn. 24, 
Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. Curious productions, found 
in woods and groves, pastures, or on old trees. 
The species are succulent, and have their parts in 
the greatest perfection of any Fungi. B. granulatus 
is eatable, as is B. sub-tomentosus, and B. edulis is 
excellent when cooked. The Boleti when wounded, 
he2il much in the same manner as the flesh of 
animals. Synonymes: 1. B. rubeolus — cyanescens, 
edulis, lactiji6rus,luridus\, lute fis, piperdtus, sedber, 
S. aurantidcus. S. bovinus, subtomentOsUs, S. san- 
guineus, variegdtUs. 
BolEum, Desvaux. The name is taken from the 
round pods ; and is derived frombo/oa, aball. Linn. 
15, Nat. Or. Cruciferas. An ornamental species, 
succeeding best in rather sandy peat; it ripens 
seed, from which it may be plentifully increased. 
Synonyme: 1. Vella aspera. 
aspgrum . . . Cream . . 6, F. Ev. S. Spain . . 1818 
BolivarTa, Schlech. The name is given in honour of 
the great Bolivar. Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Jasmi- 
nacece. An interesting species, delighting in a 
mixture of loam and peat, and propagates readily 
from cuttings. 
trifida .... Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. Chile . .1828 
Boltonia, L. Herit. Dedicated to J. B. Bolton, an 
English professor of botany. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. 
Or. Composite. Very interesting species, so much 
like some of those of the genus Aster, that they may 
be referred for culture, &c. to that genus, 
asteroldes . . . Flesh . . 9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1758 
glastifOlU . . . Pink . . 9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1758 
BSmbax, Linn. The name is derived from bombax, 
cotton ; in allusion to the wool in the pods. Linn. 
16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Sterculiacex. The genus is tri- 
vially named the Silk Cotton Tree, and the species 
thrive well in a sandy loamy soil ; half-ripened 
cuttings taken off at a joint, and planted in sand, 
under a glass, in a moist heat, root readily. The 
seeds of many of the species are enveloped in long 
hairs, like those of the true Cotton ; it is found, 
however, that they cannot be manufactured, in con- 
sequence of no adhesion between the hairs. The 
woolly coat of the seeds of some of the species is 
employed in different countries for stuffing cushions, 
&a The trunk of B. Ceiba is spiny, and said to 
be one of the highest trees in both Indies ; the 
wood is light and of little vcilue, but is sometimes 
used for canoes. The wood cut into boards, and 
steeped some time in lime-water, will endure the 
action of the air many years. The cotton in which 
the seed is enveloped, is used by the poor inhabit- 
ants for stuffily chairs, pillows, &c., but is seldom 
or never used for beds, it being thought unwhole- 
some to sleep upon. Synonymes: 1. quinatum. 2. 
heptaphyllunu 3. heptaphyilum. 
Olba, 1 . . . AYhite. . S. Ev. T. S. Amer. .1692 
globSsum ... S. Ev. T. Guiana . . 1824 
malabirlcum, 2 . Scarlet . S. Ev. T. Malabar 
septenfitum, 3 . White . . S. Ev. T. Carthag. . 1699 
Boxapartka, Ruiz and Pavon- In memory of Nape, 
leon Bonaparte. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Bro- 
meliacea. This species has a singularly graceful 
appearance, by the naturally drooping tendency of 
its rush-like leaves. It grows well in sandy rich 
loam, £md increases without difficulty from seed. 
gracilis Epiphy. Mexico . 1828 
Juncea Blue . . Epiphy. Peru . . 1800 
BoxatEa, Willdenorv. In honour of M. Bonat, a 
celebrated botanist and professor at Padua. Linn. 
20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacex. A curious species, 
with remarkably formed green and white, slightly 
fragrant flowers. For culture and propagation, see. • 
Bletia. Synonyme: 1. Orchis speciosa. 
speoiOsa .... Gm. wht. . 5, S. Ter. C G. H. . . 1820 
Bonxaya, Link. In memory of Bonnay, a German 
botanist. Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Scrophulariacex. 
The species are dwarf-growing plants of con- 
siderable interest ; for culture, &c., see Gratiola. 
Synonyme: 1. Gratiola veronicafvlia. 
brachiata . . . White . . 8, S. A. Brazil . . 1823 
reptans . . . Blue . . 7, S. Ev. Cr. E. Ind. . .1820 
veronicaefulia, 1 . Pink . . 8, S. Cr. B. £. Ind. . . 1798 
Boxxemaisoxia, Agardh. Named in honour of M. 
Bonnemaison, a French cryptogamist. Linn. 24, 
Or. 7, Nat. Or. Algx. A very delicate, finely- 
branched species, much like asparagus, rather plen- 
tiful about the sea-shore — asparagoTdes. 
Boxxetia, Schreber. In honour of C. Bonnet, a 
celebrated naturalist. Linn. 13, Or. I, Nat. Or. 
Ternstromiacex. An elegant species, doing well in 
a mixture of loam and peat ; ripened cuttings in a 
moderate heat, root freely in sand, under a glars. 
palustrls ... Red . . S. Ev. T. Trinidad . 1819 
BoxtTa, Linn. Dedicated to James Bont, a Dutch 
physician. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Myoporacea. 
An interesting plant, with the appearance of a 
Daphne ; it succeeds in loam and peat, and cuttings 
root readily in sand, under a glass, in heat, 
daphnold^ . . Yel. pur. . 6, S. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1690 
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