BEREERIS—BRUNNICHIA. 
rdegrifolia , caulescent; leaves entire ; lower ones obovate, upper ones lan¬ 
ceolate, leafets of the calyx very acute, and acuminated with a hair. S. 
HERBERTS. 6—1. ( Berberidcs .) [From berbcri ) Arabic, signifying wild.] 
vulga'ris , (barberry, y. M. f 2 ) branches punctate ; prickles mostly in threes j 
f leaves obovate, remotely serrate; flowers racemed. 
BETA. 5—2. ( Atriplices.) [So called from the river Bostis in Spain, where it grows wild.] 
vulga'ris , (beet, g. An J'.) flowers heaped together; lower leaves ovate. Ex. 
BETULA. 19—12. (. Amentacece.) [Latin, birch.] 
populifo'Ua , (white birch, poplar birch, Ju. l^.) leaves deltoid, long acuminate, 
unequally serrate, very glabrous; scales of the strobile with rounded, lat¬ 
eral lobes ; petioles glabrous. 30-40 f. 
BIDENS. 17—3. ( Corymbferce.) [From bis, two, and dens, tooth.] 
cernua , (y. Au. CL) water beggar-ticks ; flowers sub-radiate, eernuous; outer 
involucre as long as the flower; leaves lanceolate, sub-connate, dentate. 
Ponds and ditches. 1-2 f. 
BIGNONIA. 13—-2. ( Polemonice.) [In honour of the Abbe Bignon.] 
i radi'eans , (trumpet flower, r. and y. Ju. 1?.) leaves pinnate; leafets ovate, 
toothed, acuminate; corymb terminal; tube of the corolla thrice as long as 
the calyx; stem rooting. Most beautiful climbing shrub. One variety, 
jlammea, has yellowish scarlet flowers; another variety, coccinea, has bright 
scarlet flowers. Cultivated. 
BLXTUM. 1—2. ( Atriplices .) [From the Greek bliton, an insipid pot-herb.] 
capita'turn, (strawberry blite, r. J. <v}.) heads in a terminal spike, not intermix- 
ed with leaves ; leaves triangular, toothed. 15 i. 
'inariti'mum, (Aug. j|p.) stem erect; perianth membranaceous; clusters axil¬ 
lary, spiked, naked; leaves lanceolate, tapering to each end, gash-toothed. 
Salt marshes. 1-2 f. 
BOLETUS. 21—6. {Fungi.) [From bolos, amass.] 
ignia'rius , dilated, smooth, cuticle in ridges; pileus hard, becoming dark at 
the base, at the margin cinnamon colour, beneath yellowish white. Grows 
on trunks of trees. General form like a horse’s hoof. It is called touch- 
wood. 
BOLTONIA. 17—2. {Corymb feren.) 
asteroides, (false-aster, w. r. Au. %..) leaves very entire; flowers long-pedun- 
cled, seed oval, sub-awnless, glabrous. 
BORAGO. 5—1: ( Boraginece.) [Formerly called corago , from cor, the heart, and ago , to 
affect, because it was thought to cheer the spirits.] 
officina'lis , (borage, b. Ju. Ifb) leaves alternate ; calyx spreading. Ex. 
africa'na , (©•) leaves opposite, petioled, ovate ; peduncle many-flowered. Ex. 
BRASSICA. 14—2. {Crucifer a.) 
ra’pa , (turnip, J'.) root caulescent, orbicular, depressed, fleshy; radical'leaves 
rough; cauline ones very entire, smooth. Yar. ruta-baga , has a turbinate, 
sub-fusiform root. Ex. 
plera'cea , (common cabbage, including all the varieties caused by culture, A'-) 
root caulescent, terete, fleshy; leaves smooth, glaucous, repand lobate. Ex. 
RRIZA. 3—2. {Graminece.) [From the Greek britho, to nod. j 
me'dia , (quaking grass, rattlesnake grass, J. 2|.) panicle erect; spikelets 
heart-ovate, about 7-flowered ; calyx smaller than the flowers. If. Prob¬ 
ably introduced. 
BRODIiEA. 6—1. {Narcissi.) [In honour of James Brodie.] 
grandijlo'ra , (Ap. 2]_-) umbels many-flowered; flowers pedieelled; stamens 
alternate, with membranaceous margins. Missouri hyacinth. S. 
BROUSSONETIA. 20—4. {Urticece.) [In honour of Broussonnet.] 
papyrif"erce, (M. T?.) leaves sub-cordate, lobed or undivided; roots sending 
oif suckers. 20 f. Paper mulberry. Ex. 
BRUNNICHIA. 8—3. {Polygonea.) 
cirrho'sa , (9f.) 
terminal, bra 
climbing ; leaves cordate, 
ets, ovat’e, mucronate. S. 
acute, glabrous, entire; panicles 
