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B E O BAL
ratno>ias:mri . . Wiiite
saxl.-ftm. . . , Wliite
O. Rv. S.
Ev.virgaU , . . . Wfute
7, G. S.
£), G. Kv. S.
B.^GMicKs, Derived from baiosy Fmall,
and wpyArej, tuniius,- the resemblance of the fructification
N. Holl. . 1824
N. Hon. . 1ÍJ24
N. Caledo. . 1806
to a fun^rus. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or.
Pun^n. The species appear like some-small kinds
ot Aaaricus or Hchella, a^id are generally found
upon heath, oaks, or s-dxxdiStonQ—ccBspUUlus, microphglir/
s, rr>ssus, mfrrs.
Bag^bh, swelled like a sack, or bai?.
B A L A N T I U M , Kaulf From balanfion, a purse; on
account ot the form of the indusium. Linn, 24, Or,
I, Nat. Or. Poli/podiacew, An interestin^r species
oi tern, jrvownvj; in peat and loam, and increased
by divisions. Si/nonyme: 1 Dlcksouia culcitu.'
cQU-ru, 1 . . . Brown . «, S. Fern. Madeira. .
BAI^STSTX, Cav, In honour of John Baptist Balbis, a
writer on botany. Linn. 10, Or. 5, Nat. Or. O-ra/idacetv.
A handsome plant, succeedina: best in the
gretmhouse, in loam and peat. It mui^t be watered
with ^reat caution ; cuttin^is. Symmymes: 1. Ledocarpnm
pedunculare. Cruickshanksia ci.st{jlora.
pedunci.lAris, 1 . Vellow . G. Kv. S. Cliilo . . I805
BATX, applied to the round centriU part of the flower
or btapelia.
B A L L O T A , Linn. Named from />a/lo, to reject, on
account of its offensive odour; hence tlie trivial
name, btinkino: Horehound. Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat
Or. Labiatis, Mere weed^.^ of the easiest culture!
bijmnyme: }. B. fd'tida^dba, disticka, ni^^rd, 1,
Vll l^ii'flS*
BALM, see MelJssd.
B A L M OF G I L E A D , see DracocSphaiRrn canariensS,
BALSAM, see ImpdtiSns.
B A L S A M APPLE, see MomOrdicii halsamhm,
iSAT^AMiNA, Riviniis. Called balassan by the Arabs
trom which most probably th^ name bAlsamina has
^orung Linn 5, Or. I, Nat. Or. Balsaminace^,
l h a t beautitul and popular annual the garden
balsam, with its white, red, pink, purple, lilac,
and hnely-vanegated carnation-like flowers, beloiiifs
to this i?enus. All the species are ornamental,
and m<y be .i^rown with success by the followinomode
of treatment, recommended in Bon's Miller's
Oard. D i e . " The seeds of these plants should he
sown on a moderate hotbed, in spring?, and when
the plants are about two or three inches high thev
' should be planted in separate small pots, taking
care to shade them until they have taken fresh
root, replacing them in the hotbed, after which
they should have a moderate share of free air
admitted to them when the weather is favourable
to prevent their bein^ drawn up tall- and weak;
they should then be shifted from size tosi^eofpots
until tlie plants have ^rown the size required, and
when in flower they may be placed in the ereenhouse,
where they will make a very showv appearance,
and seed freely." A li^^ht, very ric-h
soil, composed of rotten dun^, loam, and leaf mould,
with a httle sand, suits them best, plentifully
watered. They do not root readily by cuttino-s •
but may be increased abundantly from seeds, which
in ^enernl ripen. The juice of the balsam used
with alum IS employed by the Japanese to dye
their nails red. S,ynonyme: 1, Xmpatiens balsamina.
BAL BAN
bifida . . .
capen sis . .
chinën^ïs . ,
coccïnéa . .
corn litó.- . .
liortfcDKÎs, 1 .
latifülút. . .
niadagnscariénMs
niïnôr - . . »
mysoriìnst-s
. Red
. Red .
. P'.rple
, Scarlet
. Red ,
. Red .
Pa. red
Red .
Red .
Red .
8, G.
8, G.
i', G.
8, S.
8, G.
Ö, S.
8, G.
8, G.
8, G.
8. G.
Japan
C. G. H.
China .
E. Ind. .
í'evlon •
E. Ind. .
E, Ind. .
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A. Madas^scs,
A. E. Ind. .
A. Mv-sore .
1820
1818
1824
1808
ia2f5
159(î
1818
1824
1817
1820
B A L S A M I T A , Desfon, From halsamon, balm : in reference
^ its strong balsamic smell. Linn. 19 Or I
Nat. Or, Composite. Plants of little interest, and
easy culture. Synonyyne ; 1. TanacStüm annüñm.
grandiflora. . . YelW . 7, F. • B. Akievs. .1821
Tulgans. . . . Yel.grn. . 8.H. Her.P.Italy ; ] 1563
agerafifólidi annua 1, virgafa. • -
BALSAMODKNDRON, Kunth. From balsamen, balsam,
and dendron, tree. Linn. 8, Or. 1, N^t. 'Or. BurseraceiB.
An ornamental tree, ^rowin^ well in
sandy loam and peat, and ripened cuttings root
treely in sand, under a i>"lass, in heat. This tree
yields the gum elemi of the Ejist, which is distinct
zeT^ii^a^ 1. Amijris
zëyliinïciSm, 1 . , g. T. Cey.îon . .
B A L T I M Ô R A , Lùin. In honour of Lord Baltimore,
proprietor of Maryland. Linn. 19, Or. 4, Nat. Or
Co77ipos7foe. Uninteresting species, of easy culture
—(Uba,recta.
BALSAM OK C A P E V I , see Copalfërâ,
B A L S A M TREE, see Clnslu.
BAMHOO CANE, see Bambilsâ,
BAMBO S A Schrader. From bambos, its name in India.
Ltnn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Graminea;. This L>-enus
contains the bamboo-cane ; the species are interestmg,
and in rich loamy soil they ^rj-ow rapidly to a
p e a t height m our stoves if Well watered; they
mcrease by offsets. B. arundinacere.is very useful
tor a very great variety ol domestic purposes; in
the ii. Indies, cottages are almost entirely made of
It, bridnes, boxes, cups, baskets, mats, paper, and
masts for boats, are also made of it. It is likewise
emp oyed for fences for gardens, &c., and it is commonly
iised instead of pipes for conveying water.
I h e substance called tabasher, is a secreted siliceous
matter, found at the joints of the bamboo,
. 3 824
. 1730
. 182^?
ari.slAtil
ariindinâeôà
giiûcû . .
iiï/^rii . .
piibí-scSns .
spinô-^H
strïctrl . .
vertí (.-i Uà tä
Apetal
. Apetal
, Apetnl
. Apetal
. Apetal
Apetal
Apetal ,
Apetal
Gras.s. E. Ind.
Grass. E. Ind.
Graf-s, E. Ind.
Grass. E. Ind.
Grass E. Ind.
Grass. E. Ind.
Grass. K. Ind.
Grass. India ',
1825
I82Í5
1820
1824
3303
B A N A N A THER, JIE Miìsà sapientitm
B A N E - K E R R Y , see Actàà.
between the lines, or
libs of the fru.it of umbelliferous plants.
v Z ' i ' ^^me d in honour of Christian
Frederick Bang. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. ALre^i.
appearing on marine rScks
BANISTÈRT A , Linn. In memory of the Rev. John
Banister, a diligent botanist. Lhm. 10, Or. 3, Nat.
t i;,! Int e r e s t ing species, with beautiful
foliage, as B splendens They succeed in loam
and sand, or a mixture of loam and sandy peatripened
cuttings root in sand, under a glass, in
heat. Synonyms: ]. B. heterophyilay B.fnigens.
. Yellow
ciliâta . .
ferruginea .
fíilgüns .
Humholdtjaua
lanrifüllä .
ovätcl . .
peripiocenfôlïii
Kerî'-ëil . .
splëndûn.s 1
tenuis . ,
tcmeníñsí .
zanzibârïcii
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
YfUow
Yellow
Yellow
Yollow
Yellow
BANKSTA, Robert Brorun
S. Ev. Tw. B.azil
S. E .
S. E v.
S, Ev.
S. Ev.
S. Ev.
S. Ev. 5î
S. Ev. Tw. Brazil .
IÍV.S. S. Amer.
G. Ev. Tw. 13. Avreg
S. Ev. Tw
Brazil .
W. Ind.
S. Amer.
•Îamaica
St. Doinin.
Porto Rico
tì. Al S. Ev. Tw. Zanzibar
i7nß
1830
1:59
1824
1733
1810
1818
1810
1812
1820
182rj
Ro 1 ' Tj " Ba n l p , Ba r t . Pt^r es. R.S. : a hodnisotuinr guoif shSeird Jpoasterponh
i - ^ T n Na tur a l History.
Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat . Or. Proteacea^. This is a handsome
and interesting genus. The species, to sSt
ceed well, must be treated in the following manner
recommended by Sweet. « The pots must be wel
drained, which should be done in-the followinir
"" of potsherd about half wa?
over the hole at the bottom of the pot, then lav
another piece against it that it may be hollow
smaller pieces aU around them;
t W . Til r® broken very small on the top of
be dr^i; ^ belonging to the Proie^ce^ should
S V" ^^^ manner, as the roots are
very fond of running amongst the broken potsherds,
and there is not so much danger of thdr
iift .aTllionvwre^d/ Tto' ' ' 'g' 'e't' ' ve iy d r y ;^ th^-ehye y ssheolduoldm rael«coo vbeer
placed m an airy part of the greLhouse when
i l T A r " beneficial to them t S n a
tree circulation of air. Cuttings are ireneryllv ^in-,
posed to be difficult to root/but t^iev wili roSt'
C 38 1
BAN BAR BAR BAR
readily if properly managed; let them be well
ifpened bei>re they are t .ken off; / ^ e n cut them
at a joint, and plant them in pots of sand, without
shortening any of the leaves, except on the part
that is planted in the sand, where they should be
taken off quite close, the less depth they are planted
in the pot« the better, if they only stand hrm, when
the sand is well closed round them: then place
them under hand-gla.^^es in the propagating house,
but not plunge them in heat, the glasses must be
frequently taken off to give them air, and dry
them, or tliey are apt to damp off; when they are
rooted, the s6oner they are potted off m small pots
the better, as the sand is liable to canker their
roots, if left too long m it; when potted off they
should be placed in a close frame, but not on heat,
as a bottom-heat will destroy their roots, when
they must be hardened to the air by degrees.
Plants raised in this way have better roots, grow
faster, and flower smiier, than plants raised irom
seeds in raising them from seeds, they should be
s o X iiithe same kind of soil as the plants ,are
grown in, and placed in the greenhouse, or if it is m
Summer they will come up sooner, it placed out in
the open a i r ; they will soon make their appearance
when they should be potted off m small pots, for if
l e f t in the seed pots too long they are apt to die,
and are more difficult to move wi th safety.' ' S.tynoin
meliaceiE, An interesting species, growing
sandy loam, and multiplied by divisions.
purpurea . . .Purple . V. S. Her. P. Brazil
1825
BARHADOES CEDAK, see Junìpèrùs barbadensU,
BARBADOKS CHERRY, s.ee Malpighia.
BARBADOES GOOSEBERRY, see PereskU. ^
BARHADOES LILY, see Amarylhs equSstris.
B A R B A R E ! , Robert Brown. On account of its being
formerly called the herb of St '' '
Nat. Or. Crudferce. Plants of easy culture, 1 he
genus is called the AViuter Cress. Synonymes : 1.
Cheiranthus iberlcus. 2. Sisymbrium Barbarea.
Erysimum prcecox. 4. E, Barbarea,
pra-cox 3 . . . Y e l l o w . 10, H. Her. P. Er^rland .
oeniulà . . .
atteniiatá . .
austrfûïs . .
Baûeri- . . »
Baxtór^. . .
Brôwnii . •
Cillôyî . . »
coccïnèà * .
collina . . .
com par . . •
Cunninghâmïl, 1
deniatâ . . .
depresiää . •
dryandixjIdEs .
elâtïôr . . .
ericifôlïà . .
Oôôdïî . • .
^fàndïs . . .
insulârïs • .
integrifôlïâ
latiföliä. . .
littorâlïs Í .
mi'.rcëscGns. .
marginâtâ . *
médïà . . .
nutans . . •
oblongifôlïà
«ccidentàlïs
paludósi . .
pri'strätit « .
palcUGHä . .
quercitôlïà . .
répCns • . .
serrata . • •
Solân.îrà . .
speciôsii . .
spinulosa . .
sphserocârpà .
vertieillâtà. .
Green .
Yeliow
Green .
Scar'et
Yellow
Yellow
Pa. yel.
Yellow
Yellow
Yfllovv
Yellow
YeUow
, Yellow
, Yeilow
. Yellow
. Green .
, Orange
. Yell'nv
. Yellow
, Yellow
, Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yello^v
. Yellow
Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
, Yellow
J, G. Ev. S. N. S. -W.
G. Ev. ö. W.
G. Kv. S. N. S. W.
• G. Ev. S. N. Hftil.
G. Ev. S. N- Holl.
G. Ev. S. N. Holl.
G. Ev. S. N. Höil.
G. Ev. S. N. Holl.
G. Ev. S. N. S. W.
G. Ev. •S. N. Holl.
G. Ev. S. N. Holl.
G. Ev. S. N. S. W.
G. Ev. S. N. Holl.
G. Ev. S. N. HoU.
G. Ev. S. N. Holl.
G. Ev. S. N. S. W.
G. Ev. S. N. Holl.
G. Kv. S. N. Holl.
G. Ev. S. N. S. W.
G, Ev. S. N. S. W.
7, G. Ev. N. S. W.
G. Ev. S. N. Holl.
G. Ev. S. N. Holl.
7, G. Ev. S. N. S. W.
G. Ev. S. N. Holl.
6, G. Ev. S. N. Holl.
7, G. EV.. S. N. S. W.
G. Ev. , S. N. Holl.
3, G. Kv., S. N, S. W.
G., Ev., S. N. Holl.
G.. Ev,. S. N. Holl
G . Ev,. & N. HoU.
G . Ev . S. N. Holl.
8, G . Ev . S, N. S. W.
G . Ev . S. N. Ho'l.
7, G . Ev . S. N. Holl.
8, G . Ev . S. N. S. W.
G . Ev . S. N. Holl.
8, G . Ev. T. N. Holl.
1788
17^4
1812
1830
imo
1830
1830
1803
1000
1824
1822
1822
, 1824
. 1H24
1824
, 1788
. 1830
. 17Ì^4
. 1822
. 17H8
. 1802
. 1803
. 1794
. 18n4
. 1824
. 1803
. 1805
. 1803
. 1805
. 1824
. 1805
. 1803
. 1788
. 1830
. 1805
. 1788
. 1803
. 1794
. .Yel-ow. 7,H.Her.P. Br.tam. .
ibsrìcàì,pla7itafrinéà2,tafn-icru r y> a -R-av
B A R B I E R T I , Dccan. In compliment to J . B. G. Barbter,
M.Ó. 17, Or. 4, Nat . Or. Legnn~-
An Ornamental species, grown in
multiplied by cuttings. Synonymes : Cutona
polyphylla* Galactia pinnata.
polypM•ll¡, 1 . .Purple . S. Kv. S. S. Amor. .1818
BARLHRT A , Linn. In honour of the Rey. James
B ^ ^ S i e r , a Dominicun, and M.D. oi Pans.
74 Ór 2, Nat . Or. Acanthacea^. These interesting
dwarfish plants flower freely if grown loam and
peat, mixed with a little rotten dung; and st ik.i
ieadily fr(nn cuttin^^s made of the younj? ^ood,
planted in soil, and
iiyines : 1. B '
Jlaviim. 2
alba . . .
buxifoim .
cffiruleA. .
cristuta . «
dicliOtòmcl .
fliivìi, 1 . i
long'ifOlia •
Ioni-ill ora .
hipulina, 2
Prionitia
purpùrea .
solanit'Olia .
striijosa
mitis, ^Justicia Jlava, Eranthemwn
Diclipiera spinosa
. White.
. White .
. Blue .
. lUue .
. Purple
. Yellow
. Wliite .
! Yellow
. Orange
. Purple
. Blue .
. Blue .
BARLEY, see Hordsnm.
B A R N A R D I A , Lindley.
F.L.S.Linn. Or
7, S. Ev.
7, S. Kv.
7,. S. Kv.
7, S. Kv.
7,. S. Kv.
7, S. E v.
8, S.
7. S. Ev,
8, S. Ev,
, 7, S. Ev
, 9, S. Ev
S. Ev
7. S. Kv
S. N. HoU.
S. E. Ind.
S. E. Ind.
S. K. Ind.
H. E. Ind.
S. K. Ind.
B. K. Ind.
S. K. Ind.
Mauritius
K. Ind. .
E. Ind. .
W. Ind.
E. Ind. .
1815
1768
1823
1796
1893
1816
I7ÖI
1816
1824
1759
1814
1820
I n honour of E. Barnard,
x-.^.^. — 1, Nat. Or. Liliacecd. This
pretty species succeeds well in peat and loam
mixed, and increases by oifsets.
Bl. Siberia 1819
BAOBAB TREK, see Adans6nid.
B A P H I A , Afzelius. T^ken from baphe, from its use M
dyeing. Li^m. 10, Or. 1, Na t . Or. Leguminosa^' The
genua yields what cabinet-malcers call ringwood.
nitida . , . .White. . 8, S. Ev. T. S, Leone .1703
B A P I ' I S I A , Robert Brown. From bapto, to dye in allusion
to the dyeing properties possessed by some
species. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Leguminoscc.
Ornamental border plants, succeeding iri common
loamy soil, and multiplied by divisions. The roots
and leaves of B. tinctoria are antiseptic and astringent.
Synonyvie: I. Podalyria unijlora
scllloides . . .Pa. blue . 5, F.
B A R R E D , marked in spaces with a paler colour, resembling
bars.
Barren-WORT, see "EpimSdium.
3ah.r[-ngtoììia, Forster. Dedicated to the Hon.Daines
Barrington, F.ll.S. &c. Linn. 10, Or 8, Nat. Or,
MyrtacciB. This very handsome, lofty-growiii-g species
is rather scarce in our stoves, and somewhat
difficult to preserve in a healthy state. It must be
grown in a moist, warm atmosphere, not by any
ineiins un<ier ' 0 degrees, and planted in lo^un and
peat mixiid Cuttings in a moist heat, root in sand,
under a glass B. speciosa yields a reddish brown
drupe, the seed of which, mixed with the bait, inebriates
fish.
Scarlet S. Kv. T. E. Ind. 3786
6, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
6, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
6, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
7, H. Her. P.
6, H. Her. P.
fllba White .
australis . . . Blue .
exahata . . . White.
lanceolatfi, I . Y'ellow
N. Amer.
minOr , * . . Blue •
N. Amer.
mollis . . . . Blue
perfoliSta , . . Yellow
tinctorU . . . Yellow
viUOsa . . . . Yellow
BAIVBACEXI A , Vandelli. From Barbacenay the governor
of Aiinas Geraes. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Bro-
[ 39 I
H. Her. P. N. Amer.
F. Her. P. Carolina
H. Her. P. N. Aiiier.
H. Her. P. N. Amer.
1724
1758
17
1818
1829
1824
1732
] 761»
1811
speciosil. .
B A R T H O L I N A , R Broim. In memorj^ of the great
Banish anatomist and physiologist Thomas Bartholin.
Linn. -20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ordvdacea. A
singular species, very, difficult to pres^erve in our
collections It req.uires a very sandy loam, and a
light part of the greenhouse. it is very probable,
that if they had more light in their growing season,
they would be much easier preserved. Hynonyme:
1. Jrsthiisd pBctinatd.
pectlnatii . . . Lilac . . 11, G. Ter. C. G. H. . 1787
B A R T O N U , Pursh. In honour of Dr. B. S. Bar ton, a
botanist in Philadelphia. Linn. 12, Or. 1, IS a t . Or.
Loasacea: Beautiful plants with lari<e yellow and
white iiowers, which open in the night, and cftuse
around them a delightful odour. Sweet says, they
should be raised in a gentle hotbed, and when up,
potted, and protected in the greenhouse in winter,
&ynonynie: 1. B decapetala.
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