BOG BOL
BocoOnTa, Linn, The name is d e r ive d from a Sicilian
monk, named Paolo Boccone, M.D. Linn 11 Or
1, Nat. Or. Papaverace^e, The species are ornamental,
and n, fniiescens has p ret t y foliage. Thev
are ea.sily cnltivated in loamy soil, and increased
tvom cut t ings lu sand, in a gent l e heat , placed under
a glass»
frítfscíns . . . Wht. yeJ. 2, S. Kv. S. W. Ind. . 1730
lutegnfúlr;! . . AVhite. . 2, 3. Kv, S. Mexico . .1820
BcjcniÍRA, WiUdenonr, Taken from Bceber, a Russian
processor ot botany. Linn. 19, Or . 2, x\at. Or. Cornpositce.
The species are prettr, and of easy culti-
BOL BON
ration. Sijnony^nes: I. DyasohVgìutinoi^'
porophylla. .
chrvs'iiithenioIdèP, 1 Yellow
10, n . A. Carolina
incfaià . . . . Golden
Ö, G. Ev. S. Mexico
^ r o p h f / l f d , 2.
BiKiiAtÉnTA, Jacquin. In memory of George Rudolph
Bcehmer, a German botanist. Linn. 2T, Or. 4, Nat
Or. Nucfaginacece The species are uninterestlnir,'
1821
1828
ot the easiest c and u l t u r e . Synonnine: 1. Urtici
arborea,
rubèscòns, 1 _ . Green . . 4, G. Ev. S. Canaries ^779
ca.^tanerifmd, caudatd, cylTmJrica, elon^dta, frondnsd,
fruiesc^ns. hirtd, tnterriipta, JaterifWrd, macrophr/lld[
plati/phf/Ha, ramijlordy roiundifdlid, salidmid
BokrhaavU, Linn. So called in honour of ¿he famous
Dutch physician, who is said to have been the first
ot the many friends and patrons of Linnseus. Linn,
1, Or. ], Nat. Or. Nyctaf^inacece, The species are
ot very simple cultivation, and possess but little
D e au ty•
diffûsît . . . . White .
dïscolôr . . . . Red .
prêot;! . . . . "White .
excC-ls'1 . . . , Red .
I'irsütíl . . . . Scarlet
plunibtiirïnéiî . . Red .
procrjrab:-ua . Re1 .
sfândêtjs . . , . Green .
viscosa . . . , . Scarlet
Bor.ROPFÎYMiCM, Thonars
0, S. Ev. Tr. India .
8, S. Her. P. Gnavaq.
7, S. Her. P. Indi'a .
ih S. Ev. S. S Amer
6, S. Ev. Tr. Jamaica
8, 8. Her. P. Sp;un .
8, S. Ev. Tr.E. Ind.
8, S. Ev. CI. Jamaica
6, S. Ev. Tr. Peru .
From boUyos, a bulb, and
1690
1825
1733
lB2i)
17H3
1820
1300
1691
1821
phylhn.
pseudc-bulb.
a i e a t : the leaves universally rise from a
- 20, Or. 1, Na t . Or. Orchidacew.
i his 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 Rpidendrmn, Stanhopea, &c. Sy?iO'
nymps: 1. Anisope.taliim Careyanum, 2. Trihrachia
penduta,
î-'ârblg'ôTûnî .
bracteolñtíim
Carëyânilïii,
cocôïnùra ,
(.'ûprôûm
]eop;trdînûm
recûn-am .
aaltatorïûm
Betîgérûm .
tetragônûm .
xmibelJâtûm
Crimson ,
Yel. pur.
Brn. pur.
Flesji
Capper .
Ysh. ^rn.
Gru. -ivht.
Purple .
Yellow .
6.
7
10,
10,
S. Eni.
S. Epi.
S. Epi.
S. Epi.
S. Epi.
S. Epi.
a Epi.
s. Epi.
s. Epi.
S. Epi.
S. Epi.
S, Leone
Demerara
Nepal • .
S. Leone
Manilla ,
E. Ind. .
S. Leone
S. Leone
Demernra
S. Leone
E. Ind. .
1835
183ß
1823
1835
1837
1837
1822
1835
1837
Büldoa, Lagasca. In memory of D. Boldo, a Spanish
botanist. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Nijctaginacece.
Ornamental speciei^, succeeding in sandy peat, and
propagated by cuttings. Synonyme: Salpianthus
areiiarius,
Unceoiata, 1 . . P,.role . S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1824
purpurasccns . . Vaiieg. . 6, S. Her. P. Cuba . .1820
Bolk, trunk of a tree.
Boletus, Dillenius, Named from holos, a mass, in
rcterence to its massy or globular form. Limi. 24,
Or. 9, Nat . Or. Fungi. Curious product ions, found
in woods and groves, pastures,, or on old trees.
I he species are succulent, and have their parts in
tiie greatest perfection of anv Fitngi. B. granulatns
is eatable, as is B. snb-tomentosusy and B. eduUs is
e x c e J e n t when cooked. The fio/eíí when-wounded,
heal much in the same manner as the flesh of
animals. Synonymes: 1. B. rubeohis—cyanSscSns,
edüUs, lactijUlrüs, lürldvs 1, ItitSus, piperaiñs, scubér,
S, aurantidcñs, S. boiñnüs aubtomeniosüs. S. sanguínéúSj
variegdtüs.
Bor.iíüM, Desvaux. The name is taken from the
round pods ; and is derived from bolos, abal l . Linn.
lo, Nat. Or. Cruciferce. An ornamental species,
succeeding best in rather sandy peat; it ripens
seed, from which it may be plentifully increased.
Synonyme: 1. Vella aspem,
â.spÈrùm . . .Cream. . 6, F. Ev. S. Spain . .1813
Bomvàrïa, Schlech. The name is given in honour of
the great Bohvar. Linn, 2, Or. 1, Nat . Or. Jasmï
naceoe. An interesting species, delighting in a
C n cuttfngr'' ^ ^ ' ^ ' ' ^ " ^ propagates ?eadxly
trifidS . . . . Yello^r . 6, G. Ev. S. Cliile . . 1828
BoLTômA, L. Herit. Dedicated to J . B. Bolton, an
^ n g h s h professor of botany. Linn, 19, Or. 2, Nat.
Or, Cowpo^y:^^. Very interesting species, so much
h k e some of those of the genus Aster, that they nmy
be referred for cul ture, &c. to that genus.
• • • ^íesh . . 9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 175«
g W í r n . . .Pink . . 9,H.Her.P.N.ASeí : . l^gs
BOmbâx, Th e n a m e is derived from bombax,
cotton ; in allusion to the wool in the pods. Linn,
Iff, Or . 8, Nat . Or. Sterculiaceoe. The genus is trivially
named the Silk Cotton Tree, and the species
t l i n y e well in a sandy loamy soil ; lialf-ripened
cuttings taken off at a joint, and planted in sand,
under a glass, in a moist heat, root readily. Thé
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 consequence
of no adhesion between the hairs. The
e m p l ^ e d in different count r ies for stuffing cushions,
&C. The trunk of B. Ceiba is spiny, and said to
be one oí the highest trees in both Indies: the
wood is l ight and ot little value, but is someiimes
used for canoes. The wood cut into boards and
steeped some time in lime-water, will endure the
action ot the air many years. The cotton in which
t h e seed is enveloped, is used by tlie poor inhabitants
for stuffing chairs, pillows, .Sic., but is seldom
or never used for bed=., it being thought unwholesome
to sleep upon. Sy7io7iymes: J. quinatum, 2.
ncptaphyllum. 3, heptaphyllum,
' ' • • ' S. IÍV. T. S. Amer. .1692
filo msurn . . . a Kv. T. Guiana . . 1824
mi.labaricûm, 2 .Soarlet . S. Ev. T. Malab-ir
septenatam, 3 . White . . S. Ev. T. Carthag. ! 1G99
Bonapartka, Ruiz and Pavon. In memory of Nano-
Jeon Bonaparte. Linn. G, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Brameliaceoe.
This species has a singularly graceful
appearance, by the natural l y drooping tendency of
Its rush-hke leaves. It grows weJl in sandy rich
loam, and increases without difficulty f rom seed
S S ' • ÎÎÎ28
lîl^e . . Epiphy. Peru . . 1800
Bonatí5a, Willdenow. In honour of M. Bonat. a
celebrated botanist and professor at Padua. Linn.
20, Or. 1, Nat . Or. A curious species,
w i t h remarkably formed green and white, sli^-htlv
f r a g r a n t ffowers. For culture and propagation, see
Bletia, Synonyme: Orchis speciosa.
speeiosTi . . . . Grn. wht, . 5, S. Ter, C. G. H. . . 1820
Bonnaya, Link. In memory of Bonnay, a German
bot ani s t . Linn. 2, Or. 1, N'ai. Or Scrophulari acece. T h e species are dwarf-growing plants of considerable
interest; for culture, &c., see Graf tola,
Synonyme: 1. Gratiola vcroniccefolia,
brachiata . . . White. . 8, S. A. Brazil . . ¡823
reptans . . . Blue . . 7, S. Ev. Cr. E Ind U on
veronio^ftM, 1 . Ph,k . . ^ S. Cr? B i Ind.' J 798
B^tsemaisonia, Agardh. Named in honour of M.
Bonnemaison, a French cryptogamist. Limi, 24,
Or. 7, Nat. Or. Alga^. A very delicate, finelybranc.
hed species, much l ike asparagus, rather plent
i i u l about the sea-sliore—a^para^ozi/ei
Bonnptia, Schreber, In honour of C. Bonnet, a
^ l e b r a t e d naturalist. Linn. 13, Or, I, Nat. Or
Ternstromiacew. An elegant species, doing well in
a mixture of loam and peat ; ripened cuttings ir. a
moderate heat, root f reel y i n sand, under a
palmtris . . . Ked . . S. Ev. T. Trinidad . 1819
Bontia, Linn. Dedicated to James Bont, a ];utch
physician. Ltnn. U, Or. 2, Nat . Or. Myoporacea^.
An interesting plant, with the appearance of a
Daphne - n succeeds in loam and peat, and cuttings
root readily in sand, under a glass, in heat.
daphnoIdCfl . . Yei. pur. . 6, Ev. T. AV. lad. . 1690
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BOR BOR BOR BOU
Borago, Linn. So called from the nourishing qualities
of the herb. Linn.Or. 1, Nat . Or. Boragi7iat'ece,
P r e t t y dwarf species, succeeding in any common
soil, and are increased by divisions or seeds. T)ie
leaves of B. officinalis may be used as a salad, and
has been much reputed as a cordial.
crassifOliii •
creticA . .
laxifloril .
longifoliii >
officinalis .
albiflora .
orientalis .
Borassus, Linn, The immortal Linnaeus appl ied this
name to the spatha of the date. Linn. 22, Or. 6,
Nat. Or. Palmaccoi. This fine, species grows upwards
Pink . . 6, H. Her. 1». Persia • . . 1822
Blue . . 5, H. Her. P. Crete . . . 1823
Blue . . 0, H. Tr. B. Corsica . . 1813
Bhio . . 7, H. A. S. Eur. . . 1825
Blue . . 8, H. A. England .
Wliite. . 8, H. A. England
Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. Turkey ! 1752
of thirtv feet high, and yields a fruit the
size and shape of a child' s head ; it thrives weJl in
a mixtur e of loam and peat, and propagates trom
seeds. From the sap of the trunk a sugar and
wine is made of considerable value.
flabenifOrmts . . Wht. grn. . Palm. E. Ind. . , 1771
Borbonia, Wildenow, Dedicated to Gaston de Bourbon,
Duke of Orleans, son of Henry IV. of France.
Linn. 16, Or. 6, Nat. Or. LeguminosiB, The species
a r e very showy when in flower, and thrive well
i n peat and loam; and cuttings of the young wood
in sand, placed under a glass, root freely.
bnrbätä .
Yellow
G. Ev.
c ili ft ta ,
Yellow
G. Ev.
co'dätit .
Yellow
G. E v.
crenata .
Yellow
7, G. Ev.
evici loiTa
Pink .
Ev.
lanceolâtâ
Yellow
Ev.
ruscifOlíií
Yellow
Ev.
trinGrvïii
Yellow
Ev.
un dui util
Yellow
Ev.
1823
1815
1759
1774
1821
1752
17ÍÍ0
1759
1812
C. G. H
C. G. H.
C. G. H.
C. G.H.
C. G, H.
C. G. H.
C. G. H.
S. C. G. II.
S. C. G. H.
Borkhausia, Böhmer, Dedicated to Moritz Borkhausen,
a German professor of botany. LÌ7in, 19,
Or, 1, Nat . Or. Compositis. Species of no beauty
except B, alpina, which is rather pretty and int
e r e s t i n g ; they are all easily cultivated. S.ynonyrnes:
). Crcpis alpina. 2. Hiet acium stipitatum,
3*. Lagoseris bursifoHa. 4. Crepis fwHda. 0, Lagoseris
' intybacea, 6. L, leantodontoidcs, 1, Crepis
nlcoiensis, 8. Lagoseris raphanifolia. 9. Cvepis
rubra, 10. C. senecioides, 11. L. versicolor,
alpina, 1 . . . Yellow . 7, H. A. Italy . . 1739
apargioidSs 2, aspérù, heHUifulla, hursifmà 3, CanddÙèi,
caroliniänd, fditìdd 4, gravè'óìenSf hlspìdd,
intybäcSä 5, ìeoniodontoules 6, maciyphyllä, nicaeitsis
7, raphanifóllà S, rilhrà 9, senecioidSs, SiUJreniänä,
tar acca cifoli a, verslcòlòr, . ^ ,
Boronìa, Sims. In memory of Francis Boroni, an
I t a l i a n attendant of Dr. Sibthorp. L^nn. 8, Or. 1,
N a t . Or. Proteacea', A very pretty and interesting
genus of New Holland plants. The species flower
remarkably free,and some maybe seen in bloom at
almost any time of the year. They grow best in
«iandy peat mixed with a few broken shreds, and
t h e pots, which should not be large, must be
judiciously drained, as the plants are very liable
to suffer f rom over watering. Cuttings taken at a
j o i n t , planted in sand, and placed under a glass in
a frame, observing to dry up the damp now and
then, will, if care&l l y tended, make roots.
filata . .
Reel .
anemonaefôlïil
B.pd .
creiiulritä .
Red .
dentieulâtà
Red .
lediföim .
Red .
paradôxji. .
Red .
pilonüTnä .
Red .
pinnätil .
Purple
polygHlíefüliá
Red .
nerrulütil .
Scarlet
teträndrü •
Red .
G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1825
G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1824
G. Ev. S. Kg. Geo's.Sd.
S. N. Holl. .1823
N. if. W. . 1814
N.Holl. . 1825
N. Holl. . 1826
N. S. W. . 1794
N. Holl. , 1824
N. S. W. . 1816
N.Holl. . 1824
Ev.
Ev.
Ev.
Ev.
3 Ev.
5
(3, G. Ev,
6, G. Ev
B o r r e r a , Aeh. In honour of J. W . Borrer, F.L.S.,
a British cryptogamist. Linn. 24, Or. 8, Nat . Or.
Lichenaccce, An exceedingly interesting genus to
t h e cryptogamist, on account of the natural habit
of the s p e c i e s—c h r y s o p h t h a l m d , ciUarU
flamcans, furfuracSd, lencomSldi ten^Uii.
Borreiua, Meyer, Derivation same as Borrera. lAnn,
4, Or. 1, Nat". Or. Cinchonacem. Pretty little plants,
of easy cultiire, in any common soil; and cuttings
of the perennial and shrubby kinds root readily in
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sand under a glass. B. stricta must be treated as
a tender biennial. Synonymes: 1. Spermacoce
verticillata, Bigeiovia commuta. 2. S, siriciai B.
stricta» 3. S, verticiLlata, B. verticillata.
comniiitftia, 1 . . AVhite. . 6, S. Her. P. W. Ind. . 1R18
strictTi, 2 . . .White . 7,G. B. E. Ind. . ,1820
verticïllâta, 3 . . White . . 7, S. Ev. S. Africa . .1732
Bôrya, Willdenow, Dedicated to Colonel Bory de
St. Vincent, a French traveller and promoter of
n a t u r a l history. Linn. 22, Or. 2, N a t . Or. Liliaceoe.
T h e species are uninteresting, and easily cultivated—
aciimindtd, ligustrinà, iiîtîdà, porulOsà, prinoïdès,
retnsd.
Bôscïa, Lamarck, Dedicated to Louis Bosc, a French
professor of agr icul ture. Linn. 11, Or. 1, Nat . Or.
Capparitlaceoe, The species is ornamental, and
may be referred to Cratoeva for cul ture, &c. Synonyme:
1. Podoria Senegaleusis,
senegalënsïs . . S. Ev. S. Senegal . 1824
BôsjSa, Linn, In compliment to Ernest Gottlieb
Bose, aprofessor of botany in (Germany. Linn. 5, Or.
2, Nat . Or. Phytolaccacecc. An ornamental species,
succeeding in loam and peat mixed; and cuttings
in sand, unde r a glass, placed in h e a t , strike readily.
Yervamôra . . Riifoiis . . G. Ev. S. Canaries . 1728
BoswËr.LÏA, Roxlmrgh, Dedicated to Dr. John Boswell,
of Edinburgh. Linn. 10, Or. I, Nat. Or.
Burseraceoi, Ornamental trees of easy culture,
t h r i v i n g best in loam and peat, and are propagated
w i t h facility from cut t ings in sand, under a glass.
T h e genus is cal led the Olibanum Tree. B. serrata
yields a resin called olibanum, which yields a
g r a t e f u l incense, and possesses stimulant, astringent,
and diaphoretic qualities. B, glabra furnishes
a coarse resin, used for pitching the bottom
of ships. The resin of both species is used in India
as a f rankincense and as pitch.
glâbrîi . . . . Pa. vel. . S. Ev. T, Command. . 1823
.serrata . . . . Pa. yel. . S. Ev. T. E. Ind, . 1820
Botany Bay très, see Smzldx glycypkijUd,
Botrycêras, Willdenow, So ca lied from botrys, a
raceme, and keras^ a horn ; the horn-like raceme.
Linn. 4j Or. 1, Nat . Or. Aquifoliaceoe, An interesting
Species ; for cul ture, &c., see Banksia,
Winum^ . . . G. Ev. S. N. Hoil. .1823
Botrvc'hïûm, Stvarfz, The derivation is f rom botrys,
a bunch ; in reference to the form of the fructification,
which is much like a bunch of grapes. Xyinn.
24, Or. 1, Nat . Or. Ophioglossiaceoe. The genus is
well known by the name of Moonwort '. The species
are curious and interesting plants; see Adian^
ttim for cul ture, &c. B. virginicum is the largest
of the American ferns, and is named the rattlesnake,
on account of its generally being found
growing where those reptile's abound. Synonymes :
1. Gracilis.
2. Osmunda Limârià,
austral (5
Brown
6,
F. Her. P. N. Holh
dis.«fctrim. 1
Brown
H. Her. P. N. Amer.
fimiarioides
Brown
H. Her. P. Carolina
Lnnfirul, 2 .
Brown
H. Her. P. Hritnin .
obllqinlm .
Brown
H. Her. P. N. Amev.
virginicum
Brown
8,
H. Her. P. N. Amer,
B o t r y t i s , Michaux, Name alludes
to the
round seeds, or seed-vessels, resembl ing a bunch of
grapes, and derived frora botrys, a cluster of grapes.
Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat . Or. Fungi. Minute productions.
1823
180(j
. 1806
' 1821
. 1790
l i t t l e
B. parasitica is found on thai plant called
t h e Shepherd' s Purse, viz. Cap&elld B^rsd pdst6ris
—agaricind, densd, dijjusd, ejjvsd, leiicospnrd, macrosprrrd,
muyind, nigra, pdvasiticd, polyspOrd,
Bourhkria, Gairtner. Named in meiuory of Bourrer,
a n apothecary of Nuremberg. Linn. 5, Or. 1,
Nat. Or. Cordiaceie. Ornamental trees of easy cult
i v a t i o n ; for the mode of which, see the genus
JShtetia, Synonyme: 1. Ehretia Bourrerid,
exsucca . . . White. . S. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1804
.succulentri, 1 . . White . . S, Ev. T, W. Ind. . 1758
BoussTngaultia, H. B, and Kunt h named this genus
in himour of J . B. Boussingault, a celebrated natur
a l i s t and traveller. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or.
Chenopodiacea^, This is described as a most desirable
stove plant, of rapid growth, and bearing
copious and graceful racemes of deliciou.sly fragrant
flowers. It grows in any common garden.soil, and