Of Verbenas, Boul de Feu, Inglefield
scarlet, or fulgens, Melindre's latifolia,
Satellite and Emperor of Scarlets; of
Geraniums, Shrubland Scarlet, Tom
Thumb, Improved Frogmore, Gem of
Scarlets, Royalist and Compactum. Pur-
ple. Of Verbenas, Walton's Emma,
Heloise, Venosa, and Sabina ; Petunia
phoanicea, Lobelia unidentata, Lantana
Sellowii, and Phlox Drammondii. Pink.
Saponaria calabrica, Silene Shafts, Si-
lene pendula, Silene compacta; of Ge-
raniums the Pink Ivy-leaf, Mangle's
variegated Pink, Pink Nosegay, Judy,
Lucia rosea and Diadematum ; AiiagaUis
carnea ; of Verbenas, Miller's Favourite,
Beauty Supreme, Duchess of Northum-
berland, and Standard of Perfection. Yel-
low. Tagetes tenuifolia, Sanvitalia pro-
cumbens; of Calceolarias, Integrifolia,
Rugosa, Kayii, Viscosissima, Corymbosa
and Amplexicaule ; Orange African Ma-
rigold, Double Yellow French Marigold
and Coreopsis lanceolata. ' Blue. Lobe-
lia ramosa, Cineraria amelloides, Salvia
chamaedrioides, and Isotoma axillaris.
BEDEGUAR. See Cynips rosce.
BEDFO'RDIA. (Named in honour of
the Duke of Bedford. Nat. ord., Compo-
sites [Asterace]. Linn., \-Syngenesia,
\-JEqualis}. Allied to Cacalia. Green-
house evergreen shrub. Cuttings a little
dried before inserting them in rough
sandy soil ; sand, peat, loam, and brick-
rubbish, in equal proportions. Summer
temp., 55 to 70; winter, 40 to 45;
and almost dry.
B. salici'na (willow-like). Yellow. April. 1820.
BEE. (Apis.} All the species of this
insect are friendly to the gardener, for
they all aid in impregnating his flowers,
many of which without their aid would
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fall unproductive of either fruit or seed.
At the same time they are as often in-
jurious by causing cross impregnations,
and actually injuring flowers in their
eiforts to get at the honey. The honey
bee (A. mellifica) is the most active in
this operation ; but the humble bee (Bom-
bus apis), and others of the robust species,
visit flowers in rough weather, when the
honey bee will not venture from its hive.
BEECH. Fagus.
BEET. There are two sections of this
vegetable cultivated by gardeners.
1. For the leaves to boil, like spin-
ach, and the stalks of the leaves like
sea-kale. Brazilian Beet (Beta, Bra-
ziliemis), with very large green leaves.
Thick-leaved Beet (B. cicla), of which
there are these varieties : 1. Green-
leaved, small-rooted. 2. White-veined,
or silver. 3. Golden-veined. 4. Red-
veined. The silver is the finest, and
when blanched as the chard nearly equals
asparagus. The leaves of all are boiled
like spinach, and the foot-stalks peeled
and used as sea-kale.
2. Red Beet (B. vulgaris). Nine
varieties occur of this, but the yellow
and white-rooted not meriting cultiva-
tion are here omitted. The others are :
1. Large-rooted. 2. Long-rooted. 3.
Dwarf-topped. 4. Turnip-rooted. 5.
Small. 6. Castlenaudari. 7. Green-
topped. Of these, No. 4 is best for an
early crop, and No. 6 for the main crop,
if obtained genuine. There are many
sub-varieties, but scarcely distinguish-
able from each other. For table use,
the object is to obtain moderate sized,
and dark crimson roots.
Use. The Red Beet, after being
cooked, is used sliced in salads, or alone
with an acid dressing. It is much better
baked than boiled.
Soil and Situation. Beet requires a
rich deep open soil. Its richness should
rather rise from previous application,
than the addition of manure at the time
of sowing; and to erfect this, the com-
partment intended for the growth of
these vegetables is advantageously pre-
pared as directed for celery. On the soil
depends the sweetness and tenderness for
which they are estimated ; and it may
be remarked, that on poor light soils or
heavy ones, the best sorts will taste
earthy. The situation should be open
but it is of advantage to have the bed
shaded from the meridian sun in summer.
"We have always found it beneficial to dig
the ground two spades deep for these
deep-rooting vegetables, and to turn in the
whole of the manure intended to be ap-
plied with the bottom spit, so as to bury
it ten or twelve inches within the ground.
Salt is a beneficial application to this crop ;
one reason for which undoubtedly is, the
beet being a native of the sea-shore.
Time and mode of solving. Sow from
the close of February until the begin-
ning of April ; it being borne in mind
that the seed must not be inserted until
the severe frosts are over, which inevit-
ably destroy the seedlings when young.
The best time for inserting the main
crop of red beet-root for winter supply
is early in April. The Brazilian and
thick-leaved beets may be sown at the
same time for supply in summer; and at
the beginning of July or August, a suc-
cessional crop of these may be sown for
supply in the winter and following
spring.
The seed is best sown in drills a foot
asunder, and an inch deep; or by dibble
at the same distance each way and at a
similar depth, two or three seeds being
put in each hole. The Brazil beet re-
quires eighteen inches space.
During the early stages of growth, the
beds, which for the convenience of cul-
tivation should not be more than four
feet wide, must be looked over occa-
sionally, and the largest of the weeds
cleared by hand. In the course of May,
according to the advanced state of
growth, the plants must be cleared
thoroughly of weeds, both by hand and
small hoeing ; the red beet thinned to
ten or twelve inches apart, and the white
to eight or ten. The plants of this last
variety which are removed, may be trans-
planted into rows at a similar distance.
Moist weather is to be preferred for per-
forming this ; otherwise the plants must
be watered occasionally until they have
taken root. They must be frequently
hoed, and kept clear of weeds throughout
the summer.
It is a great improvement to earth up
the stalks of the white beet in the same
manner as celery, when they are intended
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to be peeled and eaten as asparagus. No
vegetable is more benefited by the ap-
plication of liquid manure, than the white
and Brazil beets.
Taking tip the red beet. In October the
beet-root may be taken up for use as
wanted, but not entirely, for preserva-
tion during the winter, until November
or the beginning of December, if the
weather continues open ; then to be
buried in sand, in alternate layers, under
shelter. Before storing, the leaves and
fibrous roots must be trimmed off, but
the main root not wounded, and a dry day
selected for performing it. Beet-root
may be kept exceedingly well if stacked
up neatly, sloping to a point, against a
north wall or other cool place, upon a
dry bottom, and buried with sifted coal
ashes. The thickness of this covering
must depend upon the weather.
Gathering from the green and white
Beet. In gathering from these, the
largest outside leaves should be first
taken, and the inner left to increase in
size, when the same selection must be
continued; but at the same time it must
be remembered that they are to be used
whilst perfectly green and vigorous,
otherwise they are tough and worthless.
To obtain seed. Some roots must be
left where grown, giving them the pro-
tection of some litter in very severe
weather, if unaccompanied with snow;
or if this is neglected, some of the finest
roots that have been stored in sand and
have not had the leaves cut away close,
may be planted in February or March.
Each species and variety must be kept
as far away from others as possible, and
the plants set at least two feet from
each other. They flower in August, and
ripen their seed at the close of Septem-
ber. Seed of the previous year is always
to be preferred for sowing, but it will
succeed if carefully preserved when two
years old.
BEGO'NIA. (After M. Begon, a French
patron of botany. Nat. Ord., Bignoniads
[Bignoniacea?]. Linn., ZI-Monoecia, 9-
Polyandria). Stove evergreen shrubs,
except where otherwise specified.
Many freely by seeds, sown as soon as
ripe, or in the following spring; cuttings
in spring or summer, after drying their
base, inserted in sandy soil, in a little
heat. The tuberous kinds are easily pro-
pagated in abundance by division, when
beginning to grow, and they will stand
more cold in winter by 5 or 10 than
the others; peat and sandy loam, and
thoroughly decayed dung. Summer
temp., 60 to 70 ; winter, 48 to 55.
B. acerifo'lia (maple-leaved). 3. "Whitish.
Brazil. 1829.
a'cida (acid). 1. White. Brazil. 1847.
acumina'ta (long pointed-leaved) . 1. White.
July. Jamaica, 1798.
acutifo'lia (abrupt pointed-leaved). 1.
White. August. West Indies. 1816.
a'lbo-cocci'nea (white and scarlet-flowered] .
1. White and scarlet. East Indies.
1844. Stove herbaceous perennial.
a'ptera (wingless). 3. White. July. Stove
herbaceous perennial.
arayrosti'gma (silver-spotted). 3. White.
August. Brazil. 1819.
awanti'aca (orange coloured) .Orange. India.
auriculcefo'rme (ear-shaped). White. Gua-
temala 1850.
BarMri (Barker's). 4. White. January.
Mexico. 1837. Greenhouse herba-
ceous perennial.
Userra'ta (saw tooth-leaved). 2. Pale pink.
June. Guatemala. 1847.
bulbili'fera (bulb-bearing). 1. Whitish
pink. July. Peru. 1827. Green-
house herbaceous perennial.
castancefo'lia (chesnut-leaved). 2. Pink.
February. Brazil. 1838.
cinnabari'na (vermillion-coloured). Orange
scarlet. Bolivia. 1848. Stove herba-
ceous perennial.
cocci' nea (scarlet-cowered). 3. Scarlet.
April. Brazil. 1842.
crassicatflis (thick-stalked). 3. Whitish
pink. February. Guatemala. 1842.
cucula' ta (hooded). 3. White. Brazil.
digita'ta (finger-leaved). 3. White. June.
Brazil. Stove herbaceous perennial.
dipe'tala (two-petaled). 3. Pink. July.
Bombay. 1827.
di'ptera (two-winged). 1. White. July.
Cape of Good Hope. 1822.
di' scalar (two-coloured). 3. White. May.
China. 1804.
diversiftflia (various-leaved). 1. Pink.
July. Mexico. 1829. Stove herba-
ceous perennial.
JDre^ei (Drege's). 2. White. July. Cape
of Good Hope. 1838.
du'Ua (doubtful). 1. White. July. Brazil.
1818. Stove herbaceous perennial.
fagifo'lia (beech-leaved). 3. White. April.
Brazil. 1838.
Fische'ri (Fisher's). 2. June. South
America. 1835.
fuchsioi'des (fuschia-like). 5. Scarlet. De-
cember. North Grenada. 1844.
geraniifo'lia (geranium-leaved). 2. Whitish
red. September. Lima. 1833. Stove
tuberous-rooted.
to/o'/m fheracleum-leaved). 2. 1831.
Stove tuberous-rooted.
radiata (rayed). 2. Pale
pink. Mexico.
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B. hirsu'ta (shaggy-leaved}. 1. White. June.
West Indies. 1789. Stove biennial.
hirte'lla (small-haired). 1. White. Sep.
tember. 1824. Stove herbaceous pe-
rennial.
Hooke'ri (Sir W. Hooker's). 2. Pink.
Mexico. 1827.
homo' ny ma (ambiguous). 3. White. June.
Brazil.
hu' milis (humble), f. White. Septem-
ber. West Indies. 1788. Stove
biennial.
hydrocotylifo' Ha (hydrocotyle-leaved) . .
Pink. June. South America. 1843.
Stove herbaceous perennial.
htfbrida (hybrid). 11.
Pink. March.
inca' na (hoary). White. April. Mexico.
1838. Stove herbaceous perennial.
incarna'ta (flesh-coloured). 2. Pink. Brazil.
1829.
insi'gnis (striking) . Pink. December. South
America. 1826.
lauri'na (laurel-leaved). 3. Pink. July.
Stove herbaceous perennial.
Lindleya'na (Dr. Lindley's). 3. White.
June. Guatemala.
luxu'rians (luxuriant). Bluish white. South
America.
lon'gipes (long flower-stalked). 3i. White.
March. Mexico. 1828.
lu'cida (shining). 1. White. August. West
Indies. 1816.
macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 3. White.
July. Jamaica. 1793.
manica'ta (collared). 3. Pale pink. April.
Brazil. Stove herbaceous perennial.
Martia'na (Martin's). 3. Pink. July.
Brazil. 1829. Stove tuberous-rooted.
^-Meyefri (Meyer's). 3. White. February.
Brazil. 1838.
murica'ta (muricated). 3. White. Sep-
tember. Brazil. Stove herbaceous
perennial.
multibulbillo'sa (many-bulbed). 2. White.
Brazil. 1830. Stove tuberous-rooted.
*- ni'tida (shining-leaved). 1|. Pink. Au-
gust. Jamaica. 1777.
-T-octope'tala (eight-petaled). 2. Greenish
white. October. Peru. 1835. Stove
tuberous-rooted.
odora'ta (fragrant). 1. White. Septem-
ber. 1824. Stove herbaceous pe-
rennial.
palma'ta (hand-shaped). 1. White. Au-
gust. Nepaul. 1819.
papilla' sa (pimpled). 3. Pink. July.
Brazil. 1826.
parvifo'lia (small-leaved). 3. White. May.
Cape of Good Hope. 18 36.
pa' tula (spreading). 1. White. June.
West Indies. 1818.
peltifo'lia (shield-leaved). 3. White. 1816.
Stove herbaceous perennial.
pentaphy'lla (five-leaved). 3. White. July.
Brazil.
pi' eta (painted). J. Pink. August. Ne-
paul. 1818. Stove tuberous-rooted.
platanifo' lia (plane-tree leaved). 10. Pink.
September. Brazil. 1829.
+-pulche>lla (neat). . White. July. Bra-
zil. 1823. Stove annual.
B.puncta'ta (spotted). Rose. May. Mexico.
1839.
ramenta'cea (scaly-stemmed). 1. Whitish
blush. June. Brazil. 1830. Stove
herbaceous perennial.
renifo'rmis (kidney - shaped). 1. White.
July. Brazil. 1818.
rubricau' Us (red-stemmed). 1. Blush.
rupe'stris (rock). 2. Pink. April. Bra-
zil. Stove herbaceous perennial.
sangui'nea (blood-red leaved). 3. White.
June. Brazil. 1829.
Sello'ivii (Sellow's). White. September.
Stove herbaceous perennial.
semper flo'rens (ever-blooming). Pink. Bra-
zil. 1829.
sinua'ta (vandyked). 2. White. June.
Brazil. 1836.
spatula' ta (spatulate). 1. White. Sep-
tember. West Indies. 1819. Stove
herbaceous perennial.
stigmo'sa (spotted - leaved) . 1^. White.
Stove herbaceous perennial.
suave' olens (sweet-scented). 1. White.
August. West Indies. 1816.
tubero'sa (tuberous). \. White. August.
Amboyna. 1810. Stove tuberous-
rooted.
undula' ta (waved). 2. White. July. Bra-
zil. 1825.
vitifo'lla (vine-leaved). 3. White. April.
Brazil.
zebri'na (zebra-striped). 3. Pink. Bra-
zil. Stove herbaceous perennial.
BEJA'RIA. (Named after M. Bejar, a
Spanish botanist. Nat. ord., Heath-
worts [Ericaceae], Linn., ll-Dodecandria,
\-monogynia). Greenhouse evergreen
shrubs, except where otherwise specified.
Cuttings of young wood, firm at the
base : loam and peat.
B. ce'stuans (glowing). 12. Rose. Peru.
1846.
cinnamo'mea (cinnamon). Peru. 1847.
coarcta'ta (close-headed). 5. Purple. Peru.
1847.
glau'ca (milky-green). 3. Purple. June.
New Greneda. 1826. Stove evergreen.
ledifo'lia (Ledum-leaved). 5. May. 1847.
racemo'sa (raceme -flowered). 4. Purple.
June. Florida. 1810.
BELLADONNA LILY. Amaryllis bella-
donna.
BELLEISLE CRESS. JBarba'rea pre'cox,
See AMERICAN CRESS.
BELLEVA'LIA. (Named after P. E.
Belkval, a French botanist. Nat. ord.,
Lilt/worts [Liliaceae]. Linn., 6-Hexan-
dria, \-monogynia. Allied to the SQUILLS).
Hardy bulbs ; offsets ; common garden
soil.
B. opercula'ta (lid-covered). 1. White. May.
Italy. 1596.
syri'aca (Syrian). Orange blue. May.
Syria. 1844.
BELL-FLOWER. Campanula.
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BELL-GLASS, is so called from its
usual form being that of a bell. It is
formed of one entire piece, and of com-
mon bottle glass when intended for shel-
tering cauliflowers, &c., in the open
borders ; but of white, or very pale
green glass, for preserving moisture to
cuttings. Formerly they were made
with a top almost flat, whence, to pre-
vent drip upon the cuttings, &c., it be-
came necessary to wipe them frequently.
They are now much improved by being
cone-topped, because the moisture con-
densed consequently trickles down into
the soil.
BELLIDIA'STRUM. (From bcllis, a daisy,
and astrum, a star ; being star-like. Nat.
ord., Composites [Asteracese], Linn., 19-
Syngenesia, 1-Superftua. Allied to ASTER).
A hardy herbaceous perennial ; divisions ;
sandy loam.
B.Miche'Ui (Micheli's). 1. White. June.
'Austria. 1570.
BE'LLIS. The Daisy. (From belkts,
pretty ; referring to the flowers. Nat.
ord., Composites [Astoraoese]. Linn., 19-
Syngenesia, 1-Superfluci). All the culti-
vated kinds are hardy herbaceous peren-
nials. Seeds, but chiefly division of the
roots ; common soil.
B. hybrida (hybrid). \. White. April.
Italy. 1824.
integrifoflia (entire -leaved), i. White
pink. July. Texas. 1801.
pere'nnis (perennial). White. June.
Britain. This is the common daisy.
fistulo'sa (piped, double quilled}.
%. Red. June.
horttfnsis (garden, large double).
. Red. June.
proli'fera (proliferous). . Stfiped.
June. Commonly called The Hen and
Chickens.
sylve'stris (wood), f. White. June. Por-
tugal. 1797.
It is curious that the daisy is not
more cultivated and crossed by florists
and amateurs. It is quite as capable of
improvement as the chrysanthemum.
The continental florists have not treated
it with similar neglect; and M. Van
Hoiitte of Ghent has more than twenty
distinct varieties in his catalogue white,
pink, and variegated ; quilled, red-disked,
and double.
BELLIUM. (From bellis, a daisy ; the
flowers being like the daisy. Nat. ord.,
Composites [Asteracese].
nesia, 1-Superflua}. Seeds and divisions;
sandy soil, and a little peat.
B. bellidloi'des (daisy-like). J. White. July.
Italy. 1796. Hardy annual.
crassifo'lium (thick-leaved). \. Whitish
yellow. June. Sardinia. 1831. Half-
hardy perennial.
intermedium (intermediate). \. White.
August. Hardy herbaceous perennial.
minu'tum (minute). 1. White. August.
Levant. 1772. Hardy herbaceous
perennial.
BELLOWS are employed for fumigating,
differing only from the common bellows
by having a receptacle for ignited to-
bacco in the pipe of its nozzle, through
which the air, being gently forced in the
usual way, propels the smoke in any
desired direction, where the insects to be
destroyed appear. Brown's Fumigator
is superior to any bellows for such pur-
poses.
BELOPE'RONE. (Frem belos, an arrow,
an&perone, a band or strap; in reference
to the arrow-shaped connectivum. Nat.
ord., Acanthads [Acanthaceae]. Linn.,
2-Diandria, \-Monogynia. Allied to Jus-
ticia). Stove evergreen shrub. Cut-
tings ; light loam. Summer temp., 60
to 70 ; winter, 45 to 55.
B. oblonga'ta (oblong-tea wrf). 3. Rosy pur-
ple. September. Brazil. 1832.
BENDING DOWN. This term is chiefly
applied to the bending of the annual or
other shoots of fruit-trees, for the pur-
pose of making them fruitful, or to make
them assume some desired form. Balls
of clay have been fastened to the ex-
tremities of the shoots to weigh them
down into the position required; but the
most desirable mode is by fastening them
by a string to pegs driven into the
ground.
BENGAL QUINCE. JEgk ma'rmelos.
BENJAMIN TREE, fi'cm Benjamina
and Lau'rus Benzoin.
BENTHA'MIA. (Named after Mr. Bent-
ham, a distinguished English botanist.
Nat. ord., Cornels [Cornaceae]. Linn.,
4-Tetrandria, \-Monogynia). Hardy
evergreen shrubs. Layers; seeds where
procurable; loam; does best in a shel-
tered place.
B.fragi'fera (strawberry-fruited). 10. Yel-
lowish red. August. Nepaul. 1826.
japo'nica (Japanese). Japan. 1847.
It is doubtful whether B. fragifera
will endure our winters unprotected,
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except in our southern counties. It
ripens its fruit against a wall in Devon-
shire. It is like a raspberry, and orna-
mental ; but not eatable.
BERA'RDIA. (Named after M. Berard,
a botanist of Grenoble. Nat. ord. Bru-
niads [Bruniaceoe]. Linn., 5-Pentandria,
\-Monogynia). Greenhouse evergreen
shrubs, from Cape of Good Hope. Cut-
tings ; divisions ; common soil.
B.palea' eea (chaffy). 2. White. July. 1791.
ftKoiVe*(phylica-like). 2. White. July.
1805.
BE'RBERIS. The Barberry. (From
berberys, its Arabian name. Nat. ord.,
Berberids [Berberidacete], Linn., 6-
Hexandria, \-Moiwgynia). We have re-
united with this genus all the species
separated from it, and called MaJwnias.
Seeds, sown in spring; cuttings root
freely if planted early in autumn ; and
suckers are abundantly produced. Graft-
ing is resorted to with rare species. Deep
sandy soil. All are hardy except where
other- wise specified. See Barberry.
EVERGREEN.
JB. actinaccfntha (ray-spined). 3. Yellow.
June. Straits of Magellan.
angulo'sa (angular). Yellow. Northern
India. 1844.
aquifo'lia (prickly-leaved). 6. Yellow.
April. North America. 1823.
arista' ta (awned). 6. Yellow. April.
Nepaul. 1820.
asia'tica (Asiatic). 4. Yellow. Nepaul.
1823.
aurahuactf nsis (Aurahua). Golden yellow.
Grenada. 1847.
buxifo'lia (box-leaved). 3. Yellow. Straits
of Magellan. 1827. Half-hardy.
dealba'ta (whitened-leaved) . 5. Yellow.
May. Mexico. 1833.
du'lois (sweet-fruited). 8. Yellow. March.
Straits of Magellan. 1830.
emarqina'ta (notch-petaled) . 3. Yellow.
May. Siberia. 1790.
empetrifo'lia (empetrum-leaved). 2. Yel-
low. May. Straits of Magellan. 1827.
Half-hardy.
Fortu'ni (Fortune's). Yellow. July. China.
1846.
heteropky 1 lla (various-leaved). 4. Yellow.
May. Straits of Magellan. 1805.
hypoleu'ca (white "beneath-leaved). 5. Pale
yellow. May. Northern India. 1840.
ilicifo'lia (holly-leaved). 4. Yellow. July.
Terra del Fuego. 1791.
ine" rmis (unarmed) 2. Yellow. Straits
of Magellan. 1827. Half-hardy.
macrophi/lla (large-leaved). Yellow. Japan.
1847.
mi'tis (gentle-thornless). Yellow. North
America. 1834.
B. nervo'sa (large-nerved). Yellow. June.
North America, 1804.
pa'llida (pale). Yellow. April. South
America. 1844. Greenhouse.
pangharanghe'mis (Pangharang). 1848.
Half-hardy.
parvift(/ra (small-flowered). 3. Yellow.
May. South America. 1846. Green-
house.
re 1 pern (creeping-rooted). 2. Yellow. April.
North America. 1822.
ruscifo'lia (Rhus-leawed). 5. Yellow,
May. Buenos Ayres. 1823. Green-
house.
tenuifo' lia (thin-leaved). Yera Cruz. 1836.
trifolia' ta (three-leaved). Yellow. May.
Mexico. 1839. Greenhouse.
virgo,' ta (twiggy). Yellow. Peru. 1836.
Wallichia'na (Wallich's). 4. Yellow. May.
Nepaul. 1820. half-hardy.
DECIDUOUS.
B. canade'nsis (Canadian). 5. Yellow. May.
Canada. 1759.
carolinia'na (Carolina). Yellow. June.
North America. 1828.
cona'ria (Conaria). Yellow. June. Ne-
paul. 1841.
coria'ria (tanner's). 10. Yellow. May.
Himalayas. 1835.
cratafgina (Cratsegus-like). 6. Yellow.
May. Asia Minor. 1829.
crdtica (Cretan). 3. Yellow. April.
Candia. 1759.
serratifo'lM (saw-edged-leaved). Yel-
low. May. Candia. 1759.
davtrica (Daurian). 8. Yellow. May.
Dauria. 1818.
fascicula'ris (bundle-flowered). 8. Yellow.
April. California. 1820.
floributnda (many-flowered). 10. Yellow.
June. Nepaul.
ibe'rica (Iberian). 5. Yellow. May.
Iberia. 1818.
provincia'lis (Provence). 8. Yellow. June.
France. 1821.
sibe'rica (Siberian).
Siberia. 1790.
sine'nsi/i (Chinese).
China. 1815.
umbella'ta (umbellal
low. Nepaul.
2. Yellow, July.
4. Yellow. May.
>-flowered'\. 6. Yel-
1842.
vulga'ris (common). 10. Yellow. April.
England.
a'lba (white-fruited). 8. Yellow.
April.
aspe'rma (seedless). 6. Yellow.
April. Europe.
dulcis (sweet red-fruited). 10.
Yellow. May. Austria. Evergreen.
fo'liis purpiCreis (purple-leaved).
10. Yellow. May. 1841.
glarfca (milkv-green-leaved). 10.
Yellow. May. "
longifo'lia (long-leaved). 10. Yel-
low. May.
lu'tea (yellow-fruited). 10. Yellow.
May. Europe.
mi'tis (gentle-thornless). 10. Yel-
low. May.
ni'gra (black-fruited). 10 Yel-
low. May. Europe.
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B. vulgaris purpu'rca (purple-/rwfc?d). 10.
Yellow. May. Europe.
viola' cea (violet-fruited). 10. Yel-
low. May. Europe.
BERCHE'MIA. (Named after M. Ber-
chetn, a French botanist. Nat. ord.,
Rhamnads [Ehamnaceael Linn., 5-
Pcntandria, \-monogynia). Seeds, cut-
tings and divisions ; sandy loam and
peat. All twiners. Greenhouse treat-
ment for the two species first named ;
B. volubilis is hardy,
B.floribu'nda (many-flowered). "White. Ne-
paul. 1827.
linea'ta (lined). 8. Green. June. China.
1804.
volu' bills (twining). 15. Green. June.
Carolina, 1714.
BERGE'RA. (Named after M. Bcrger,
a botanist at Kiel. Nat. ord., Citron-
worts [Aurantiaceae]. Linn., IQ-Decan-
dria, \-monogynia). Stove evergreen
shrubs. Layers and cuttings ; sandy
loam. Summer temp., 60 to 70 ; win-
ter, 55 to 60.
B. intege? rrima (entire-leaved). 4. White.
June. West Indies. 1823.
Koni'gii (Konig's). 3, White. June. East
Indies. 1820.
BE'RGIA. (Named after P. J. Bergius,
M.D. Nat. ord., Water-Peppers [Elati-
nacese]. Linn., IQ-Decandria, 4-Penta-
gynia). Hardy annual. Seeds ; sandy
soil.
B. verticilla'ta (whorled). 1. White and red.
June. Egypt 1820.
BERKHE'YA. (Named after M. J, L.
de Berkhey, a Dutch botanist. Nat. ord.,