small, hardy, tuberous-rooted perennials, much more curious than
pretty, allied to _Sauromatum_. This genus, according to Dr. Masters,
differs from _Arum_ in its spathe being tubular at the base, with the
limb spreading. The female flowers have a distinct style, and the
fruit contains only one ovule. They will thrive in any light, rich,
well-drained soil, and may otherwise be treated similar to the hardy
_Arums_. There are several other species besides those named, but they
are not yet in general cultivation.
=B. constrictum= (constricted). A synonym of _B. tenuifolium_.
=B. gramineum= (grassy). A synonym of _B. tenuifolium_.
=B. tenuifolium= (slender-leaved).* _fl._, spathe dark
brown-purple, reflexed in the upper part; spadix very long,
subuliform. June. _l._ linear-lanceolate. _h._ 6in. South Europe,
1570. SYNS. _B. gramineum_ and _B. constrictum_. (B. R. 512, under
name of _Arum tenuifolium_.)
=BIAURICULATE.= Having two auricles.
=BIBRACTEATE.= Furnished with two bracts.
=BIBRACTEOLATE.= Furnished with two secondary bracts.
=BICARINATE.= Two-keeled.
=BICOLOR.= Two-coloured.
=BICONJUGATE.= Having two secondary petioles, each with a pair of
leaflets.
=BICORNUTE.= With two horn-like processes.
=BIDENS= (from _bis_, twice, and _dens_ a tooth; in reference to
the seed). Bur Marigold. ORD. _Compositæ_. A rather large genus of
mostly hardy annual and perennial herbs, distinguished by the pericarp
having from two to four rigid awns, which are rough with minute
deflexed points. Involucre erect, of several oblong, nearly equal,
parallel scales. Most of the species of this genus are of no merit as
garden plants. Two are natives of Britain, viz., _B. cernua_ and _B.
tripartita_. They thrive in any ordinary garden soil. Propagated by
divisions of the plant; or by seeds.
=B. atro-sanguinea= (dark-bloody). _fl.-heads_ black-crimson, very
freely produced. Late summer and autumn. Leaves pinnate. Root
tuberous. _h._ 3ft. Mexico. (B. M. 5227.)
=B. ferulæfolia= (Ferula-leaved). _fl.-heads_ yellow. Autumn. _l._
bipinnatifid. _h._ 2ft. Mexico, 1799. SYN. _Coreopsis ferulæfolia_.
(B. M. 2059.)
=B. procera= (tall). _fl.-heads_ yellow, large. _l._ finely
divided, deep green. A handsome perennial. _h._ 6ft. to 8ft.
Mexico, 1820. (B. R. 684.)
=B. striata= (striped). _fl.-heads_ rather large, in a panicled
leafy corymb; ray florets white; disk yellow. _l._ ternately
pinnated, glabrous. _h._ 2ft. to 3ft. Autumn. Mexico. (B. M. 3155.)
=BIDENTATE.= With two teeth.
=BIEBERSTEINIA= (named after Frederic Marschall Bieberstein, a Russian
naturalist, author of "Flora Taurico-Caucasica," and other works). ORD.
_Rutaceæ_. A genus of half-hardy herbaceous perennials. They thrive in
a compost of loam, peat, and sand. Propagated by cuttings, placed under
a hand glass in early summer; or by seeds, sown in a slight hotbed in
March or April.
=B. odora= (sweet). _fl._ yellow; racemes terminal, simple; petals
entire. May. _l._ impari-pinnate; leaflets roundish, deeply
toothed. Plant beset with glandular hairs. _h._ 1ft. Altaia, 1837.
=BIENNIAL.= A term applied to plants occupying two years in the
development from seed to the maturation of seed: growing one year,
flowering, fruiting, and dying the next. Seeds of Hardy Biennials are,
as a rule, sown from June to August, to flower the succeeding season.
Tender varieties are sown in a frame or cool house, and kept there all
winter, being transferred from the frames or houses to the open border,
in June. Wallflowers, Foxgloves, Canterbury Bells, and Sweet Williams,
may be taken as fair types of Biennials, although they often assume
more than a Biennial character on light sandy soils.
=BIFARIOUS.= Two-ranked; arranged in two opposite rows.
=BIFID.= Divided about half-way down into two parts; two-cleft.
=BIFOLIATE.= Compound leaves with two leaflets.
=BIFRENARIA= (from _bis_, twice, and _frænum_, a strap; in reference
to a double strap or band, by means of which the pollen masses are
connected with their gland). ORD. _Orchideæ_. A genus of pretty stove
orchids, allied to _Maxillaria_, and distinguished from it by having
two fræna or caudicles to their pollen masses. For culture, _see_
=Maxillaria=.
=B. aurantiaca= (orange-coloured).* _fl._ orange; lateral lobes of
lip semi-cordate, middle one transverse, sub-undulated, callous at
the base; raceme erect. October. _l._ oblong, plicate. Pseudo-bulb
roundish, compressed, two-leaved. _h._ 9in. Demerara, 1834. (B. R.
1875.)
=B. aureo-fulva= (orange-tawny). _fl._ orange, on long pedicels;
lip unguiculate, three-lobed; scape radical, many-flowered.
October. _l._ oblong-lanceolate. Pseudo-bulb roundish-ovate,
wrinkled, one-leaved. _h._ 1ft. Brazil, 1840.
=B. Hadwenii= (Hadwen's). _fl._ each nearly 4in. across; petals and
sepals 1/2in. broad, yellow green, beautifully blotched or mottled
with a rich brown; lip large, above 1in. broad, white, with striped
spots of rose. June. _l._ long, 1/4in. broad. _h._ 1-1/2in. Brazil,
1851. SYN. _Scuticaria Hadwenii_. (B. M. 4629.)
=B. H. bella= (charming).* A new variety with sepals and petals
whitish yellow outside, brilliant shining cinnamon inside, with a
few spots, bars, and blotches of whitish sulphur colour; lip wide,
white, with one light brown spot behind, and a larger one in front
of the callus; radiating light brown lines on lateral lobes, and
mauve ones on anterior lobe.
=B. H. pardalina= (leopard-marked).* A very beautiful variety,
having sepals and petals with brown circles or polygonal figures
on a light yellow ground; lip light ochre-coloured at its basilar
part, white in front, with radiating mauve-purple streaks. This
variety is extremely rare.
=B. vitellina= (yolk-coloured).* _fl._ yellowish purple; lip
cuneate, three-lobed; lateral lobes acute, crenulated; racemes
drooping. July. _l._ lanceolate. Pseudo-bulb ovate, bluntly
angular, one-leaved. _h._ 1ft. Brazil, 1838.
=BIFURCATE.= Twice-forked.
=BIGELOVIA= (named after Dr. Jacob Bigelow, author of "Florula
Bostoniensis," &c.). ORD. _Compositæ_. A genus of hardy shrubs,
sub-shrubs, or herbaceous plants, as now understood, comprising
several subjects formerly referred to _Chrysothamnus_, _Linosyris_,
&c. Flower-heads disposed in corymbs; involucre imbricated, oblong, or
campanulate; receptacle flat. Leaves alternate, linear or lanceolate.
They thrive in any ordinary garden soil. Propagated by cuttings.
=B. Howardii= (Howard's). _fl.-heads_ yellow; involucre narrow. A
low shrub. SYN. _Linosyris Howardii_.
=B. nudata= (naked). _fl.-heads_ yellow. September. _l._ scattered,
oblanceolate or linear. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. New Jersey. Perennial.
=B. paniculata= (panicled). _fl.-heads_ yellow, barely 1/2in. long,
loosely panicled, five-flowered. California. Shrubby.
=BIGEMINATE.= Doubly paired.
=BIGLANDULARIA.= _See_ =Sinningia=.
[Illustration: FIG. 250. BRANCH AND FLOWERS OF BIGNONIA MAGNIFICA.]
=BIGNONIA= (so named by Tournefort, in compliment to the Abbé Bignon,
librarian to Louis IV.). ORD. _Bignoniaceæ_. A large genus of usually
scandent shrubs, furnished with tendrils; rarely erect trees or shrubs.
Flowers axillary and terminal, usually panicled; corolla with a short
tube, a campanulate throat, and a five-lobed, bilabiate limb. Leaves
opposite, simple, conjugate, ternate, digitate or pinnatifid. These
handsome plants are particularly suited for large houses, where, if
well grown, they give great satisfaction. The primary point in their
culture is to obtain free and, at the same time, sturdy growth, giving
due attention to training, pruning, &c., or the plants soon exceed all
limits. Like all free-growing plants, Bignonias thrive best planted
out in the borders of the stove or greenhouse, or out of doors, as
the case may be; but the space allowed should be limited, in order to
restrict root production. They may either be trained to cover the back
wall, or be planted in a border in front, and trained up the rafters,
or on wires, arranged where most desirable. In summer, allow all the
strongest shoots to grow, training them so as to have as much sunlight
as possible-which is absolutely necessary to well ripen the wood, and
make it capable of producing flowers-without entirely shutting it out
from the plants below. Soil: A compost of two part fibrous loam, one
part peat, one of leaf mould, and a due proportion of sand, will be
found most satisfactory. The loam and peat should be used in a rough
state, unsifted, as this will keep the border open for some years,
and thorough drainage should be effected. Propagation: Seed being
rarely procurable, the most satisfactory method of propagation is by
cuttings, made of good strong shoots, in early spring. Three joints
are sufficient to make a cutting, if short-jointed; if long-jointed,
two are sufficient. Place them in a well-drained pot of sandy soil,
under a bell glass, in bottom heat. As these cuttings are young and
fleshy, they are liable to damp off; hence it is necessary, for the
first two or three weeks, to wipe the moisture from the glasses every
morning, and water sparingly. If well managed, they will root in about
two months, and should then have the glasses left off every night for
a week; they should then be transferred to small pots in the compost
above described, passing it through a coarse sieve, to extract the
stones and rough pieces of soil. After potting, the plants should be
kept close for a short time, till they are able to bear full exposure
to the light. In a year's time, they will be large enough to plant
out in their permanent quarters. Bignonias may also be increased by
layering.
=B. æquinoxialis= (equinoxial). _fl._ yellow; peduncles
two-flowered, terminal ones racemose. June to October. _l._
glabrous, conjugate; leaflets oblong-lanceolate. Tendrils simple,
axillary. Cayenne, 1768.
=B. æ. Chamberlaynii= (Chamberlayn's).* _fl._, corolla yellow,
funnel-shaped; segments obtuse; racemes axillary, six to
eight-flowered. April to October, _l._, leaflets ovate, acuminated,
glabrous, shining above. Tendrils strong, simple. Brazil, 1820. (B.
R. 741.)
=B. æsculifolia= (Chestnut-leaved). A synonym of _Tabebiua
æsculifolia_.
=B. apurensis= (Apuran). _fl._ pedicellate, 2in. long; corolla
yellow, funnel-shaped, with roundish, spreading, nearly equal
lobes; spikes terminal, sessile. _l._ ternate; leaflets
elliptic-oblong, short-acuminated, acutish at the base. Shady banks
of the river Apures, near El Diamante, 1824.
=B. argyreo-violascens= (silvery-violet). _l._ white-veined, in a
young state violet. South America, 1865. (F. M. 1865, 26.)
=B. aurantiaca= (orange). _fl._ orange-coloured. South America,
1874.
=B. capreolata= (tendrilled).* _fl._, corolla orange; peduncles
axillary, one-flowered, crowded. April to August. _l._ conjugate;
leaflets cordate oblong; lower ones simple. Tendrils small, trifid.
North America, 1710. Hardy in south of England. (B. M. 864.)
=B. c. atro-sanguinea= (dark blood-red). _fl._ red-purple. Summer.
United States. (B. M. 6501.)
=B. Cherere= (Chirere).* _fl._, corollas orange, 2in. long; cymes
axillary. June to November. _l._, lower ones ternate, upper
ones conjugate, cirrhose; leaflets ovate, acuminated, sometimes
sub-cordate, glabrous. Guiana (in woods and on the banks of
rivers), 1824. (B. R. 1301.)
=B. Chica= (Chica). _fl._, corolla funnel-shaped, violaceous; limb
with nearly equal, rounded segments; panicles axillary, pendulous.
_l._ 8in. to 10in. long, abruptly bipinnate; leaflets conjugate,
elliptic-ovate, acuminated, deeply cordate, glabrous. Tendrils
simple. Banks of the Orinoco, 1819.
=B. chrysantha= (yellow-flowered). _fl._ terminal, crowded; corolla
yellow, 2in. long. May. _l._, leaflets five, ovate, acuminated,
tomentose, on pedicels 5in. long. _h._ 12ft. to 26ft. Caraccas,
1823. Tree.
=B. chrysoleuca= (yellowish-white). _fl._, corolla yellow,
with a white limb, glabrous, 1-1/2in. long; peduncles three to
five-flowered. June, July. _l._ conjugate; leaflets 5in. to 6in.
long, 2in. broad, oblong acuminated, glabrous, rounded at the base,
shining. Tendrils undivided. Banks of the River Magdalena, 1824.
=B. Clematis= (Clematis-like).* _fl._, corolla white, yellowish
inside; lobes nearly equal, roundish, red; panicles axillary,
downy. _l._ 7in. to 8in. long, conjugately pinnate, with an odd
one; leaflets 2in. long, 1in. broad, ovate, narrowed at top, acute,
cordate at the base, glabrous. Branches quadrangular, glabrous.
Caraccas, 1820.
=B. diversifolia= (diverse-leaved). _fl._, corolla yellow,
campanulately funnel-shaped; panicles terminal. _l._ conjugate and
simple; leaflets roundish-ovate, acuminated, sub-cordate, glabrous,
shining. Tendrils undivided. Branches quadrangular, striated.
Mexico, 1825.
=B. floribunda= (many-flowered).* _fl._, corolla purplish,
funnel-shaped, eight lines long; panicles axillary, powdery, with
opposite branches and dichotomous branchlets. _l._ conjugate;
leaflets 2-1/2in. long, oblong-elliptic, acuminated, acute at the
base, glabrous, shining. Tendrils undivided. Branches beset with
white warts and fine powder. Mexico, 1824.
=B. lactiflora= (milk-flowered). _fl._, corolla milk white,
1-1/2in. long, villously tomentose on the outside; racemes twin,
with a petiolate bract at the base of each pedicel. April and July.
_l._ conjugate; leaflets 2in. long, cordate, ovate, glabrous.
Branches striated. Tendrils trifid. Santa Cruz, 1823.
=B. leucoxyla= (white-wooded). A synonym of _Tabebiua leucoxyla_.
=B. litoralis= (shore). _fl._, corolla funnel-shaped, red, downy
outside; panicles axillary, dichotomously branched. May to July.
_l._ ternate; leaflets roundish-ovate, acuminated, clothed with
soft hair on both surfaces. Branches terete, glabrous; branchlets
hairy. Mexico, 1824.
=B. magnifica= (magnificent).* _fl._ varying from delicate mauve to
rich purplish-crimson; throat light primrose colour, very large,
3-1/2in. across; panicles large, branching. Summer. _l._ opposite,
on rather long petioles, broadly ovate. Columbia, 1879. A very
handsome species. See Fig. 250, for which we are indebted to Mr.
Bull.
=B. mollis= (soft). _fl._ small, downy; panicle terminal,
many-flowered. _l._ trifoliate; leaflets 5in. long, ovate,
sub-cordate, downy on both surfaces. Cayenne, 1818.
=B. molissima= (very soft). _fl._, corollas somewhat funnel-shaped,
downy inside; panicles axillary, dichotomously branched, downy.
_l._ conjugate and simple; leaflets 2-1/2in. long, 1-1/2in. broad,
ovate, acute, cordate, clothed with soft hairs above. Caraccas,
1820.
=B. pallida= (pale).* _fl._ axillary, usually solitary; corolla
2in. long, funnel-shaped, with a yellow tube, and a pale lilac
limb; lobes crenately ciliated. July. _l._ simple, opposite,
oblong, obtuse, rather cordate at the base. Branches terete. St.
Vincent, 1823. (B. R. 965.)
=B. picta= (painted). A synonym of _B. speciosa_.
=B. radicans= (rooting). _See_ =Tecoma radicans=.
=B. reticulata= (netted). Columbia, 1873.
=B. Roezlii= (Roezl's). Columbia, 1870.
B. SALICIFOLIA (Willow-leaved). _fl._, corolla funnel-shaped,
1-1/2in. long, copper-coloured, with a white limb; peduncles
axillary, three to six-flowered, downy. Summer. _l._ conjugate;
leaflets lanceolate, 3in. long, acute at both ends, quite glabrous,
shining. Branches terete, sulcate. Trinidad, 1824.
=B. speciosa= (beautiful).* _fl._ pink, stained with purple; calyx
spathaceous, split on one side; panicles terminal. May. _l._
pinnate, ternate and verticillate; leaflets oblong-lanceolate,
acuminate, shining, serrate. _h._ 4ft. Uruguay, 1840. A glabrous
evergreen shrub. SYN. _B. picta_. (B. M. 3888.)
=B. spectabilis= (showy). _fl._, corolla 3in. long, rather
coriaceous, glabrous, purple; racemes terminal, short, having the
two lower pedicels three-flowered, and the rest one-flowered. _l._
conjugate; leaflets ovate-oblong, acuminated, obtuse. Santa Cruz,
&c., 1820.
=B. Tweediana= (Tweedie's). _fl._ yellow; corolla glabrous, limb
deeply five-parted, ciliated; segments emarginate; peduncles
one-flowered. Summer. _l._ conjugate; leaflets lanceolate,
acuminate; petioles downy. Buenos Ayres, 1838. (B. R. 26, 45.)
=B. variabilis= (variable).* _fl._, corolla 3in. long, with a
greenish-yellow tube; limb ultimately white; racemes simple,
short, many-flowered, terminal. June to August. _l._, lower ones
biternate; superior ones conjugate; divisions ternate. Branches
tetragonal. Tendrils trifid. Caraccas, 1819.
=B. venusta= (lovely). _fl._, corolla crimson, clavately
funnel-shaped, with a spreading border, villous inside; corymbs
terminal, many-flowered. August to December. _l._, lower ones
ternate; superior ones conjugate; leaflets oblong-ovate, acuminated
oblique at the base. Brazil, 1816. (B. R. 249.)
=BIGNONIACEÆ.= A large order of trees, or twining or climbing shrubby
plants. Flowers usually trumpet-shaped; corolla usually irregular, four
or five-lobed, and with a swollen portion below its mouth; stamens
five, unequal. Fruit, a two-valved, often pod-like capsule. Leaves
usually opposite, compound. The best-known genera are _Bignonia_,
_Catalpa_, _Eccremocarpus_, _Jacaranda_, and _Tecoma_.
=BIJUGATE.= A compound leaf, with two pairs of leaflets.
=BILABIATE.= Having two lips.
=BILBERRY.= _See_ =Vaccinium Myrtillus=.
=BILIMBI TREE.= _See_ =Averrhoa Bilimbi=.
=BILL.= A cutting instrument, curved forward, or hook-shaped toward
the point, and fitted with a handle, like a hatchet. It is used for
pruning, &c. When short, it is called a Hand-bill; when long, a
Hedge-bill, or Hedge-hook.
=BILLARDIERA= (in honour of Jacques Julien Labillardiere, a celebrated
French botanist and traveller). Apple Berry. ORD. _Pittosporaceæ_. Very
desirable greenhouse evergreen climbers. Peduncles solitary from the
apex of the branches, one-flowered, pendulous; calyx of five subulate
sepals; petals five, combined into a tube below, generally yellow;
stamens five. Fruit edible. Leaves alternate. They thrive either in
pots or planted out in a compost of fibrous loam, leaf soil, and
peat, in equal proportions, with thorough drainage. Cuttings, dibbled
in a pot of sandy soil, placed under a bell glass, in gentle heat,
root readily. They may also be raised from seed, which several of the
species produce in abundance.
=B. angustifolia= (narrow-leaved). A synonym of _B. scandens_.
=B. longiflora= (long-flowered).* _fl._ greenish-yellow, often
changing to purple, solitary; pedicels glabrous. Berries blue. May
to August. _l._ lanceolate, entire. Van Diemen's Land, 1810. A
very free-growing and profuse-flowering species. SYN. _B. ovalis_.
See Fig. 251. (B. M. 1507.)
[Illustration: FIG. 251. FRUITING PORTION OF BILLARDIERA LONGIFLORA.]
=B. mutabilis= (changeable). A synonym of _B. scandens_.
=B. ovalis= (oval-leaved). A synonym of _B. longiflora_.
=B. scandens= (climbing).* _fl._ cream-coloured, at length
purplish, solitary; pedicels same length as the flower. June
to September. _l._ lanceolate-linear, entire. Branches, when
young, villous. New Holland, 1795. SYNS. _B. mutabilis_, _B.
angustifolia_. (B. M. 1313.)
=BILLBERGIA= (named after J. G. Billberg, a Swedish botanist). ORD.
_Bromeliaceæ_. A genus of handsome stove plants. Flowers borne on light
panicles; calyx three-parted; corolla of three convolute petals, scaly
at the base; stamens inserted into the base of the perianth. Leaves
harsh, rigid. These require much the same treatment as recommended
for _Æchmea_. The most suitable soil is a mixture of peat, leaf soil,
and loam in about equal parts, to which is added some sharp sand,
to keep it open and porous. Free and perfect drainage is absolutely
necessary for the successful culture of this class of plants, and a
layer of moss should be placed over the crocks previous to filling
the pots with soil. Although fond of heat, Billbergias will, when in
flower, bear removal to a cooler house than a stove; and, if they are
kept a little dry at the same time, the change will greatly prolong
their blooming period. The stronger growing kinds thrive well in rich,
well-drained loam and leaf mould. Propagation is effected by carefully
taking off the suckers which form at the base, after the plants have
done flowering; but, before doing this, they should be allowed to
attain a good size. The suckers grow quickly when attached to the
parent stem, from which they derive their strength, and feel the check
less when severed; besides which, they become more mature, and are in
better condition for rooting. The best method to adopt is as follows:
Take the sucker in the hand and gently twist it off the stem; next
trim the base by the removal of a few of the lower leaves, and then
insert each sucker separately in a small pot, in sharp soil. A bottom
heat of about 80deg. will greatly facilitate new root-growth; failing
this, they will root freely in the temperature of a stove if placed in
a shaded position for two or three weeks, after which they will bear
increased light and sunshine during the later part of the day. _See
also_ =Æchmea= and =Androlepis=.
=B. amœna= (pleasing). _fl._ greenish-white, tipped with blue,
loosely panicled; bracts rose-coloured. July to winter. _l._
ligulate, abruptly acuminate, slightly spiny. _h._ 2ft. Brazil,
1817. (B. R. 344.)
=B. Baraquiniana= (Baraquin's).* _fl._ green; spikes long,
the upper portion pendulous, bearing four or five large,
oblong-lanceolate, bright scarlet bracts at the base of the
flowers; the stem above the bracts is hoary white. Early spring.
_l._ ligulate, tapering to a point, where, as well as at the edges,
they are armed with sharp reddish spines, arched, transversely
variegated with white scurfy bars. _h._ 1-1/2ft. Brazil, 1865. (I.
H. 1864, 421.)
=B. chlorosticta= (green-spotted). Synonymous with _B. Saundersii_.
=B. iridifolia= (Iris-leaved).* _fl._ red and yellow, tipped with
blue, in drooping spikes; rachis and bracts crimson. March. _l._
lanceolate, ensiform, 1-1/2ft., grey beneath. _h._ 1ft. Rio de
Janeiro, 1825. (B. R. 1068.)
=B. Liboniana= (Libon's).* _fl._, outer perianth segments beautiful
coral red, about half as long as the inner ones, which are whitish
at the base, and a splendid purple upwards. Winter. _l._ in a dense
rosette. _h._ 1ft. Brazil, 1858. (B. M. 5090.)
=B. Lietzei= (Lietz's).* _fl._ in loose terminal racemes, each
subtended by lanceolate pink bracts; sepals rosy pink, half as
long as the greenish corolla. _l._ tufted, ligulate, acute; margin
spiny. Brazil, 1881. A double-flowered variety, with petaloid
stamens, is mentioned by M. Morren, which is interesting in being
the first double-flowered Bromeliad yet recorded. (B. H. 1881, 97.)
=B. marmorata= (marbled).* _fl._ deep blue; calyces green, tipped
with blue; bracts very large, leafy, oblong, bright scarlet;
panicles erect, branched, much longer than the leaves. _l._ broadly
ligulate, sheathing at the base, truncate-mucronate at the apex;
edges very regularly toothed, deep green, freely blotched and
barred with dull reddish-brown. (I. H. 2, 48.)
=B. Moreli= (Morel's).* _fl._, sepals red, densely woolly, less
than half as long as the purplish-violet petals; spike dense,
drooping; bracts large, deep rosy red, much longer than the
solitary sessile flowers. February. _l._ arching, lanceolate,
shining green on both surfaces; marginal spines few and weak, _h._
1ft. Brazil, 1848. An excellent basket plant. SYN. _B. Moreliana_.
(B. H. 1873, 1, 2.)
=B. Moreliana= (Morel's). Synonymous with _B. Moreli_.
[Illustration: FIG. 252. FLOWERS OF BILLBERGIA NUTANS.]