Barringtonia (for English judge and
naturalist Daines Barrington)-Bar-
ing-toh-nee-uh.
Bauera (for Francis and Ferdinand
Bauer, botanical painters) - Bah-
wer-uh.
Bauhinia (for Swiss botanists Jean and
Gaspard Bauhin)-Boh-hin-ee-uh.
Beaucarnea - Boh-karn-ee-uh.
Befaria - Bef-fay-ree-uh: Tar-flower.
Begonia (for Michel Begon)-Beg-goh-
nee-uh.
Belamcanda-Bel-am-kand-uh.
Bellis (pretty)-Bell-iss.
Bellium (for its likeness to Bellis)- Bel-
lee-um.
Beloperone (for arrow-shaped anthers)
-Bel-op-er-oh-nee.
Benzoin (perfume, as to resin)-Ben-
zoin: see preferred Lindera.
Berberidopsis (berberis-like) - Ber-ber-
id-dop-siss.
Berberis--Ber-ber-iss: Barberry.
Berchemia-Ber-keem-ee-uh.
Bergenia (for German botanist K. A.
von Bergen)-Ber-jeen-ee-uh.
Bertolonia (for Italian botanist Anto-
nio Bertoloni)-Ber-toh-loh-nee-uh.
Beta-Beet-uh: Beet.
Betula-Bet-yew-luh: Birch.
Bidens (two-teeth, as for its awns or
bristles) - Bye-denz: Bur-marigold,
Tickseed.
Bifrenaria (twice-strapped, as to pol-
len) - Bye-fren-nay-ree-uh.
Bignonia (for French Abbe Jean Paul
Bignon)-Big-noh-nee-uh: Trumpet-
flower (see also Campsis).
Billardiera (for botanist J. J. Labillar-
diere)-Bil-lard-deer-uh.
Billbergia (for Swiss botanist J. G.
Billberg)-Bil-burr-jee-uh.
Blandfordia (for the Marquis of Bland-
ford ) -Bland-ford-ee-uh.
Blechnum-Blek-num.
Bletia (for Spanish pharmacist Luis
Biet)-Blett-ee-uh: see Bletilla.
Bletilla (diminutive of Bletia)-Blet-
till-uh.
Blighia (for Wm. Bligh, British mar-
iner)-Blye-gee-uh: Akee.
Bloomeria (for American botanist H.
G. Bloomer) - Bloo-meer-ee-uh:
Golden-stars.
Blumenbachia (for Dr. J. F. Blumen-
bach)-Bloo-men-bahk-ee-uh.
Boehmeria (for German botanist G. R.
Boehmer) -Boh-meer-ee-uh.
Boltonia (for English botanist James
Bolton) -Bol-toh-nee-uh.
Bomarea (for French naturalist J. C. V.
de Bomare)-Boh-may-ree-uh.
Borago-Boh-ray-go: Borage.
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Boronia (for Francesco Borone)-Boh-
roh-nee-uh. Botrychium (for grape-
like parts) -
Boh-trik-ee-um: Grape-fern, Moon-
wort. Bougainvillea (for French
navigator
L. A. de Bougainville) - Boog-an-
vill-ee-uh. Boussingaultia (for French
chemist J.
B. J. D. Boussingault)-Boo-sin-gol-
tee-uh: Madeira- or Mignonette-vine.
Bouvardia (for French physician Chas.
Bouvard)-Boo-vard-ee-uh. Boykinia
(for one Dr. Boy kin) - Boy-
kin-ee-uh. Brachichyton (for
overlapping hairs
and scales)-Brak-ik-kye-ton: Bottle-
tree. Brachycome (short-hair, as to
tufts)-
Brak-kik-om-ee: Swan River daisy.
Brachypodium (short-foot) - Brak-ip-
poh-dee-um. Brachysema (short-
standard, as to
flower)-Brak-iss-seem-uh. Brassavola
(for Venetian botanist A.
M. Brassavola)-Brass-sav-ol-uh.
Brassia (for American botanist William
Brass) -Brass-ee-uh. Brassica (Latin
for cabbage)-Brass-
ik-uh: The cole crops and mustards.
Brevoortia (for naturalist J. C. Bree-
voort) - Bree-voor-tee-uh: Floral-
fire-cracker. Brickellia (for one Dr.
John Brickel)
-Brik-kell-ee-uh. Briza (classical
name for a grain)-
Brye-zuh: Quaking-grass. Brodiaea
(for Scottish botanist J. J.
Brodie)-Broh-dih-ee-uh: Brodiea.
Bromelia (for Swedish botanist Olaf
Bromel) -Broh-mee-lee-uh. Bromus
(classical name for Oats) -
Broh-mus: Brome-grass. Broussonetia
(for French naturalist
Pierre Broussonet) - Broo-soh-net-
ee-uh: Paper-mulberry. Browallia
(for Swedish botanist J.
Browall) -Broh-wal-ee-uh. Brownea
(for one Patrick Brown) -
Brown-ee-uh. Bruckenthalia (for an
Austrian, von
Bruckenthal) - Brook-en-thay-lee-
uh: Spike-heath. Brunfelsia (for
German botanist Otto
Brunfels)-Brunn-fel-zee-uh. Brunnera-
Brnnn-er-uh. Brunsvigia (for the Duke
of Brunswick)-Brunz-vij-ee-uh.
Bryonia (to sprout, as of annual growth
of tuber)-Brye-oh-nee-uh: Briony.
Bryophyllum (sprouting-leaf) - Brye-
oh-fill-um: see Kalanchoe. Buckleya
(for American botanist S. B.
Buckley) -Buck -lee-uh.
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