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Brandy-bottle, Nuphar hiteum Sibth. et Sm. 



Brandzeia Baill. Leguminosae (ll. i). i Seychelles, Madagascar. 



Brasenia Schreb. Nymphaeaceae (n). t cosmop., exc. Eur. A 12 or 

 more. 



Brassaia Endl. (Schefflera EP.}. Araliaceae (i). 3 Malaya. 



Brassaiopsis Dene, et Planch. Araliaceae (i). 10 Indomal. 



Brassavola R. Br. Orchidaceae (n. 6). 24 trop. Am. 



Brassia R. Br. Orchidaceae (n. 19). 30 trop. Am. 



Brassica (Tourn.) L. (BH. incl. Erucastruni Presl and Sinapis L.). 

 Cruciferae (2). 85 Eur., Medit., As. 7 in Brit. Many forms are 

 cult., some for the flr., others for the stem, root, leaf, or seed. B. 

 nigra Koch is the black mustard, whose seeds yield the condiment. 

 B. oleracea L. is the cabbage, with the various races derived from it, 

 such as cauliflower and broccoli (fleshy infl.), kale or curly greens or 

 borecole, brussels-sprouts (a form in which miniature cabbages are 

 produced in all the leaf-axils on the main stem), kohl-rabi or knol- 

 kohl (trop.) (a thickened stem, or conn, showing leaf scars on its 

 surface), &c. B. campestris L. is the turnip, a biennial with thickened 

 root, and a var. of it B. Napus L. is the rape, used in salads and 

 in the preparation of rape- or colza-oil, expressed from the seeds. 

 [See De Candolle's Orig. of Cultiv. Pits.] It is of interest to notice 

 the great variety of morphology in the veg. organs, correlated with 

 the different ways in which storage of reserve materials is effected, in 

 the root, stem, leaf, flowerstalk, &c. 



Sauer-kraut, or salted cabbage, made by packing cabbage shreds 

 in barrels with salt and pepper, and slightly fermenting, is a favourite 

 food in Germany, esp. for winter use. 



The outer coat of the seed has mucilaginous cell-walls which swell 

 when wetted (cf. Linum). 



Brassocattleya x Rolfe. Hybrid, Brassavola x Cattleya ; others are 

 Brassolaelia, Brassoepidendrum, Brassocattlaelia (triple). 



Brathys Mutis ex L. f. = Hypericum Tourn. p.p. (Guttif.). 



Brauna, Melanoxylon Branna Schott. 



Bravaisia DC. Acanthaceae (iv. A). 2 trop. Am., W. I. 



Bravoa Lex. Amaryllidaceae (n). 5 Mexico. Rhizome with tuberous 

 roots. Fl. zygomorphic by bending. 



Braya Sternb. et Hoppe. Cruciferae (4). 18 Eur., As., S. Am. 



Brayera Kunth. (Hagenia Willd.) Rosaceae (ill. 5). i Abyssinia. 

 The dried 1 fls. (Koso) are used as a remedy for tapeworm. 



Brayodendron Small (Diospyros p.p.). Ebenaceae. i Texas, Mex. 



Brayopsis Gilg et Muschler (incl. Draba p.p.). Cruc. (2). 10 Andes. 



Brayulinea Small (Guilleminea p.p.). Amarant (3). i Ecuador. 



Brazil-cherry, Eugenia spp ; -nut, Bertholletia excelsa H. et B. ; -wood, 

 Caesalpinia Sappan L. &c. ; -ian arrowroot, Manihot utilissima 

 Pohl, M. Aipi Pohl ; -nutmeg, Cryptocarya moschata Nees & M. 



Braziletto (W.I.), Caesalpinia, Peltophorum, Sciadophyllum, Wein- 

 mannia. 



Brazoria Engelm. et Gray. Labiatae (vi). 2 Texas. 



Brazzeia Baill. Tiliaceae. 2 W. trop. Afr. 



Bread-fruit, Artocarpus incisa L ; Nicobar-, Pandanus. ; -nut, Brosi- 

 (Barbados) Artocarpus. 



