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OF HORTICULTURE. 
Bravoa—continued. 
plant, hardy in very sheltered positions, but in exposed 
situations requiring a slight protection in winter. It is 
an admirable plant for cool-house culture, and delights 
in a compost of light rich loam, leaf mould, and sand. 
Propagated by offsets, which are obtainable in autumn; 
or by seeds, which should be sown as soon as ripe. 
geminiflora (twin-flowered).* Twin Flower. fl. rich orange- 
red, tubular, drooping, disposed in the upper part of the flower- 
stems, which are sometimes 2ft. long. July. J. linear, ensiform, 
pale green. Mexico, 1841. (B. M. 4741.) 
BRAZILIAN TEA. see Ilex paraguariensis and 
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis. 
BRAZIL NUT. See Bertholletia. 
BRAZIL WOOD. See Cæsalpinia brasiliensis. 
BREAD FRUIT. See Artocarpus. 
BREAD NUT. See Brosimum. 
BREDIA (named in honour of Professor J. G. S. van 
Bred). Orp. Melastomaceæ. `An ornamental greenhouse 
shrub, thriving in rich light loam, leaf soil, and peat. Pro- 
pagated by cuttings of the ripened shoots, inserted in sandy 
loam, under a hand glass, in heat; or by seeds. 
B. hirsuta (hairy).* jl. rose-pink, about jin. across, disposed in 
loose, terminal, many-flowered cymes. Autumn, l. ovate acumi- 
nate, hairy. Japan, 1870. (B. M. 6647.) 
‘BREEZE. ‘The small particles or refuse of gas coke. 
It constitutes a very cheap fuel, but, unless mixed with 
good coke, is only suitable for boilers of the saddle type, 
having a good draught. Breeze must not, however, be con- 
founded with coke-dust. 
BREVOORTIA COCCINEA. See Brodiæa coc- 
cinea. 
Fig. 277. FLOWERING BRANCH OF BREXIA MADAGASCARIENSIS. 
BREXIA (from brevis, rain; the large leaves afford 
Pe ae rain), EBRD. Sawifragew. Excellent stove 
3 w green, in axillary umbels, surrounded by 
bracts on the outside. Leaves alternate, simple, dotless, 
ae Sirens with mae stipules. Stems nearly simple. 
uey require a compost of two parts loam and one of peat, 
with the addition of a little sand, to keep the whole open. 
A liberal supply of water must be given at all seasons. 
Brexia—continued. 
Cuttings, with their leaves not shortened, strike readily in 
sand under a hand glass, in heat; or a leaf taken off with a 
bud attached will grow. Leaves as in accompanying 
illustration (Fig. 277), and long,’ narrow, spiny-toothed 
ones, are often produced on the same plant. Probably the 
two species enumetated below are simply forms of one. 
Well hardened off, strong growing plants of B, madagas- 
cariensis are very suitable for sub-tropical gardening. 
B. mada; D 2 * g at b 
entire, while young minutely gland toothed. -A Iih Maap 
car, 1812. See Fig. 277. * g 
B. spinosa (spiny). l. lanceolate, 20in. long, 2in. broad, spiny- 
toothed. h. 20ft. Madagascar, 1820. 
BREXIACEÆ. A section of Sazifragee. 
BRIAR. Sce Rosa. 
BRICKS. In England, the standard thickness of 
brick walls is a Brick and a-half, that is, the length of 
one brick and the breadth of another. Thirty-two paving 
bricks, laid flat, will form one square yard of flooring; if 
set on edge, eighty-four will be required for the same space. 
The best Bricks for walls are those termed Stocks, which 
are well burnt. Grizzells and Place Bricks, being only 
partially burnt, are soft and not durable. In various parts 
of the kingdom, different clays and methods of manufacture 
cause a disparity in the weight and appearance of the 
finished article. Several forms are made to suit various 
purposes, but the standard size is 9in. long by 4}in. wide, 
by 2}in. thick, although, since the remission of the duty, 
some slight variations occur, owing to shrinkage and other 
causes. Fire Bricks are made of a particular kind of clay, 
which will stand intense heat when once burnt, and are 
used in furnaces and other places where durability under 
great heat is a desideratum. Fire-clay should always be 
used in place of mortar in building with 
these. 
BRILLANTAISIA (named after M. 
Brillant). Orp. Acanthacee. A very small 
genus of erect, branching, stove evergreen 
shrubs. Flowers large, in terminal pani- 
cles; corolla ringent; upper lip falcate and 
overarching, with a trifid apex, the lower ` 
one large, spreading, shortly trifid. Leaves 
ovate-cordate, on long petioles, For cul- 
ture, see Barleria. 
B. ensis (ouarn oe rotine . 
cymes sub-sessile, loose; icles termina 
March. l. ite ekiohie. h, 3ft. 
; ite, peti 
Western Africa, 1 This plant, in its habit_ 
of core. resembles some of the largest speciés 
of Salvia, (B. M. 4717.) 
BRISTLES. Stiff hairs. 
BRISTLY. Covered with stiff hairs. 
BRISTLY-TOOTHED. Furnished 
with teeth like bristles, or with the teeth 
ending each in a bristle. 
BRIZA (from briza, to nod). Quak- 
ing Grass. ORD. Graminee. A genus of 
ornamental hardy grasses. Panicle loose; 
calyx two-valved; corolla two-valved, awn- 
less; exterior one ventricose, interior small 
and fiat. Fruit adnate with the corolla. 
These extremely graceful plants delight in- 
a soil composed of loam, leaf soil, and peat. — 
Seeds may be sown in spring or autumn. 
For decorative purposes, the branches should 
be gathered as soon as full grown, and loosely placed in 
flower-stands, todry. ‘Tufts of these plants look extremely 
pretty on the rockery, or amongst hardy ferns. 
B. gracilis (graceful). Synonymous with B. minor. 
maxima (greatest).* Jl, spikelets oblong-cordate, thirteen to 
g aee eg he : tine nodding atthe end. June and July, 
l. bih linear-acuminate. A. 14ft, South Europe, 1633. See 
