ar termixed with small distinct bracteoles; and each 
224, 
THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Bupleurum—continued. 
autumn or spring; and cutting or divisions of the green- 
house species, in March or April. 
B. fruticescens (shrubby).* /., umbels small, three to five-rayed ; 
involucre of three to five, very short, subulate leaves. August. 
L linear-subulate, stiff, striated, five to seven-nerved. Branches 
slender, elongated, erect. A. lft. Spain, 1752. Hardy and 
evergreen. 
B. fruticosum (shrubby).* Leaves of involucre oblong. July. 
i. of a sea-green colour; oblong, attenuated at the , cori- 
aceous, one-nerved, quite entire, sessile. Bark of branches 
purplish. A. 3ft. to 6ft. Spain, 1596. Hardy. This is nearly the 
only species grown. (W. D. B. 1,14.) 
B. gibraltarica (Gibraltar). fl. yellow. June. l. lanceolate, 
one-nerved, coriaceous. A. 3ft. Gibraltar, 1784. Evergreen, 
half-hardy. 
lium (grass-leaved).* fl. n-yellow. June. Z. 
linear, grass-like, A. 6in. Switzerland, ties, ardy 
perennial, 
longifolium (long-leaved). jl. green-yellow. June. 
l. ovate-oblong ; radical ones A, greet face ones 
amplexicaul, A. 3ft. Switzerland, 1713. Hardy 
perennial, 
BUR. See Centotheca lappacea. 
BURBIDGEA (named after F. W. Bur- 
bidge, the discoverer of the genus, a traveller 
in Borneo, and author of several horticultural 
works). Orp. Scitaminee. A very large, bril- 
liant-flowered_ stove herbaceous perennial, allied 
to Hedychium. For culture, see Alpinia. 
long, lanceolate, r 
ae. ht poao a tufted, to ed 
slender, . N. W. Borneo, 1879. 
Fig. 302, for which we aes dahisi 6 Mauss. Valen 
Sons. (B. M. 6403.) 
BURCHARDIA (named after H. Burchard, 
M.D., a botanical author). ORD. Liliacee. An — 
ornamental greenhouse herbaceous perennial, 
allied to Androcymbium. It thrives best in 
sandy peat, or peat mixed with a little loam. 
Propagated by offsets or divisions, made just 
previous to potting, in spring. It is best to re- 
pot annually. Good drainage should be allowed, 
and the plant must not be potted too firmly. 
B. umbellata AET fi. white, green. August. 
h. 2ft. New Holland, 1820. 
BURCHELLIA (named after W. Burchell, 
a botanical traveller in the Cape of Good Hope, 
and in Brazil). ORD. Rubiacee. A stove ever- 
green shrub from the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers 
scarlet, disposed in heads at the tops of the 
branches, sessile upon a villous receptacle, in- 
head is propped up by the ultimate pair of leaves ; 
_ corolla of a clavate-funnel-shape. Leaves ovate, 
acute, a littl date at the base, petiolate ; 
stipules: lar, broad, cuspidate at the 
Apex, di ous. It grows well in a rich light 
soil, or a mixture of turfy loam, turfy peat, and 
sand. Cuttings, not too ripe, root readily if 
planted in sand, and placed under a hand glass, 
in a gentle heat. = ' 
B. capensis (Cape).* er dean an ong. March. 
i, ovate, acute, clo 
broad, and very short. A. 3ft. rg loft. to laft. in 2 wid 3 
state. SYN. B. bubalina. (B. M. 2339.) 
BURLINGTONIA (named after the “amiable and 
accomplished” Countess of Burlington). ORD. Orchideæ. 
A small genus of epiphytal orchids, all of which are 
beautiful and eminently well worth growing. They may be 
grown upon small blocks of wood, or in rustic baskets, 
suspended from the roof of the plant stove, where, if 
liberally treated with water, and a genial moisture in the 
air during the growing season, very little else will be 
. cultivate; its great enemy is a small white scale, which 
Burlingtonia—continued. 
required to ensure health and vigour. In the dull days of 
winter, they should be watered less frequently, but the 
plants must not be allowed to exhibit the slightest signs of 
distress from drought, or the consequences may be fatal to 
their health. When fastening these plants to blocks- of 
wood, a little sphagnum should be used, for experience 
proves that they thrive best when their thin white roots 
can escape and hang exposed to the air. If growing them 
in baskets, it is preferable first to fasten them securely 
upon small pieces of bare cork, then to fill the basket, 
and finally to cover the whole thinly with a layer of 
sphagnum, 
. 
Generally speaking, this genus is not a difficult “one to” 4 
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Fia. 303. FLOWER-SPIKE, PSEUDO-BULB, AND LEAF OF BURLINGTONIA DECORA 
itself in the sheathing bases of the leaves. Here 
pper as e s to the great detriment of the plants; 
the leaves soon turn yellow at the base, and drop off ; the 
whole plant looks sickly, and soon dies, or else requires a 
very long time and much trouble to achieve its recovery 
to health. To prevent this, the bases of the leaves must 
be carefully looked into every time the plants are taken 
down to be dipped in water; and, should the slightest 
sign of this pest appear, a thorough washing with soft 
soap and tepid water must be given, repeating the opera- 
tion every day until all traces of the insect are re- 
moved. Red thrip are also apt to work much mischief — 
