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drawn more than another. By constant shifting as the 

 plants fill the pots, and keeping them near the glass, they 

 can be grown very large, much branched, and the flowers will 

 cover the branches all over. Compared with the double 

 varieties of the common Balsam, all the other sorts are 

 unimportant. 



BANKSIA. [Proteacese.] ' Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. 

 Soil, loam and peat in equal parts, with one-eighth sand. In 

 potting put plenty of crocks at the bottom, to make a good 

 outlet for the water : very careful watering is necessary. They 

 should be examined daily. Cuttings of ripened wood strike 

 root in sand under a bell-glass. When the cuttings are struck 

 and established in small pots, grow^ them in the lightest part 

 of the greenhouse, with plenty of air, and shift from one 

 sized pot to another as they become filled with roots. There 

 are many species cultivated, and all are curious, but only fit 

 for large places. 



BAPTISIA. [Leguminosae.] Hardy perennials, with 

 papilionaceous blossoms. Common loamy soil. Multiplied 

 by division. B. alba, white ; B. australis, blue ; B. mollis, 

 blue ; and B. villosa, yellow, are the chief varieties. 



BARBADOES LILY. See Hippeastrum equestris. 



BARNADESIA. [Compositae.] Cool stove shrubs, re- 

 quiring to be kept cool and nearly dry in a close part of a 

 greenhouse in winter. Soil, peat and loam. Propagated by 

 cuttings in sand in gentle heat. B. rosea, flowers deep rose 

 pink, in May. 



BARNAPiDIA. [Liliaceae.] Pretty greenhouse bulb. 

 Soil, sandy loam. Propagated by offsets. The only one 

 worth cultivating is B. scilloides. 



BARTONIA. [Loasaceae.] Half-hardy annuals and 

 biennials. Soil, peaty and rather cool. Propagated by seeds ; 

 the annuals sown in March on a mild hotbed, and planted 

 out in May, or sown in the open ground in April ; the 

 biennials sown in July, and kept in frames during winter. 

 B. aurea, which is the principal sort cultivated, is very 

 pretty. 



BARYOSMA. [Rutacege.] Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, 

 with strong-scented foliage. Soil, sandy loam and peat, in 

 the proportion of one-third of the former to two of the latter. 



