BUTOMUS. 
till they come into flower, which | 
wil generally be in from three to 
five years. ‘The soil for almost all 
bulbs should be a free sandy loam, | 
and the situation open, and fully 
exposed to the sun. 
Buxsoco‘piuom.— Melanthacec.— 
Bulbous plants, natives of Spain| 
and the Crimea; flowering in 
March and August, and of easy | 
culture in loamy soil. B. vérnum, 
which does not grow above four | 
inches in height, is a desirable plant 
for growing in a pot. 
Buxzoco‘pium.— The Hoop-pet- 
ticoat Narcissus; a pretty little 
species, not above six inches high. 
Borxev‘zum. — Umbellifere. — 
Hare’s-ear. Herbaceous plants, 
with greenish-yellow flowers, and 
very glaucous or bluish leaves. 
They are natives of Europe, and 
will grow in any common garden- 
soil. Several shrubs are included 
by some botanists in this genus ; | 
but they were separated by Spren- 
gel, and formed into the genus 
Tenéria. ‘These are rather tender, 
being natives of the shores of the 
Mediterranean and the Cape of 
Good Hope; but near London they 
will bear ordinary winters in the 
open air. They should be grown 
in sandy loam. 
Burto\nta.— Leeuminise.--_New 
Holland shrubs, of which B. con- 
férta is the most desirable species. 
It grows to the height of two feet, 
and produces its violet - coloured 
flowers from July to September. 
For its culture, see AvusTRALIAN 
SHRvzs. 
Burvcuer’s Broom.—See Ro’scus. 
Burrer ano Eees.—A kind of 
Narcissus. | 
Bo'romus. —- Butémee. —The | 
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BUXUB. 
BurrerrLies.—These beautiful 
insects are never injurious to gar- 
dens except in their caterpillar state. 
As butterflies, they only sip a little 
honey from the flowers; their sole 
business being to propagate their 
species, and then they die. Thus, 
the butterflies that are almost al- 
ways on the wing, and which are 
the males, may be suffered to flut- 
ter out their brief existence unmo- 
lested; but when a butterfly is 
found sitting on a branch with its 
wings folded, in bright sunshine, it 
should be destroyed, as the butter- 
flies found in this position are gene- 
rally females, just about to lay 
their eggs. Sometimes, butterflies 
thus placed are found, when they 
/are examined, to be dead; and 
when this is the case, the adja- 
cent branches and leaves should be 
searched for eggs. 
Bourrerrty Puanrs.—See Oncr’- 
pium and PuHaL2no’Psis. 
Bo'xus, L.—Luphorbidcee— 
There are only two species known ; 
viz., B. sempervirens, and B. ba- 
ledrica, the Minorca Box, both 
hardy shrubs or low trees. The 
former is one of the most valuable 
plants in European gardens, both 
as an undergrowth in woods, and 
as an ornamental hedge for shelter- 
ing gardens. Box is also much 
used for forming edges to walks ; 
but the kind employed for this pur- 
pose, though it is considered to be 
only a dwarf variety of B. semper- 
virens, is so different from the Tree- 
'box in its habits, that it might al- 
most be considered as a distinct 
species. The Box-tree has been 
grown in European gardens almost 
from time immemorial. It was one 
of the principal ornaments in the 
flowering Rush. One of the hand-| gardens of Pliny; and in more 
somest of aquatic plants, deserving | modern times the Dwarf-box was 
a place in every aquarium. It /| almost the only plant used for form- 
grows to the height of two feet, and | ing the embroidery or seroll-work, or 
produces its elegant head of pink| whatever that terrestrial arabesque 
flowers in June and July. may be called, which came into 
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