1900 SUPPLEMENT—RECENT INTRODUCTIONS, 
Brachyglottis—continued. 
is a noble, half-hardy tree or low shrub. It succeeds well in 
a compost of peat and loam in equal proportions, pro- 
viding, of course, for drainage. It may be grown in pots 
for the conservatory. It is usual to pinch out the points 
of the growths frequently in order to secure bushy plants. 
B. repanda (repand-leaved). (fl.-heads minute, excessively 
numerous, tomentose. Z. very large (6in. to 12in. long), alternate, 
peas, broadly Cpe EE or cordate-oblong, irregularly 
obed or waved on the margin, dark shining green above, densely 
soft, white, cottony-tomentose beneath. Branches slender, 
flexuous. New Zealand, 1895. This will probably prove a good 
seaside tree in favoured districts. 
BRACHYLZENA. Syn. Oligocarpha. Half-a-dozen 
species are included in this genus. Flower-heads dicecious, 
discoid, in small racemes or panicles. Leaves alternate 
entire. 
-BRACHYLOMA (from brachys, short, and loma, a 
fringe ; in allusion to the fimbriate scales or bunches of hair 
in the throat of the corolla). Orp. Epacrider. A genus 
embracing half-a-dozen species of greenhouse shrubs, of 
varying habit, all Australian. Flowers small, axillary, 
solitary, shortly pedicellate. Leaves striate-nerved. Two 
of the species, B. ciliatum (Syn. Lissanthe ciliata) and 
B. daphnoides (Syn. L. daphnoides, L. B. C. 466), have 
been introdueed, but are probably no longer cultivated. 
BRACHYLOMA (of Hanstein). Included under 
Isoloma (which see). 
BRACHYOTUM. Syn. Arthrostemma (in part). 
This genus embraces about two dozen species of rigid, stove 
or greenhouse shrubs, natives of Peru, Bolivia, and 
Colombia. Flowers yellow or purple, rather large, drooping 
or nodding, one to three towards the tips of the branchlets ; 
calyx lobes and petals four or five each; stamens eight or 
ten. Leaves usually ovate or oblong, with recurved 
margins. 
BRACHYPTERIS (from brachys, short, and pteron, 
a wing; in allusion to the short wings borne by the 
fruits of this genus). Orp. Malpighiacee. <A ‘genus 
consisting of a couple of species of stove, twining 
shrubs, natives of tropical America and the West 
Indies. Flowers yellow, simply umbellate or corymbose ; 
ealyx five-parted ; petals clawed, unequal. Leaves opposite, 
entire, petiolate. Only one species—B. borealis—has 
been introduced, and it is doubtful if that is now in 
cultivation. . 
BRACHYRHYNCHOS. Included under Senecio 
(which~ sée), the correct name of B. albicaulis being 
S. diversifolius pinnatifidus. ; 
BRACHYRIS. A synonym of Gutierrezia (which 
see). 
BRACHYSCYPHA. Included under Lachenalia 
(which see). B. undulata is synonymous with JL. 
pusilla. 
BRACHYSEMA. About fourteen species, confined 
to tropical and Western Australia, are referred to this 
genus. To those described on pp. 208-9, Vol. I., the 
following should be added : 
B. aphyllum,(leafiess). #. red, pedicellate and solitary in 
the upper notches ; calyx jin. long; standard ovate, scarcely 
half as long as the calyx. Stems erect or diffuse, flat, with 
rigid, broad wings descending from the nodes, truncate and 
ate an obtuse notch at the upper end. 1849. (B. M. 
B. acuminatum is rare in cultivation. 
BRACHYSPATHA. Bentham and Hooker include 
this under Amorphophallus (which see). 
BRACHYSTELMA. About fourteen species, natives 
of. South and Eastern tropical Africa, are included in 
this genus, To those described on p. 209, Vol. I., the 
following should be added: : 
caffrum (Kaffir). 7. bright clear yellow, lateral between the 
bases of the leaves, solitary or rarely two from the same node; 
&c. 159 
Brachystelma—continued. 
corolla rotate. July. J. ovate, acute, sin. to jin. long. Stems 
slender, scaberulous, 3in. to 5in. long. S. Africa, 1894. 
B. caudatum (tailed). A synonym of B. crispum. 
B. crispum (crisped). #. greenish, with dark spots; corolla 
segments long-attenuated. September. J. oblong, obtuse, 
sinuated, irregularly undulated-crisped, attenuated into the 
petioles. A. 6in. South Africa, 1829. (B. M. 3016.) Syn. B. 
caudatum. 
BRACHYSTEPHIUM. Included under Brachy- 
come (which see). Brachystephiwm leucanthemoides is 
synonymous with Brachycome diversifolia. 
BRACTEOSE. Having large or numerous bracts. 
BRADLETIA. Included under Phyllanthus (which 
see). 
BRAHEA. Of the four known species of this genus, 
one is indigenous to Mexican Texas and the mountains of 
Mexico, and the rest inhabit Mexico and the Andes. To 
that described on p. 209, Vol. I., the following should be 
added : i 
B. edulis (edible). A synonym of Erythea edulis. 
B. filamentosa (thread-like), A synonym of Washingtonia filifera. 
B. glauca (greyish-green). A gardemsynonym of Erythea armata. 
B. nitida (shining). ., spadix very large, much branched, 
glabrous. fr. black, about the size of a pea. J. large, fan-like, 
palmately cleft, glaucous-green. Mexico, 1887. (R. H. 1887, 
p. 344, f. 67-70.) 
B. Roézlii (Roézl’s). A synonym of Erythea armata. 
BRAINEA. The roots of Brainea insignis are of a 
remarkably brittle nature, and great care must be taken 
in repotting; if that operation is carelessly done, a cer- 
tain quantity of roots are mutilated, and the chances are 
that the plant will never recover. The compost which it 
prefers is a mixture of fibrous peat and loam in equal 
parts, with the addition of some sharp sand; it also 
requires thoroughly good drainage, as it should receive 
plenty of water at the roots and on the stem. It is 
usually propagated from spores, which germinate freely. 
BRAKE FERN. See Pteris aquilina. 
BRAKE-ROOT. See Polypodium vulgare. 
BRAMIA. A synonym of Herpestis (which see). 
BRANCHING ANNUAL STOCK. A common 
name for Malcolmia maritima (which see). 
BRAND. This is another popular name for the 
Ustilaginez, or Smut Fungi. 
BRANDED PINE WEEVIL. A popular name 
for Pissodes notatus, described and illustrated under Pine 
Weevils (Vol. II1.). 
BRANDTIA. A synonym of Arundinella (which see). 
BRASENIA SCHREBERI. The correct name of 
the plant described on p. 164, Vol. II., as Hydropeltis 
purpurea. Brasenia is a monotypic genus. 
BRASSAIOPSIS (from Brassaia, an allied genus, 
not known in our gardens, and opsis, resemblance). Orn. 
Araliacexr. A genus comprising about eight species of 
prickly or unarmed, glabrous or tomentose, stove, ever- 
green trees or shrubs, natives of the East Indies. and the 
Indian Archipelago. Flowers usually polygamous; calyx 
five-toothed on the margin; petals five, valvate; stamens 
five ; pedicels continuous with the flowers ; umbels in large, 
compound panicles. Leaves digitate or palmate. Only 
one species calls for mention here. It requires similar 
culture to the stove species of Aralia (which see). 
B. speciosa (showy). jf. yellow ; panicle usually lft. or more in 
length ; bracts at the base of the branches persistent. April. 
l. digitate ; leaflets lanceolate or elliptic, 4in. to 8in. long, lin. 
to 3in. broad, rounded or attenuated at base, entire, crenulate 
or lightly sub-serrate; petiolules usually more than lin. long. 
ai 1847. Syn. Hedera glomerulata (B. M. 4804; R. G. 1863, 
t. E 
BRASSAVOLA.” About a score species, ranging from 
Mexico and the West Indies to Brazil, are included in 
this genus. Several formerly classed here (including 
