224 



The Dictionary of Gardening, 



o "Toon- 



Ijinceolate, 

 ICvergl'een, 



June. I. 



Bupleunun— nmlui aed. 

 antumii or spring:; imd cuttinn- nr ilivisinns nf tli 

 house specios, in M:u-ch or April. 



B. frutlcescens (slnuliliy).* rf., unilj.'ls small, tliree to fiverayml • 

 iiiviiliicie i.f tlin-f to tive, very shmt, sul>iilate leaves. AuKU-t' 

 I. lineai-suli\ilate, stiff, striated, five to seven-nerved Brmi'lu's 

 slender, elonsateil, erect. h. 1ft. Spain, 1752. Hanly and 

 evergreen. 



B. frutlcosnm (sin nhliy),' Leaves of involucre oWonj. July. 

 t. of a sea ;;n'iii eiilinir; nldouK, attenuated at the liase, cori. 



•"'Lons e-nerved. i|uite entire, sessile. Bark of liranehes 



IJiirphsh. A. 3ft. to 6ft. .Spain, 1595. Hardy. This is nearly the 

 only species Kl-own. (\V. D. ];. 1, 14.) 



B. gibraltarica (fMhr.iltar). Jl. yellow. June. I. 

 oii,-.ii,iveil, c.riaceous. h. 3ft. (JibnalUar, 1784. 



half hardy. 



B. graminifolium (frrass-Ieaved).' /f. Rieen-yellow 

 linear, Kn.ss-like. A. 6in. Switzerl.an'd, 1768. Hardy 

 perennial. 



B. longifolium (loiiK-leaved). yf. prcen-yellow. June. 

 /. ovate-ohlon^ ; radical ones .stalked ; cauline ones 

 .ampIe.Mcaul. /,. 3ft. Switzeriand, 1713. Hardy 

 perennial. 



BUB. See Centotheca lappacea. 

 BUBBIDGEA (named after F. W. Bur- 

 bidge, the discoverer of the genus, a traveller 

 in Borneo, and author of several horticultural 

 work.s). Oed. Scitiiminece. A very large, bril- 

 liant-flowered stove herbaceous perennial, .allied 

 to Hedyrhiiim. For culture, see Alpinia. 

 B. nitida (shining).* jl., perianth-tube lin. to Uin. 

 long, slender ; outer segments IJin. to 2in. in dia- 

 meter, bright orange-scarlet ; panicle terminal, 4in. 

 to 6in. louK, niany-tlowered. Summer. (. lin. to 6in. 

 long, elliptic-lanceolate, cordate-acuminate, rather 

 fleshy, bnijht green above. Stems tufted, 2ft. to 4ft. 

 high, slender, terete, leafy. N. W. Borneo, 1879. See 

 Kig. 302, for which we are indebted to Messrs. Veitch 

 and Sons. (B. M. 6403.) 



BUBCHABDIA (named after H. Bnrchard, 

 M.I)., a botanical author). Oud. Liliarem. An 

 ornamental greenhouse Iierbaoeous perennial, 

 allied to Andrurymbium. It thrives best in 

 sandy peat, or peat mixed with a little loam. 

 Propagated by off.sets 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. nmbellata (nmbelled). il. white, green. August. 

 h. 2ft. New Holland, 1820. 



BUBCHELLIA (named after W. Eurehell, 

 a botanical traveUor in the Cape of Good Hope, 

 and in Brazil).. Okd. Rubiacew. 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 reoeptade, in- 

 termixed with small distinct bracteoles; and e.ach 

 head is propped up by the ultimate pair of leaves : 

 corolla of a clavate-funnel-shape. Leaves ovate, 

 acute, a little cordate at the base, petiolate ; 

 stipules interpetiolar, broad, cuspidate at the 

 apex, deciduous. 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. bubalina O'uff.alo). A synonym of B. capensis. 

 B. capensis (Cape).* fl. deep scarlet, nearly lin. lonf 



Burlingtonia— (ou/i/iue.i. 

 rpipiirod to ensure health and vigour. In the dull days of 

 winter, lli,.y should be watered less frequently, but the 

 pl.ants must not be allowo.l to exhibit the slightest si.'ns of 

 distress from drought, or the conse.piences may be fatel to 

 their health. When fastening these ,, hints to blocks of 

 wooil, a little sphagnum should he used, for experience 

 proves that they thrive best when their thin white roots 

 can escape and hang exposed to the air. If growin" 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 

 cultivate; its great enemy is a small white scale, which 



Fio. 303. Flower-spike, Pseudo-bulb, aud 1.eaf of Burli.ngto.ma decora 



March. 



t. ovate, acute, clothed with hispid pubescence ; stipules very 

 broad, and very short. Ii. 3ft. to 5ft. ; 12ft. to 14ft. in a wild 

 state. Syn. B. bulialina. (B. M. 2339.) 



BUBI.INGTONIA (named after the "amiable and 

 accomplished" Countess of Burlington). Oun. Orchidea:. 

 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 



secretes itself in the sheathing bases of the leaves. Here 

 it rapidly midtiplies, to the great detriment of the plants ; 

 the leaves soon turn yellow at the base, and drop off ; the 

 whole pl.ant looks sickly, and soon dies, or else requires a 

 very long time and much trouble to achieve its recovery 

 to health. To j^revent this, the bases of the leaves must 

 be carefully looked into every time the plants are taken 

 down to be dipjiod 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 



