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mitted, removing them entirely the lat- 

 ter part of March. 



BROTERA, corymhosa. Hardy herb- 

 aceous perennial. Division. Loam and 



It is the practice of some who have peat 

 light dry cellars, to place them therein, BROUGHTONIA. Two species, 

 when removing them in the autumn, Stove epiphytes. Division. Wood, 

 burying the roots and stalks as above BROUSSONETIA. Two species, 

 directed. In that situation they re- Hardy deciduous trees. Cuttings. Light 

 quire no further care or protection, open soil. 



Broccoli is someiimes sown about the BROWALLIA. Four species. Green- 

 middle of September, the plants pre- house annuals. Seeds. Rather sandy 

 served in frames during winter, and put soil. 



BROWNEA. Five species. Stove 

 evergreen shrubs. Ripe cuttings. Sandy 

 loam and peat. 



BROWXLOWIA elata. Stove ever- 

 green tree. Cuttings. Sandy loamy 

 soil. 



BRUCHUS, a genus of beetles. 



B. graiiarius and B. pisi are greatly 



destructive to our pea crops. They are 



small brownish beetles, usually found 



at the same time the plants are in flower, 



out in the spring. They are by no 

 means certain to succeed well at that 

 season ; a few nevertheless might be 

 thus managed, as they will generally 

 head in the autumn, when tailing to do 

 so during the summer months. 



"All the Brassica or Cabbage tribe is 

 subject to be preyed upon by various 

 insects, the most destructive of which 

 in this country is the ' Black Fly' 

 (Ilaltica nemorum) ; and in such im- 

 mense quantities do they sometimes and they deposit their eggs in the ten- 

 appear, and so voracious their appetite, der seeds of leguminous plants, and 

 that extreme difficulty is found in pro- sometimes in different kinds of corn, 

 tecting the young plants from their In these the larva, a small white lieshy 

 depredations. As soon as they appear. , grub, tinds both a suitable habitation 

 take wood ashes, mixed with one-third j and an abundance of food. It under- 

 air-slaked lime, and sprinkle over the goes all its transformations in the seed, 

 entire plants, first wetting the leaves j and the perfect insect remains in it till 

 that the dust may adhere ; this should i the spring, though in fine autumns the 

 be repeated as often as it flies ofl^, or is perfect insects appear at that season 

 washed olf by rain. An application of] also. The larva; possess the singular 

 lime water is also beneficial ; it is disa- instinct of never attacking the vital part 

 preeable to the fly as well as the slug ; j of the seed till the last, 

 the latter insect preys much upon them | We have often observed the seed 

 in damp weather. But the most certain \ pods of chorozema, and other delicate 

 preventive is a solution of whale-oil ' and scarce leguminous plants in green- 

 soap — a solution of common soft-soap houses, pierced by the Brnchus pisi. 

 or brown-soap, would probably answer i The more effectual remedy is to pull 

 the purpose; the alkali therein is par- i up and burn the haulm and pods alto- 

 ticularly offensive to that troublesome gether, and not attempt to get a crop 



intruder." — Rural Register 

 BRODL^EA. Two species 



B. con- 



at all. Peas infested with B. granarius, 

 are always known by a small hole being 



g:e.s/rt, green-house ; B. grandiflora, half! on one side, and these should be care- 

 hardy bulbous peren'nials. Offsets, fully picked out, as they not only spoij 



Sandy peat. 



the appearance of a sample, but spread 



BllOMELIA. Fifteen species. Chiefly the injury 

 Btove herbaceous perennials. B. disco- BRUGMANSIA. Four species. 

 lor is an evergreen shrub; B. exudans. Green-house evergreen shrubs. B. Way- 

 an epiphvte. Suckers. Rich loamy soil. 7?innu' is a stove evergreen tree. Cut- 



BROMHEADIA pa/us^r/s. Stove epi- 

 phyte. Offsets. Peat and potsherds. 



BRONGNIARTIA, podalyrioides. 

 Green-house evergreen shrub. Cuttings. 

 Sandy loam and peat. 



BiioOM. See Besom. 



BROSIMUM. Two species. Stove 

 evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Loamy 

 soil. 



tings. Rich soil 



BRUISE. See Canker. 



BRUNIA. Eighteen species. Green- 

 house evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. 

 Sandy peat. 



RRUNNICHIAc/rr/iosa. Green-house 

 evergreen climber. Cuttings. Loamy 

 soil. 



BRUNONIA australis. Hardy herb- 



