BOTANICAL NAMES 45 



Bracken (brak-en). Swedish. "Bracken" (a fern) ; 



our most common fern. 

 Bracts (brakts). L. " Bractea " (a thin leaf of metal) ; 



are small modified leaves or scales from the centre 



of which the flower bud grows. 

 Bracteate (brak-te-at). Having bracts. 

 Bracteole (brak-te-ol). 

 Bractlet (brackt-let). A small bract at the base of the 



flower stalk. 

 Braird (brard). A.S. " Brord " (a point); the first 



leaves of corn that show themselves. 

 Brake. Another name for Bracken. 

 Bramble. A.S. " Brembel " (a thorny bush). 

 Brank. Is the Gaelic for Buckwheat (which see). 

 Brassica (bras-i-ka. L. " Brassica " (a cabbage). Bot. 



name for a group to which many culinary plants 



belong. 

 Brevisetum (brev-i-se-tum). L. " Brvis " (small)-; 



from a characteristic feature. 

 Brevipes (brev-i-pes). L. " Brevis " (short); " pes " 



(foot or stalk) ; short stalked. 

 Bristle Fern (bris-sel-fern). A.S. "Bristel"; when 



the hairs of the plant are stiff and round. Eng. 



name for Trichomanes group. 

 Briza (bri-sa). G. " Brizo " (to hang the head as in 



sleep). Bot. name for Quakergrass group. 

 Broccoli (brok-ko-li). Italian. " Broccoli " (sprouts) ,- 



a variety of the Cauliflower. 

 Brome (brom). Eng. name for Bromus group. 

 Bromus (bro-mus). G. name for Gates. Bot. name for 



Brome group. 

 Brooklime. Is said to mean brook-mud. It is the; 



