BRABEJUM 



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BRACKEN 



B. aconitifo'lia (aconite-leaved). White. N. Amer. 

 ma' jar (greater). i. White. The best species. 



California. 

 roiundifo'lia (round-leaved), i. White. California. 



BRABEJUM. African Almond. (From brabeion, a 

 sceptre ; in reference to the flower-racemes. Nat. ord. 

 Proteads [Proteaceae]. Linn. 2^-Polygamia, i-Monaecia. 

 Allied to Persoonia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen trees. Cuttings of ripe shoots 

 under a bell-glass, in sand. Sandy loam. Summer temp. 

 50 to 65 ; winter, 35 to 45. 

 B. stellatifo'lium (starry-leaved). 15. White. August. 



S. Africa. 1731. 

 stdla'tum (starred). See B. STELLATIFOLIUM. 



BRACHTSTUS. (From brachustos, superlative of 

 brachus, short ; the corolla lobes are very short. Nat. 

 Ord. Solanaceae. Allied to Capsicum.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings in sand in a 

 close frame with moderate heat. Loam, peat and sand. 



B. stramonifo'lius (Stramonium- leaved). 3. Yellow. 

 June. Mexico. 1823. 



BRACHYGHTLUM. (From brachus, short, and cheilos, 

 a lip, in reference to the shortness of the lower petal. 

 Nat. ord. Scitaminaces.) 



A stove perennial requiring similar treatment to 

 Costus and Hedychium. Propagation by division of the 

 roots when commencing to grow. Compost sandy loam 

 and a little peat. The name should be spelt Brachy- 

 cheilum. 

 B. Horsfie'ldii (Horsfield's). 2. Yellow. Java. 1894. 



BRACHYCHTTON. (From brachus, short, and chiton, 

 a tunic. Nat. ord. Sterculiaceae. Now referred to 

 Sterculia.) 



Greenhouse shrubs of easy culture in turfy loam. 

 Propagated by young cuttings in sand, in a close case, 

 with bottom-heat. 



B. acerifo'lium (Maple-leaved). See STERCULIA ACERI- 



FOLIA. 



Bidwi'lli (Bidwill's). See S. BIDWILLI. 



Ddabe'chei (Delabeche's). See STERCULIA RUPESTRIS. 



,, diversifo'lium (various-leaved). See S. CAUDATA. 



BRACHY'COME. (From brachus, short, and home, 

 hair. Nat. ord. Composites [Composite]. Linn. ig-Syn- 

 genesia, 2-Superftua. Allied to the Daisy.) 



Annuals. Sown in a gentle hotbed in March, and 

 transplanted as a half-hardy annual. B. diversifo'lia 

 by cuttings of half-ripe shoots, in close frame ; peat and 

 loam. Winter temp., 38 to 45. 



B. cardioca'rpa (heart-shaped- fruited). Australia. Green- 

 house. 

 diversifo'lia (various-leaved). . White. May. 



Australia. 1823 Greenhouse evergreen. 

 ,, iberidifo'lia (I bens-leaved). . Purple. May. Swan 



River. 1840. Half-hardy annual. 

 albiflo'ra (white-flowered). J. White. Swan 



River. 

 Sincla'irii (Sinclair's). New Zealand. 



BRACBTGLO TTIS. (From brachus, short, and _ 

 a tongue ; the ray florets are short. Nat. ord. Com- 

 posite. Allied to Cineraria.) 



A greenhouse tree. Cuttings under a bell-glass. Loam, 

 peat and sand. 



B. repa'nda (scalloped). Yellow. New Zealand. 1895. 



BRACHYLTE'NA. (From brachus, short, and Icena, a 

 cloak, or covering ; referring to the shortness of the 

 involucre. Nat. ord. Composites [Compositae]. Linn. 

 ig-Syngenesia, 2-Superflua. Allied to Tarchonanthus.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of half-ripe 

 shoots, same as Br achy' come diversifo'lia. 



B. denta'ta (toothed). Yellow. S. Africa. 

 elli'ptica (elliptic). 8. Purple. S. Africa. 1816. 

 ,, nereifo'lia (oleander-leaved). 4. White. September. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1752. 



BRACHYLO'MA. (From brachus, short, and loma, a 

 fringe; the corolla has a short fringe of scales. Nat. 

 ord. Epacridacea?.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of the points 



of shoots in spring, under a bell-glass. Fibrous peat, a 

 little loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 



B. cilia' turn (eyelashed). 3. White. June. Australia. 



1825. 



,, daphnoi'des (Daphne-like). 3. White. April to June. 

 Australia. 1818. 



BRACHYO'TUM. (From brachus, short, and oios, the 

 ear, in reference to the ear-like structure at the base of 

 the anthers. Nat. ord. Melastomaceae.) 



A greenhouse shrub, with showy flowers and allied to 

 Pleroma. The culture required is similar to that and 

 Tibouchina, which see. 



B. confe'rtum (crowded-flowered). Purple. Andes oi 

 Peru. 1873. 



BRACHY'PTERYS. (From brachus, short, and ptcron, 

 a whig. Nat. ord. Malpighiaceae.) 



Stove climber. Cuttings of partly ripened shoots in 

 sand, in a close case, with bottom-heat. Compost, 

 fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 



B. borea'lis (northern). 6. Yellow. July. Central 

 Amer. 1820. 



BRACHYSE'MA. (From brachus, short, and sema, 

 standard ; the flowers having the standard petal short. 

 Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. 

 lo-Decandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen climbers. Seeds in March, in 

 heat ; cuttings of half-ripened shoots in summer, in 

 sand, under a bell-glass, or in close frame, in a mild 

 bottom-heat ; loam and peat, with a little sand. Summer 

 temp., 50 to 65 ; winter, 45 to 55. 



B. acumina'tum (long-pointed). Scarlet. Australia. 



1866. 

 aphy'llum (leafless). Brownish-crimson. N. Holland. 



1849. 

 ,, bracteolo' sum (bracted). 3. Crimson. April. Swan 



River. 1843. 



hy'bridum (hybrid). Crimson, cream. March. 

 ,, lanceola'tum (lance-leaved). Scarlet. February. Swan 



River. 1848. 

 ,, latifo'lium (broad-leaved). 3. Crimson. May. N. 



Holland. 1803. 



,, melanope' 'talum (black- petaled). See B. UNDULATUM. 

 platy'ptera (broad- \vinged-stamened). Crimson. May. 



Swan River. 1844. 

 prcemo'rsum (bitten-short). Red. N. S. Wales. 



1848. 



subcorda'tum (somewhat heart-shaped). Australia. 

 undula'tum (wave-leaved). 3. Green. March. N. S. 



Wales. 1828. 

 villo'sum (long-haired). 3. Crimson. March. Swan 



River. 



BRACHYSPA'TBLA. (From brachus, short, and spatha, 

 a spathe. Nat. ord. Araceas.) 



Stove perennial, with tuberous roots, and requiring 

 similar treatment to Amorphophallus, to which it is now 

 referred. 



B. yaria'bilis (variable). 2. Greenish-purple. Java. 

 1876. 



BRACHYSTE'LMA. (From brachus, short, and sttlma, 

 a crown ; referring to the coronal processes of the 

 flowers. Nat. ord. Asclepiads [Asclepiadaceae]. Linn. 

 5-Pentandria, z-Digynia.) 



Greenhouse tuberous perennials, from the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Cuttings in sandy soil, in heat ; division 

 of the roots ; fibrous loam. Summer temp., 60 to 75 ; 

 winter, 48 to 55. 



B. Arno'ttii (Arnott's). Brown, green. S.Africa. 1868. 



Barbe'ria (Mrs. Barber's). Purple, speckled yellow. 

 August. S. Africa. 1866. 



ca'ffrum (Caffer). \. Yellow. S. Africa. 1894. 



,, cri'spum (curled-leaved). $. Brown, yellow. Sep- 

 tember. 1829. 



,, ova'tum (ovate-leaved), i. Yellow-green. S. Africa. 

 1872. 



,, spathula'tum (spathulate-fcawd). i. Green. June. 

 1826. 



,, tubero'sum (tuberous). i. Purple. June. 1821. 



BRACKEN or BRAKE FERN. See PTERIS AQUILINA. 



