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BRACT. The small, modified leaf placed at the base 

 of flowers or their stalks, and not inaptly called the 

 floral leaf. The most familiar example is the pale green , 

 oblong one attached to the flower-stalk of the Lime-tree 

 (Ti'lia vulgaris). 



BRACTEATE. Having bracts. 



BRA'HEA. (Named after Tycho Braht, a celebrated 

 astronomer. Nat. ord. Palmaceac.) 



Warm greenhouse Palms of dwarf habit, with fan- 

 shaped leaves. Propagated by seeds. Compost fibrous 

 loam, about one-third peat, and plenty of sand. Water 

 freely in summer. 



B. calcara'ta (spurred). Mexico. 1871. 

 du'lcis (sweet). Peru. 1865. 

 edu'lis (edible). See ERYTHEA EDULIS. 

 fUamento'sa (thready). See WASHINGTONIA FILIFERA. 

 glau'ca (sea-green). See ERYTHEA ARMATA. 

 ni'tida (shining). Mexico. 1887. 

 Rcf'xlii (Roezl's). See ERYTHEA ARMATA. 

 serrula'ta (finely-sawed). 10. Green, white. Georgia. 

 1809. 



BRATNEA. (In memory of C. J. Braine, of Hong- 

 Kong. Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices].) 



A handsome greenhouse tree fern, easily grown in a 

 compost of turfy loam and peat in equal proportions, 

 with plenty of sharp sand. 



B. insi'gnis (remarkable) . Fronds, 2 to 3 ft. Hong- Kong. 

 1856. 



BRAMBLE. Ru'bus. 



BRANCHING ANNUAL STOCK. Malco'mia mari'- 

 tima. 



BRASE'NIA. (Probably commemorative. Nat. ord. 

 Nymphaeaceas.) 



A hardy water plant for the muddy margins of a pond 

 or tank, to be protected in winter. Divisions. 



B. Schrebe'ri (Schreber's). Red. July. N. Amer., 

 Japan, &c. 1798. 



BRASSAIO PSIS. (From Brassaia, and opsis, re- 

 semblance ; the species resemble Brassaia. Nat. ord. 

 AraliaceaB.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings in sand under 

 a bell-glass. Fibrous loam, peat and sand. 

 B. acuUa'ta (prickly). White. Himalaya. 1816. 

 specio'sa (showy). 7. Yellow. April. Himalaya. 

 1847. 



BRASSA'VOLA. (Named after A. M. Brassavola, a 

 Venetian botanist. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. 

 Linn. 2o-Gynandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove orchids. Divisions ; best grown on blocks of 

 wood, but will do in peat, crocks, and sphagnum. Summer 

 temp., 70 to 90, and moist ; winter, 55 to 65, and 

 dry. 

 B. acau'Jts(stemless). J. Creamy-white. June. Central 



Amer. 1852. 



amazo'nica (Amazonian). Brazil. 1839. 

 angusta'ta (narrowed). Yellowish-green. June. 



Demerara. 

 corda'ta (heart-lipped), i. White, green. May. 



Brazil. 

 cuculla'ta (hooded). 1. Purple and white. June. 



W. Ind. 1790. 

 cuspida'ta (spear-/t'/>/>f). \. White. March. 



Trinidad. 1839. 



digbya'na (Mr. Digby's). See L^ELIA DIGBYANA. 

 e'legans (elegant). See TETRAMICRA RIGIDA. 

 filifo'lia (thread-leaved). Colombia. 

 fra' grans (fragrant). Brazil. 

 gibbsia'na (Gibbsian). See B. TUBERCULATA. 

 glau'ca (milky-green). See L^LIA GLAUCA. 

 grandifto'ra (large-flowered). White. March. Hon- 

 duras. 1838. 



linea'ta (line-leaved). Light yellow. S. Amer. 1850 

 martia'na (Dr. Martius's). i. White. March. 



Berbice. 1838. 

 nodo'sa (knotty), i. Yellowish-green. October. 



W. Indies. 1838. 



odorati' 'ssima (sweetest-scented). See B. CUCULLATA. 

 Perri'nii (Perrin's). i. Green. September. Rio 

 Janeiro. 1831. 



B. retu'sa (end-notched). White, green. March. Mara- 

 caybo. 



,, rhopalorrha'chis (clubbed-rachis). Guatemala. 1852. 



tubercula'ta (knobbed). $. White. July. Bruil. 

 1827. 



veno'sa (veiny-lipped), i. White. March. Hon- 

 duras. 1839. 



BRASSIA. (Named after Mr. Brass, a botanical 

 traveller for Sir Joseph Banks. Nat. ord. Orchids 

 [Orchidaceae]. Linn. zo-Gynandria, i~Monogynia.) 



Stove orchids. Divisions ; rough turf, in pots, well 

 drained. Those from Guatemala require less heat than 

 those from the West Indies ; water freely when grow- 

 ing, but give little when at rest. Temp, same as for 

 Brassa'vola. 

 B. angu'sta (nano-w-fl&wered). See B. LAWRENCEANA 



ANGUSTA. 

 anthero'tes (brilliant). Yellow, black. Trop. Amer. 



1879. 



arcui'gera (bow-bearing). Peru. 1869. 

 arista' ta (awned). See B. VERRUCOSA. 

 ,, bi' color (two-coloured). Yellow, purple. Peru. 

 bi'dens (two- toothed). Brown, yellow. May. Brazil. 



1842. 

 ,, brachia'ta (opposite-branched). 2. Yellowish-green 



and brown. September. Guatemala. 1843. 

 brachy'pus (short-stalked). Ecuador. 

 cauda'ta (long- tailed), i. Yellow and brown. Feb- 

 ruary. W. Ind. 1823. 

 hierogly'phica (hieroglyphical). Sepals and petals 



with brown bars. W. Ind. 1881. 

 chlo'rops (green-eye). Green, black. Costa Rica. 



1873. 



,, cinnamo'mea (cinnamon-coloured). See B. KEILIANA. 

 Clowe* sii (Clowes's). Brown, yellow. August. 



Brazil. 1844. 

 cochlea'ta (spoon-lipped). See B. LAWRENCEANA 



COCHLEATA. 



cryptophtha'lma (hidden-eyed). Yellow. Blackish- 

 violet. Winter. Peru. 1876. 

 elega'ntula (elegant). Green and brown bars. Mexico. 



1885. 

 euo'des (good-looking). Brown-red, yellow. May. 



Colombia. 1880. 

 farini'fera (meal-bearing). Red-brown. Ecuador. 



1870. 

 forgetia'na (Forgetian). Whitish, chocolate-purple. 



Peru. 1910. 

 gireoudia'na (Gireoudian). Yellow, spotted red. 



Brazil. 

 gluma'cea (chaffy). Green- yellow, and brown rings. 



Venezuela. 1868. 



guttula'ta (finely spotted). See B. MACULATA. 

 gutta'ta (blotched). See B. MACULATA GUTTATA. 

 havane'nsis (Havana). 



keilia'na(Keilian). Orange. Venezuela. 1862. 

 ,, tri'stis (sad). Amber-brown, lemon. Caraccas ; 



Colombia. 

 lancea'na (Lancean). f. Yellow-brown, spotted. 



January. Surinam. 1843. 

 macrosta'chya (large-spiked). Green, brown. 



Demerara. 



pu'mila (dwarf). Yellow, purple. 1844. 

 viridifto'ra (green-flowered). Green. March. 



Demerara. 1833. 

 lawrencea'na (Lawrencean). i. Yellow, brown. 



April. Brazil. 1839. 

 angu'sta (narrow-petaled). Yellow. October. 



Brazil. 1839. 

 cochlea'ta (shell- formed), i. Green, brown. April. 



Demerara. 1834. 



longi' ssima (longest). Orange- yellow, purple- 

 brown. Costa Rica. 1868. 

 Lewi' sii (Lewis'). Greenish- yellow, spotted brown. 



Lip pale yellow. 

 macrosta'chya (large-spiked). See B. LANCEAN A 



MACROSTACHYA. 



macula'ta (spotted). Yellow, red-spotted. April. 



Jamaica. 1806. 

 ,, gutta'ta (blotched). Green, yellow. August. 



Guatemala. 1843. 

 ocane'nsis (Ocanian). Colombia. 

 peruvia'na (Peruvian), i. Yellow, green. April. 



1844. 



