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BREMONTIERA 



B. pu'mila (dwarf). See B. LANCEANA PUMILA. 

 signa'fa (remarkable). Green, changing to yellow. 



Lip white, purple. 1881. 

 *ftyrso'<fcs(thyrse-like). Yellow, spotted green. Peru. 



iwrMco'sfl(warted-lipped). Green and brown. March. 



Guatemala. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). Larger and paler. 

 Wa'generi ( Wagener's) . Colombia. 

 Wra'ycB (Mrs. Wray's). See B. MACULATA. 



BBA'SSICA. Cabbage. (From bresic, the Celtic name 

 for Cabbage. Nat. ord. Crucifers [Cruciferae]. Linn. 

 iS-Tetradynamia.) 



Seeds, chiefly spring and autumn ; but at all inter- 

 mediate periods during summer, according as the pro- 

 duce is wanted young ; deep, rich, loamy soil. We shall 

 only mention the specific names of the most useful, the 

 cultivation of each of which will be found under its 

 common name. 



B. a'lba (white). White Mustard. Britain. 



arve'nsis (field). Field Mustard. Charlock. Britain. 



frute'scens (shrubby). i. July. Madeira. 1777. 



insula'ris (island). White and red veins. Sardinia. 

 1908. 



Na'pus. Rape. England. 



ni'gra (black). Black Mustard. Britain. 



olera'cea (herb-like). Wild Cabbage. England and 

 Ireland. 



ace'phala (headless). Borecole or Kale. Gardens. 



botry'tis (bunched). Broccoli. Gardens. 



cauliflo'ra (stem-flower). The Cauliflower. 

 Gardens. 



bullafta (bullate or wrinkled). The Savoy. Gar- 

 dens. 



gemmi'fera (bud-bearing). Brussels Sprouts. 

 Gardens. 



capita' ta (headed). The Cabbage or Hearting 

 Cabbage. Gardens. 



cau'lo-ra'pa (stem-turnip). Kohl-Rabi. Gardens. 



oxynhi'na (sharp-beaked), i. June. Spain. 1818. 



Ra'pa. The Turnip. England and Ireland. 



Rutaba'ga. The Swede. England and Ireland. 



BRASSOCATL^'LIA. (Garden hybrid between 

 Brassavola, Cattleya, and Lcelia. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 

 For culture, see BRASSAVOLA, CATTLEYA, and L^ELIA. 



B. balaruce'nsis. Hybrid. Lcelio-cattleya schillerianaX 



Brassavola digbyana. 1906. 



Macka'yi. Hybrid. Lceilo-cattleyaelegansXBrassavola 

 digbyana. 1903. 



BRA'SSO-CA'TTLEYA. (A series of hybrids between 

 Brassavola and Cattleya. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]). 



They may be grown in baskets or pots, three-parts 

 filled with crocks, using a compost of fibrous peat, 

 sphagnum, and sand. See BRASSAVOLA and CATTLEYA. 



B.-c. Alexande'ri. Hybrid between Cattleya citrina and 



Brassavola digbyana. 1907. 

 chamberlai'nice. Hybrid. Brassavola digbyanaX 



Cattleya quadricolor. 1902. 

 Clifto'ni. Hybrid. B.-c. digbyana-MossiceXCattleya 



Triance. 1908. 

 conspi'cua. Hybrid. Cattleya Leopoldii X Brassavola 



glauca or B. digbyana. 1902. 

 digbya'no-Forbe'sii. Hybrid. Brassavola digbyanax 



Cattleya Forbesii. 1906. 

 heatone'nsis. Hybrid. Brassavola digbyanaxCattleya 



hardyana. 1902. 

 Hy'ea. Hybrid. Cattleya Loddigesii harrisonceX 



Brassavola digbyana. 1907. 

 laurentia'no-glau'ca. Hybrid. 

 Leema'nnice. Hybrid. Cattleya doiviana aureax 



Brassavola digbyana. 1903. 

 lindleya'no-e'legans. Hybrid. Brassia lindleyanaX 



Lcelio-cattleya elegans. 1898. 

 ,, Ma' rice. Hybrid. Cattleya WarnerixBrassavola 



digbyana. 1902. 

 ,, niva'lis. Hybrid. Brassavola fragransxCattleya 



intermedia. 1900. 

 Pee'tersice. Hybrid. Cattleya WarscewicziixB.-c. 



Mme. Ch. Maron. 1908. 

 Pee'tersii. Hybrid. Brassavola glaucaXCattleya 



lawrenceana. 1905. 



Lcelia ancepsX Brassavola 



B. Sandf'ri. Hybrid. Cattleya Schroderccx Brassavola 



glauca. 1905. * 



,, stria' ta. Hybrid. Brassavola fragransXCaitleya 



Mossice. 1903. 

 Thornto'nii. Hybrid. Brassavola digbyanaxCattleya 



gaskelliana. 1907. 



BRA'SSO-LJE LIA. (Garden hybrids between Brassa- 

 vola and Lcelia. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae].) 



For cultural treatment, see BRASSAVOLA and L^LIA. 

 B.-l. ftado'sa. Hybrid. Brassavola nodosa grandiflora X 



Lcelia fiava. 1906. 

 Jessp'pii. Hybrid. Lcelia xanthinaX Brassavola 



digbyana. 1907. 

 Lellieu'xii. Hybrid. 



digbyana. 1906. 

 Ro'lfei. Hybrid. Lcelia crispaxBrassavola digbyana. 



1903. 

 Thwai'tesii. Hybrid. Lcelia grandiftoraXBrassavola 



digbyana. 1907. 



westfieldie'nsis. Hybrid. Brassavola glaucaX Lcflia 

 flava. 1907. 



BRAVO' A. (Named after Bravo, a Mexican botanist. 

 Nat. ord. Amaryllids [Amaryllidaceae]. Linn. 6-Hexan- 

 dria, i-Monogynia.) 



Pretty Mexican small bulbs, requiring slight protection 

 in winter, or the greenhouse-culture of Ixias. Offsets ; 

 light, rich loam. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 

 45 to 55. 



B. bullia'na (Bullian). 2 to 3. White, tinted greenish- 

 purple, and yellow inside. Mexico. 1884. 

 geminiflo'ra (twin-flowered). Red. July. Mexico. 



1841. 



keive'nsis (Kew). Garden hybrid between B. gemini- 

 fiora and B. bulliana. 1899. 



BRA'YA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. Cruci- 

 fers) 



Hardy perennial herb. Seeds ; divisions in spring. 

 Sandy soil, mixed with leaf mould or peat, in a shady 

 position, and protected from wet in winter. 

 B. alpi'na (alpine). J. White. Alps of Europe, &c. 

 ,, purpura' 'scens (purplish). J. Purplish. May. 

 Melville Island. 1827. 



BRAZILIAN TEA. See ILEX PARAGUAYENSIS and 

 STACHYTARPHETA JAMAICENSIS. 



BRAZIL-NUT. Bertholle'tia. 

 BRAZIL-WOOD. Ccesalpi'nia brasilie'nsis. 



BRAZO'RIA. (Derivation not clear. Nat. ord. La- 

 biatae.) 



Hardy herb intermediate between Physostegia and 

 Scutellaria. Seeds ; divisions in spring. Ordinary soil. 



B. scutellarioi'des (Scutellaria-like). 4. Pale pink. 

 Texas. 1834. 



BREAD-FRUIT. Artoca'rpus. 

 BREAD-NUT. Bro'simum. 

 BREAD-ROOT. Psora'lea escule'nta. 



BREAKING. A tulip's flower is broken when it has 

 attained its permanent colours. A bulbous root is said 

 to break when its foliage begins to be thrust forth ; and 

 a bud breaks when it bursts, to allow the expansion of 

 the leaves or flowers. 



BREAST- WOOD. The shoots which grow out directly 

 from the front of branches trained as espaliers, or against 

 walls. 



BRE'DIA. (Named in compliment to Professor J.G.S. 

 van Bred. Nat. ord. Melastomaceae.) 



A showy greenhouse shrub, propagated by cuttings of 

 fairly firm shoots in sand, in a close case ; also by seeds. 

 Compost, turfy loam, peat, and leaf-mould, with some 

 sharp sand. 

 B. hirsu'ta (hairy). Rose. Autumn. Japan. 1870. 



BREMONTIE'RA. (Named after M. Bremontier. Nat. 

 ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosaa]. Linn. ij-Dia- 

 delphia, ^-Decandria. Allied to Hedysarum.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings in sand, under a 



tlass, in heat ; fibrous loam and peat, with a little sand, 

 ummer temp., 60 to 75 : winter, 50 to 55. 



