BROMELIA 



BROWALLIA 



B. unifto'ra (one-flowered). J. Porcelain white. March. 



Buenos Ayres. 1832. 



cfmilea (sky-blue). Light sky-blue. 

 conspi'cua (conspicuous). Segments broader. 



1869. 

 volu'bilis (twining). See STROPHOLIRION CALIFORXI- 



CUM. 



BROMEXIA. (Named after Bromel, a Swedish 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Bromeliads [Bromeliacea?]. Linn. 

 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia. Related to the Pine Apple.) 

 Stove herbaceous perennials. Suckers ; rich, lumpy 

 soil, well drained. Summer temp., 60 to 85, with 

 moisture ; winter, 50 to 60, dryish. 

 B. agavoi'des (Agave-like). White, violet; bracts 



scarlet. 1881. 



Ananas (Nanas). See ANANAS SATIVUS. 

 antiaca'ntha (opposite-spined). See B. FASTUOSA. 

 argenti'na (Argentine). Brazil. 

 bi' color (two-coloured). See RHODOSTACHYS BICOLOR. 

 Bino'ti (Binot's). See B. PISGUIX. 

 bractea'ta (r/4-bracted). See JCHMEA BRACTEATA. 

 chrysa'ntha (golden-flowered). 2. Blue. Caraccas. 



1819. 



clandesti'na (hidden). See GREIGIA SPHACELATA. 

 commelynia'na (Cornmelyne's). See B. FASTUOSA. 

 crue'nta (bloody). See BILLBERGIA CRUEXTA. 

 discolor (two-coloured). Pink. April. S. Amer. 

 exsu'dans (exuding). See ^ECHMEA EXSUDAXS. 

 fastuo'sa (proud). 4. Purple. August. S. Amer. 



1815. 

 Fema'ndcf (Mrs. Fernanda's). Yellowish; bracts 



orange-red. Para. 1872. 

 ku'milis (low). See KARATAS HUMILIS. 

 Kara'tas (Karatas). See KARATAS PLUMIERI. 

 lingula'ta (tongue-leaved). See /ECHMEA LINGULATA. 

 longifo'lia (long-leaved). 2. Pink. August. Guiana. 



1852. 



longifo'lia, of Lindley. See RHODOSTACHYS AXDINA. 

 Pauciflo'ra (few-flowered). White, blue ; bracts 



white. Trop. Amer. 1866. 



P"ngut (Pinguin). 3. Red. March. W. Ind. 1690. 

 scar lati'na( scarlet). SeeDisriACAXTHUSSCARLATiNUS. 

 Sce'ptrum (sceptre-like). See B. FASTUOSA. 

 sylve'stris (wood). 3. Crimson. July. S. Amer. 



1820. 



tri'color (three-coloured). Leaves edged creamy- 

 yellow, but rose-red when young. S. Brazil. 1908. 



BROMHEA'DIA. (Named after Sir E. F. Bromhead, 

 Bart. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. zo-Gynan- 

 dria, i-Monandria. Allied to Ansellia.) 



Stove orchids. Offsets ; broken pots, moss, and sandy, 

 fibrous peat ; set the pot in a pan, and keep this filled 

 with water. Summer temp., 60 to 90 ; winter, 55 

 to 60. 



B. finlaysonia'na (Finlaysonian). See B. PALUSTRIS. 

 palu'stris (marsh). 3-8. White, yellow, and purple. 

 June. Sumatra. 1840. 



BRO'MUS. (From bromos, a wild oat. Nat. ord. 

 Grasses [Gramineae].) 



Few of the Brome grasses are cultivated in gardens, 

 Bromus briiceformis being an exception. It is a highly 

 ornamental grass for cutting. Being a biennial, seeds 

 should be sown in the open border any time between 

 April and July. Thin out the seedlings to eight inches 

 apart, keep the ground clean, and they will bloom during 

 the following summer. 



B. brizafo'nnis (Briza-formed). 2. Spikelets oblong, 

 many-flowered. Caucasus. 



BRONGNIA RTIA. (Named after Drongniart, a French 

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

 Linn. i7-Diadelphia, 4-Decandria.) 



In relation with such plants as Colutea and Clianthus. 

 Greenhouse evergreen under-shrubs. Cuttings in sand, 

 in close frame, of young shoots, but firm at the base ; 

 sandy loam and fibrous peat. Summer temp., moderate ; 

 winter, 40 to 45. 

 B. podalyrioi'des(Podalyriz-li\ie). i. Flesh. September. 



Mexico. 1827. 



robinioi'des (Robinia-like). Chili. 

 seri'cea (silky). Purple. Mexico. 1843. 



BROOM. See BESOM. 



BROOM. Cy'tisus scopa'rius. 



BROOM (Spanish). Geni'sta hispa'nica and Spar Hum 

 ju'nceum. 



BROOM-CYPRESS Ko'chia scofa'ria. 



BROOM- RAPE. Oroba'nche. 



BROOM (White or Portugal). Cy'tisus a'lbus. 



BRO'SIMUM. Bread-nut. (From brosimos, edible, or 

 good to eat ; the fruit being edible. Nat. ord. Arto- 

 carpads [Artocarpaceae, a tribe of Urticaceaej. Linn. 

 23-Polygamia, 2-Dicecia.) 



The far-famed Cow-tree of South America (Galactode'n- 

 dron), whose milky juice is as rich and wholesome as 

 the milk of the cow, is Bro'simum Galactode'ndron. An- 

 other species, B. Alica' strum, produces nuts, which are 

 roasted and eaten as bread ; and a third species produces 

 the beautifully-marked wood, called snake-wood. Its 

 gummy juice is also made into india-rubber. Stove 

 evergreen shrubs and tree. Cuttings of ripe wood, in a 

 hotbed ; rich, fibrous loam. Summer temp., 60 to 75 ; 

 winter, 50 to 55. 



B. Alica'stmm (Alicastrum). 6. Apetal. Jamaica. 



1776. Bread Nut. 

 Galactode'ndron (Milk-tree). 50. Guiana. 1829. 



" Cow-tree." 

 spu'riwn (spurious-milkwood) . 6. Apetal. Jamaica. 



1789. 

 u'tile (useful). See B. GALACTODENDRON. 



BROTE'RA OVA'TA. See MELHAXIA ABYSSISICA. 



BROUGHTO'NIA. (Named after Mr. Broughton, aq 

 English botanist. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. 

 zo-Gynandria, i-Monandria.) 



Stove orchids ; division. These may be grown in 

 crocks and fibrous peat, the plant raised above the pot, 

 but best on blocks without moss, being near a roof ; 

 high, moist temperature in summer ; cooler and drier 

 in winter. Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 55 to 65. 



B. au'rea (golden). See EPIDEXDRUM AURANTIACUM. 

 lilaci'na (lilac). Lilac. San Domingo. 

 ni'tida (glossy), ij. Red. June. E. Ind. 1824. 

 sangui'nea (blood-co/owr&/). ij. Crimson. August. 

 Jamaica. 1793. 



BROUSSONE"TIA. (Named after Broussonet, a French 

 naturalist. Nat. ord. Morons, or Mulberries [Moreae, a 

 tribe of Urticaceae]. Linn. 22-Dicecia, 4-Tetrandria.) 



In general aspect there is nothing to distinguish it 

 from a mulberry-tree ; but it is less hardy. Hardy trees ; 

 suckers and cuttings of ripened wood, inserted in autumn, 

 and seeds sown when ripe, or kept over to the following 

 April ; good, common soil. 



B. papyri'fera (paper- bearing). 12. June. Japan. 



1751. " Paper-tree." 

 cucitlla'ta (cowl-leaved). 12. February. French 



variety. 1824. 



disse'cta (cut-leaved). 1847. 

 fru'ctu-albo (white- fruited). 12. August. 

 ,, macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 

 ,, varicga'ta (variegated-leaved). 1846. 

 Plume'rii and tincto'ria. See CHLOROPHORA TINC- 



TORIA. 

 spathula'ta (spathulate-teav&i). See B. PAPYRIFERA 



CUCULLATA. 



BROWA'LLIA. (Named after /. Browallius, Bishop 

 of Abo. Nat. ord. Nightshades [Solanaceae]. T.inn. 

 i4-Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia.) 



Greenhouse annuals ; seeds sown in a mild heat, in 

 March ; potted and re-potted, and kept in the green- 

 house during summer ; light, rich soil. 



B. abbrevia'ta (shortened). Pale red. Peru. 1852. 

 america'na (American). See B. DEMISSA. 

 corda'ta (heart-shaped). Peru. Syn. B. grandiflora, 



of Lindley. 



demi'ssa (low). J. Blue. August. S. Amer. 1735. 

 eip'ta (tall). See B. DEMISSA. 

 donga 'ta (elongated). See B. DEMISSA. 

 grandifio'm (large-flowered). 2. Light yellow. June. 



Peru. 1829. 

 Jameso'nii (Jameson's). See STREPTOSOLEN JAMK- 



SONII. 



