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B. lindenia'na (Lindenian). See B. CALTCINA. 

 Lockha'rtii (Lockhart's). Purple. April. Trinidad. 



1840. 



macra'ntha (large-flowered). See B. CALYCINA. 

 monta'na (mountain). 4. White. July. W. Ind. 



1820. 



ni'tida (shining). Trop. Amer. 

 pauciflo'ra (few-flowered). See B. CALYCINA. 

 pohlia'na (Pohli's). Blue, white. April. Brazil. 



1840. 



Sie'beri (Sieber's). Country unknown. 

 undula'ta (nave-flowered). 4. White. June. 



Jamaica. 1820. 



uniflo'ra (one-flowered). See B. HOPE ANA. 

 viola'cea (violet-coloured). See B. CALYCINA. 

 BRU'NIA. (Named after C. Brun, a traveller in the 

 Levant. Nat. ord. Bruniads [Bruniaceae]. Linn., 5- 

 Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs and under-shrubs, from 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Cuttings of young shoots in 

 sand, under a hand-light, in summer ; sandy peat. 

 Summer temp., moderate ; winter, 38 to 45. 

 B. abrotanofdes (southernwood-like). See BERZELIA 



ABROTANOIDES. 



cilia.' ta (ciliated). i\. June. S. Africa. 1812. 

 como'sa (tufted). See BERZELIA LANUGINOSA. 

 e'legans (elegant). 2. White. July. 1817. 

 ericoides (heath-like). See BERZELIA SQUARROSA. 

 formo'sa (handsome). 2. White. 1817. 

 globo'sa (globe-Uke). See NEBELIA GLOBOSA. 

 glutino'sa (clammy). See STAAVIA GLUTINOSA. 

 te'vis (smooth). 2. White. July. 1822. 

 macrop hy 'Ua (large-leaved), i. White. July. 1815. 

 microphVUa (small-leaved). See RASPALIA MICRO- 



PHYLLA. 



nodiflo'ra (knot-flowered). 6. White. July. 1786. 

 palea'cea (scaly). See NEBELIA PALEACEA. 

 phylicoi'dfs (Phylica-like). See RASPALIA DREGEANA. 

 pinifo'lta (pine-leaved), a. White. July. 1789. 

 plumo'sa (feathery). See BERZELIA SQUARROSA. 

 racemo so. (racemed). x. White. October. 1801. 

 radia'ta (rayed). See STAAVIA RADIATA. 

 squarro'sa (broad-spreading). See BERZELIA SQUAR- 



ROSA. 



supe'rba (superb). See BERZELIA LANUGINOSA. 

 verlicitta'ta (whorled). 3. White. July. 1794. 

 virga'ta (twiggy). 3. White. July. S.Africa. 1794. 



BRUNNI CHIA. (Named after Brunnich, a Danish 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Buckwheats [Polygonaceae]. Linn. 

 lo-Decandria, 2-Trigynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen climber. Cuttings root freely ; 

 fibrous loam, with a little sand. Summer temp., 60 to 

 70" ; winter, 38 to 45. 



B. cirrho'sa (tendrilled). 6. Pink. July. Carolina. 

 1787- 



BRUNO'NIA, (Named after Dr. Brown, the celebrated 

 English botanist. Nat. ord. Goodenoviaceae. Linnaean 

 class and order uncertain.) 



Dr. Brown himself, and other great authorities, have 

 been, and still are, in doubts as to the true position and 

 affinity of this species. Herbaceous perennial. Seeds 

 and divisions ; sandy loam and fibrous peat. It re- 

 quires the protection of a frame or greenhouse in winter ; 

 it is neat and fragrant. 

 B. austra'lis (southern), i. Blue. N.Holland. 1834. 



BRUNSVTGIA. (Named after the noble house of 

 Brunswick. Nat. ord. XmaryWuisfAinaryllidaceae]. Linn. 

 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia.) 



This genus bears the same relation to Amaryllis which 

 Azalea does to Rhododendron. It is a well-marked 

 section of Amaryllis itself, when divested of " the mass 

 of discordant plants accumulated under that name." 

 Herbert. Half-hardy bulbs, from the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Offsets ; loam and fibrous peat or good sandy loam 

 and leaf-mould ; either in greenhouse or in a warm 

 situation out of doors, where the bulbs, being planted 

 deep, are secure from frost and from wet by coverings, 

 such as glazed sashes or tarpauling ; or the bulbs may 

 be taken up at the approach of winter, and stored. 

 B. cilia'ris (hair-fringed). See BUPHANE CILIARIS. 

 Coop* n (Cooper's), ij. Yellow, red. S. Africa. 



B. cora'nica (Coranic poison-bulb). See AMMOCHARIS 



FALCATA. 



pa'Uida (pale-flowered). See AMMOCHARIS FAL- 

 CATA PALLIDA. 



di'sticha (two-rowed). See BUPHANE DISTICHA. 



falca'ta (sickle-/M>#f). See AMMOCHARIS FALCATA. 



M gigmtSa (giant), i. Red. July. S. Africa. 1700. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). i. Pink. August. 

 1827. 



hu'milis (dwarf). See B. MINOR. 



Josephi'na (Josephine's), ij. Scarlet. July. 1814. 



mi'nor (smaller), i. Scarlet. July. 1814. 



stria'ta (streaked), ij. Scarlet. July. 1823. 



Josephs nee x.Amary' His Bellado'nna. See AMARYLLIS 

 PARKERI. 



lu'cida (shining). See NERINB LUCIDA. 



margina'ta ( remargined). See NERINE MARGINATA. 



,, massaia'na (Massaian). See CRINUM MASSAIANUM. 



mi'nor (smaller). J. Pink. July. 1822. 



multifto'ra (many-flowered). See B. GIGANTEA. 



,, Ra'dula (rasp-leaved). . Red. June. 1790. 



slateria'na (Slaterian). Rose-red. S. Africa. 1848. 



stria'ta (channeled). J. Pink. July. 1823. 



toxica'ria (poison-bulb). See BUPHANE DISTICHA. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. See BORECOLE. 



BRY'A. (From bryo, to germinate ; the seeds, at 

 times, sprouting in the pod. Nat. ord. Leguminous 

 Plants [LeguminosaB]. Linn. i6-Monadelphia, 6-De- 

 candria. Allied to Hedysarum.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Seeds and cuttings in hot- 

 bed ; rich, fibrous loam. Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; 

 winter, 50 to 55. 

 B. E'benus (Jamaica ebony). 12. Yellow, green. July. 



Jamaica. 1713. 



leone'nsis (Sierra Leone). 12. Yellow, green. Sierra 

 Leone. 1824. 



BRYA'NTHUS. (From bryon, a moss, and anthos, a 

 flower. Nat. ord. Heathworts [Ericaceae].) 



A small genus of pretty and interesting, trailing or 

 upright shrubs. They do best in a cool, peaty soil, 

 such as that in which Heaths and Daboecia are grown. A 

 cool part of the rockery is a good place for them. 

 B. Brewe'ri (Brewer's). J. Purple-red. California. 



1896. 

 empetrifo'rmis (Crowberry-like). J. Reddish-purple. 



N.W. Amer. 1829. 



ere'ctus (erect). i. Red. Hybrid between B. 

 empetriformis and Rhodothamnus Chamacistus. 

 1850. 

 Gmeli'ni (Gmelin's). J. Red. Kamtschatka and 



Behring's Island. 



,, taxifcflius (yew-leaved). 2. Red. Cold Northern 

 Regions. Britain. 



BRY'ONIA. (From bryo, to sprout, in reference to the 

 stems sprouting afresh from the tuber every spring. 

 Nat. ord. Cucurbitaceae.) 



Tuberous-rooted, hardy, or tender herbaceous peren- 

 nials of climbing habit Propagated by seeds and 

 division of the tubers. Good garden soil. 

 B. dioi'ca (dioecious). Yellow-green. Berries red. 



Summer. England. Hardy. 



lacinio'sa (cut-leaved). Pale yellow. Berries scarlet 

 Trop. Asia., &c. 1865. 



BRYONOTSB. See BRYONIA. 



BRYOPBTYIIiUM. (From bryo, to sprout, and phyllon, 

 a leaf ; in allusion to the young plants produced on the 

 leaves. Nat. ord. Crassulaceas.) 



Warm greenhouse plants of a succulent character, A 

 leaf laid down on a damp surface will throw out young 

 plants all round its margin. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; 

 winter, 50 to 60. 

 B. calyci'num (large-calyxed). 2 to 3. Yellow-red. 



April. Mexico. 1806. 

 crena'tum (crenate). Yellowish. Calyx vinous-red. 



Madagascar. 1900. 

 proli'ferum (proliferous). Yellowish. S. Africa. 



BUBRO'MA GUAZU'MA. See GUAZUMA ULMIFOLIA. 



BU'CCO CRENA'TA. See BAROSMA CRENATA. 



BU CCO PROLTFERA. See AGATHOSMA PROLIFERA. 



