166 BRECK'S BOOK OF FLOWERS. 



BROWALLIA. 



Browallia elata. Blue Amethyst. A tender annual from 

 Peru, named by Linnaeus in honor of John Browallius. It 

 grows one and a half foot high, and bears an abundance of 

 small bright-blue flowers, from July to September. There is 

 a variety with white flowers. 



To have it in perfection, it should be sown in hot-beds, and 

 transplanted into the open ground the first of June. The 

 plants are very minute when they first make their appearance, 

 and, unless protected from the sun, are liable to be destroyed. 

 In the open ground, it should be sown about the 10th of May. 



BRIZA. 



Quaking Grass. 



Briza, from a Greek word, to balance, the spikelets being 

 continually in a state of suspension, or balance, in the air. It 

 is a curious genus. 



B. maxima is sometimes cultivated as a border flower; the 

 spikes of the grass are elegant, when dried, and help to make 

 up a bouquet of immortal flowers. 



BRACHYCOME. 



Brachycome iberidifolia. Swan Daisy. A beautiful hardy 

 annual, of dwarf habit, six or eight inches high ; in bloom 

 from July to September. Flowers of various shades of white, 

 pink, or blue, suitable to be grown in masses or beds ; foliage 

 delicate. 



CACCALIA. 



Caccalia coccinnea. Scarlet Tassel-flower. A neat annual, 

 of easy culture, one and a half foot high, with scarlet tassel- 

 shaped flowers, from July to September. Sow it the first of 

 May. 



