BALSAM. 



BARROW. 



Balsam (nat. ord. Balsamina'cese). 

 Magnificent half-hardy annuals for con- 

 servatory or out-door decoration, producing 

 gorgeous masses of brilliant flowers. Sow 

 in pits in frames in March. When grown 

 in pots, and large specimens are desired, 

 they should be shifted into 10 or 12-inch 

 pots, using the richest compost at com- 

 mand, and the pots plunged in spent hops 

 or tan, and liberally supplied with manure- 

 water ; when used for out-door decoration, 

 the soil should be rich, the plants supported 



13ALSAM. 



with neat stakes, and liberally supplied 

 with manure-water. There are many 

 beautiful varieties of recent introduction 

 known as "camellia flowered" balsam, 

 chiefly white, rose, crimson, violet, scarlet, 

 &c., diversified by spots and shapes of 

 white, and other colours named above; 



Banksia Rose. See Rose, Banksia. 



Bark-Bound. 



A disease of the bank which causes it to 

 crack and exude a kind of gum. Its 

 presence is supposed to be caused by over- 

 richness of soil, or insufficient drainage, for 

 which the remedies are obvious. Scrubbing 

 the stem with strong brine. Some score 

 the bark longitudinally, but this mode of 

 treatment is more harmful than beneficial. 



Barrow, or Wheelbarrow. 



The accompanying illustration shows 

 the most useful form of wheelbarrow for 

 the garden. Appliances of this kind for 

 carriage and transfer of mould, manure, 

 garden produce, &c., are made in wood 

 and iron. A good wooden box barrow, 

 made by any country carpenter, will cost 

 from 258. to 303. Iron barrows on the 

 same principle are sold at prices varying 

 from 2os., or even less, to 355. The wheel- 

 barrow may be described broadly as a box 

 open at the top, supported behind by two 

 legs, and in front by a wheel, on which it 

 may be driven forward when the legs are 

 lifted off the ground by means of the 

 handles that project from the hinder part 



WHEELBARROW. 



of the barrow, and which usually form part 

 of the frame-work on which the body or 

 box is supported. The back of the barrow 

 is best formed by a movable slide working 

 between ledges nailed on to the insides of 

 the sides of the barrow so as to form 

 grooves for the reception of the slides. 

 The capacity of the barrow for light stuff 

 in the form of litter, leaves, grass, &c., 

 may be increased by having a light wooden 

 frame to fit over the top of the barrow. 

 This should be just large enough to slip 

 over the outside of the barrow, and be held 

 in place by buttons at the side, or by thumb- 

 screws. If made flush with the sides of 

 the barrow it can be secured by hooks 

 and eyes. 



