BRACHYSEMA. 



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BROCCOLI. 



effective for edgings, small beds, rustic 

 baskets, or for pot-culture ; succeeding in 

 any light rich soil. The best known is 

 Brachycome ibendifolia, which bears some 

 blue and some white flowers. 



Brachyse'ma (nat. ord. Legumino'sse). 



A beautiful greenhouse climber, of a very 

 ornamental character, exceedingly effective 

 on low pillars or trellis-work ; succeeds in 

 any light rich soil. 



Propagated by cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots, made about June or July, and 

 placed in sand under a bell-glass, and over 

 moderate bottom heat. It may also be 

 grown from seeds, sown in a compost of 

 sand, loam and peat in March and placed 

 over bottom heat. 



Bravo' a (nat. ord. Amaryllida'cese). 



A handsome greenhouse or conservatory 

 bulb, producing in July its beautiful crim- 

 son pentstemon-like flowers in pairs ; suc- 

 ceeds also in a warm south border, with 

 winter protection ; thrives best in a sandy, 

 loamy soil. The only variety known is 

 Bravoa gewiniflora. 



Briar, Austrian. See Austrian Briar. 



Briza (nat. ord. Gramina'cese). 



A family of ornamental grasses raised 



GREAT QUAKING GKASS. 



readily from seed sown in March or April. 

 The best known are Briza maxima, or 



great quaking grass, shown in the accom- 

 panying illustration, and B. minor. This .s 

 sometimes called Ladies' Tresses. 



Broccoli. 



Broccoli is supposed to be a variety of 

 the cauliflower, from which it differs very 

 slightly, the chief points of difference 

 being that the flower-stem is longer and 

 less fleshy, the head less compact, and it 

 rarely attains the size or delicacy of the 

 cauliflower. 



Preparation of soil. all the varieties of 

 broccoli require a deep, rich, loamy soil, 

 and the ground should be trenched to a 

 depth of at least two feet, incorporating, as 

 the work proceeds, abundance of rich 

 manure. Indeed, to obtain fine large heads 

 too much manure can hardly.be used. 



EARI.Y WHITE BROCCOLI. 



Time and Manner of Sowing. The 

 early varieties, such as Purple Cape, 

 Grange's Early White Walcheren, Veitch's 

 Self-protecting Autumn, &c., should be 

 sown from the middle of April to the 

 middle of May, according to locality, and 

 a second sowing of similar kinds should be 

 made about a fortnight afterwards. These 

 will succeed the cauliflowers, and will carry 

 the supply orr to Christmas. Two or three 

 sowings of Snow's Winter White, put in 

 from the beginning of April to the middle 

 of May will keep up the supply until the 

 sprouting varieties are ready, and these 

 again till the spring kinds come in. Sow 



