THE NURSERY LIST. 



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Balfouria See Wrightia. 



Balm {Melissa officinalis}. Labiatce. 



Seeds sown out-doors in spring. Division. 

 Balsam (Impatiens balsamina). Geraniacece. 



Increased by seeds sown in early spring, in pans of rich, 

 sandy soil, and placed in a gentle bottom heat of about 65. 

 Or the seeds may be sown directly in the garden when the 

 weather becomes warm. Varieties increased by layers in 

 late summer, under glass, or by veneer grafting. 



Balsamodendron. Burseracece. 



Increased by cuttings taken from the ripe young wood, in 

 spring, and placed under a hand-glass, in bottom heat. 



Balsam-tree. See Clusia. 



Bambusa (Bamboo). Graminece. 



Propagated by careful division of well-developed plants, 

 in early spring, just as new growth is commencing ; establish 

 the divisions in pots. If young shoots are layered, leave 

 only the end exposed. 



Banana and Plantain (Musa sapientum, M. paradisiaca and 

 others). Scitaminece. 



Edible bananas rarely produce seeds. The young plants 

 are obtained from suckers, which spring from the main root- 

 t stock. These suckers are transplanted when two or three 

 feet high. These plants themselves do not produce so good 

 crops as the suckers which arise from them, and are not 

 transplanted. Two or three suckers are sufficient for a plant 

 at a time ; what others arise should be transplanted or de- 

 stroyed. The suckers should be set deep, as low as two feet 

 for best results. In fifteen or eighteen months the plants 

 will bloom, if they have had good care. The stem bears 

 fruit but once, but new stems arise to take its place. 



Baneberry. See Actaea. 

 Banisteria. Malpighiacece . 



Propagated by cuttings from ripened wood, which will 

 root freely in sandy soil, under a hand-glass, in stove heat. 



Banksia. Proteacece. 



Seeds are very unsatisfactory. Propagated by well-ripened 

 cuttings taken off at a joint, and placed in pots of sand with- 

 out shortening any of the leaves, except on the part that is 



