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Bay-berry. See Myrica. 

 Bean Leguminostz. 



Seeds ; sow only after the weather is thoroughly settled 

 for out-door culture. 



Bean Caper. See Zygophyllum. 



Bean, Sacred, or Water. See Nelumbium. 



Beard-tongue. See Pentstemon. 



Bear's Breech. See Acanthus. 



Bear's Grass. See Yucca. 



Beaucarnea. Liliacece. 



Increased chiefly by seeds which have been imported from 

 their native country. By cuttings, when obtainable. 



Beaufortia, including Schizopleura. Myrlacece. 



Propagated by cuttings of half-ripened shoots ; place in a 

 sandy soil under a glass, with very little heat. 



Beaumontia. Apocynacea. 



Increased by cuttings placed in sand in bottom heat. 

 Bedfordia. Composite. 



Increased by cuttings, which should be dried a little be- 

 fore inserting them in a light soil. 



Beech. See Fagus. 



Beefwood. See Casuarina. 



Beet (Beta vulgaris}. Chenopodiacece. 



Seeds, sown very early. 

 Befaria, Bejaria. Ericaceae. 



Propagated by cuttings of young wood, placed in sandy 

 soil, in gentle heat. 



Begonia. Begoniacece. 



Increased by seeds, well ripened before they are gathered, 

 and kept very dry until sown. For the successful raising of 

 begonias, it is necessary to sow the seed in pans or pots of 

 well-drained, light, sandy soil, which should be well watered 

 before the seeds are sown. The seeds should not be covered 

 with soil, or they will fail to germinate. Place a pane of 

 glass over the pans, and set in a warm house or frame, 

 where a temperature of about 65 can be maintained, and 

 shade from the sun. As soon as the plants are large enough 

 they should be pricked off into pans of light leaf-mould soil, 



