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BLETIA. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



BOCCONIA. 



Bignonia. See TECOMA. 



Blechnum. See LOMARIA. 



BLETIA. B. hyacintha is a beautiful 

 Chinese Orchid, having ribbed leaves, and 

 slender flower-stems I ft. or more high, 

 bearing about half a dozen showy flowers 

 of a deep rosy pink. It is hardy, and 



an interesting annual flower, showy, the 

 foliage elegant, and the growth dwarf, 

 the structure of the flowers singular. Its 

 culture is that of a hardy annual, but it is 

 better sown in spring than in autumn. It 

 flowers from July to September in warm 

 light soils. The other species in cultiva- 



Weeping Birch. 



thrives in sheltered and shaded situations 

 in peat borders in winter. In cold districts 

 it would be well to cover the roots. It is 

 very interesting for the bog garden or a 

 bed of hardy Orchids. 



Blitum. See CHENOPODIUM. 



BLUMENBACHIA. B. coronate is 



tion are B. insignis and B. inultifida. 

 South America. (Loasa Order.) 



BOCCONIA (Plume Poppy}. B. cor- 

 data is a handsome and vigorous perennial 

 of the Poppy Order, growing in erect tufts 

 5 to over 8 ft. high, with numerous flowers 

 in very large panicles, not showy, but the 



