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BRAHEA 



lar, green, the scarions villous margin at length de- 

 ciduous; fr. edible. Mex. 



B. filamentbsa. Hort.=Washingtonia flUfera.-B. fiUfera. 

 Hort.=W. fllifera.— B. i/latica. Hort.=Washingtonia fllifera.— 

 B. roblUta. Hort.=Washingtoiua.-B. Eazlii, Lindl.CB, glanea, 

 Hort.)=-Washingtonia fllifera. Jaeed G. Smith. 



BRAKE. A name applied to 

 various coarse ferns, particu- 

 larly to Pteris aquilina. 



BBAMBLE. Thorny plants 

 of the genus Rubus. — raspber- 

 ries, blackberries, dewberries. 



BBAS£NIA (meaning unex- 

 plained). NympliwAcea. Water 

 .Shield. One species of aquatic 

 plant widely distributed (in N. 

 Amer., Asia, Afr., Austral.). 

 Lvs. oval and entire, floating, 

 centrally peltate : fls. axillary 

 near the summit of the stem, 

 small, purple ; sepals 3 or 4 ; 

 petals 3 or 4, linear ; stamens 

 12-18, on filiform filaments ; 

 pistils 4-18, forming indehis- 

 cent follicles. B. peltita, 

 Pursh, is not a showy plant, 

 but is interesting for ponds. 

 It is catalogued by dealers in 

 native plants. Grows in 1-6 ft. 

 of water. L. H. B. 



BEASSAVOLA (A.M. Bras- 

 savola, Venetian botanist ) . Or- 

 chidHcew, tribe Epidindrece. 

 About 20 Trop. Amer. epi- 

 phytes, closely allied to Lselia, 

 and demanding similar treat- 

 ment. Suspend on blocks. The 



ceraose, the sep: 

 narrow and greenish, the lip 

 white: lvs. thick, solitary. For 

 the cultivator, the treatment of 

 Brassavola is identical 

 that of the Mexican Lfel 

 Pl.-iitv of 



be found to suit them. />'. /'(;/'•;/'»«•/, Li 

 Digbyana; B.glauca, Lindl., is Liella gh 

 A. Flower solitary. 



CUCUllita, R.Br. {B. cuspiildta, Hook.) 

 and subulate, grooved alinvc : scapf very < 

 ing a very long-tulir,l tt., s.. thnt tlic ).l.i^ 

 be elevated on a stnn: sepals ci-rain-r. 

 red; petals whiti-; !i|< ;:-liil"(l, limlu-iat 

 lobe beak-like. S. Amer. B..M. OIJ, :i7:22. 



AA. J<Vs. in racemes on corymbs. 



acaiilis, Lindl. & Paxt. Low: lvs. very narrow: fls. 

 large, greenish white; lip cordate; tube red-spotted at 

 base. Cent. Amer. 



cordita, Lindl. Lvs. linear, rigid, recurved : fls. 

 corj-mbose ; sepals and petals lance-linear, acuminate, 

 pale green; lip ri)unilish-cordate, cuspidate, entire, 

 scarcely as long as 111 I , 1 i s , J miaica, Braz. B.M. 3782., 



noddsa, Lindl. i /• . Lindl.). Lvs. 1 



late, acuminate. e[, ,: .- ; jis. few and large, 



corymbose; sei.al umI i.. iil- linear-acuminate; lip 

 round-ovate, long-cuspiUate. entire, longer than the 

 claw. Jamaica, Mex., S. B.M. 3229, of this name, is B. 

 subulifolia. L. H. B. 



BRASSIA 



and the wingless column. The fls. are odd and spider- 

 like in form, and are cultivated chiefly for that reason. 

 They can be grown with Cattleyas. They bloom in sum- 

 mer, and during that time should have liberal supplies 

 of water. Keep them quiet in winter, but do not dry 

 them off completely. Grow in pots with thorough 

 drainage, in a soil of fibrous peat and sand. Prop, by 

 division. 



The Brassias succeed well in the Orchid house de- 

 voted to Cattleyas, one that is not too warm in winter 

 and furnishes pleiitv ^.f air (lurinir the warm months. 

 They have le.i i. > n i. i!;! .i :'i ..i^l. ns. as their flowers 

 lack" brilliaiii i • is weird, and to 



the collect.. r r . ■ ar.- almost as allur- 



ing as the ( ii!: i'-t . ulture is best, as the 



plants mak. i ■. and are vigorous root-pro- 



ducers. J!. / .uiil its variety longissima, 



with B. rirrn. 1 .St. known in gardens, and 



are most desir uii. ir.iii a . ultivator's standpoint. 



Cult, by E. O. Orpet. 

 A. Sepals and petals whitish or greenish. 



verrucbsa, Batem. Fig. 257. Strong : foliage deep 

 green: fls. many and large, the greenish white petals 

 and sepals blotched wit^ darkjpurple, the lip white and 

 warty. Guatemala. Var. grrandifldra, Hort., has fls. 

 twice larger than in the type. 



AA. Sepals and petals greenish yellow. 



macuiata, R. Br. Sepals and petals pale or greenish 

 yellow, short for the genus, marked with large, irregu- 



BRASSIA (Willi.in 

 century). Orchiili'u; 

 Amer. plants, closely 

 from that genus by 



nal collector of last 

 .: . About 30 Trop. 

 iinii. Oistinguished 

 and pointed sepals 



lar brown spots, the large lip white, spotted 

 %vith brown and purple. Jamaica. B.M. 1691. 

 — Int. into Eu. in 1806, being one of the first 

 known of exotic Orchids. Flowers large, but not i 

 showy. 



Var. guttata, Lindl. (B. WrAyw, Skinner), 

 greener, much spotted, lip yellowish ; spikes 2-S 

 high. Guatemala. B.M. 4003. 



