BRINCKLE 



the acme of quality. He was for many years vice-presi- 

 dent of tlie Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and 

 was regarded as a 'leader of American pomology. In 

 raising pear seedlings, he was wont to graft and regraft 

 annually, after the second or third year from seed. He 

 thus produced new fruits in half the time required hy 

 Van Mons, many of whose novelties did not fruit within 

 twenty years from seed. Dr. Brinckl^ gave away thou- 

 sands of grafts to amateurs and tradesmen everywhere, 

 and always prepaid the can-iage. In 1800 he edited 

 "Hoflfy's North American Pomologist." a high-class peri- 

 odical' with colored plates, which, unfortunately, did not 

 survive. Some sprightly anecdotes of Dr. Brinckl^ are 

 reprinted from the Gardener's Monthly for 1863, in 

 Bailey's "Evolution of Our Native Fruits." -^y, ]v£_ 



BRODI.EA 



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BBITISH COLUMBIA. See Ca 



adu. 



BElZA (Greek name of a grain), aramlneo'. Quak- 

 ing Grass. A genus of grasses cultivated for the 

 graceful panicles, which tremble in the slightest breeze. 

 Lvs. flat or convolute; panicles loosely flowered and 

 open ; spikelets many-flowered, triangular or heart- 

 shaped, nodding ; glumes membranaceous and rounded 

 on the back; awnless. Species, 12 in Eu., N. Afr., S. 

 Amer. About 5 are considered to be ornamental and 

 useful for dry bouquets. 



geniculita, Thunb. Fig. 269. Plant 12-18 in. high: 

 •culms geniculate at the base: lvs. 3-5 in. long. .<imooth 

 above, slightly rough below: spikelets showy, nodding, 

 oblong-cordate, ^in. long, 9-12-fld.,] with a striking 

 ribbed appearance. 



mixima, Linn. (B. mdjor, Presl.). Annual, 14-18 in. 

 high : lvs. long and linear-acuminate : panicles nod- 

 ding; spikelets oblong-cordate, 13-17-fid. Eu.— A hand- 

 some ornamental grass. 



m^dia, Linn. Common Quaking Grass. Plant 6 in. to 

 2 ft. high : lvs. short, linear-acuminate : spikelets tri- 

 angular, ^2 in. long, 5-12-fld. Eu. 



minor, Linn. (B. grdcilis, Hort. B. minima, Hort.). 

 Plant i-15 in. high: lvs. 1-5 in. 

 long : panicle with hairlike 

 branchfs : ^jpikelr-ts triangular. 



see Stroplwlirion ; for B. cocrinea, see Brevoortia. 

 Monogr. by Baker, in G.C. III. 20, pp. 213, 238, 459, 687: 

 also Watsou, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts and Sci. 14: 236. 



Index to tbe species: Bridgesii, 4; Californica, 11; 

 Candida. 2; congesta, 19; Douglasii,22; erecta,6; filifolia, 

 16; gracilis, 9; grandiflora, 10; Hendersoni, 5; Howellii, 

 23; hyacinthina, 7; ixioides.6: lactea, 8; l.axa, 1; lilacina. 



i:r."ii:i-,i. still further 



[|i.- L-riin. I,y including 



269. Briza eeniculata. some sprcir^.i! Smith Aiiii'rican 



(XK) bulbs heretofn,.. -. ,.m:,,, ,i n,„i,,r 



Milla and Tiii. i : I. . ,i ,. ms 



thus outlined, includes Hookera, Tri:. -: . Mli- 



prora and Hesperoscordura. Forhonn ulim mI |.ifi ; ii^rs, 



it is better and more convenient to merge all into Bro- 



disea. In this broad sense Brodiaea includes about 30 



species, which must be divided into several groups. 



The species differ so widely in every way that cultural 



directions must follow the group. For B. volubilis. 



270. Brodiaeas. 

 At top, B. Candida ; at bottom, B. ixioides, 

 var. SDlendens : at left. B. Bridgesii. 



8,23, and supplementary list; major, 8; minor, 6, 12; 

 multiflora, 20; Orcuttii, 15; parviflora, 20; peduncularis, 

 3 ; Purdyi, 18 ; rosea, 17 ; splendens, 6 ; stellaris, 14 ; 

 terrestris, 13. 



In this group, which contains some of the best species 

 in cultivation, the phints have a fibrous-coated flattened 

 conn, resembling that of the crocus; not usually bulbif- 

 erous. Tbe lvs. are few, all radical and grass-like; the 

 scapes are slender but stiffly erect, naked except for 

 bracts ImIow the iiiauy-fld. umbel; the fls. are oftener 

 broadly tulmlar, Imrne on slender pedicels, and are in 

 pur])li-s, wliitc and yellow. All are hardy, but a protec- 

 tion of straw or Icavfs is advisable in the colder regions. 

 A liijUt, loose, well-drained, sandy or loamy soil best 

 meets their needs, and an excess of moisture and very 

 rich soils are to be avoided. 



1. l&xa, Wats. Strong, with many broadly tubular 

 purple fls. : tube very narrow, and equaling or exceed- 

 ing the segments ; filaments very slender ; stamens in 

 2 rows. N^ Cal. G.C. HI. 20: 241. -Showy, and one of 

 the best. There are many variations. 



2. Candida. Baki-r. Fig. 270. Much like B. laxa in 



fliara.tor- of liloom. hut s,.-,„,.iits whit • hluisb with 



a LToeii \('in, ami llir lis. -,-t :il ■in ;iiil'1. tin- |iedicel, 



so Iliat liio\- all I': on.' w a \' : fnriii.a' 'li-1 1 ni^'uished by 



carinate lvs. Calif. 



3. pedunctdiris, Wats. Still stouter (1-2 ft.), with 

 smaller and fewer white fls. on pedicels a few inches to 

 a foot long; filaments short or none. N. Calif. G.C. 

 III. 20: 243. — This species grows in wet, heavy ground 

 close to water, and is very bulbiferous. 



4. Bridgesii, Wats. Fig. 270. Similar to B. laxa, but 

 stamens in one row, corolla with a spreading limb, and 

 color reddish purple ; filaments deltoid. Cent. Calif. 

 G.F. 1: 126.-Grows a foot or more high. 



5. Hfindersonii, Wats. Resembles B. Bridgesii: yel- 

 low, banded purple: filaments somewhat winged, but not 

 deltoid: small-fld. Central and N. Calif, to Ore. 



