BRUXFELSIA 



the mouth of the tube ; calyx large, as long as the 

 curved tube of the corolla. Brazil. B.M.4583. Gn. 40:815. 

 —A handsome plant, flowering in succession most of the 

 year. The commoner species in cult. 



B. confertimra. Benth.=B. ramosissima.— 5. elimia, Bosse 

 =B. macrophylla.— B. orandifldra, Don. Fls. large (2 in. 

 across), greenish, in terminal corymbs.— i>, Lindeniana, 

 Nicholson. Fls. 3 in. across, i-iolet-mauve.— B. viacrophylla, 

 Benth. Pis. 2-12^2 in. across, deep purple: Ivs. longer and duller 

 than those of F. calyeina.— .B. raiiioslssima, Benth. Fls. large, 

 in crowded corymbs, deep violet-purple : foliage luxuri.int. 

 One of th» best; may be grown cooler in winter than the other 

 species. L. H. B. 



BEUNSVlGIA (after the Duke of Brunswick). Ama- 

 rytliddcece. Tender flowering bulbs from S. Afr., with 

 umbels of large, numerous, brick-red fls. The bulbs 

 must be thoroughly rested from the time the Ivs. fade 

 until the scape appears, or from May to Aug. Bruns- 

 Tigias are hard to flower. They require rich, sandy soil, 

 plenty of heat and sunlight. When growing, give water 

 and liquid manure freely. They propagate by offsets. 

 J. G. Baker, Handbook of the Amaryllide», p. 96. 



A iis \tia]> ihaped 

 JosephlnsB, Ker Gawl Bulb 5-6 m thick Ivs 8-1(1 

 strap shaped gl>u<oiiv 1 1 ..n mish thick tloseh ribbed 

 2-3 ft long 1 II i I I ,| 1 in tin k 1'.. ft 



long fls 2(1- n 11 iiiiil I 1 h Is ■ 



ft long < i| 11 111 / , // ^ ( 1 



•conical and k 1 1 i I \ i 1 1 1 '\1 _ k 1 s 4 - 

 — Named after the Impic s loseihine who purcha 

 the original bulb after it flowered at Malmaison 



AA Z/is tongue shaped 



glgantda. Heist { imatj/llis qignnteu Van Marum 

 A o>ientAhs Ecklon) Bulb ^el} large Ivs about 4 

 tongue shiped closelv ribbed 3-5 m broad usually un 

 der 1 ft long scipe red or green a flngei s thickness 

 fls 20-30 in an umbel paler than in B gigantea and 

 less numerous pedicels stout strongly ribbed 4-6 m 

 long B M 1619 as B mulhfo^a 



B faltata Ker (Tiwl=Ammocharis faleata 



H A SiEBRECHT and W M 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS Fig 273 Although this vege 



tiblt IS popular in England and on the Continent and 



IS infrequent in Amen 



1 ut little grown as a 



1 ] 1 1 t the plant con 



I liiiiiiiiitne heids which 



BRYAXTHUS 



185 



IS Citensiveh grown tl 

 can home gardens , it 

 market garden crop 1 

 sists of the little 'spi 

 form along the stalk i 

 small heads may be 1 

 cream the same as c n 

 many to be one of tli 

 tables of the whole c il 

 -of the crop and its ^ 

 from those of cabb t^ 

 which will produce f, 

 well adapted to the ^ 

 good rich well dnin I 



For early t ill n i 

 (in the lyoitli 

 suffit tenth wit 

 as the first tni I 

 should be trinspUutu 

 tected place, being 



The 



\\ n in April 

 ho weather is 

 thee As soon 

 the seedlings 

 pro 



n apart each way These 

 plants will be ready to transfer to the field or garden m 

 June June set plants should be ready for use m 

 September 



For field culture the plants should be setm rows about 

 3 ft apart and lb in to 2 ft asunder in the row s Ordi 

 naiily good cultivation should be given during the grow 

 ing season As soon as the sprouts become Hi ge enough, 

 so that they crowd at all, the leaves should be cut or 

 Tjroken off is close to the stalk as possible in order to 

 give the sprouts moie room to develop. A tuft or ro- 

 sette of leaves only should be left at the top of the 

 stalk. These early-set plants will continue to develop 

 sprouts for some weeks. 



The crop for late fall and (winter use requires the 

 same general treatment, up tor. the time of severe freez- 

 ing, as the earlier crop does, except that the seeds 



should be sown in June. The plants will be ready for 

 setting out in August. These plants will make much of 

 their growth in the cool fall days, and by the time of 

 freezing weather they will be in condition for storing. 



The late crop is usually less troubled by aphis, and 

 more profitable. Where the climate is not too severe the 



273 Brussels Sprout 



plants mav be left m the field undisturbed and the 

 sprouts gathered from them during the w inter as they 

 are desired This method is followed by some of the 

 Long Islaud g-owers But w here the climate is too rigor- 

 ous the ]iliiits nn\ be dug with considerable soil re- 

 in mill- II til 1 t III 1 picked as closelv together as 

 til \ \Mil I 111 111 III lultered place, as m a vacant 

 I 111 nil 1 1 mill n I lace where they can be suffi- 

 1 niU i\ II I 1 1 lit 1 II vent repeated freezing and 

 thi\un, I' I t r good storage are the same as 



for cdbl 1 I I \ e the quality of the sprouts. 



Ini 



11 ire cut from the stalk and 



uc usually sold by the quart. 



Ls much care must be taken in 



All discolored leaves should be 



well to have them as uniform in 



Vlth u.,h I dozen or i 

 seedsmen there is but 1 

 the same t^ pe or form 

 ferent stums (fth. ni 



BRTANTHUS (Greek, bryon, moss, and anflios, 

 flower: growing among mosses). Syn. Pln/Uodoee. 

 Ericdcea. Low evergreen shrubs : Ivs. small, linear, 

 alternate, crowded : fls. in terminal umbels or short ra- 

 cemes, nodding, on slender pedicels ; corolla urceolate 

 or rotate-campanulate, 5-lobed; stamens 8 or 10: fr. a 

 many-seeded capsule. Eight species in arctic regions 



