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Bartonia Aurea, Loasacece. A beautiful species, flowers of a 

 yellow and white colour, opening at night effusing a sweet odour ; 

 they should be planted close together, so that the ground may 

 be covered with its leaves. 



Begonia, Elephant Ears. This is a large class ornamental 

 foliage plants for pot culture in partial shade, with ferns and 

 Caladiums, Begonia rex and Begonia doedala are the two most 

 ornamental foliaged kinds. Begonia fuschioides, B. Almoefolia, 

 B. discolor and many others, have pretty flowers which bloom 

 principally in the cold season easily multiplied by division of the 

 roots and by cuttings of the leaves like Gloxinia under glass. 



Bellis Composite, B. Perennis. This well known flower is 

 easily cultivated by seed after the rains, it thrives best in a rich 

 loamy soil, and should be grown in pots. 



Bignonia,Bignoniacece. A class of handsome creepers of which 

 B. Venus ta, B. Radicans are propagated by layers. 



Br achy come Composite. These species of plants can only be 

 cultivated during the cold season, the colours are dark, purple, 

 pink and white, the seed must be sown in a light soil, requiring 

 a moderate quantity of water. 



Briza Graminacece. Quaking grass, some of the species are in- 

 teresting and easily grown from seed. 



Brodicea -LiUacece. These bulbs with lilac blue and white 

 flowers may be grown like other lilies in a rich loam and are 

 increased by off-sets of the roots. 



Browallia Scrophulariacece. These are handsome plants blue 

 and white flowers, and are easily cultivated from seed in any 

 good soil, both are calculated for borders. The white is an 

 upright, and the blue a spreading plant; both having a pretty 

 and delicate appearance. 



Brugmansia, Solanacecv, B. Arlorea. These are ornamental 

 plants of easy culture and propagated by cuttings, they continue 

 to flower several times in succession during the rains and cold 

 season, the number and size of the flowers at one time has a very 

 striking appearance, a large space must be allowed to each plant. 



