166 BLACKBERRY 



plants as long as possible before picking, for it is not 

 ripe when it first turns black. It should never be 

 exposed to the sun after it is remoTed from the bushes. 

 The Blackberry generally outyields all the other mem- 

 bers of this family, and is usually one of the most profit- 



able to grow when properly managed, provided the cli- 

 mate and other general conditions are favorable. 



There are several formidable enemies of the Black- 

 berry, but they are generally easily mastered by the 

 alert and energetic grower. " Ciittiiiff out tlic 1m ';iriii!,' 

 canes as soon as they an- tlirmi-li fruitiiiL' will cinniii- 

 vent the borer which sonutim.^ woik^ in tl..' . [lim -. aTi.l 

 will aid in preventing the >pn ad "t' anTliraciio^r ami 

 leaf rusts. The orange rust niu>t W fought by ilig^-ing 

 up and burning infected bushes as soon as detected, for 

 there is no cure. But this trouble is seldom serious. 

 Feed W. Card. 



BLACKBEKRY LILY. See Belemcanda. 



BLACKWOOD. See Acacia. 



BLADDEK NUT. See StapliyJea. 



BLADDEKWORT. See Ufricularia. 



BLANDFOEDIA (after George, Marquis of Bland- 

 ford). Lilini-,:,r. Tender bulbous plants from Australia 



and Tasmania. ].] .1 bv .1. ci. Hak.-r (.Tonr. I. inn. Sn,.. 



11:364) l.,-fH-,.-.n Kni|.li..lia an,l Kiiiil<ia. ).ut vrr-v .lif- 

 ferent in .-.nrral ai.|irar:inr,. fr,.ni Fiinl^ia. K.^.ts tn- 

 berous tibiTs : Ivs. in two vrrtiial ranks, nan-owlv liinar. 

 hard, persistent : fls. large, IJi-S in. long, showy, nod- 

 ding, in short racemes, usually orange-red to crimson, 

 Vfith yellow tips. 



Being tenderer tha 

 difiScult culture. T.I; 

 America. B. ftain >■ 

 In New South A\ .: 



and of more 



BLECHXCM 



resting season they may be placed in a light pit, where 

 they are not crowded or shaded by taller plants. They 

 like a moist atmosphere and plenty of air, but not 

 draughts. The chief element of the potting soil should 

 be peat ; if the peat is heavy, use sand freely ; if light, 

 use some loam, and pack firmly ; if spongy, add some 

 charcoal. Pot after tiowering, in early spring, being 

 careful not to overpot, and plan to leave roots undis- 

 turbed for two years at least. A top-dressing each year 

 and liquid manure during growing season, is necessary 

 to produce a good flowering. Prop, by seeds sown in 

 sandy peat with mild bottom heat, or usually by careful 

 and not too frequent divisions of the root, made in early 

 spring, after flowering, at the time of repotting, and 

 preferably when strong offsets are formed. 

 A. Margin of !vs. not roughish. 



Ctiuningliami, Lindl. Lvs. 18-24 in. long, 3-4 lines 

 wide, broader than in B. flammea : fls. 10-15, or even 

 20. Blue Mts. of Australia. B.M. 5734. Gn. 24:411.- 

 This has lately been held to be synonymou.s with B. 

 grandiflora, but it is horticulturally distinct, and the 

 pedicels are shorter. 



AA. Margin of lvs. roughish. 

 B. Fis. golden yellow, without any red. 



ailrea, Hook. f. Lvs. 8-12 in. long, lJ^-2 lines wide: 

 fls. 3-6, the only ones in the genus not touched with 

 red ; perianth wide-swelling, sometimes nearly as wide 

 as long, more bell-shaped than any other species. N. S. 

 Wales. B.M. 5809. 



BB. Fls. red-tubed and yellow-tipped. 

 c. Perianth long, S-i times as long as wide. 



n6bilis, Smith. Lvs. 12-18 in. long, %-% lines wide, 

 dark green, sharply 3-angled : fls. 4-9, smallest of the 

 genus, and narrowest. Near Port Jackson. B.M. 2003. 

 B.R. 286. 



fidmmea, Lindl. Lvs. 12-18 in. long, 2-2K lines wide: 

 fls. 4-12, typically constricted near the base of the tube 

 and much lower down than in B. Cunninghami. E. Aus- 

 tralia. B.M. 4819. P.M. 16:,354. F.S. 6:585. F.S. 18: 

 1829. as B. Cunninghami. 



Var. princeps, Baker {B. princeps, W. G. Smith), has 

 larger and brighter colored fls., and is the best of the 

 genus. The perianth is longer and less spreading than 

 in the type, and swells very gradually from the base, 

 instead of being constricted near the base. B.M. 0209. 

 F.M. 1875:170. F.S. 22:2314. Gn. 47:1013. 



cc. Tube short, scarcely twice as long as wide. 



grandiflftra, R. Br. Lvs. 12-18 in. long, 3-4X lines 

 wi.li-: (Is. 10-30. Distinguished from all others by hav- 

 ini; til.' lilanients inserted above instead of at the middle, 

 liut in var. intermedia. Baker, which connects i?.<7ra«di- 

 flor^f ,an.l iinhills. the filaments are inserted at the mid- 

 dle of ilo- tnbo. till- lvs. are narrower, and the fls. smaller. 

 Tasmania. H.R. '.t:;4. — The name grandiflora is now a 

 misnomi r. a-^ tin- lis. are smaller than in any other spe- 

 cies i\((].t IJ. }i':hilis. The rarest species. \y. ji_ 



BLANKET FLOWER. See Gaillardia. 



BLAZING STAR. ^seLiatris. 



BL£CHNUM( Greek name for some fern). Polypodid- 

 cetp. Rather coarse greenhouse Ferns, with pinnatifid 

 or pinnate lvs.. and rows of almost continuous sori par- 

 allel to the midvein and close to it, covered with a 

 iin-mbranous indusium. Blechnums will thrive in al- 

 iri.ist any compost, but their lvs. quickly turn brown and 

 then black if watered overhead. Prop, by spores. In 

 Bleehnum we have a singular knot in nomenclature. 

 Linnaeus described two species in 1753, and to the West 

 Indian one he gave the name B. orientate, citing figures, 

 etc., to show that it is the plant that recent writers 

 call B. occidentale. His East Indian plant he simi- 

 larly called B. occidentale. The normal or ordinary 

 usage has been followed below, the name B. orientate 

 being given to the eastern plant. 



Blechnums are ver>' useful to florists for jardinieres, 

 and for specimen Ferns. To attain best results, it is 

 necessary to maintain an abundance of moisture at the 



