easily in Apr: 

 • old-wood 

 heavy- 

 shorter if 

 Place the 



BOUGAINVILLAEA 



cutting material for almost six months. The bloom- 

 bracts are extremely durable. They harmonize --"" ''*• 

 some of the popular orchids, and also go well wi 

 ican Beauty roses. Entire heads of plants prodi 

 decorative results, and are very satisfactory on 

 of their durability. 



Bougainvilleas are propagated 

 and June. Secure half-ripened 

 cuttings — no wood is too old or ■ 

 and cut into G-12-in. lengths, o; 

 more attention is given to them 

 lower part 2-t in. deep in sand in an airj 

 situation, fully exposed to the sun during 

 April, with some bottom heat for this month 

 In May and June give no bottom heat, but 

 slight shade should be given during the 

 brighter hours of the day. The sand should 

 be kept moist, not wet — ' — "=— '-" 

 syringed several times 

 every day in bright 

 weather. The foliage will 

 drop mainly at the end 

 of the first week ; after 

 the second week, roots 

 may be seen. The time 

 of rooting varies from 12 

 to 30 days, according to 

 conditions. In propaga- 

 ting in quantity, it is ad- 

 visable to grade the wood 

 according to ripeness, 

 enabling the removal of 

 the same from sand with 

 less trouble and loss of 

 time. For first potting, 



use a light, sandy loam, with pots to suit the 

 roots ; place in a' sunny situation, keep them 

 on the dry side for a week or so, giving light 

 syringing daily, and shade during midday 

 hours. In four or five weeks they 

 shifted ti. laiircr ii.its. ;ni.l ^v:itf r niav be given 

 more frr,lv ; aftrr tin- tli.v r:in be shitted 

 almost lUMiitlilv. l'r..iii ih- nmr tliey are in 

 5-in. pots th. V .shouia lu,v cMirful drainage 

 as they will want daily syriu^int; and a free 

 supply of water. They should be grown with 

 full sun exposure under glass, and plenty of 

 air, and in July and August may receive al 

 most daily drenchlngs of water. All growths 

 should be exposed to the sun by occasional 

 turning of plants; this secures a ripened 

 dition of wood, which is essential to best 

 results. So grown, every shoot will flower 

 freely. If crowded or shaded, satisfactory re 

 suits are risked. The aim should be to secure 

 strong, well-ripened growths by the last of 

 October. For earliest bloom, plants mav be 

 held drier from this time on, but in the case of 

 />'. ,il,thi;i II. .t .-n.iiiL'h to vellow the foliage 

 iwil.--^ Ill v.iy su-Mii- plants. With a little 

 .■\|.iri.n.-... ilii- .aili. ~t rested plants can be 

 ti..\\iTfd fur riiri^tnias, and others can be 

 brought in successively. The new growths 

 will afford cut-flower material until midsum 

 mer. In June, the flowering plants should be 

 held as cool and airy as possible, but not 

 shaded or only slightly so. If held too warm 

 or dry, the bracts drop in a short time. After 

 the flowering season is all completed, the 

 plants may be held dry for a week or ten 

 days; then all oM ■^"11 -.fiMiiM l..- ri-iii..v.'(I, the 

 roots, and tops i.npi. .1 i .■ -mt . ;iriil i In- 1. 1 ants 

 repotted to small' - ■ , , n. t 



drainage. Then ti. . . ; ,: ^ .i, 1 



cutting. Asani-xi 1 >■, m i i- m im :"ii, at 250.Made 



this stage, shade for a few days and syringe 

 frequently. Keep on the dry side until the 

 foliage indicates that water may be given more freely. 

 Hundreds of eyes will push from strong plants ; and 

 the plants will soon make rapid growth, when they may 

 be syringed and watered daily. A yellowish foliage is 

 evidence of too much water, but this will hardly occur 

 with plants thoroughly drained and exposed to the full 



BOUVARDIA 1(6 



sun. Growths may be pinched according to the end in 



Strong, well-ripened shoots of B. gUthra, tied hori- 

 zontally, produce numerous laterals, whose inflorescence 

 is very distinct in character from the earlier bloom, 

 clusters of intense mauve bracts crowding the shoots, 

 offset bv the dark green, glossy foliage. The arrange- 

 ment or disposition of the bracts on such 

 shoots is a revelation of beauty compared with 

 the more familiar form. B. glabra is gener- 

 ally spoken of as a climbing plant, which may 

 apply in a large state or when the plant is 

 stricted as to root room. In pots up to 

 12-15 in. we have frequently seen shoots 20-25 

 ft. long, hut these always prove mainly self- 

 supportin^'. H"th J!, ti'luhra and its variety 

 make distiii.f and rxtr.nnly showy subjects 

 for the lawn. In a |i,iiiially sheltered situ- 

 ation tiny lamld 1". held in fair condi- 

 tion for at least a mouth. 



B. {ilabra, var. Sanxleriana, has 

 proved valuable as a decorative plant, 

 particularly for Easter, as it can be 

 flowered unerringly, and possesses the 

 merit of being durable for weeks, — a 

 decided advantage over most subjects 

 grown for that season. B. glabra also 

 may be grown into showy specimens, 

 but, being less compact than Saiideri- 

 ana, requires more attention to secure 

 shapely plants. It should be noted that 

 B. glabra, — on account of the larger 

 size of the bi-a.ts i fully tlirn. times as 

 large as thosr .f >.,../. ,-..■,. m and their 

 arrangement .m ili. Iran. h. -. oti'set by 

 luxuriant gins-v t..liai.'.-.-ai.pears to 

 be the most desirable variety for cut- 

 flower material ; while Sanderiana. 

 from its elegant, compact habit, affords 

 a splendid subject for pots. 



Theo. F. Beckert. 



BOUSSINGAtLTIA (J. B. Boussin- 

 gault, born in 1802, a famous agricul- 

 tural chemist). Chenopodiieea. A few 

 tropical American climbing herbs. Fls. 

 small, perfect, with a 5-parted, short- 

 tubed perianth, 5 stamens, and 3- 

 divided style, in long racemes. Lvs. 

 alternate, thick, entire. 



baselloldes, HBK. Madeira Vine. 

 Mignonette Vine. Fig. 250. Peren- 

 nial, root tuberous: stems smooth and 

 twining, reaching 10-20 ft. in a season, 

 and in late summer or fall bearing 

 profusely of the fragrant white fls. 

 ( which become nearly black with age) , 

 and producing little tubercles, by 

 means of which the plant is propa- 

 gated. Equador. B.M. 3620.— A com- 

 mon vine, prized for porches and ar- 

 bors. The roots are stored in the 

 winter, and planted out after dan- 

 ger of frost is past. The plant 

 %vill not endure frost. Sometimes 

 grown in the conservatory and 

 window garden. l. jj, g. 



BOUVAEDIA (Dr.CharlesBou- 



vard, physician to Louis XIII., 



and superintendent of the Royal 



Gardens in Paris). Huhiciceiv. 



Between 20 and 30 American 



(chiefly Mexican) shrubs or per- 



ennialherbs. Mostly tropical, but 



some of them range as far N. as 



itire and mostly sessile, opposite 



or verticillate lvs. with small stipules interposed, and 



terminal cymes of long-tubular fls. with 4-parted limb 



(lobes becoming more numerous in cult.), 4 stamens, 



and 1 style with a slightly 2-lobed stigma. 



Bouvardias are very useful late fall or early winter- 



'^%«. 



5W. 



singauttu 

 Texas. They have i 



