lar. green, the scarious villous margin at length de- 

 ciduous: fr. edible. Mex. 



JS. filameulosa, Hm-t.=Washingtonia fllifera.— B. fiUfera, 

 Hort.=W. tilitera.-/(. iilauca, Hort.=Washlngtoma flUfera.— 

 B.robusta. Hort.=Washingtonia.— B. B<)ez!w,Lindl.(B. glaiica, 

 Hort.)-Washinetoniii flUfera. Jaeed G. Smith. 



BRAKE. A name applied to 



larly to Pteris aquilina. 



BKAMBLE. Thorny plants 

 of the genus Rubus, — raspber- 

 ries, blackberries, dewberries. 



BRASfiNIA imrnniii- unex- 

 plained), y iiiK iih.i ^)r, ,1 . Water 

 Shield, (im- >ii((ii ^ of n4\iatie 

 plant widely distributer! ( in N. 

 Amer., Asia, Afr., Austral.). 

 Lts. oval and entire, floating, 

 centrally peltate : fls. axillary 

 near the summit of the stem, 

 small, purple ; sepals 3 or 4 ; 

 petals 3 or 4, linear ; stamens 

 12-18, on filiform filaments ; 

 pistils 4-18, forming indehis- 

 cent follicles. B. peltita, 

 Pursh, is not a showy plant, 

 but is interesting for ponds. 

 It is catalogued by dealers in 

 plants. Grows in 1-G ft. 

 f water. L. H. B. 



BKASSAVOLA (A.M. Bras- 



;,\..I:,, V, 11. |-:,n liufanist). O)- 



h .■' ' ■ ' KpiiUndre(e. 

 I... , _ I I : ;. Amer. epi- 

 liv I. -, . ,--■ ,. .illii-d to L»lia, 

 ii.l .i. in.ii..!iii.; .similar treat- 

 I. ut. Su^ptud on blocks. The 

 s. an- large, solitary or ra- 

 i-nn)sr. the sepals and petals 

 arrow and greenish, the lip 

 Int. : h-. tln.k. solitary. For 

 11- .Milir, nioi-. tin- treatment of 

 la i^ identical with 

 the >I.xi.-an Lielias. 

 f sun to mature the 

 iwtlis. and water when 

 hat drier 

 .tmosphere when resting, will 

 li. DUjbiiana, Lindl., is Lalia 

 dl., is Liilia (jlaitca. 



cucuIlAta, R. B; 

 and subulate, gro 

 ing a very long-ti 

 be elevated on : 

 red; petals whii 

 lobe beak -like, i:^ 



AA. Fh. ill )• 



acaiUis, Lindl. & Paxt 



cordJkta, Lindl. Lvs. linear, rigid, recurved : 

 corymbose ; sepals and petals lance-1: 

 pale green; lip roundish-cordate, cuspidate, 

 scarcely as long as the claw. Jamaica, Braz. B.M. 3782., 



nod6sa, Lindl. (B. grandifldra, Lindl.). Lvs. lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, channeled above : fls. few and large, 

 corymbose ; sepals and petals linear-acuminate ; lip 

 round-ovate, long-cuspidate, entire, longer than the 

 claw. Jamaica, Mex., S. B.M. 3229, of this name, is B. 

 subulUoUa. L. H. B. 



BRASSIA (William Brass, botanical collector of last 

 century). Orch id^ceai, tribe Vandece. About 30 Trop. 

 Amer. plants, closely allied to Oncidium. Distinguished 

 from that genus by the very long and pointed sepals 



BRASSIA 



and the wingless column. The fls. are odd and spider- 

 like in form, and are cultivated chiefly for that reason. 

 They can be grown with Cattleyas. They bloom in sum- 

 mer, and during that time should have liberal supplies 

 of water. Keep them quiet in winter, but do not dry 

 them off completely. Grow in pots with thorough 

 drainage, in a soil of fibrous peat and sand. Prop, by 

 division. 



The Brassias succeed well in the Orchid house de- 

 voted to Cattleyas, one that is not too warm in winter 

 and furnishes plenty of air during the warm months. 

 They have not been popular in gardens, as their flowers 

 lack brilliant coloring, but their shape is weird, and to 

 the collector they have charms that are almost as allur- 

 ing as the Odontoglossums. Pot culture is best, as the 

 plants make fine specimens, and are vigorous root-pro- 

 ducers. B. Lawrenceana and its variety longissima, 

 with B. vemicnsa, are the best, known in gardens, and 

 are most desirable from a cultivator's standpoint. 



Cult, by E. O. Obpet. 

 A. Sepals and petals whitish or greenish. 



verrucdsa, Batem. Pig. 257. Strong : foliage deep 

 green: fls. many and large, the greenish white petals 

 and sepals blotched witli dark jjurple, the lip white and 

 warty. Guatemala. Var. grandiildra, Hort., has fls. 

 twice larger than in tlie type. 



AA. Sepals and petals greenish yellow. 



macul4ta, R. Br. Sepals and petals pale or greenish 

 yellow, short for the genus, marked with large, irregu- 



lar brown spots, the large lip white, spotted 



with brown and purple. Jamaica. B.M. 1(J91. 



-Int. into Eu. in 180(j, being one of the first 



known of exotic Orchids. Flowers large, but not very 



showy. 



Var. guttata, Lindl. {B. Wriya;, Skinner). Fls. 

 greener, much spotted, lip yellowish : spikes 2-3 ft. 

 high. Guatemala. B.M. 4003. 



