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BRECK 



as the "New Book of Flowers." This was preceded, in 

 1833, by "The Young Florist." In 1822, he founded the 

 seed business now conducted at 51 North Marliet St., 

 under the name of Joseph Breclc & Sons. He was one 

 of the original members of the Massachusetts Horticul- 



Brassica Japonica. 



tural Society, and its president from 1859-1862. He 

 edited the old New England Fanner for many years, but 

 discontinued it in 1840, when he turned over his list of 

 subscribers to Luther Tucker, of All)anv. N. Y.. at the 

 time of the founding of The H..rti. liii-m i , -Alii.li was 

 edited by the illustrious A. J. D<>« 1 ii . .lited 



The Horticultural Register from 1 - :- - iii).auy 



with Thomas Fessenden. The rcvi-Piii ■■! _u:~ iiM,,k in 

 1866 was undertaken when the aulhur iiii> lU \ lar.s old. 

 It was a popular book in its day. A portrait of Joseph 

 Breck is seen in the catalogues of the present firm. 



BEEV06RTIA (J. Carson Brevoort, Regent N. Y. 

 State University). lAHdce(e. Differs from Brodis-a in 

 the long-tubular and 6-saccate corolla. One species. 



Ida-Miia, Wood. (B. cocclnea, Wats. Brodicra coe- 

 cinea, Gray). Floral Fire-Cracker. Lvs. slender, 

 grassy: scapes slender, 1-2 ft. high, with 3-60 pendu- 

 lous tubular-saccate fls. 1-2 in. long, which are bril- 

 liant crimson-red, tipped with pea-green. N. Calif, to 

 Ore. B.M. 5857. G.C. III. 20: 687. Gn. 46, p. .503.- 

 The flower.s are very lasting and beautiful. Half-hardy. 

 Needs partial shade and a deep, loose soil, thoroughly 



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drained, and with some leaf mold. Bulb the size of a 

 nutmeg. Grows 2-3 ft. high. Carl Purdy. 



BBEWflBIA (Samuel Brewer was an English bota- 

 nist of last century). Convolvulacea. Herbs, rarely 

 somewhat woody : lis. much like those of Convolvulus, 

 but style 2-cleft, the divisions simple, with capitate 

 stigma, the corolla pubescent outside in the bud : lvs. 

 simple. Trailing plants of 30 or more species in warm 

 climates. 



grandiildra, Gray. Root tuberous : stem 

 pubescent : lvs. broad-ovate and very 

 short-stalked : peduncles 1-fld. : fl. very 

 large (3 in. long), bright blue and showy, 

 funnel-shaped ; stigmas large and glo- 

 bose. S. Fla. — Int. by Reasoner Bros. 



BBIAS. In America, commonly applied 

 to brambles or thorny plants of the genus 

 Rubus, especially blackberries. In the 

 Old World, it is applied to large, wild- 

 growing roses. 



BRICKfiLLIA (Dr. John Brickell, an 

 early American naturalist). Comp6sit(v. 

 About 40 species of herbs or small shrubs 

 in the warmer parts of the U. S. and Mex., 

 only one of which seems to be in the 

 trade. Somewhat allied to Eupatorium. 

 Lvs. veiny, either opposite or alternate : 

 fls. white, cream-colored or flesh-colored, 

 small, with pappus either scale - like or 

 somewhat plumose : akenes striate. 



grandifldra, Nutt. Tassel Flower. 

 Nearly glabrous, 2-3 ft., branchy above : 

 lvs. triangular-cordate or triangular-lance- 

 olate above, coarsely toothed: heads about 

 40-fld., drooping, in large panicles, tassel- 

 shaped and yellowish white. Rocky Mts. 

 — Recommended for moist, shady borders. 



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268. Brassica 



BRIDGEMAN, THOMAS. Plate II. Gar- 



di-in-r, lldrist, sut'dsman and author; was 

 born in Berkshire, Eng., came to America 

 in 1824, and established the business which 

 is now conducted under the name of his 

 son, Alfred Bridgeman, at 37 E. 19th St., 

 New York. An historical account of this 

 business may be found in the catalogue of 

 the present firm. In 1829, Thomas Bridge- 

 man published "The Young Gardener's 

 Assistant," which was many times re- 

 printed and eventuallv enlarged to five 

 times Its origmal bulk It was copyrighted 

 m 1847 when it appeared as a large sized 

 w ork in three parts covering fruit vege 

 t ibl( and ornamental gardening Two of 

 tl I irts were published separately m 



t! \<_aras The Kitchen C ardener s 



i 1 1 I t r and The Florist s C uide 



II hit named work was revised by 

 V I 1 1 IwardsTodd and republished in 1800 by Alfred 

 I 1 1 I III m Thomas Bridgeman died in 1850. -^y. jj. 



BEINCKLfi WILLIAM DRAPER Plate II. Physi- 

 1 in III I amateur pomologi t mis bom in Delaware, 

 I „aii the practice of medicine at Wilmington in 1820, 



III ved to Philadelphia in 1825 where he passed most of 

 111 life as a busy physician and diedat Groveville, N. J., 



I IM it th u <f i\t\ four In a room of his Phila- 



I I I 1 1 1 I 1 trawberries and had fruit 



1 He also had a little garden 



He produced the Cushing 



I 1 1 lent C ope Cushing, and 



1 1 1 1 I 1 1 \\ ilmington and Catherine 



( I 1 It ] I 111 nil! t i^ ni t of his work with 



1 ]1 111 w 1 11 ^wtl / I Ilriii the Old World 



lU regarded by many as 



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