BROJIUS 



ing panicles of spikelets about as large as those of Briza 

 maxima : Ivs. 5-7, soft-pubescent, blades 2-3 in. long : 

 spikelets 10-15-fld., nodding, awn short. Int. from Eu. 

 -Very useful in the mixed border, and for drying for 

 winter decoration. 



macrdstachys, Desf. {S. lanceol&tiis. Roth. B. divari 

 cdtiis. Rohdel. An erect, smooth annual: Ivs. soft, 

 covered with hairs; sheaths slit: panicles erect, njr 

 row, the branches very short or the lower ones sonn 

 what long ; spikelets large, lanceolate, 10-lC-fld. Medi 

 terranean, Siberia. 



BROWALLIA 1»3 



often brown-marked : scape 1 ft. high: fls. stalked, in a 

 loose, erect raceme, bright crimson, lasting a long time 

 in perfection. .Jamaica. B.M. 3076, 3536. l. h. B. 



AA. Spikelets from l-lO-flou 



MadriWnsis, Linn. (B. poii/'.ttMn/ic 

 AWNED Bkome Grass. Fig 271 A so 

 annual, geniculate at the 

 base : sheaths longer than 

 the intemodes; blades 2H-3 

 in. long; spikelets dull green, 

 7-10-fld.; flowering glume 

 linear -lanceolate, about ?4 

 in. long, including the two 

 slender points : awn about 1 

 in. long. - Pretty ornament:. 1 

 grass. Int. from Eu. 



nnioloides, H B K. (/>'. 

 Hchrdderi, Kunth). Kes. ri: 

 Grass. A stout, erect an- 

 nual, 2-3 ft. high : shc:iths 

 shorter than the internndi-s : 

 blades flat, smooth on the 

 lower side, scabrous on the 

 upper ; panicle variable, 

 about 8 in. long; rays stout, 

 bearing 1 to few spikelets 

 along the upper part. N. 

 Amer. 



B. iiiermis, Leys. (B. gigaii- 

 teus, Hort.). An erect peren- 

 nial 2-5 ft. high. In Europe 

 classed among the best forage 

 plants. Int. from Eu.— B. mil- 

 lis, Linn. An erect annual 1-3 

 ft. high. Kcsemljles chess (B. 



srr:,:h,ii.\ f ,. n ii llifh It differs 



t ■ ~ ~ I A well-known 



« I ^ u l: ■ i,:i 1 gr.ISS, With 



siireadmg ;iiiil more or less drooping panicles. As it very 

 often occurs, in whe.at fields, it is erroneously regarded as de- 

 generated wheat. Int. from Eu. p. B. Kennedy. 



BSOOM, See Cytiaus and Oenista. 



BBOOU COBN. Brooms are made of the rays or pe- 

 duncles of the flower-cluster of Andropogon Sorghum 

 ISorfihum viihjare), the species which in other forms Is 

 known as Sorghum, Kafiir Com, and Guinea Com. 

 Broom Com is grown in various parts of the U. S, 



BEdSIMUM (Greek, edible). Urticilcem. A few 

 large trees of Trop. Amer., yielding edible fr. B. Ali- 

 cdstrum, Swz.. is the Bread-nut of Jamaica, but it is 

 not grown within the U. S. It bears round yellow fr., 

 about an inch in diameter, containing a single large, 

 edible seed. The tree has shining lance-elliptic Ivs. 



BROUGHTdNIA (Arthur Broughton, English bota- 

 nist). Orclnddce(T. tribe Epidendrefp. Two or three W. 

 Indian Drchids nuich like L:plia and Cattleya. Several 

 species whic-li have been refcrriMl to this genus are now 

 distributi il in Ki.i.li ndnuii. .'M;ixiUaria, Phajus, etc. 

 Plant pr...luriii- ], -.11.1. .-Lull. ~. ;iii.l sendingup a bracted 

 scape l.e:iiiiiL'" ^. \ . r;il ..r iiii.iiy sliowy fls.: calyx of 3 

 e.|u:il lau.. ..|:.ti- v, |ial-: two lateral petals broad-ovate 

 ami -..iii.-vvhat .-ri -]■.■. 1. tlie labellum round-cordate and 

 s..lll.•\^ liaT L*-!..!.. .1. .i.nare, with a spur at the base ad- 

 nar.- T.. tin- ..vary. i;.-.|uire warmhou.se treatment. Cul- 

 ture like that ti.r La-lia. Do not dry off enough to 

 slirink the bulbs. Prop, by division. 



sangulnea, R. Br. (i?. eoccinea. Hook.). Pseudo- 

 bullis clustered, roundish-ovate and somewhat flattened, 



BROUSSONfiTIA ( after T N. V. Broussonet, 



I French 



..u- lit. Ill It. ].. Ti. 1..I ].!_'. n- .li . I us mcon- 

 s] 1 u .11- q.til us 111. si 1111111 ii. Ill 111 In. al, nod- 



tiUii. Ill ^'l..l.ul n li. I. Is ...11. .In, ti -'I. .l.ul 11, consist- 

 ing of small flesh\ nutlets Thiee species in E. Asia, 

 and there often cultivated, the bark being used for 

 paper making. Ornamental trees with broad, round 

 heads. Imt umUr tultuit often shrubby, of vigorous 

 ^'1 wTl 1 _ 1 . It, ctive by its large, often 



.1. 1 \ north or only in very shel- 



t 1 I I best in rich, somewhat 



111. I .lis Prop, by seeds, sown 



ati 1 I ' Ti'M.od cuttings under 



gl I 1 kept m colder 



iihouse ; also by 

 summer or graft- 

 use is sometimes 



Kuo 



IS P. 



Mulb. 



papyrifera, Vent. Tree, 30-50 ft., with thick, pubes- 

 cent branches: Ivs. long-petioled, usually cordate-ovate, 

 acuminate, coarsely dentate, often deeply lobed, espe- 

 cially on younger plants, rough above, pubescent be- 

 neath, 3-8 in. long : fr. -heads % in. across, red. May. 

 China, Jap. B.M. 2358.— Many varieties. Var. cucol- 

 Uta, Ser. {B. nafictilctris,ljodd.). Lvs. small, curled 

 upwari'. Var. laciniita, Ser. Lvs. deeply lobed and in- 

 eise.l. Decrative form, but more tender than the type. 

 Var. macrophylla, Ser. Lvs. large, usually undivided. 



Kazindki, Sieb. {B.Kdmpferi, Hort.). Branches slen- 

 der, glabrous at length : lvs. short-petioled, ovate or 

 ovate-oblong, nearly glabrous, only somewhat rough 

 above, entire or 2-3-lobed, 2-8 in. long : fr.-head less 

 than y^vn. in diani. China. Jap. -This species is more 

 tender than the f..rmer. wliieh is also cultivated some- 

 times as 11. h'<i n^/ii. ri. wliil.. 111.' true B. Kwmpferi, 

 Siel... with til,- l\s. ivs.iiil.lini; 111 shape those of B. 

 K'lzni'.l.i. l.iit inu.li Mii.'ilj. r all. I i.iil.escent, and with 

 very small f r.-li.-ails. se.aus ii,.t t.. !..• cultivated. 



Alfred Rehder. 



BBOWALLIA (after John Browall, Bishop of Abo, 

 Sweden). SoJanaeia. A genus ..f al..,ut 10 South 

 American annua;-, witli nl.iiri.! mf Ii'u.'. ri..I."t or white 



flowers. Til. - • ' '■ ;"■ larder, but 



for the sak. , , i . v to start 



them ind.....rs : , . 

 open about ;Mu;. 1.".. 

 through our hot, dr 

 can be grown in p. 

 nuals, and make ex 

 also used for winter 



the 



ikely 



Blue 



ially desirable for their 

 !i winter and early spring. 

 likely to f.ide, especially the 

 of the early species, Linnseus 

 ) of his acquaintancship with 

 Browall : elata, reflecting the exalted character of their 

 early intimacy ; demi'ssa, its rupture ; and aiicMoto, the 

 permanent estrangement of the two men. 



A. Corolla segments long, acuminate: fls. large. 

 specidsa, Hook. Lvs. sometimes opposite, sometimes 

 alternate : fls. thrice as large as in B. grandiflora, all 

 solitarv. axillary : peduncle shorter than the lvs. : co- 

 rolla-tube thrice as long as the calyx, and abraptly 

 swelled at the top into a globular form : limb of 5 ovate, 



