of N. Eu. 

 southwaif 



BRYAXTHUS 



and N. Asia, in N. Amer. in tlie Roeliy Mts. 

 ti) (':ilif..ruia. Heath-like prostrate shrubs, 

 y. wifli iLiiid-orae, delicate fls., but rarely cul- 

 ii. y ilinvc best in peaty and sandy soil, and 

 i. mi.uij -.iufcssfuUy in localities where the 

 t ami ei'ul, but B, erectus is less particular. 

 seeds, sown in spring in peaty soil or cut 



BRYOPHYLLUM 



monoecious, fascicled : fr. about the size of a cherry, 

 spherical, green, with pretty white markings. Asia, 

 Afr., Austral. F.S.12:1202. 



Var. erythrocirpa, Naud. (B. erythrocdrpa, Naud.). 

 Has red fr. with white marks. I. H. 12:431. F.S.21:2237. 

 Gn. «, p. 193. -A warmhouse plant, rarely grown in pots 

 and trained to rafters. Prop, by seeds. ^^ ji_ 



f^<^:p4Wr 



274. Sprouting leaf of Bryophyllu 



sphagnum and kept moist and shady, by cuttings in 

 August under glass, and by layers. 



empetriidrmis, Gray. Five to 8 in. : Ivs. %-H in. long, 

 finely serrate; fis. campanulate, 6 or more on slender, 

 glandular pedicels, in short racemes: corolla rosy pur- 

 ple, about K in. broad. Brit. Columbia to Calif. B.M. 

 317G (as Menziesia empetriformis ) . 



erectus, Lindl. (B. empetrifdrmis x Bodothdmnus 

 Chamachtns). Six to 10 in. high : Irs. slightly serrate: 

 fls. 2-10, rosy pink, rotate-campanulate, about H in. 

 broad. F.S. 7:659. P.P.G. 1: 19.-Of garden origin. 



B. BrHveri. Oray. Allied to B. empetriformis. Fls. larger; 

 stamens exstTt.'il. Siirra Nevada.— iJ. glandulitldrus. Gray. 

 I - ui.^.iit, ..v., I, iiipliur-yellow. Sitka to Brit. C'olurab.— 

 '■ '- ' I iiall, rosy, 3-10, in slender peduncled 



I I ■ iiring'slsl.— B. (axiVdKo, Gray. Fls. 



- : lliKhMts.ofX.E. Amer., Greenland. 



""■ '" ^ ^ ' ^ ' 1' Alfred Rehder. 



BBYONIA (Greek, lo sprout, referring to the annual 

 growth from the tuber). Cucitrbitdctw. A genus of 

 7 species of perennial cucurbits, natives of Europe and 

 W. Asia. They are herbaceous perennial climbers, with 

 the staminate fls. in racemes, while Bryonopsis is an 

 annual plant, with the staminate fls. in fascicles. All spe- 

 cies of Bryonia are dioecious excepts, a Z6a. Bryonopsis 

 is monoecious. See Cogniaux, in DC. Mon. Phan. 2:469. 

 A. Fls. dioecious : stigmas rough : fruits red. 



didica, Jacq. Bryony. Height 6-12 ft.: root long, 

 fleshy, branching, white, a finger's thickness: Ivs. ovate 

 or roundish in outline, 5-lobed, margin wavy-toothed, 

 rough with callous points, paler beneath : pistillate fls. 

 greenish white, corymbose, short-peduncled. Common 

 in Eng. and in central and S. Eu. Rarer in W. Asia and 

 N. Afr. Not sold in Amer,, but a common sight along 

 English highways. It grows rapidly over hedges and 

 fences. 

 AA. Fls. monoecious ; stigmas smooth : fruits black. 



Alba, Linn. Height 6-12 ft. ; roots thick, tuberculate, 

 yellowish outside, white within: Ivs. long-petioled; pis- 

 tillate fls. in long-peduncled racemose corymbs. Eu.. 

 Caucasus, Persia. 



B. lacinidsa, Lijin.=Bryonopsis laciniosa. -^ jj 



BKY0N6PSIS (Greek, Bri/ony-like). Cucurbitdcea. 

 A genus of two species of annual climbers. Consult 

 Bryonia for generic differences. 



lacinidsa, Naud. (Bryonia laciniosa, Linn.). Lvs. 

 deeply 5-lobed, rough, light green above, paler beneath; 

 segments oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, serrate : fls. 



275. Flowers of Bryophyllum (X%). 



BRYOPHYLLUM 



Ih 



i that 



tive plant 1 1 and mterestmg It is only 



necessary t on moist sand or moss, and 



at the in 1 ] 1 nts will appear after a time 



(see Fig. ' 4) It is even possible to pin leaves on the 

 wall, and without water new plants will come Useful 

 in botanical ieraonstrations 



calyclnum balisl Fig ' j Height --1 ft stem 

 reddish, witl rai e 1 ol 1 i g wh ti h pot Ivs oppo- 



276. Flowers of 



Buckwheat. 



Natural 



site, fleshy, simple or temate, ovate, crenate, obscurely 

 veined above: fls. pendulous, in terminal-compound 

 panicles : caU'x and corolla cylindrical, reddish green, 

 spotted white : calyx 114 in. long; corolla 2K in. long, 



