LIST OF PLANTS 93 
and showy flower. The seed may be sown indoors in 
March, to transplant on sunny borders outdoors in May, 
or be sown in the open at the end of April where the 
plants are intended to bloom. 
Briza.—-These ornamental Grasses, useful both in the 
fresh and in the dried state, grow readily from seed 
sown in April in loamy soil. 
Brocco.Li.—Sow in a frame in March and outdoors in 
April and May for succession. 
Bromus.—Ornamental Grasses used similarly to 
Briza, and should be similarly treated. 
BrowA.iiA.—These greenhouse annuals grow readily 
from seed sown in the greenhouse in March, potting 
them on as they require more root room. 
BRUSSELS SpROUTS.—Sow under glass in March for 
the early crop, and for the general crop outdoors in the 
same month. 
BrRYOPHYLLUM.—This curious subject, noted for pro- 
ducing young plants from the notches at the margins of 
the leaves, is readily increased if the leaves are laid flat 
on moss or sand in a warm, moist atmosphere. 
BuppLeE1A.—The different species of these handsome 
free-flowering shrubs are easily raised from seed, and by 
cuttings of firm, short-jointed shoots planted in sandy 
soil in September in pit or frame from which frost is 
excluded. 
Butomus (FLOWERING RusH).—This popular aquatic 
flowering plant is best increased by division in March 
and April. 
Buxus (Box).—These are propagated by seed sown 
as soon as ripe; by cuttings of young shoots, 4 inches 
to 6 inches in length, firmly planted in a shady situation 
in September; by layers put down in October; and by 
