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raid is a favourite lurking-place for tlie 

 snail. For plants that may be substi- 

 tuted, see EDGING. The best months 

 for planting Box are September and 

 February. Small-rooted slips are em- 

 ploj-ecl, and are planted against the per- 

 pendicular side of a small trench, along 

 the edge of the border or bed they arej 

 desired to bound. The best month for 

 -clipping Box is June, and it should be 

 done in showery weather. With great 

 attention to not injuring the roots, and 

 to washing earth in among these in their 

 new position, large Box-trees or bushes 

 have been moved in May, June, and July. 

 See The Cottage Gardener, iv., 328, 350. 



Box ELDER. Negit'ndo. 



Box THOBN. Ly'cium. 



BRABEI'UM. African Almond. (From 

 In-abeion., a sceptre ; in reference to the 

 flower-racemes. Nat. ord., Proteads [Pro- 

 teacece]. Linn., 23-Polygamia \-Moncecia. 

 Allied to Persoonia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen trees. Cuttings of ripe 

 hoots under a bell-glass, in sand. Sandy loam. 

 Summer temp., 50 to 65; winter, 35 to 45. 

 B. Stella! turn (starred). 15. White. August. Cape 

 of Good Hope. 1731. 



BRACHY'COME. (From brachys, short, 

 and kome, hair. Nat. ord., Composites 

 Asteracese]. Linn., 19-Syngenesia 2- 

 Superflua. Allied to the Daisy.) 



Annuals. Sown in a gentle hotbed in March, 

 and transplanted as a half-hardy annual. B. di- 

 versifo'lia by cuttings of half-ripe shoots, under 

 a bell-glass; peat and loam. Winter temp., 38 

 to 45. 



B. diversifo'lia (various-leaved). . White. May. 



Australia. 1824. Greenhouse evergreen. 



iberidifo'tia (iberis-leaved). $. Purple. May. 



Swan River. 1840. Half-hardy annual. 



albiflo'ra (white-flowered), . White. 



Swan River. 



BRACHYL^'NA. (From brachys, short, 

 and I ana, a cloak, or covering ; referring 

 to the shortness of the involucre. Nat. 

 ord., Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 19- 

 Syngenesia 2-Superflua. Allied to Tar- 

 chonanthus.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half, 

 tipe shoots, same as Brachy'cone dioersifv'lia. 

 B.nereifo'lia (oleander-leaved). 4. White. Sep- 

 tember. Cape of Good Hope. 1752. 



BRACHYSE'MA. (From brachys, short 

 and serna, standard; the flowers having 

 the standard petal short. Nat. ord., 

 leguminous Plants [Fabacese]. Linn., 

 IQ-Decandria 1-Monoyynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen climbers. Seeds in March, 

 in heat ; cuttings of half-ripened shoots in sum- 

 mer, in sand, under a bell-glass, in a mild bot- 



tom-heat; loam and peat, with a little sand. 

 Summer temp., 50 to 65 ; winter, 46 to 55. 

 B. aphy'ilum (leafless). Brownish-crimson. N. 

 Holland. 1849. 



bractea'tum (bracted). 3. Crimson. April. 



Swan River. 1843. 



hy'bridum (hybrid). Crimson, cream. March. 

 lanceola'tum (lance-leaved). Scarlet. February. 



Swan River. 



latifo'lium (broad-leaved). 3. Crimson. Ma;. 



N. Holland. 1803. 



platy'ptera (broad-winged-aiened). Grim* 



son. May. Swan River. 1844. 



pramo'rsum (jagged-pointed). Red. N. S. 



Wales. 1848. 



undula'tuin (w&ve-leaved). 3. Green. March. 



N. S. Wales. 1828. 



villo'sum (long-haired). 3. Crimson. March. 



Swan River. 



BEACHYSTE'LMA. (From brachys, short, 

 and stelma, a crown ; referring to the 

 coronal processes of the flowers. Nat. 



d., Asclepiads [Asclepiadacese]. Linn., 

 3-Peniandria 2-Digynia.) 



Greenhouse tuberous perennials, from the Capa 

 of Good Hope. Cuttings in sandy soil, in heat ; 

 division of the roots ; fibry loam. Summer temp., 

 60 to 75 ; winter, 48 to 55. 

 B. cri'spum (curled-teamed). . Brown, yellow. 

 September. 1829. 



fpatula'tum (spatulate-feacl). 1. Green. 



June. 1826. 



tubero'sum (tuberous). l. Purple. June. 1821. 



BRACTE. A leafy appendage to the 

 flower or its stalk, and not inaptly called 

 the floral leaf. The most familiar ex- 

 ample is the pale green, oblong one at- 

 tached to the flower-stalk of the Lime- 

 tree (Ti'lia Europafa). 



BRAKE. Pte'ris. 



BRAMBLE. Eu'lits. 



BRANCHING ANNUAL STOCK. Malco'- 

 mia mari'tima. 



BRASSA'VOLA. (Named after A. M. 

 Brassavola, a Venetian botanist. Nat. 

 ord., Orchids [Orchidacese]. Linn., 20- 

 Gynandria I-Honogynia.} 



Stove orchids. Divisions ; best grown on block* 

 of wood, but will do in peat, crocks, and sphag- 

 num. Summer temp., 70 to 90, and moist ; 

 winter, 55 to 65, and dry. 



B. angusta'ta (narrowed). Yellowish-green. June. 

 Demerara. 



corda'ta (heart-Zipped). 1. White, green. May. 



Brazil. 



cuculla'ta (hooded). $. Purple and white. 



June. W. Ind. 1790. 



cuspida' t a (spear-Zipped). 4. White. March. 



Trinidad. 1839. 



Digbia'na (Mr. Digby's). f . Yellow, white, 



and purple. July. Honduras. 1844. 



e'legans (elegant). Lilac. Antigua. 



glau'ca (milky-green), l . Yellow. March. 



Vera Cruz. 1837. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). White. March. 



Honduras. 1838. 



Una a' t a (line-leaved). Light yellow. S. 



Amer. 1850, 



