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JG. Zlariia'nz (Dr. Marlins's). 1. White. March. 

 Berhice. 1838. 



nodo'sa (knotty). 1. Yellowish-green. Oc- 



tober. Mexico. 1833. 



Perri'nii (Perriu's). 1. Green. September. 



Rio Janeiro. 1831. 



retu'sa (end-notched). White, green. March. 



Maracaybo. 



tubercula'ta (knobbed). . White. July. 



Botaf Bay. 1827. 



veno'sa (veiny-lipped). 1. White. March. 



Honduras. 1839. 



BRA'SSIA. (Named after Mr. Brass, a 

 botanical traveller. Nat. ord,, Orckids 

 [Orchidaceae]. Linn., 20-Gynandria 1- 



Stove orchids. Divisions ; rough turf, in pots, 

 well drained. Those from Guatimala require less 

 heat than those from the West Indies ; water 

 freely when growing, but $uve little when at rest. 

 Temp, same as for Brassa'vola. 

 B. angu'sta (nwnovi-flou>ered}. Yellow. Octo- 

 ber. Brazil. 1839. 



arista' ta (awned). Yellow, brown. August. 



Guatimala. 1SU. 



bi'dens (two-toothed). Brown, yellow. May. 



Brazil. 1812. 



brachia'ta (opposite-branched). 2. Yellowish- 



green and brown. September. Guati- 

 mala. 1843. 



cauda'tu (long-tailed). 1. Yellow and brown. 



February. W. Ind. 1823. 



CVoH>e'su(Clowes's). Brown, yellow. August. 



Brazil. 184-1. 



cochlea' ta (spoon-lipped) . 1. Green, brown. 



April. Demerara. 1834. 



gutta'ta (blotched). Green, yellow. August. 



Guatimala. 1843. 



Lancea'na (Lance's), . Yellow-brown 



spotted. January. Surinam. 1813. 

 -- viridiflo'ra (green-flowered), f. Green. 

 March. Demerara. 1833. 



Lawrencea'na (Mrs. Lawrence's). 1. Yellow, 



brown. April. Brazil. 1839. 



macrosta'chya (long-spiked). 2. Green, 



brown. Demerara. 



macula' ta (spotted-flowered). 1. Yellow-red 



spotted. April. Jamaica. 1806. 



pu'mila (dwarf). Yellow, purple. 1844. 



Peruvia'nn (Peruvian). 1. Yellow, green. 



April. 1844. 



verruco'sa (warty-lipped). Green and brown. 



March. Guatimala. 



Wra'ya: (Mrs. Wray's). Yellow, green. Gua- 



timala, 1840. 



BRA'SSICA. Cabbage. (From bresic, 

 the Celtic name for Cabbage. Nat. ord., 

 Crucifers [Brassicaceee]. Linn., 15-Te- 

 tradynamia.) 



Seeds, chiefly spring and autumn; but at all 

 intermediate periods during summer, according 

 as the produce is wanted young ; deep, rich, 

 loamy soil. We shall only mention the specific 

 names of the most useful, the cultivation of each 

 of which will be found under its common name. 

 B. na'pa-bra'ssica. Turnip-cabbage. 



na'pus, Rape. 



olera'cea. Cabbage. 

 fimbria'ta. Borecole. 



cauliflo'ra. Cauliflower. 



botry'tis. Brocoli. 



cau'lo-ra'pa. Kohl Eabi. 



BRAVO' A. (Named after Bravo, a 

 Mexican botanist. Nat. ord., Amaryllids 

 [Amaryllidacese]. Linn., Q-Hcxandria 1- 

 Monogynia. ) 



A pretty Mexican small bulb, requiring slight 

 protection in winter, or the greenhouse-culture of 

 Ixias. Offsets ; light, rich loam. Summer temp., 

 60 to 80 ; winter, 45 to 55. 

 JB. geminiflo'ra (twin-flowered). Red. July* 

 Mexico. 1841. 



BRAZIL-NUT. Bertholle'tia. 



BRAZIL-WOOD. Ccesalpi'nia Brasilie'nsis. 



BREAD-FRUIT. Artoca'rpns. 



BREAD-NUT. Bro'slmum. 



BREAD-ROOT. Psora' lea escuh'nta. 



BREAKING. A tulip's flower is broken 

 when it lias attained its permanent 

 colours. A bulbous root is said to break 

 when its foliage begins to be thrust forth ; 

 and a bud breaks when it bursts, to allow 

 the expansion of the leaves or flowers. 



BREAST-WOOD. The shoots which grow 

 out directly from the front of branches 

 trained as espaliers, or against walls. 



BREMONTIE'RA. (Named after M. 

 Bremontier. Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants 

 [Fabacesej. Linn., 17 ' -Liaddphia 4-Z>e- 

 candria. Allied to Hedysarum.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings in sand, under 

 a glass, in heat; fibry loam and peat, with a 

 little sand. Summer temp., 60 to 75; winter, 

 50 to 55. 



B. ammo'xylon (sand-wood). 4. Purple. Mau- 

 ritius. 1826. 



BRE'XIA. (From brexls, rain ; in refer- 

 ence to the protection from rain given 

 by the large leaves of some of the species. 

 Nat. ord., Brexiads [Brexiacese]. Linn., 

 5-Pentandria 1-Monogyn ia. ) 



Stove evergreen trees. Half-ripened shoots in 

 sand, under a bell-glass, in bottom-heat ; sandy 

 peat, and a third loam. Summer temp., 60 to 

 75 ; winter, 50 to 55. 



B. chrysophy'lla (golden-leaved). 30. Mauri- 

 tius. 1820. 



Madagascarie'nsis (Madagascar). 30. Green. 



June. Madagascar 1812. 



spino'sa (thorny). 30. Green. June. Ma- 



dagascar. 1812. 



BRICKS. As the gardener often may 

 want to know how many bricks will be 

 needed for an intended structure, it 

 will be a guide to know that all bricks 

 sold in England were required by statute 

 (17 G-eo. III., c. 42) to be eight and a 

 half inches long, four inches wide, and 

 two and a half inches thick. Pantiles, 

 by the same authority, were required to 

 be thirteen and a half inches long, nine 

 and a half inches wide, and half an inch 

 thick. But as the duty is now taken off 

 these articles, we hope to see them made 



