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fihry peat. It requires the protection of a frame j 

 or greenhouse in winter, being neat and fragrant. j 

 B. austra'lis (southern), 1. Blue. N. Holland, j 

 1834. 



BRUNSFE'LSIA. (Named after Bruns- 

 fcls, a German physician. Nat. ord., Fig- 

 worts [Scrophulariacese]. Linn., 14--D*- 

 dynamia 2-Anyiospermia. Allied to Sal- 

 piglossis.) 



We have added Francisce'a to this genus. 

 Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings in sandy soil, 

 in a moist heat ; rich, lumpy, fibry soil. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 75 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 B. acumina'ta (taper-pointed-t'eaoed). 2. Purple. 

 April. Bio Janeiro. 



America'na (American). 4. Pale yellow. June. 



W. Ind. 1735. 

 angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 4. Pale 



yellow. July. W. Ind. 

 latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 4. Pale yellow. 



June. W. Ind. 



angu'sta (narrow-teamed) 2. Purple. April. 



calyci'na (large-calyxed). 2. Pale purple. 



June. Brazil. 1850. 



exi'mia (choice). 2. Purple. June. Brazil. 



1847. 



gra'cilis ^slender). 2. Pale cream. June. 



1847- 



hydrangecefo'rmis (hydrangea-like). 4. Purple. 



April. Brazil. 1840. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 4. Purple. April. 



Rio Janeiro. 1840. 



LocMa'rtti(Lockhart's). Purple. April. W. 



Ind. 1840. 



monta'na (mountain). 4. White. July. S. 



Amer. 1820. 



niftida (shining). 



Jamaice'nsis (Jamaica). 5. Yellow. June. 



Jamaica. 1844. 



Pohlia'na (Pohli's). Blue, \vhite). April. 



Brazil. 1840. 



undula'ta (wave- flowered). 4. White. June. 



Jamaica. 1820. 



uniflo'ra (one-flowered). 3. White, purple. 



July. Brazil. 1826. 



viola'cea (violet-coloured). 3. Livid. July. 



W. Ind. 1815. 



BRUNSVI'GIA. (Named after the noble 

 house of Brunswick. Nat. ord., Amaryl- 

 lids [Amaryllidacese]. Linn., Q-Hexan 

 dria 1-Monogynia.) 



This genus bears the same relation to Amaryllis 

 which Azalea does to Rhododendron. It is a 

 well-marked section of Amaryllis itself, when 

 divested of "the mass of discordant plants ac- 

 cumulated under that name." Herbert. Half- 

 hardy bulbs, from the Cape of Good Hope. Off- 

 sets ; loam and fibry peat ; either in greenhouse 

 or in a warm situation out of doors, where the 

 bulbs, being planted deep, are secure from frost 

 and from wet by coverings, such as glazed sashes 

 or tarpauling ; or the bulbs may be taken up at 

 the approach of winter, and stored. 



3. cilia'ris (hair-fringed). 1. Black. August. 

 1752. 



Corafntea (Coranic poison-bulb'). 1, Pink. 



September. 1815. 



pa'llida (pale-flowered). 1. Pale. Sep- 

 tember. 1826. 



di'sticha (two-rowed). 1. Red. 1823. 



falca'ta (sickle-team*). J. Red. May. 177-1. 



B. grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 1. Pink. Au- 

 gust. 1827. 



Josephi'nce (Josephine's). l. Scarlet. July. 



1814. 



mi'nor (smaller). 1. Scarlet. July. 1814. 



stria'ta (streaked). 1$. Scarlet. July. 



1823. 

 lu'cida (shining). 1. Pink. August. 1818. 



margina'ta (red-margined). 1. Scarlet. Sep- 



tember. 1795. 



mi'nor (smaller), f . Pink. July. 1822. 



multiflo'ra (many-flowered). 1. Red. July. 



1752. 



ra'dula (rasp-leaved). $. Red. June. 1790. 



stria'ta (channeled). . Pink. July. 1823. 



toxica'ria (poison- bulb). 1. Pink. October. 



1774. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. See Borecole. 



BRY'A. (From bryo, to germinate ; the 

 seeds, at times, sprouting in the pod. 

 Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Fabacese]. 

 Linn., IQ-Monadelphia 6-Decandria. Al- 

 lied to Hedysarum.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Seeds and cuttings in 

 hotbed; rich, fibry loarn. Summer temp., 60 to 

 85 ; winter, 50 to 55. 



B. e'benus (Jamaica ebony). 12. Yellow, green. 

 July. Jamaica. 1713. 



Leone'nsis (Sierra Leone). 12. Yellow, green. 



Sierra Leone. 1824. 

 BRYA'NTHUS. See Henzie'sia. 

 BRYOPHY'LLUM CALYCI'NUM. A species- 

 of House-Leek, chiefly regarded as a 

 curiosity ; hut a single leaf laid down ori 

 a damp surface will throw out young 

 plants all round its margin. Being a 

 native of the East Indies, it requires n, 

 summer temperature, 60 to 85 ; winter, 

 50 to 60. 



BU'CTDA. Olive Bark -tree. (From 

 bons, an ox ; in reference to the fruit 

 being like an ox's horn. Nat. ord., My- 

 robolans [Combretacese]. Linn., 10-De- 

 candria 2-Digynia.) 



B. bu'ceras furnishes bark for tanning. Stove- 

 tree. Cuttings of young, firm wood, in sand^ 

 over sandy peat, and in a moist bottom-heat ; 

 loam, and rough, sandy peat. Summer temp., 

 60 to 85 ; winter, 55 to 60. 

 B. bu'ceras (ox's-horn). 25. Yellow, white. 



August. Jamaica. 1793. 

 BUCK-BEAN. Menya'nthes. 

 BUCKLER MUSTARD. Biscute 'lla. 

 BUCKTHORN. Rha'mnns. 

 BUCKWHEAT. Poly'gomim fayopy'rum. 

 BUCKWHEAT -TREE. Myloca'ryum. 

 BUD. The buds are organized parts 

 of a plant, of an oval, round, or conical 

 form, and containing the rudiments of 

 future branches, leaves, and flowers,, 

 which remain without breaking, on pro- 

 ducing them, until circumstances favour 

 their development. The same buds, ac- 

 cordingly, as circumstances vary, produce 

 either flowers or leaves. Buds spring: 



