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If propagated by partings of the roots, 

 the best time is in September and Octo- 

 ber. They are planted at once where 

 they are to remain, and only require oc- 

 casional watering until established. 



To obtain Seed some of the plants must 

 be left ungathered from, and allowed to 

 shoot up early in the summer. They 

 flower in July, and ripen abundance of 

 seed in the autumn. 



BURNING BUSH. JSuo'nymus Ameri- 

 ca'nus. 



BURSA'RIA. (Named from bursa, a 

 pouch. Nat. ord., Pitlosporads [Pitto- 

 sporaceffi]. linn., 5-Pentandria 1-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of 

 young shoots in sand, under a bell-glass ; sandy 

 peat and fibry loam. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 B.spino'sa (thorny). JO. White. October. 

 N. S. Wales. 1/93. 



BU'RSERA. (Named after Burser, an 

 Italian botanist. Nat. ord., Amyrids 

 [Amyridacese]. Linn., 23-Polygamia 2- 

 Dicecia.) 



Stove trees ; cuttings under a glass, with bot- 

 tom-heat; loam and peat. Summer temp., 60 

 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 55. 



B. gummi'fera (gum-bearing). 20. White, green. 

 W. Ind 1690. 



serra'ta (saw-edged-teaed). 30. E. Ind. 1818. 



BURTO'NIA. (Named after D. Burton, 

 a collector for the Kew Gardens. Nat. 

 ord., Leguminous Plants [Fabacese].Linn., 

 IQ-Decandria 1-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Pultensea.) 



Greenhouse evergreen under-shrubs ; seeds in 

 March and April, in sandy peat; cuttings of 

 half-ripened snoots in sand, under a bell-glass ; 

 fibry peat, sandy loam, and pieces of charcoal, 

 mixed with soil and drainage. Summer temp., 

 60 to 70; winter, 45 to 50. 



B.Bj-ttntot'rfes(Brunia-like). ]J, Yellow. June. 

 N. Holland. 1844. 



confe'rta (clustered-jffowered). 2. Violet. 



July. N. Holland. 1830. 



mi'nor (smaller). 4. Yellow. May. N. 



Holland. 1812. 



pulche'lla (beautiful). 2. Purple. April. 

 Swan River. 1846. 



sca'bra (rough -tea0. i. Yellow. June. 



N. Holland. 1803. 



sessiliflo'ra (stalkless-flowered). . Yellow. 



June. N. Holland. 1824. 



villo'sa (long-haired). 2. Purple. May. 



Swan River. 1844. 



BUSHEL. See BASKET. 



BUTCHER'S BROOM. Ru'scus. 



BU'TEA. (Named after John Earl of 

 Bute. Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Fa- 

 bacese]. Linn., 17-Diadelphia 1-Pentan- 

 dria. Allied to the Coral-tree.) 



Stove evergreen trees; cuttings of shoots, 



young, but firm, in sand, in a moist bottom-heat, 

 under a glass, removed, or air given, during the 

 night; loam and peat. Summer temp., 60 to 

 75; winter, 50 to 55. 

 B. frondo'sa (leafy). 30. Scarlet. E.Ind. 1/96. 



parviflo'ra (small-flowered). 20. Scarlet. Co- 



romandel. 1818. 



supeTrba (superb). 30. Scarlet. E. Jnd. 1798* 



BU'TOJIUS. Flowering Hush. (From, 

 bous, an ox, and temnc, to cut ; in refer- 

 ence to its acrid juice, causing the mouth 

 to bleed. Nat. ord., Butomads [Butoma- 

 cese]. Linn., Q-Enneandria 3-Hexagynia.) 



Hardy perennial aquatics ; divisions ; rich loam, 

 in water. 



B.latifo'lius (broad-leaved). 1. White. June* 

 Nepaul. 1823. 



umbeUu'tus (umbelled). 2. Pink. June. 



Britain. 



Caryo'car and Ju'glans 

 Narci'ssus incom- 

 TREE. Penta- 



BUTTER NUT. 

 cine'rea. 



BUTTER AND EGGS. 

 para'bilis. 



BUTTER AND TALLOW 

 de'sma. 



BUTTER-TREE. Ba'ssia. 



BUTTERFLY PLANT. Onci'dium papi'Ko* 



BUTTERWORT. PinguV cula. 



BUTTON FLOWER. Go'mpkia. 



BUTTON-TREE. Conoca'rpus. 



BUTTON WEED. Spcrmaco'ce. 



BUTTON WOOD. Cephala' nthiis. 



Bu'xus. Box-tree. (From pyknos? 

 dense ; referring to the hardness of the 

 wood. Nat. ord., Spurgeivorls [Euphorbi- 

 acese] . Linn., 21-Monacia -i-Tetrandria. ) 



There is a weeping Box-tree in the gardens at 

 Shrubland Pa,rk, with branches as pendulous as 

 those of the Weeping Ash. Hardy and green- 

 house shrubs and trees ; seed sown in light, well- 

 drained soil, as soon as ripe; cuttings, from four 

 to six inches in length, of the young shoots, in- 

 serted in a shady place in August and September ; 

 layers of either old or young wood ; division of 

 the variety suffrutico'sa, generally used as edg- 

 ings to walks ; cuttings of Balea'ricn will require 

 protection in winter. Chinese and New Holland 

 species requirt a cold pit or greenhouse in winter. 

 B. austra'lis (southern). 6. N.Holland. 1820. 



Bulea'rica (Balearic). 8. Yellow, green. July. 



Minorca. 1780. 



Chine'nsis (Chinese). 3. Yellow, green. Oc- 



tober. China. 1802. 



sempervi'rens (common evergreen). 8. Yellow, 



green. April. England. 

 angusti/o'lia (narrow-leaved). 8. Yellow, 



green. April. 

 arbore'scens (tree-like). 30. Yellow, green. 



May. Britain. 

 arge'ntea (silver-variegated). 30. Yellow, 



green. May. Britain. 

 au'rea (golden-variegated). 30. Yellow, 



green. May. Britain. 

 margina'ta (i/eWow-edged). 30. Yellow, 



green. April. Britain. 

 myrtifo'lia (myrtle-leaved). 8, Yellow,. 



green. April. Britain. 



