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B.austra'lc (southern), f. Brown. June. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1691. 



brasilic'nse (Brazilian). J. Brown. June. 



Brazil. 1820. 



cartilagi'neum (cartilaginous). 1. Brown. 



July. New Holland. 1820. 



corcovade" nsc (Corcovado). 4. Brown. 



July. Brazil. 1837. 



denticula'tum (toothed). Brown. June. 



Teneriffe. 1826. 



Finlaysonia'num (Finlayson's) . Brown. 



Malacca. 



Fontancsia' num (Desfontaine's). Brown. 



July. Brazil. 



glandulo'sum (glanded). . Brown. April. 



Brazil. 1823. 



qra'cile (slender). 5. Brown. November. 



Brazil. 1830. 



hasta'tum (halbert-shaped). 1. Brown. 



July. Chili. 1841. 



intermedium (intermediate). 1: Brown. 



July. Brazil. 1841. 



lance' ola (lance-fcared). f. Brown. Sep- 



tember. Brazil. 1829. 



Iceviga'tum (smooth). 1. Brown. July. 



New Holland. 1821. 



longifo'Uum (long-leaved). 1. Brown. 



July. Caraccas. 1820. 



ni'tidum (shining). Brown. Isle of Luzon. 



occidenta'le (western). 1. Brown. Au- 



gust. Brazil. 1823. 



orienta'le (eastern). Brown. July. East 



Indies. 

 pectina'tum (comb-leaved}. 1. Brown. 



August. South America. 1827. 

 polypodioi'des (polypodium-like). 1. Brown. 



September. Brazil. 1829. 



serrula'tum(ssi-w-edffed). f. Brown. July. 



Florida. 1819. 



stria' turn (furrowed), J. Brown. July. 



New Holland. 1824. 



triangula're (three-angled). Brown. July. 



'Mexico. 1841. 



trif olid turn (three-leaved). Brown. July. 



Brazil. 1841. 



BLE' CHUM. (From a Greek name for 

 an unknown plant, supposed to be Mar- 

 joram. Nat. ord., Acanthads [Acantha- 

 ceao]. Linn., l^-Didynamia, 1-Angio- 

 spermia. Allied to DICLIPTERA). Stove 

 herbaceous perennials. Cuttings of 

 young firm shoots in spring or sum- 

 mer ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 

 60 to 80 ; winter, 48 to 55. 

 B. angustifo'lium (narrow-leaved). 1. Blue. 

 June. Jamaica. 1824. 



Brazilic'nse (Brazilian). 1. Blue. June. 



Brazil. 1824. 



Bro'wnei (Brown's). 2. June. West In- 



dies. 1780. 



laxifitfrum (loose-flowered). 2. White. 



Jamaica. 1818. 



BLEEDING. Sec Extravasated Sap. 



BLE'PHARIS. (From blcpharis, the 

 eyelash ; in reference to the fringed 

 bractes. Nat. ord., Acanthads [Acantha- 

 ceoe]. Linn., ll-Didynamia, 1-Angio- 



spcrmia. Allied to ACANTHUS). The 

 annuals and biennials by seed in hotbed, 

 as tender annuals ; the trailers and un- 

 dershrubs by the same means, and by 

 cuttings, in heat, under a bell-glass. 

 B. boerhaviafo'lia (Boerhavia-leaved) . 1. Blue. 

 July. East Indies. 1829. Stove annual. 



cape'nsis'(Ca.pe). 1. Blue. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1816. Greenhouse bien- 

 nial. 



furca'ta (fork-spmed). 2. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1816. Greenhouse ever- 

 green shrub. 



linear if o'Ua (narrow-leaved). 2. Blue. 



July. Guinea. 1823. Stove annual. 

 procu'mbcns (procumbent). 1. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1825. Greenhouse 



evergreen trailer. 



BLEPHI'LIA. (From blepharis, the 

 eyelash ; in reference to the fringed 

 bractes. Nat. ord., Labiates [Lamiaceao]. 

 Linn., 2-Dicmdrta, \-monogynia. Allied 

 toMoNAiiDA). Hardy herbaceous peren- 

 nials. Seeds, and dividing the roots in 

 April and September. Common soil. 

 B. cilia' ta (hair-fringed). 3. Red. July. 



North America. 



hirsu' ta (hairy). Purple. August. North 



America. 1798. 



BLESSED THISTLE. Ccntau'rea benc- 

 di'cta. 



BLE'TIA. (Named after a Spanish 

 botanist of the name of Bkt. Nat. ord., 

 Orchids [Orchidaceso]. Linn., IQ-Gyn- 

 andria, \-Konandria). Stove terrestrial 

 orchids, exceptwhere otherwise specified. 

 Division of the roots, when done flowering 

 or starting into growth ; peat, loam, and 

 a little sand, enriched with top-dressings 

 of cow-dung or manure, watering when 

 growing. Summer temp., 60 to 90 ; 

 winter, 48 to 58. 



B.acutipdt-ala (acute - petaled) . 5. Purple. 

 September. America. Greenhouse. 



campanula'ta (bell-flowered). Purple and 



white. Peru. 



capita' ta (headed). June. West Indies. 



1795. 



catcnula'ta (linked). 1|. Purple. Peru. 



1844. 



flo'rida (florid). 2. Hose. February. 

 Trinidad. 1786. 



Gebi'na (Japanese), 1. White. April. 



Japan. 1846. 



gra'cilis (slender - scaped] . 1. Yellow. 



July. Mexico. 1830. 



ffuinec'nsis (Guinea) . 2. Purple. Sierra 



Leone. 1822. 



havancfnsis (Ilavannah). 2^. Purple. 



April. Ilavannah. 1835. 



hyaci'nthina (hyacinth-like). 1. Rose and 



crimson. April. China. 1802. 



pa' tula (spreading-./?0M7m?rf). 2. Purple. 



Havti. 



