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BOM 



To prevent the scale, or limy crust, 

 which is often so troublesome, dissolve 

 in the water at the rate of one ounce oi 

 sal ammoniac (muriate of ammonia) to 

 every sixty gallons. Do this twice in 

 the year ; as in October and April. 



Bois FEHDRIX (Partridge-wood), lle- 

 iste'ria. 



BOLBOPHY'LLUM. (From lolbos, a 

 bulb, and phyllon, a leaf ; referring to the 

 leaves issuing from the apex of the bas- 

 tard bulbs. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchi- 

 daccac]. Linn., 20-Gynandria, \-monogy- 

 nia). Stove orchids. Division of the 

 plant, when fresh potting ; sandy lumpy 

 peat, potsherds, charcoal, and hard chips, 

 raised above the pot, well drained, and 

 the plant fixed there; or on blocks. Sum- 

 mer temp., 60 to 90, and moist; win- 

 ter, 55 to 65, and dry. 



H.bnrbi'gcrum (bearded). ^. Greenish brown. 



June. Sierra Leone. 1835. 

 bractcola'tum (small-bracted). 1. Yellow 



purple. July. Demerara. 1836. 



Carcya'nwn (Dr. Carey's). -J-. Brown. 



purple. October. Nepaul. 1832. 



coco'inum (cocoa-nut). 1. Flesh. October. 



Sierra Leone. 1835. 



ctfpreiim (coyper-flmcered). Copper colour- 



ed. Manilla. 1837. 



crc'ctum (upright). Mauritius. 183-1. 



Jlcfviatim (yellowish). Yellow. March. 



Sierra Leone. 1840. 

 f if scum (brovm-flowcrcd) . Chocolate. April. 



Sierra Leone. 1837. 



Jii'rtum (hairy). Whitish. East Indies. 



imbrica'tum (imbricated). Purple. March. 



Sierre Leone. 1845. 



Icopardi'num (leopard-spotted). Yellowish 



green. East Indies. 1837. 



limba'tum (bordered). 1. Purple. February. 



Singapore. 1840. 



Lo'bii (Lobb's). 1. Yellow brown. March. 



Java. 1845. 

 macra'nthnm (large-flowered). . Lemon. 



March. Sierra Leone. 1844. 

 occu'ltum (hidden-/Zoit;<?m7) . Sierra Leone. 



radiatum (rayed) . Brownish yellow. March. 



India. 1836. 



recufrvum (bent-back). Green white. Sep- 



tember. Sierra Leone. 1822. 



saltato'rium (dancing). . Greenish brown. 



December. Sierra Leone. 1835. 



seti'ffcrum (bristle-bearing). Purple. De- 



merara. 



tetrago'nium (four-sided). Sierra Leone. 



umbclla'tum (umbellcd). A. Yellow. East 



Indies. 1837. 



vagina' turn (sheathed). Brown. March. 



Singapore. 1840. 



BOLDO'A. United to Salpidnthus. 

 BO'LEUM. (From bolos, a ball ; in re- 

 ference to the shape of the seed pods. 



Nat. ord., Crucifers [Brassicacese]. Linn,, 

 15 - Tetr adynamia. Allied to Vella). 

 Half-hardy evergreen under-shrub. Seed 

 in a pot in spring, set in a frame, or sown 

 in the open border during summer. It 

 requires a little protection in a cold pit 

 during winter ; but is hardly worth it. 

 B. asfpenim (rough). 1. Cream. June. Spain. 

 1818. 



BOLIVA'BIA. (Named after Bolivar, 

 the late republican chief in South America. 

 Nat. ord., Jasmineworts [Jasminaceoo]. 

 Linn., 1-JDiandria, \-monogynia). Green- 

 house evergreen shrub . Cuttings of half 

 ripened shoots in sand, under a hand- 

 light. Summer temp., 55 to 70 ; win- 

 ter, 40 to 48. 



B. tri'fida (three-cleft). 2. Yellow. June. 

 Chili. 1828. 



BOLTO'NIA. (Named after /. B. Sol- 

 ton, an English professor of Botany. Nat. 

 ord., Composites [Asteraccffi]. Linn., 18- 

 Syngenesia, 1-superflua. Allied to Sten- 

 actis). Hardy herbaceous perennials. 

 Division of the roots in March or Octo- 

 ber ; common garden soil. 

 B. asteroi'des (Starwort-like). 3. Flesh. Sep- 

 tember. North America. 1758. 

 glastifo'lia (wood-leaved). 1. Pink. Sep- 

 tember. North America. 1758. 



BOMARE'A. (Name not explained; pro- 

 bably it is commemorative. Nat. ord., 

 Amaryttid^s [Amaryllidaccoe]. Linn., 6- 

 Hexandria, \-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Alstromeria). Two features which can- 

 not be misunderstood divide JBomarea 

 from Alstromeria a twining stem and a 

 triangular seed pod. The tubers of the 

 . cdulis are eaten in St. Domingo, like 

 those of Jerusalem artichoke. It is a 

 stove plant. The others prefer a deep 

 rich light border in the open air, with a 

 slight protection from frost. B. acuti- 

 folia, planted in a good cold greenhouse 

 inside border, will twine up ten or twelve 

 feet, and flower better than in any other 

 way. For culture, see Alstromeria. 

 B. acutifo'lia (acute-leaved). 6. Red yellow. 

 September. Mexico. 



puncta'ta (dotted- flowered}. 6. 



Spotted. September. Mexico. 1829. 



edu'Us (entfiblc-tubered). 6. Red. July. 



Trinidad. 1820. 



hirteflla (small-haired). Red yellow. July. 



Mexico. 1824. 



ota'ta (egg-shape-feared). Red and green. 



Chili. 1824. 



Salsi'lla (Salsilla). 5. Green crimson. June. 



South America. 1806. 



