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the edge of the border or bed they arc 

 desired to bound. The best month for 

 clipping Box is June, and it should be 

 done in showery weather. With grea 

 attention to not injuring the roots, am 

 to washing earth in among these in theii 

 new position, large Box trees or bushes 

 have been moved in May, June, and July 

 Sco The Cottage Gardener, iv., 328. 350. 



Box ELDER. Negitndo. 



Box THORN. Ly'cium. 



BRABEI'UM. African Almond. (From 

 brabeion, a sceptre ; in reference to the 

 flower racemes. Nat. ord., Proteads 

 [Proteaceoe]. Linn., 23-Polyffamia, 1 

 moncBcia. Allied to Persoonia). Green- 

 house evergreen trees. Cuttings of ripe 

 shoots, under a bell-glass, in sand. Sandy 

 loam. Summer temp., 50 to 65; win- 

 ter, 35 to 45. 



. stclla'tum (starred). 15. White. August 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1731. 



BRACHY'COME. (From brachys, short, 

 and kome, hair. Nat. ord., Composite. 

 [Asteracea?]. Linn., \$-8y*g0nesia, 2- 

 supe-rflua. Allied to the Daisy). Annuals. 

 Sown in a gentle hotbed in March, arid 

 transplanted as a half hardy annual. J3. 

 diversifd lia by cuttings of half-ripe shoots, 

 under a bell-glass ; peat and loam. Win- 

 ter temp., 38 to 45. 

 B. diversifo' lia (various-leaved). 7*'$. "White. 



May. Australia. 1824. Greenhouse 



evergreen, 

 ibcridifo'lia (Iberis-leavcd). . Purple. 



May. Swan lliver. 1810. Half-hardy 



annual. 

 albiflo'ra (white-flowered), i. 



White. Swan lliver. 



BRACHYI^E'NA. (From brachys, short, 

 and latna, a cloak or covering ; referring 

 to the shortness of the involucre. Nat. 

 ord., Composites [Asteraccae]. Linn., 19- 

 Kynyenesia, 1-Superflua. Allied to Tar- 

 chonanthus). Greenhouse evergreen 

 shrub. Cuttings of half ripe shoots, 

 same as Srttchycotne divcrsifolia. 

 B. ncrcifo'lia (Oleander-leaved). 4. White. 

 September. Cape of Good Hope. 

 1752. 



BRACHYSE'MA. (From brachys, short, 

 and scnia, standard ; the flowers having 

 the standard petal short. Nat. ord., 

 Leguminous Plants [Fabuceao]. Linn., 

 \Q-Decandria, \-Monoy ynidt). Green- 

 house evergreen climbers. Seeds in 

 March, in heat ; cuttings of half-ripened , 



shoots in summer, in sand, under a bell- 

 glass, in a mild bottom heat ; loam and 

 peat, with a little sand. Summer temp., 

 50 to 65 ; winter, 45 to 5o. 



E. apliy'Uum (leafless). Brownish crimson. 

 New Holland. 1849. 



bractea' turn (braceted). 3. Crimson. April. 



Swan lliver. 1843. 



h\fbridum (hybrid). Crimson cream. 



March. 



latifo'Hum (broad-leaved). 3. Crimson 



May. New Holland. 1803. 



platy'ptcra (broad-winged-sfjewd). Crim- 



son. May. Swan lliver. 1844. 



prcEtno'rmm (jagged-pointed). Red. New 



South Wales. 1848. 



undula'tiim (\fi\\e-tcarcd). 3. Green. 



March. New South Wales. 1828. 



villo'sum (long-haired) . 3. Crimson. March. 



Swan lliver. 



BRACHYSTE'LMA. (From brachys, short, 

 and stelma, a crown; referring to the 

 coronal processes of the flowers. Nat. 

 ord., Asdcpiads [Aslepiadacea)]. Linn., 

 5-Pentandria, 2-Digynia). Greenhouse 

 tuberous perennials, from Cape of Good 

 Hope. Cuttings in sandy soil, in heat ; 

 division of the roots ; fibry loam. Sum- 

 mer temp., 60 to 75; winter, 48 

 to 55, 



B. crispum (curled-leaved). A/ Brown yel- 

 low. September. 1829. 



spatula' turn (spatulatc-teotwd). 1. Green. 



June. 1826. 



tiibero'sum (tuberous) . 1A. Purple. June. 



1821. 



BRACTE. A leafy appendage to the 

 flower or its stalk, and not inaptly called 

 the floral leaf. The most familiar ex- 

 ample is the pale green oblong one 

 attached to the flower stalk of tho Lime 

 Tree (TiUa JEitropcea). 



BRAKE. Pte'ris. 



BRAMBLE. Rtt'bus. 



BRANCHING ANNUAL STOCK. Mako- 

 niitt maritima. 



BRASSA'VOLA. (Named after A. M. 

 Brassavola, a Venetian botanist. Nat. 

 ord., Orchids [Orchidaceao]. Linn., 20- 

 Gynandria, l-Monogynia). Stove Or- 

 chids. Divisions ; best grown on blocks 

 of wood, but will do in peat, crocks, and 

 sphagmun. Summer temp., 70 to 90, 

 and moist ; winter, 55 to 65, and dry. 



J). anyusta'ta (narrowed). Yellowish green. 

 June. Demerara. 



corda'ia (kciirt-lippud). 1. White green. 



May. Brazil. 



cuculln'ta (hooded). \. Purple and White. 



June. West Indies. 1790. 



