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B. cuspida'ta (spe&r-lippcd). . White. March. 

 Trinidad. 1839. 



DigUa'na (Mr. Digby's.) J. Yellow, 



white, and purple. July. Honduras. 

 1844. 



dUgans (elegant). Lilac. Antigua. 



glaufca (milky-green). 1. Yellow. March. 



Vera Cruz. 1837. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). White. 



March. Honduras. 1838. 



Martia'na (Dr. Martius's). 1. White. March. 



Berbice. 1838. 



nodtfsa (knotty). 1. Yellowish green. 



October. Mexico. 1838. 



Perri'nii (Pcrrin's). 1. Green. Septem- 



ber. Rio Janeiro. 1831. 



rettfsa (end-notched). White green. March. 



Maracaybo. 



titbercula' ta (knobbed). \. White. July. 



BotafBay. 1827. 



veno'sa (veiny-lipped). 1. White. March. 



Honduras. 1839. 



BRA'SSIA. (Named after Mr Brass, a 

 botanical traveller. Nat. ord., Orchids 

 [Orchidaccoe]. Linn., 1-Qynandria, 1- 



Monogynici). Stove Orchids. Divisions ; 

 rough turf in pots, well drained. Those 

 from Guatimala require less heat than 

 those from the West Indies; water freely 

 when growing, but give little when at 

 rest. Temp, same as for Brassavola. 



B. angu'sta (narrow-lowered). Yellow. Oc- 

 tober. Brazil. 1839. 



arista' t a (awned). Yellow brown. Au- 



gust. Guatimala. 1844. 



it' dens (two-toothed). Brown yellow. May. 



Brazil. 1842. 



brachia'ta (opposite-branched). 2. Yel- 



lowish green and brown. September. 

 Guatimala. 1843. 



cauda'ta (&w<7-tailed). 1. Yellow and 



brown. February. West Indies. 1823. 



Clmoe'sii (Clowes's). Brown yellow. Au- 



gust. Brazil. 1844. 



cochlea' ta (spoon-lipped). 1. Green brown. 



April. Demerara. 1134. 



gutta' ta (blotched). Green Yellow. Au- 



gust. Guatimala. 1843. 



Lancea'na (Lance's). J. Yellow, brown 



spotted. January. Surinam. 1843. 



viridiflo' ra (green-flowered). J. 



Green. March. Demerara. 1833. 



Lawrencea'na (Mrs. Lawrence's). 1. Yel- 



low brown. April. Brazil. 1839. 



macrosta' chya (long-spiked). 2. Green 



brown. Demerara. 



macula' ta (spotted-flou-ercd) . 1. Yellow 



red spotted. April. Jamaica. 1806. 



pu'mila (dwarf). Yellow purple. 1844. 



Peruvia'na (Peruvian). 1. Yellow green. 



April. 1844. ' 



vcrruci'sa (warty-7//>;?7). Green and brown. 



March. Guatimale. 



Wra'ycc (Mrs. Wray's). Yellow green. I 

 Guatimala. 1840. 



BRA'SSICA. (Cabbage. (From brcsic, 

 the Celtic name for cabbage. Nut. ord., 

 *2 



Crucifers [Brassicacese]. Linn., I5-Tet- 

 radynamia}. Seeds, chiefly spring and 

 autumn ; but at all intermediate periods 

 during summer, according as the produce 

 is wanted young ; deep rich loamy soil. 

 AVe shall only mention the specific names 

 of the most useful; the cultivation of 

 each of which, will be found under its 

 common name. 

 B. na' pa-bra' ssica. Turnip-cabbage. 



net pus. Rape. 



olera'cea. Cabbage. 



fimbria'ta. Borecole. 



caulijlo'ra. Cauliflower. 



botrtftis. Brocoli. 



cau lo-ra'pa. Kohl Rabi. 



BRAVO'A. (Named after Bravo, a Me- 

 xican botanist. Nat. ord., Amaryllids 

 [Amaryllidacese]. Linn. , -Hexandria, 1 - 

 monogynia). A pretty Mexican small 

 bulb, requiring slight protection in win- 

 ter, or the greenhouse culture of Ixias. 

 Offsets; light rich loam. Summer temp., 

 60 to 80 ; winter, 45 to 55. 



B.gemmifltfra (twin-flowered). Red. July. 

 Mexico. 1841. 



BRAZIL NUT. Berthole tia. 



BRAZIL WOOD. Casalpi'niaBrasiliensis. 



BREAD-FRUIT. Artoca'rpus. 



BREAD-NUT. Bro'simum. 



BREAD-ROOT. Psora lea escule'nta. 



BREAKING. A tulip's flower is broken 

 when it has attained its permanent 

 colours. A bulbous root is said to break 

 when its foliage begins to be thrust forth ; 

 and a bud breaks, when it bursts to allow 

 the expansion of the leaves or flowers. 



BREAST- WOOD. The shoots which grow 

 out directly from the front of branches 

 trained as espaliers, or against walls. 



BREMONTIE'RA. (Named after M. 

 Bremontier. Nat. ord., Leguminous plants 

 [Fabacese]. Linn., \j-DiadelpMa, 4-JDc- 

 candria. Allied to Hedysarum). Stove- 

 evergreen shrub. Cuttings in sand,, 

 imder a glass, in heat ; fibry loam and 

 peat, witn a little sand. Summer temp., 

 60 to 75 ; winter, 50 to 55. 



E.Ammo'xylon (sand-wood). 4. Purple, 

 Mauritius. 1826. 



BRE'XIA. (From&nxrw, rain; in refe- 

 rence to the protection from rain given, 

 by the large leaves of same of the species.. 

 Nat. ord., Brexiads [Brcxiacecu]. Linn.,. 

 o-Pentandria, \-monogynia). Stove ever- 

 green trees. Half-ripened shoots in saud r 



