BRO 



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BRO 



B.palu'stris (marsh). 3. White, yellow, and 

 purple. June. Sumatra. 1840. 



BROXGNIA'RTIA. (Earned after Brong- 

 niart, a French botanist. Nat ord., 

 Leguminous plants \~F&ba&e~\. Linn., 17- 

 Diadelphia, k-Decand.ria). In relation 

 with such plants as Colutea and Clian- 

 thus. Greenhouse evergreen under- 

 shrubs. Cuttings in sand, under a bell- 

 glass, of young shoots, but firm at the 

 base ; sandy loam and fibry peat. Sum- 

 mer temp., 50 to 60; winter, 40 to 

 45. 



B.podalyrioi'des (Podalyria-like). 1. Flesh. 

 September. North of Spain. 1827. 



seri'cea (silky). Purple, Mexico. 1843. 



BROOM. See Besom. 



BROOM. Spa'rtium&DACy'tismspino- 

 sits. 



BROOM (SPANISH). Geni'sta hispa- 

 nica. 



BROOM-CYPRESS. Ko'cMa, scopa'ria. 



BROOM-RAPE. Oroba'nchc, 



BRO'SIMUM. Bread nut. (From bro- 

 simos, edible, or good to eat; the fruit 

 being edible. Nat. ord., Atrocarpads 

 [Atrocarpacea?]. Linn., 23-Pofy(/amia, 

 "2 r Dio2cia). The far-famed cow tree of 

 South America (Galactodendron], whose 

 milky juice is as rich and wholesome as 

 the milk of the cow is ; Brosimum utile ; 

 another species, B. Alicastrum, produces 

 nuts, which are roasted and eaten as 

 bread ; and a third species produces the 

 beautifully marked wood, called snake- 

 wood. Its gummy juice is also made 

 into india rubber. Stove evergreen 

 shrubs and tree. Cuttings of ripe wood 

 in a hotbed ; rich fibry loam. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 75 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 B. Alica' strum (Alicastrum) . 6. Apetal. Ja- 

 maica. 1776. 



spifrium (spurious-wi'tticoofZ). 6. Apetal. 



Jamaica. 1789. 



u'tile (useful. Cow-tree). 50. Caraccas. 



1829. 



BROUGHTO'NIA. (Named after Mr. 

 Brouyhton, an English botanist. Nat. 

 ord., Orchids [Orchidacea}]. Linn., 20- 

 Gynandria, l-Monandria). Stove orchids ; 

 division. These may be grown in crocks, 

 and fibry peat, the plant raised above the 

 pot, but best on blocks without moss, bo- 

 ing near a roof; high moist temperature 

 in summer ; cooler and drier in winter. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 85 3 ; winter, 55 

 to 6o\ 



B. au'rca (golden). ^Yellow-red. March. 

 Mexico. 1836. 



ni'tida (glossy). U. Red. June. East 



Indies. 1824. 



sangui'nea (blood-coloured). 1$. Crimson. 



August. Jamaica. 1793. 



BROUSSOXE'TIA. (Named after Brous- 

 sonet, a French naturalist. Nat. ord., 

 Morads, or Mulberries [Moracea3J. Linn., 

 22-Dioecia, 4-Tetrandria). In general 

 aspect there is nothing to distinguish it 

 from a mulberry tree ; but it is less 

 hardy. Hardy trees ; suckers and cut- 

 tings of ripened wood, insertedin autumn, 

 and seeds sown when ripe, or kept over 

 to the following April ; good common 

 soil. 



B* papyri? f era (paper-bearing). 12. June. 

 Japan. 1751. 



cucull'ata (cov?l-Jeaved).l2. February. 



French variety. 1824. 



disse'cta (cut-leaved). 1847. 



fru'ctu-a'lbo (white-fruited). 12. Au- 

 gust. 



macropliy'lla (large-leaved). 



variega'ta (variegated-feewed). 184G. 



spatula' ta (spatulate-/eat'erf) . 12. June. 



Japan. 1824. 



BROWA'LLIA. (Named after /. Bro- 

 wallim, bishop of Abo. Nat. ord., Fig- 

 ivorts [Scrophulariaceae]. Linn., 14- 

 Didynamia, 2-A.ngiospermici). Green- 

 house annuals; seeds sown in a mild 

 heat in March ; potted and re-potted, 

 and kept in the greenhouse during sum- 

 mer ; light rich soil. 



B. demi'ssa (low), f. Blue. August. South 

 America. 1735. 



ela'ta (tall). 1|. Blue. August. Peru. 



1768. 



donga' ta (elongated). 1|. Blue white. 



July. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 2. Light 



yellow. June. Peru. 1829. 



Jamcso'ni (Jameson's). Orange. 



specio'sa (showy-flou-crcd). 2. Purple. 



September. Quindiu. 1846. 



BROW'NEA. (Named after Dr. Brown. 

 Nat. ord., Leguminous plants [Fabacece]. 

 Linn., 16-MonadelpMa, Q-Decandria. Al- 

 lied to Cccsalpinia and Amherstia). Stove 

 evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of ripe wood, 

 in sand, under a glass, and placed in a 

 strong bottom heat; peat and loam. Sum- 

 mer temp,. 60 to 85; winter, 50 to 



B. Ari'za (Ai'iza). lied. Bogota. 1843. 



cocci' nca (scarlet). 6. Scarlet. July. West 



Indies. 1793. 



yra'ndiccps (large-headed). 6. lied. Carac- 



cas. 1829. 



