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diameter. The flesh is at first white, afterwards 

 of a greenish-yellow, lastly of a brown grey, 

 the outer peridium cracks, and peels off in 

 large flakes on being handled — gigdntea, nigris- 

 cens, plumbea. 



Bowenia. Named in honour of G. F. Bowen, 

 the governor of Queensland. Linn. 22, Or. 12, 

 Nat. Or. Cycadacece. Singular species lately 

 discovered in Australia. For culture, see 

 . Cycas and Zdmia. 

 specta"bile . Apetaloua 3, G. Ev. P. 8 Australia. I860 



Bowiea, Haworth. In memory of J. Bowie, a 

 collector of plants for the Kew gardens. Linn. 

 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Liliacece. Curious plants, 

 succeeding in fibrous sandy peat, and multi- 

 plied by offsets or suckers. 



Africans . . Bed gr. 10, G. Ev. S. 1J C. G. H. . 1823 

 myriacantha Bed gr. 5, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. . 1823 



Bowlesia, Romer and Schultes. Named in 

 honour of Mr. Bowles, an Irish botanist. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Apiacue. A minute 

 curious plant, will grow in any common soil, 

 and is increased by divisions, 

 tenera . Grn. yel. 7,'F. Ev. Cr. i M. Video . 1827 



Bowstring hemp. See SansevUra. 



Bqx-ELDER. See Neg&ndo. 



Box THORN. See Lpciurn barbarum. 



Box TREE. See BUxus arboriscens. 



Brabejum, Linn. African Almond. ' Named 

 from brabeion, a sceptre ; applying to the 

 racemes of flowers. Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Proleaceoz. An ornamental tree, succeeding 

 best in open sandy loam and peat ; cuttings of 

 the ripened wood root without difficulty, in 

 sand, under a glass, 

 stellatum . White . 3, G. Ev. S. 12 C. G. H. . 1731 



Brachiate, having arms or branches usually 

 placed opposite to each other at light angles 

 with the main stem, and crossing each other 

 alternately. 



BrachtchIton, Sehott. From brachys, short, 

 and chaite, a bristle. Plants covered with 

 short stellate hairs. Linn. 16, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Sterculiacece. Shrubs or trees of easy culture, 

 with fine flowers ; they thrive in loamy soil, 

 and increase by cuttings. See StcrcUia. 

 Bidwfllii . Eed . . 5, S. Ev. S. Australia . 1850 



Braohtc6me, Cass. From brachys, short, and 

 home, hair. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Aster- 

 acece. B. ibcridifdlia is a beautiful little an- 

 nual, whose flowers vary from dark purple to 

 lilac, and white ; it flowers freely in the open 

 border, but is impatient of wet towards au- 

 tumn, when, if it is taken up and removed to 

 the greenhouse, it will continue to produce its 

 pretty blossoms during the early winter months. 

 It should be sown as a half-hardy annual in 

 light soil, covering the seeds very slightly. 

 Synonyme : 1, Pyrithrum dwersifdliwm. 

 diversifblia 1 White . 5, G. Ev. S. Australia . 1824 

 iberidifdlia . Purple . 6, P. A. Swan B. . 1840 

 albifldra White . 6, H. A. Swan B. . 1840 



Brachyelytrum, Schultes. From brachys, short, 

 and elytron, a wing. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Graminacece. Synonymes: 1, Muhlenbirgia 

 ericta, BUepprwm aristabwm.— arist&tum. 



Brachygl6ttis, Forster. From brachys, short, 

 and glottis, a tongue. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Asteracece. A plant of easy culture in light 

 soil, and propagated by cuttings, 

 rep&nda . . Purple . 8, P. Ev. S. 8 N. Zealand 1830 



Brachyl&na, R. Brown. From brachys, short, 

 and Icena, cloak ; in allusion to the form of 

 the calyx. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteracece. 

 An ornamental plant, for the culture of which, 

 see Bdccharis. Synonymes : 1, Bdccluxris ne- 

 reifdlia, Tarchondnthus dentata. 

 nereifblia 1 . White . 9, G. Ev. S. 4 O. G. H. . 1752 



BrachypOdium, Beauvois. Taken from brachys, 

 short, and pous, a foot ; in reference to the 

 short stalks of the spikelets. Linn. 3, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Graminacece. Mere weeds, of tho 

 simplest culture. Synonymes: 1, TrUicum 

 dsperum, Festuca rigida ; 2, TrUicum lolia- 

 ceum ; 3, Brdmus pinnatus ; 4, B. rupislris ; 

 5, B. sylvdticus ; 6, BrachypOdium nardus — 

 dsperum 1, biunciale brevisUum, ccespitdsum, 

 distdchyon, Sdlleri, loliaccum 2, longifblium, 

 mdximwm, mexicanum, obtusifblium, phceni- 

 coldes, pinnalum 3, ramdsum, retusum, rupistre 

 4, sirigdsum, sylvdticum 5, tenillwm 6, Teno- 

 rianum, tcnuiculum, tenuijldrum, uniololdes, 

 unilaterale. 



Braohyramphis, Be Candolle. From brachys, 

 short, and rampkis, branches. Linn. 19, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Asteracece. See Lactuca intybacea. 



Braohyrhynchus, De Oandolle. From bra- 

 chys, short, and rhynchos, a beak or snout. 

 Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteracece. A 

 greenhouse plant, of easy cultivation, merely 

 requiring to be grown in light soil, and in- 

 creased by division and seeds. See Cineraria. 

 albicaulis . Purple . 6, P. Her. P. 2 C. G. H. . 



Brachyris, Be Candolle. From brachys, short. 

 Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteracece. Synonyme : 

 1, Solidago Sordthrce. For culture, &c., refer 

 to Solidago. 

 Euthamise . Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. 1} Missouri 1827 



Braohysema, R. Brown. Derived from bra- 

 chys, short, and soma, standard ; the flowers 

 having a very short standard. Limn. 10, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Fabcuxce. Very handsome climbing 

 species, especially B. latifdlia, thriving well 

 in an equal mixture of sandy loam and peat ; 

 they are increased by layers, or puttings planted 

 in sand, under a glass, in heat, root freely. 

 They may also be increased by seeds, which 

 are sometimes produced. These plants are 

 well suited for training up the columns of 

 the conservatory or greenhouse. Synonyme: 

 1. B. platfiptera. 



acuminata . Eed . . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan E. . 

 aphjlia . . Cr. yel. . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan R. . 1848 

 bracteata. . Crimson. 4, G. Ev. S. 2J Swan B. . 1843 

 Brumm6ndii Bed . . S, G. Ev. S. 3 Swan B. . 

 lrybrida . . Cn. crea. 3, G. Ev. S. 2 Hybrid... 

 lanceolata 1 . Crimson. 4, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan B. . 1851 

 latif61ia . . CrimBon. 5, G. Ev. CI. 3 N Holl. . 1803 

 platyptera . Crimson. 4, G. Ev. S. 3 Bwan E. . 1844 

 speoiSsa . . Eed . . 5, G. Ev. CI. S N. Holl. . 

 undulate. .Green . 8, G. Ev. CL 8 N. S. W. . 1820 

 villdsa . . Crimson. 3, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan E. . 



Brachystelma, R..Bromn. Named from the 

 word brachys, short, and, stelma, a crown ; 



