BEA 



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BEA. 



in allusion to the short coronal processes of 

 the flowers. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Ascle- 

 piad&cece. Curious plants, growing well in 

 sandy loam, and increased by cuttings. 



crlspum . . Br. yel. . 9, S. Tu. P. i C. G. H. . 1829 

 tuberosum . Purple . 6, 8. Tu. P. lj C. G. H. . 1821 



Brachystephitjm, De Candolle. From brachys, 

 short, and Stephanos, a crown. Linn. 19, Or. 

 2, Nat. Or. Asteraceoe. See PyrUhrwm. 



BRACTEA, small leaves placed near the calyx, on 

 the peduncle or pedicel. 



Bracteatb, furnished with bractea. 



BraoteoLjE, little bractea. 



Bradleja, Gaertner. In honour of Kiehard 

 Bradly, a professor of botany at Cambridge. 

 Linn. 21, Or. 10, Nat. Or. Ewphorbiacem. 

 Curious plants, of little interest. They suc- 

 ceed in loamy soil, and multiply from cut- 

 tings. 



nitida . 

 sinica . 



. Bed 



. 7, S. Bv. S. 1 E. Ind . 1S20 

 . 7, S. Ev. S. 1 China . 1818 



Brake, or Braken. See Pt&ris aquilina. 



Bramble. See Rubus. 



Branching annual stock. See Malcbmia 

 maritime!,. 



Brandesia, Marlins. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Amarantaceoe. Synonymes: 1, Ackyrdnthes 

 capituliflora. puberula 1, villosa. SeeAchyr- 

 dntnes. 



Brands or Blights. See Mucoraccce. 



Brasenia. See Hydropiltis. 



Brasiletto. See Gasalpinia Brasilitto. 



Brassav6la, R. Brown. Named after Antonio 

 Musa Brassavola, a noble Venetian, and one of 

 the most enlightened botanists of his day. 

 Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacece. The 

 plants of this genus are deserving a place in 

 every collection of orehidacesB, having, when 

 in flower, a delightfully 'fragrant odour. They 

 require to be propagated, and otherwise treated, 

 as Stanhdpea. Synonymes : 1, Epidimdrum 

 cucullatwm, Cymbidium cucullatum ; 2. Cryto- 

 pddium ilegans; 3 0. noddswm, Epidindrum 

 noddsum. 



acatuis 

 angiistata 

 cord&ta . 

 cucullata 1 

 cuspidata 

 Digbyana 

 elcgans 2 . 

 gLiftca . . 

 grandiflora 

 Sneata 

 Martiana . 

 nodosa 3 . 

 Perrinii . 

 rettlsa . . 

 tuborculata 

 vendsa 



, Cream . 

 , Ysh. gn. . 

 . TUt gn. 

 . White 

 . White . 

 . Gn. wht. 

 . Lilac . . 

 . Yellow . 

 . White . 

 . W. gn.rd. 

 . White . 

 . Wht. gn. 

 . Wht. gn. 

 . Wht. gn. 

 . Wht. yel. 

 . White . 



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 6, S. Epi. 



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6, S. Epi. 



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 S, S. Epi. 



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5, S. Epi. 



6, S. Epi. 



8, S. Epi. 

 1, S. Epi. 



9, S. Epi. 

 3, S. Epi. 



7, S. Epi. 

 3, S. Epi. 



$ C. Amer. . 



J Demerara . 

 1 Brazil . . 



i W. Ind. . , . 



-5 Trinidad . 

 1 Honduras . 



J Antigua. . 

 1 Vera Cruz . 

 1 Honduras . 

 1 S. Amer. . 

 1 Berbice . . 

 1J Jamaica 

 1- Rio Jan. . 

 1 Maracaybo. 



} Brazil . . 

 1 Honduras . 



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Brassia, R. Brown. In commemoration of the 

 late Mr. Brass, a skilful botanical traveller 

 and draughtsman. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Orchidacecs. This is a fine genus of plants, all 

 of which are delightfully fragrant when in 

 flower. The flowers are mostly yellowish 

 green, spotted with purple. For culture and 

 propagation, see Stanhopea. Synonymes: 1, 

 Epidindrum caudatum, Maldxis caudata ; 2, 



Brassica, Linn. From bresic, the Celtic name 

 of the cabbage. Linn. 15, Or. 2. Nat. Or. 

 Brassicacece. In this genus we have the well- 

 known cabbage, with its many varieties, and 

 many other familiar potherbs and roots. It is 

 wonderful to look upon the common cabbage 

 (B. oleracea) with its varieties, and observe the 

 exceeding great difference in appearance and 

 qualities, particularly when we compare the 

 original types as found on our shores, with 

 wavy sea green leaves, tending to no head, and 

 flowering like wild mustard or charlock, with 

 the cauliflower and red cabbage, &c. As their 

 culture is generally well known, we shall dwell 

 upon it here as briefly as possible ; the cabbage 

 and its varieties require a very strong rich soil, 

 or they will not come to a good size. The 

 turnip also does well only in good rich soil, 

 and indeed the whole tribe thrive best in open 

 loamy soil, enriched with manure. They all 

 produce an abundance of seeds, which must be 

 sown at those periods which experience has 

 shown to be the best, for bringing their produce 

 to perfection at certain seasons. Synonymes : 

 1, B. sernpervirens ; 2, Rdphanus cheiranthi- 

 fblia ; 3, Sisymbrium valen&num — balearical, 

 campistris, e. Napu-brdssica, c. communis, 

 c. rutabaga, c. olelfera, c. pabularia, chei- 

 ranthifblia 2, cheirdnthos, chinlnsis, elongata, 

 Erucdstrum, fruticulbsa, Gravinas, Meleniana, 

 humilis, inciina, laevigata, monMsis, montana, 

 Napus, N; eseulentus, N. dlbus, N. flams, N. 

 nigricans, oleiferus 2, oleracea, o. asparagoides, 

 o. cauliflbra, o. communis, o. cdnica, o. cos- 

 tola, o. crispa, o. deprfssa, o. elliptica, o. 

 gemmifira, o. major, o. obcmat%, o. obUnga, 

 o. palmifblia, o. quercifolia, o. rambsa, o. 

 rubra, o. sab-Mica, o. sphatrica, o. vulgaris, 

 pinnatlfida, polymorphs, precox, Pseudo-eru- 

 edstrum, Rdpa, R. deprissa, R. oblbnga, R. 

 olelfera, repdnda, Rwlihii, subuldria, Tourne- 

 fbrtii, valentina 3, violacea. See also Eritca, 

 Erysimum, Erucaria, Moricdndia. 



BRASSici.CE.aE, a large order of plants usually 

 known as Crucifers, including the cabbage, 

 raddish, and many other useful and showy 

 plants. 



Bravoa, LaLlavc. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 LMaaxB. "W. B. Booth, whom Dr. Lindley 

 quotes in describing the plant, makes the fol- 

 lowing remarks with regard to it : " The plant 



