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from which the ahove description was made, 

 was cultivated in the stove, but I have since 

 found that others grown in a warm greenhouse 

 succeeded equally well, and had their flowers 

 quite as high coloured. They seem to thrive 

 in a light rich loam, and not too much water ; 

 I suspect it will ripen seeds, and by them be 

 easily increased. It is a beautiful bulbous 

 plant." Synonyme: 1, Ocetocdpnia gemini- 

 fldra. 



gemuviflora 1 . Bed . . 7, G. Bl. P. 1 Mexico . 1811 

 Braya, Sternberg. In memory of Count Bray, 

 a German botanist. . Linn. 1 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Brassicacece. Curious minute species, with 

 purple flowers. They thrive best in loamy 

 soil mixed with a little fibrous peat, and are 

 multiplied by seeds. 



alplna . . . Purple 6, H. Her. P. i Carinthia 1823 

 pilosa . . . Purple 5. H. Ev. S. J N. Amer. 1827 



Brazilian bark. . See Bemijia. 

 Brazilian-mate. See Ilex paraguinsis. 

 Braziletto wood. See Cassalpinia BrazilUto. 

 Brazilian tea. See Ilex paraguinsis. 

 Brazilian tea. See Slachytarphcta Jamai- 



Brazil nuts. See BertlwllUia, cxcilsa. 



Brazil wood. See Cassalpinia. 



Bread fruit. See Artocarpus. 



Bread nut. See Brdsimum Alicdstrum. 



Bread root. See Psoralea escuUnta. 



Bread tree or Brood-boom. See Zarnia 

 Odffra. 



Brbmontiera, Dec. In memory of M. Bre- 

 montier, an agriculturist. Linn. 17, Or. 4, 

 Nat. Or. Fabdceoz. An ornamental interesting 

 plant, thriving in sandy loam, and is multi- 

 plied by cuttings in sand, under a glass, in 

 heat. 

 Ammoxylon . Purple . 4, S. Ev. S. 3 Mauritius 1826 



Breweria, Don. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Convolimlacece. Synonyme: 1, Ipomdsa semi- 

 digfina. For culture, &c, see Ipomdm. 

 Eoxburghii 1 . White . 7, S. Ev. CI. 8 B. Ind . 1826 



Brexia, Nororiha, Named from brexis, rain ; 

 on account of the protection afforded against 

 rain by some of the large leaves. Linn. 5, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Brexiacece. Excellent stove 

 plants, with very beautiful foliage. They all 

 grow freely and look well planted in large 

 pots, in turfy loum and peat mixed. Cuttings 

 take readily in any state, except that the leaves 

 must not be moved, planted in sand, under a 

 glass, in heat. A bud at the base of an entire 

 leaf will strike, and make a young "plant, if 

 put in a little sand, under a glass, and put in 

 the propagating house, 

 chrysophylla Green . 6, S. Ev. T. 25 Mauritius 1820 



"riSr* ] Green • 6 ' S - Et - T ' 25 Mada g as - 18 1 2 

 spinbsa . . Green . 6, S. Ev. T. 25 Madagas. 1812 



Brexiaceje, a small order of trees and shrubs, 



natives of tropical countries. 

 BreXLADS. See Brexiacece. 

 Briancon manna. See Larix. 

 Briar (sweet). See JRdsa rubigindsa. 

 Bridelia, Willdenow. Named after the great 



muscologist, Professor Bridel. Linn. 23, Or. 1, 



Nat. Or. Euphorbiacece. Small shrubs or trees, 

 with little beauty, and easily cultivated, Sy- 

 nonyme : 1, Clusia scdndens. 

 montana . . Apetal . 6, S. Bv. T. 25 E. Ind. . 1825 

 scandens 1 . Apetal . 8, S. Ev. CI. 20 E. Ind. . 1801 

 spindsa . . Apetal . 6, G. Ev. S. 4 E. Ind. . 1803 



Bridgesia. See Ercilla, Polyachyrus, and 

 Tripterocarpus. 



Briqnole plums. See Primus. 



Brign6lia, Bertolini. Named in compliment 

 to J. L. Brignoli, a professor at Vienna. Linn. 

 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Apiacece. A species of 

 trifling beauty and easy culture. Synonyme : 

 1, Sium siculum. 

 panaeifblia 1. White . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Sicily . 16S6 



BRlLLANTAfsiA, Palis. Derivation not known. 

 Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Acantliacece. A 

 genus of showy plants at present little known. 

 For culture, see Justicia. 

 Owari&isis . Vio. bl. . 6, S. Ev. S. 3 S. Leone. 1853 



Brinjals. See Solanum Melongina. 



Bristles, rigid hairs. 



Bristleworts. See Desvauxiacece. 



Bristly-toothed, bristles like teeth, or with 

 the teeth ending each in a bristle. 



British-tobacco. See Tussilago Pdrfara. 



Brittleworts. See DiatomcXcece. 



BrIza, Linn. Named from ■■brim, to nod, on 

 account of the quaking character of the spike- 

 lets. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gramindcece. 

 Although mere weeds, some species are pretty 

 and interesting, as B. minor, rubra, GlUsii, 

 &c. The whole are of easy cultivation. 

 Clasii . . . Apetal . . 6, Grass 1 S. Eur. . 1820 

 elatior. . . Apetal . . 7, Grass 1£ Greece . 1817 

 geniculata . Apetal . . 7, Grass 1 C. G. H. . 1816 

 humilis . . Apetal . . 6, Grass £ Caucasus. 1825 

 maxima . . Apetal . . 6, Grass l| S. Bur. . 1633 

 media . . . Apetal . . 5, Grass l| Brit., mead, 

 minor. . '. Apetal . . 7, Grass % Eng.,co. fields, 

 rubra . . . Apetal . . 6. Grass 1 S. Eur. . 1820 

 vlrens . . . Apetal . . 6, Grass 1£ Spain . .1800 



British tea, often made from Elm leaves. 



Broad seed. See Vlospermum. 



Broccoli. See Brdssica. 



Brodi JkA, Sir J. E. Smith. In honour of James 

 J. Brodie, a Scotch Cryptogamist. Linn. 3, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Liliaccce. Very curious bulbs, 

 with lilac, blue, and white flowers. They may 

 be successfully grown in sandy peat, and in- 

 creased chiefly by offsets of the root. Syn- 

 onymes: 1, LTookeria coron&ria. See Leuco- 

 cdryne. 



alliaeea . . White . 6, H. Bl. P. 1 Chili . . 1825 

 californica . Blue . . 6, H. BL P. 1 California 1848 

 congesta . . Blue . . 7, G. Bl. P. 1 Georgia . 1806 

 grandifldra 1. Blue . . 6, F. Bl. P. 1} N. Amer. 1806 

 ixioldes . . Lilac . . 8, H. Bl. P. 1 Chili . . 1821 



Brome-grass. See Brdmus. 



Bromelia, Linn. So called after Olaus Bromel, 

 a Swedish botanist. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Bromeliaceas, This is a genus of very hand- 

 some plants, among which the Pine Apple was 

 lately included. They are of easy culture pro- 

 viding they have a sufficiency of heat, and are 

 potted in good rich open loamy soil, they must 

 be watered carefully, that is, giving a good 

 supply when growing, but in the winter a very 

 little is sufficient. The pots should be well 

 drained, and as the plants are, like the Pine 



