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will make tolerably good paper. The juice is 

 also used in China as glue in gilding leather 

 and paper. From the bark of this tree is made 

 the finest and whitest cloth, worn by the 

 highest ranks in Otaheite and the Sandwich 

 Islands. The cloth of the bread-fruit tree is 

 inferior in whiteness and softness to it, conse- 

 quently worn by the commoner people. They 

 grow in any open soil, and increase readily by 

 cuttings. Synonymes : 1, Mdrus papyrifera ; 

 2, B. spathulala, B. navicularis. See Mac- 

 lilra. 



papyrifera 1 . Apetal . 2, H. De. T. 12 Japan . 1751 

 cueullata2. Apetal . 2, H. De. T. 12 France . 1824 

 frnctu albo. Apetal . 2, H. De. T. 12 Japan 

 spatulata. . Apetal . 2, H. De. T. 12 Japan . 1824 



BROWALLIA, Linn, Named in honour of J. 

 Browallius, bishop of Abo. Linn. 14, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Scrophulariacece. Very handsome 

 plants, on account of their bine and white 

 flowers. They are easily cultivated in common 

 soil, if sandy, much the better, and increased 

 by seeds. Synonyms : 1, B. Idctea. 

 abbreviata . Blue . . 6, G. A. 1£ 

 demfssa . . Blue . . 8, G. A. J S. Amer. 1735 

 elita . . . Blue . . 8, G. A. 1 Peru . . 1768 

 elongata 1 . Blu. wM. 7, G. A. 1} 

 grandifldra . Lilac . . 7, G. A. 2 Peru . . 1829 

 Jamestmi . Orange . 6, G. Ev.S. 4 N. Gren 1847 

 speeiosa . . Purple . 6, G. A. 2 Tolima . 1847 

 visc6sa . . Purple . 6, G. A. 1$ 



Br6wnea, Wild. In memory of Dr. Patrick 

 Browne. Linn. 16, Or. 3, Wat. Or. Fabacece. 

 This, though rare in our collections, is a splen- 

 did genus. The species succeed in sandy loam 

 and peat, if the pots be well drained, and the 

 soil carefully watered, particularly in winter. 

 Cuttings of the ripe wood planted in sand, in a 

 moist heat under a glass, may be brought to 

 root. Synonyme : 1, B. specidsa. 

 Arlza . . Bed . . 6, S. Bv. T. 30 Bogota . 1843 



coccinea . . Scarlet . 7, S. Bv. S. 6 W. Ind. . 1793 

 ereeta . . . Scarlet . 7, S. Bv, S. 8 S. Amdr. 

 gr&idiceps . Bed . . 6, S. Bv. S. 6 Caraccas . 1829 

 latifdlia . . Scarlet . 5, S. Bv. S. 6 Trinidad. 1824 

 racemdsa . . Eose . . 7, S. Bv. S. 6 Caraccas . 1826 

 rosea 1 . . Scarlet . 7, S. Bv. S. 8 Trinidad. 1820 



Brown-gum tree. See Eucalyptus robHsta. 



Brownl6wia, Roxburgh. In compliment to the 

 late lady Brownlow, daughter of Sir A. Hume. 

 Limn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Tiliace.ce. A large, 

 tall-growing tree, of considerable beauty, 

 thriving in a sandy, loamy soil, and increased 

 by cuttings without difficulty, 

 elata . . Yellow . 5, S. .Ev. T. 00 E. Ind. . 1820 



Brucea, L. Heritier. In memory of J. Bruce, 

 the traveller in Abyssinia. Linn. 12, Or. 4 

 Nat. Or. Xanthoxylaceoz. Evergreen ornamen- 

 tal shrubs, thriving in an open loamy soil, 

 mixed with a little peat ; and propagated from 

 half or wholly ripened cuttings, in sand or soil, 

 under glass. See Tetradium. 

 ferrugtnea . Green . 4, S. Ev. S. 6 Abyssinia 1775 

 gracilis . . Yol. grn. 5, S. Ev. S. 6 E. Ind. . 1820 

 sumatrana . Green . 5, S. Ev. S. 10 B. Ind. . 1820 



Brugmansia, Persoon. Named in honour of 

 Professor S. J. Brugmans. Linn. 5, Or. 1 

 Nat. Or. Solanacece. The species of this genus 

 are among the greatest ornaments of our con- 



servatories ; B. arborea in particular ; this 

 species never thrives well but when planted out 

 in a border, and must be plentifully watered, 

 allowing plenty of room for the branches ; thus 

 treated, the number, size, and fine white 

 colour of the flowers will be surprising. All 

 the species are great feeders, and require good 

 soil, and a deal of room to grow them fine. 

 They are easily propagated from cuttings ; or 

 the eyes taken off like vines, and put in good 

 soil in heat, will strike readily. Synonymes : 

 1, sanguined; 2, Datura arbbrea; 3, D. ar- 

 bbrea, B. Qardmiri ; 4, Datura cornlgera. See 

 Juanullba. 



BruniAce./E, a small order of plants growing 

 like heaths, principally natives of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. 



Brunia, Linn. In memory of Cornelius Brun, 

 a traveller in the Levant and Russia. Linn. 

 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Bruniacece. This, observes 

 Mr. Sweet, is a pretty Cape genus ; its species 

 are little bushy shrubs, with heath-like leaves, 

 and are hansomest while young. The flowers 

 are not so showy as in many other genera, but 

 some of them are very elegant. A sandy peat 

 soil suits them best, with a moderate supply of 

 water ; young cuttings, planted in sand under 



a bell-glass, strike root freely.' — Bot. Cult. 

 See Berardid, Berzelia, Saspalia, Staavia. 



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BRDNNfoHlA, Banks. Named in memory of one 

 E. Brunnich, a Danish naturalist. Linn. 10, 

 Or. 3, Nat. Or. Polygonacece. An evergreen 

 climber, of some merit ; it grows readily iu a, 

 loamy soil, and roots freely from cuttings, 

 cirrhdsa . . Pink . 7, G. Ev. CI. 6 Carolina . 1787 



Brun6nia, Smith. Named iu compliment to 

 Robert Brown, Esq., D.C.L., &c, &c. Linn. 

 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Brunoniaceae. A most 

 interesting fragrant perennial; for the growth 



