ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
plants. Evergreen. First introduced, 1845. Leaves, long, narrow: 
reen. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts fibrous loam, one part silver sand. 
Pot, March, in well-drained peu Water freely March to Sept., mode- 
rately other times. Temp., Sept. to March 45° to 50°; March to Sept. 
55° to 65°. Propagate by seeds sown in sandy loam in temp. 65° in 
Feb, or March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. glauca, loaves glaucous or milky-white, 3 to 5 ft.; 
glauca latifolia, leaves broader than those of the species: recurvata, leaves 
recurved. Natives of Mexico. : 
Beaufortia (Beaufort Myrtle).—Ord. Myrtacee. Greenhouse 
flowering shrvks. Evergreen. First introduced 1803. Natives of 
Australia. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts loaf-mould, loam, & peat, one- 
sixth sand. Pot & prune, March; make soil quite firm & drain pots 
well. Water freely May to Aug., moderately at other times. Temp., 
Sept. to March 45° to 50°; March to Sept. 55° to 65°. Propagate by 
cuttings of firm shoots inserted in sandy soil in temp. 55° to 65° in 
summer. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. decussata, scarlet, May, 3 ft.; carinata, scarlet, 
June, 3 ft.; purpurea, purple, July, 2 to 3 ft.; sparsa, red, June, 2 to 3 ft. 
Beaumontia (Nepaul Trumpet-flower). — Ord. Apocynacee. 
Stove climber. Nat. E. Indies. First introduced 1820. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat & loam one-sixth sand. 
Position, large tub or border, well deained. Shoots to climb roof. Pot 
or plant, March. Water abundantly May to Aug., moderately after- 
wards. Temp., Sept. to March 60° to 70°; March to Sept. 70° to 80°. 
Propagate by cuttings inserted in sandy soil in aD 75° in March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. grandiflora, white, July to Aug., 15 to 20 ft. 
Bee Balm (Monarda didyma).—See Monarda. 
Beech,.—See Fagus. 
Beech-fern (Polypodium phegopteris).—See Polypodium. 
Beef-suet Tree (Shepherdia argentea).—See Shepherdia. 
Bee Orchis (Ophrys apifera).—See Ophrys. 
Beet.—See Beta. 
Bee-tree (Tilia heterophylla) —Sce Tilia. 
Begonia.—Ord. Begoniacee. Warm greenhouse fibrous and 
tuberous-rooted perennials. Ornamental-leaved & flowering. 
CULTURE OF TUBEROUS-ROOTED TYPE. — Compost, equal 
parts loam & leaf-mould & one part of equal proportions of dried cow 
manure & silver sand. Start tubers to grow in Feb, or March by 
placing them in leaf-mould in shallow boxes in temp. 65° to 70°. When 
rooted plant in small pots & afterwards transfer to large ones. Water 
moderately at first, fully afterwards. Feed with weak liquid manure 
when growth is active. Shade from sun. After flowering gradually 
withheld water & keep dry till Feb. Store in pots on their sides in 
temp. 50° to 55° in winter. For outdoor culture start tubers in March, 
and when rooting begins transplant into boxes, grow in heat till May, 
then plant out early in June in rich soil in partial shade. Lift tubers 
in Sept., place in boxes to ripen off. then store as advised for pot 
tubers. Propagate by seeds sown on surface of fine sandy compost in 
temp. 65° to 75° in Feb. and grow seedlings on as advised for tubers; 
also by cuttings of young shoots in spring. 
CULTURE OF FIBROUS-ROOTED SPECIES: Compost, same as 
advised for tuberous-rooted species. Sow seedg in Jan. or Feb, in 
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