ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
south wall for hardy kind. Bed or border must not be more than 
3 ft, square for one plait & 18in. deep. Provide good drainage & make 
soil firm. Prune away one-third of strong shoots & two-thirds of 
weak shoots in Feb. Water freely April to Sept., very little at other 
times. Shade must not be given to greenhouse kinds. Temp. for 
greenhouse species, 45° to 55° Oct. to March; 55° to 65° March to Oct. 
Propagate by cuttings of young shoots 3 in. long, inserted in well- 
drained pots of sandy soil in Lomas 65° to 70° in April. 
HARDY SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. capreolata (Cross Vine), scarlet, summer, 
12 to 15 ft., United States; capreolata atrosanguinea, red and purple. 
GREENHOUSE SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. venusta, orange, autumn, 10 to 
15 ft., §. America; tweediana, yellow, summer, 15 to 20 ft., Buenos Ayres. 
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus).—See Vaccinium. 
Billbergia.—Ord. Bromeliacew. Stove flowering plants. Ever- 
reen. First introduced 1826. Flowering season, spring. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts fibrous loam, rough peat, leaf- 
mould & silver sand. Pot, March. Water freely always. Good 
drainage essential. Temp., Sept. to March 65° to 75°; March to Sept. 
70° to 80°. Propagate by large-sized offshoots inserted singly in small 
ots of sandy peat in temp. 85° in April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. Bakeri, green and violet, 18 in., Brazil; iridifolia, 
scarlet, yellow, and crimson, 18 in., Brazil; Lietzei, rosy-pink, 1 ft., Brazil; 
Moreli, blue, pink, and rose, 1 ft., Brazil; vittata, red and violet, 18 in. to 2 ft., 
Brazil; zebrina, 1 ft., Brazil. 
Bindweed.—See Calystegia. 
Biota.—See Thuya. 
Birch.—See Betula. 
Bird Cherry (Prunus padus).—See Prunus. 
Bird of Paradise Flower (Strelitzia Regine). — See 
Strelitzia. 
Bird’s Eye Maple (Acer saccharinum).—See Acer. 
Bird’s Eye Primrose (Primula farinosa).—See Primula. 
Bird’s-foot Fern (Pellea Ornithopus).—See Pellea. 
Bird’s-foot Stonecrop (Sedum pulchellum).—See Sedum. 
Bird’s-foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus).—See Lotus. 
Bird’s-foot Viclet (Viola pedata).—See Viola. 
Bird’s-nest Fern (Asplenium Nidus).—See Asplenium. 
Bird’s-nest Orchis (Neottia Nidus-avis)—See Neottia. 
Bird’s-nest Trefoil.—See Lotus. 
Birth-wort (Aristolochia sipho).—See Aristolochia. 
Bishop’s Cap (Mitella diphylla)—See Mitella. 
Bishop’s Hat (Epimedium alpinum).—See Epimedium. 
Bitter Almond Tree (Prunus Amygdalus amara). — See 
Prunus. 
Bitter Root (Lewisia rediviva).—See Lewisia. 
Bitter Vetch (Lathyrus vernus)—See Lathyrus. 
Bitter-wort (Gentiana acaulis).—See Gentiana. 
Bixia (Arnatto).—Ord. Bixines. Stove flowering tree, Ever- 
green. Nat. W. Indies. First introduced 1690. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part peat & silver sand. 
Pot, March. Water freely March to Sept., moderately other times. 
Temp., Sept. to March 60° to 70°; March to Sept. 75° to 85°. Propa- 
gate by cuttings of shoots six to 12 months old, inserted in small pots 
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SPECIE y iD: B, orellano, pink, summer, We: ies. 
Blackberry.—Sce Rubus. Pavan 
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