ENCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
Borago (Borage).—Ord. Boraginacew. Hardy annual & peren- 
nial plants. Common species (B. officinalis) used for flavouring claret- 
cup and as a bee food. : 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny rockeries, dry banks, 
Sow seeds of common borage aunually in March where required to 
grow, afterwards thinning seedlings to 8in, apart. Propagate annuals 
& biennials by seed sown as above; perennials by division of roots in 
April. 
PECIES CULTIVATED: B. laxiflora, blue, Aug., 6 in., Corsica, perennial; 
officinalis (Common Borage), blue, summer, 1 to 2 ft., Britain, annual. 
Borecole.—See Brassica. 
Boronia (Australian Native Rose:.—Ord. Rutacee. Greenhouse 
flowering shrubs. Evergreen. Nat. W. Australia. First introduced 
1794. Flowers fragrant. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts fibrous peat, one part silver sand & 
pounded charcoal. Pot directly after flowering. Drain the pots well 
& make compost quite firm. Cut off points of young shoots when 3 in. 
long to promote bushy growth. Water freely April to Sept., mode- 
rately afterwards. Place plants in semi-shady position outdoors June 
to Aug. Temp., Sept. to March 45° to 50°; March to Sept. 50° to 60°. 
Propagate by cuttings of firm young shoots inserted in sandy soil, in 
temp. 55°, June to Aug., under bell-glass. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B., elatior, rosy carmine, May, 3 to 4 ft., heterophylla, 
rose, May, 2 to 3 ft.; megastigma, maroon and yellow, April, 18 in.; serrulata, 
rose, June, 2 to 3 ft. 
Boss Fern (Nephrodium molle).—See Nephrodium. 
Botrychium (Moon Fern; Flowering YFern).—Ord. Filices. 
Hardy ferns. Deciduous. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts sandy loam & peat. Position, 
moist, shady, rockery, or in grass. Plant, April. Water freely in dry 
weather during summer. Propagate by division of roots in April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. Lunaria (Common Moonwort), 4 to 5 in., Britain; 
ternatum, 6 to 12 in., New Zealand; virginianum, 16 to 18 in., North Temperate 
Zo: 
ne. 
Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris).—See Lagenarta. 
Bougainvillea.—Ord. Nyctaginer. Stove climbing plants. 
Flowering. Deciduous. First introduced 1829. Coloured bracts chief 
floral attraction; flowers small and unattractive. 
CULTURE: Compost, two-thirds turfy loam, one-third leaf-mould 
& sand. Pot or plant, Feb. Position: B. glabra in pots with shoots 
trained round wire trellis; B. speciosa in bed 3 ft. wide & 18 in, deep, 
branches & shoots being trained up roof. Prune shoots of previous 
year’s growth to within lin. of base annually in Feb. Water abun- 
dantly March to Sept., moderately Sept. to’ Nov., none afterwards. 
Temp., Feb. to May 55° to 60°; May to Sept. 65° to 75°; Sept. to Feb. 
50° to 55°. Propagate by cuttings of young shoots 3 in, long, removed 
with small portion of branch attached, inserted in 2in. pots of sandy 
soil, under bell-glass in temp. 70° to 80°, March, April, or May. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: B. glabra, rose, summer, 5 to 8 ft., Brazil; glabra 
sanderiana, rich rose; spectabilis, lilac-rose, summer, 15 ft., Brazil; spectabilis 
superba, deep rose. 
Bourbon Lily (Lilium candidum).—See Lilium. 
Bourbon Palm (Livistonia sinensis).—See Livistonia, 
Bourbon Rose (Rosa bourboniana).—See Rosa. 
Boursault Rose (Rosa alpina) —See Rosa. 
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