ENCYCLOPHIDIA OF GARDENING. 
ones ; Cauliflower, 3 ft. by 3 ft.; Colewort, 1 ft. apart each way; Savoy, 
18 in. apart in rows 2ft. asunder. Thin Turnips to 9 in. apart; rows 
18in. apart. Market Borecole in bushel baskets or bags; Broccoli 
by the tally (5 doz. heads); Brussels Sprouts by the half-bushel or 
sieve; Cabbage by the tally; Cauliflowers by the tally; Coleworts 
by the bushel or bag; Savoys by the tally; Turnips by the bunch (20 
to 25); Turnip Tops by the‘bushel. Number of plants required to plant 
an acre: Borecole, 4,978; Broccoli, 6,969; Brussels Sprouts, 5,808; 
rl 19,360; Cauliflowers, 4,840; Coleworts, 27,878 ; Savoys, 6,969. 
Cost of planting ag acre, 6d. Cost of picking sprouts per half-bushel, 
2d. to 23d. Yield per acre: Cabbage, 1,000 doz.; Broccoli, 10 tons; 
Cauliflowers, 20 tons; Brussels Sprouts, 350 half-bushels; Coleworts, 
250 doz.; Savoys, 12 to 17 tons; Turnips, 500 to 1,000 bushels. Average 
returns Gros) per acre for Cabbage tribe, £30 to £40; Turnips, £30. 
SPECIES: B. oleracea acephala (Borecole or Kale); oleracea botrytis ‘aspara- 
goides (Broccoli); oleracea gemmifera (Brussels Sprouts); oleracea’ (Cabbage) ; 
oleracea botrytis (Cauliflower) ; oleracea Caulo-rapa (Kohl Rabi); oleracea bullata 
(Savoy); oleracea costata (Couve Tronchuda or Portugal Cabbage), Portugal; rapa 
(furnip); napus (Rape); alba (Mustard) (Syn. Sinapus alba). 
Bravoa (Scarlet Twin-flower).—Ord. Amaryllidacee. Half-hardy 
bulbous plant. Deciduous. Nat. Mexico. First introduced 1841. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, light, sandy. Position, well-drained 
sunny border. Plant bulbs 4in. deep in Sept. Protect in winter with 
a covering of cinder ashes. 
GREENHOUSE CULTURE: Put four bulbs in a 5in. pot, well 
drained, in Oct. Cover with ashes in cold frame until Jan., then 
remove to greenhouse. Water moderately until foliage turns yellow. 
then keep soil dry. Propagate by offsets treated as advised for bulbs. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. geminifiora, orange red, July, 2 ft., Mexico. 
Brazilian Spider-flower (Tibouchina elegans).—See Tibou- 
china. . 
Brazilian Tree Fern (Blechnum braziliense).—See Blechnum. 
Bread-fruit Tree (Artocarpus incisa)—See Artocarpus. 
Breeches Flower (Dicentra cucullaria)—See Dicentra. 
Brevoortia (Brodie’s Lily; Californian or Missouri Hyacinth; 
Vegetable Fire-cracker)—Ord Liliacew. Hardy bulbous-rooted plant. 
First introduced 1870. Formerly known as Brodiza coccinia. 
CULTURE: Same as for Brodizas, which see. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. Ida-Maia (Syn. Brodiwa coccinea), red and green, 
June, 1 ft., California. 
Briar Rose (Rosa canina).—See Rosa. 
Bridal Wreath (Francoa ramosa).—See Francoa. 
Bridgesia.—See Ercilla. 
Brisbane Lily (Eurycles Cunninghami).—See Eurycles. 
Bristle Fern (Trichomanes radicans)._See Trichomanes. 
Brittle Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis). — See Cysto- 
pteris. 
Briza (Quaking Grass; Pearl Grass)—Ord. Graminex. Hardy 
ornamental flowering grasses, the inflorescence of which is valuable for 
mixing with cut flowers, or drying for winter decoration. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny beds, borders, or banks. 
Propagate by seeds sown } in. deep in April where plants are required 
to flower. Flowers should be cut & dried for winter decoration when 
fully developed. 
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