ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
_ CULTURE: Compost, sphagnum moss. Position, blocks of wood, 
in partial shade. Water freely April to Aug., moderately other times. 
Temp., Oct.,to Feb. 50° to 60; Feb. to Oct. 65° to 85°. Growing period, 
spring & summer. Resting period, winter. Flowers appear at apex 
of new peondo-bulb after resting. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. lilacina, rosy lilac, summer, San Domingo; san- 
guinea, crimson, Aug., 18 in., Jamaica. 
Broussonetia (Paper Mulberry).—Ord. Urticacee. Hardy deci- 
duous tree. Orn. foliage. Nat. China. First introduced 1751. Leaves, 
large, lobed, mulberry-shaped. 
CULTURE: Soil, rich loamy. Position, sheltered shrubberies in 8. 
of England only. Plant, Oct. to March. Propagate by cuttings in- 
serted in sandy soil in cold frame in Oct., or suckers in Oct. or Nov. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. papyrifera, 12 ft., Japan. 
Browallia.—Ord. Solanacee. Greenhouse anuuals. Flowering. 
First introduced 1735. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts loam & leaf-mould, with little 
sand. Sow seeds 1-16 in. deep in fine light soil in March in temp. 55° 
to 65°. When seedlings appear transplant three or four into each 
5 in. pot, keep on a shelf in greenhouse, & water moderately. Apply 
weak manure water in May & June. Will flower in coo] greenhouse. 
Temp., March to June 55° to 60°. Seedlings may be planted outdoors 
in June to flower during summer, 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. demissa (Syn. B. elata), blue, July, 9 in., Peru; 
Rerag puruls, July, 2 ft., Peru; speciosa major, blue; grandiflora, lilac, July, 
Brownea.— Ord. Leguminose. Stove flowering shrubs. Ever- 
green. First introduced 1820. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat & loam, little sand. Pot, 
Feb. or March. Water moderately in summer, occasionally at other 
times. Temp., Sept. to March 55° to 60°; March to Sept. 65° to 85°. 
Propagate by cuttings of firm shoots inserted in sandy peat, in temp. 
80° under bell-glass, in spring. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. Ariza, red, June, 10 to 20 ft., Colombia; Birschellii, 
rose, Aug., 10 ft., Venezuela; Crawfordii, scarlet, summer, 10 to 12 ft., hybrid; 
grandiceps, red, June, 10 ft., Venezuela. 
Brugmansia.—See Datura. 
Brunfelsia.—Ord. Solanacex. Stove evergreen flowering shrubs. 
First introduced 1826. 
CULTURE: Compost, four parts each fibrous peat & leaf-mould, one 
part loam & sand. Position, pots in plant stove. Pot immediately 
after flowering; good drainage & firm potting essential. Prune mode- 
rately after flowering. Pinch off points of young shoots when latter 
are 6in, long. Water moderately Oct, to March, freely afterwards. 
Syringe freely March to Aug. Apply liquid manure to healthy plants 
in summer. Temp., Oct. to March 50° to 55°; March to Oct. 60° to 
70°, Propagate by cuttings 2 to 3 in. long, inserted in sand under bell- 
glass in temp. 60° to 70°, Feb, to Aug. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. calycina (Syn. Franciscea calycina), purple, frag- 
rant, summer, 2 ft., Brazil. 
Brunsvigia (Candelabra-flower)—Ord. Amaryllidacex. Green- 
house bulbous plants. Deciduous. Nat, Cape of Good Hope. First 
introduced 1752. 7 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat, loam, & sand. Pot., Sept. 
Water only when new growth begins, then give moderate quantity; 
cease to give any after leaves turn vellow. Temp., Sept. to Nov. 50° 
to 55°; Nov. to March, 55° to 65°; March to Sept. 65° to 75°. Plants 
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