ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. ; 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny or shady beds or 
borders. Plant bulbs 3 in. deep & 3in. apart in Sept. Lift & replant 
Leg every second year. Propagate by offsets obtained when lifting 
e bulbs. 
,SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. vernum, purple, March, 6 in., Alps; vernum ver- 
sicolor, prettily tinted. 
Bullace (Prunus institia).—See Prunus. 
Bullirush (Typha latifolia).—See Typha. 
Bull’s Head Orchid (Anguloa Clowesi).—See Anguloa. 
Bunch Berry (Cornus canadensis).—See Cornus. 
Bunya-Bunya Pine-tree (Araucaria Bidwelli)—See Arau- 
caria, 
Buphane.—0Ord. Amaryllidacew. Half-hardy or greenhouse 
bulbous-rooted plants. First introduced 1795. 
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 yellow. ‘Temp., Sept. to Nov. 50° 
to 55°; Rov. to March 55° to 65°; March to Sept. 65° to 75°. Plants 
must have full exposure to sun. Propagate by offsets inserted in small 
pots & grown similar to large bulbs. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. ciliaris, purple, summer, 1 ft.; disticha, purple, 
summer, 1 ft., 8. Africa. 
Bupleurum niga iera et ne Umbellifere. Hardy evergreen. 
shrub and perennials. First introduced 1596. 
CULTURE OF SHRUBBY SPECIES: Soil, ordinary.  Position,. 
warm border. Plant, Oct. or April. Propagate by cuttings inserted. 
in sandy peat in cold frame in Oct. or March; also by seeds. 
CULTURE OF PERENNIAL SPECIES: Soil, ordinary. Position,. 
sunny borders or rockeries. Plant, Oct. or March. Propagate by seeds: 
sown outdoors in April; division in March. 
SHRUBBY SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. fruticosum, yellow, July, 3 ft., Medi-- 
terranean Region. 
PERENNIAL SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. petreum, yellow, June, 6 in., Europe;. 
stellatum, yellow, June, 9 in., 8S. Europe. 
Bupthalmum (Yellow Ox-eye).—Ord. Composite. Hardy her-- 
baceous perennials. First introduced, 1722. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, open sunny border. Plant. 
Oct. or March. Propagate by division of old plants in Oct. or March ;. 
seeds sown outdoors in April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. salicifolium, yellow, June, 18 in., S. Europe; salici- 
folium grandiflorum, large-flowered variety; speciosissimum (Syn. Telekia speciosis- 
aa), pleat June, 2 ft., Hurope; speciosum (Syn. Telekia speciosa), yellow, June, 
Burbidgea.—Ord. Scitaminacez. Stove herbaceous flowering’ 
perennial. First introduced 1879. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat, leaf-mould, and loam. Posi- 
tion, large pots, tubs, or beds. Plant, March. Water freely March 
e ee nenets moderately other times. Propagate by division of roots in 
vil, 
BPECIES CULTIVATED: B. nitida, orange red, summer, 3 ft., Borneo. 
Burchellia (Buffichorn-wood).—Ord. Rubiacee. Stove flowering’ 
shrub. Evergreen. Nat. Cape of Good Hope. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat, loam, leaf-mould, & sand. 
Pot, March. Water freely April to Sept., moderately other times. 
Temp., Sept. to March. 55° to 60°; March to Sept. 65° to 75°. Pro-- 
pagate by cuttings of young shoots inserted in sandy peat under bel!-- 
glass in temp. 75° in March, April, or May. 
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