ENCYCLOPZADIA OF GARDENING. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. capensis, scarlet, March to May, 3 ft. 
Bur Marigold.—See Bidens. 
Burnet aan Sanguisorba).—See Poterium. 
Burnet Rose (Rosa spinosissima).—See Rosa. 
Burning Bush (Dictamnuus albus)._See Dictamnus. 
Burr Oak (Quercus macrocarpa).—See Quercus. : 
Burser’s Saxifrage (Saxifraga burseriana).—See Saxifraga, 
Bush Basil (Ocimum minimum).—See Ocimum. 
Bush Clover (Lespedeza capitata).—_See Lespedeza. 
Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla rosea).—See Diervilla. 
Butcher’s Broom (Ruscus aculeatus).—See Ruscus. 
Butomus (Flowering Rush; Lily Grass)—Ord. Alismacee. 
Hardy perennial. Pretty waterside plant. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, in shallow water on margins 
of ponds, lakes, etc. Plant, Oct. or March. Propagate by division 
of roots in March or April. 
(atin OULTIVATED: B. umbellatus, rose, summer, 2 to 3 ft., Europe 
Butter & Eggs (Narcissus incomparabilis plenus).—See Nar- 
cissus. 
Butter Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).—See Phaseolus. 
Buttercup.—See Ranunculus. 
Butterfly Flower.—See Schizanthus. 
Butterfly Iris.—See Morza. 
Butterfly Orchid (Oncidium Papilio)—See Oncidium. 
Butterfly Orchis (Habenaria chlorantha & H. bifolia).—See 
Habenaria. 
Butterfly Pea.—See Clitoria. 
Butterfly Plant (Phalenopsis amabilis)—See Phalenopsis. 
Butterfly Tulip (Calochortus lilacinus).—See Calochortus. 
Butterfly-weed (Asclepias tuberosa).—See Asclepias. 
Butter-weed (Erigeron canadensis).—See Erigeron. 
Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris)—See Pinguicula. 
Button Bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis).—See Cephalanthus. 
Button Snake-root (Liatris pycnostachya).—See Liatris. 
Buxus (Box-tree), — Ord. Euphorbiacew. Hardy evergreen, 
ornamental-leaved shrubs. Nat, England, 8, Europe. Leaves, green, 
olden, or silver variegated. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, open or shady, shrubberies or 
banks; choice kinds on lawns. Plant, March, April, Sept., Oct. 
ioe by cuttings of young shoots 3in. long inserted in shady 
border in Aug. or Sept.; division of old plants in Oct. or March; 
layering in Sept. or Oct. 
CULTURE FOR EDGINGS: Dwarf Box (B. suffruticosa) used for 
this purpose. Plant divisions with roots attached in shallow trench 
6 in. deep in Oct., Nov., or March. Allow plants to nearly touch 
each other, & to have their tips about 2 in. above soil. Press soil 
firmly. Trim plants April or Aug. Nursery yard of box will make 
three yards of edging. Cost, sixpence per lineal yard. 
BOX HEDGES: Trench soil 3ft. deep & 3ft. wide, add decayed 
manure, & plant ordinary green box 12 ins, high, 12 ins. apart in 
Sept. or Oct. Trim annually in April or Aug. Cost of plants, per 
100, 25s.; preparing site & planting, 9d. per lineal yard. 
SPEOIES OULTIVATED: B. balearica, 8 ft., Balearic Islands; japonioa, 8 ft., 
Japan; japonica aurea (golden leaved) sempervirens, 8 ft., Europe (Britain), eto., 
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