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BALSAM, Double Solferino. 



BELLIS. 



(See Daisy.) 



BELVIDERE. — (Summer Cypress.) 



An ornamental, cypress-like plant, suitable for cemeteries ; i^^ feet high. 

 Belvidere, hardy annual from Egypt. 



BOCCONIA. 



Magnificent, stately, half-hardy evergreen shrubs, with ornamental foliage ; 

 well adapted for lawns, either singly or in groups. They will require some pro- 

 tection through the winter, by straw or mulch. Easily cultivated in loamy soil, 

 and increased from seed and cuttings in sand,' in gentle heal, under glass. 

 BocCOnia FormOSO Veitchi. Half-hardy perennial, growing 2 feet high, and 

 producing white and yellow flowers of great beauty. 

 " JapOIlica, from Japan ; quite hardy ; from 4 to 6 feet high ; splendid 

 foliage, and clusters of pure white flowers ; one of the finest. 



BRACHYCOME. — (Swan River Daisy.) 



A dwarf-growing plant, flowering the greater pari of the season. Very 

 effective in edgings, bdds or rustic baskets. Requires light, rich soil. Half- 

 hardy annual. I2 foot high. 

 Brachycome iberidifolia, blue ; from Swan River. 



" alba-flora, white. 



" mixed) seeds of the above varieties mixed. 



BRIZA. — (Ornamental Grass.) 



Very useful ornamental grass, much sought for in forming winter bouquets 

 and wreaths ; i foot high. 



