B R 



B R 



ilrong woody Shrub, growing to be 

 a Stem as large as a middling Per- 

 fon's Leg : the Branches come out 

 very irregular, and make confidera- 

 ble Shoots in Summer, which mould 

 be fhortened every Spring, to pre- 

 ferve the Heads of the Plants in any 

 tolerable Order : thefe Branches re- 

 tain their Leaves till toward the 

 Spring, when they fall away, and 

 new Leaves are produced foon after: 

 this may be propagated by Cuttings 

 planted in the Spring, and the Plants 

 mull be houfed in Winter, being too 

 tender to live through the Winter, 

 in the open Air, in this Country. 



BOTRYS. VUk Chenopodium. 



BOX-TREE. Vide Buxus. 



BRABEJUM, African Almond, 



VulgO. 



The Characters are ; 



The Flower has no Empalemcnt, and 

 confifls of four narrow Petals, which 

 form a Tube, and turn back at the 

 Brim : in the Middle arifes the Ova- 

 rium, attended by four Stamina : the 

 Ovary afterward becomes a foft filky 

 Fruit, inclofing one oval Nut. 



We have but one Sort of this 

 Plant ; viz. 



Brasejum. Hort. Cliff. Amygda- 

 lysAlthiopica, fruSu holofrico.Breyn. 

 Cent. African or Ethiopian Almond, 

 with a filky Fru't. 



This Tree is a Native of the 

 Country about the Qpe pfQoodffope, 

 from whence it was firft introduced 

 into the curious Gardens in Holland, 

 and has fince been diihibuted into 

 many Parts of Europe. 



In this Country it feldom grows 

 above eight or nine Feet high ; but 

 in its native Soil it is a Tree of mid- 

 dling Growth ; thojgh, as it mull be 

 kept in Pots or Tubs in this Coun- 

 try, being too tender to live through 

 the Winter in the open Air, we can- 

 not expeel to fee them grow to any 

 great Size. 



Vol. I. 



This Plant is propagated by Cut- 

 tings or Layers ; but the Cuttings 

 mould be planted in Jpri^s.nd placed 

 on a moderate Hot-bed, otherwiie 

 they will not take Root : the Layers 

 are often two Years before they 

 make Roots ftrong enough to be 

 taken from the old Plants : when the 

 Branches are laid down, it wiil be a 

 good Method to flit them at a Joint 

 (as is praclifed in laying Carnations), 

 which will promote their taking 

 Root. 



The Plants mud have a good 

 Green-houfe in Winter ; but in Sum- 

 mer mould be fet abroad in a (hel- 

 tered Situation, where they will 

 thrive, and fometimes produce Flow- 

 ers ; fo wiil make a pretty Variety 

 among other Exotic Plants. 



BRANCA URSINA. Vide Acan- 

 thus. 



BRASSICA, The Cabbage, 



The Churaci ers are ; 

 The Leaves are large, fe/hy t and of 

 a glaucous Colour : the FLwsrs con- 

 ft ft of four Leaves, which are fuc- 

 cceded by long taper Pods, containing 

 fveral round acrid Seeds. 

 The Species are ; 



1. Bit ass i ca capitata alba. C.3. 

 The common white Cabbage. 



2. Brass ic a capitata rubra. C. 

 B. The red Cabbage. 



3 . B r a s £ i c a cap tdt a alba minor 

 Mufcovitica. H. A. The Ruffian Cab. 

 bage. 



4. Bras sre a capitata alba com* 

 preffa. Boerh. Jnd. The flaufide4 

 Cabbage. 



5. Br as sic a capitata alba pyra* 

 mi da Us. The Sugar-loaf Cabbage. 



6 Br ass ic a capitata alba pra- 

 cox. The early Batterfea Cabbage. 



7. Br a ssi ca Sabauda _hyb<rna; 

 Lob Ic. The white Savoy Cabbage. 



8. Brassica capitata viridis Sa* 

 bauda. Boerh, fad* The green, Savoy 

 Cabbage, 



O Bra$* 



