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BOWKERIA. Scrophulariacese. 
*B. gerrardiana. Natal. 
The Bowkeria triphylla of gardens, or B. gerrar- 
diana, as it should be correctly named, cannot be 
said to be fully established here yet ; and it is 
doubtful if it will prove hardy. So far, it has been 
in the open for two years, with protection in winter. 
BRACHYCHITON. See STERCULIA. 
BRACHYGLOTTIS. Compositee. 
fB. repanda. New Zealand. 
This is not hardy, but, as an experiment, one 
shrub was planted in the garden. The leaves, which 
are silver on the under sides, have been browned 
by frost, even though the plant was protected. In 
the Shrub House there is a larger shrub, 10 feet 
high and wide, which flowers well, and the graceful 
racemes of flowers are succeeded by the equally 
pretty pappus. We have noticed that only those 
shoots flower which have attained a certain degree 
of strength. 
BRACHYSEMA. Leguminosse. 
|B. acuminatum. Australia. 
Nicholson, in his Dictionary of Gardening, men- 
tions that B. acuminatum, is rare in cultivation. 
We have tried it twice upon a south wall, but it 
has failed in the open. In the Shrub House it does 
exceedingly well. 
BRODUEA. Missouri Hyacinth. Liliaceae. 
B. uniflora. Buenos Ayres. 
Syn. Triteleia uniflora. 
BROUSSONETIA. Moraceae. 
B. Kazinoki. Corea and Japan. 
A small plant, which lacks the vigour of B. 
papyrifera, and from which it differs both in young 
wood and foliage. 
B. papyrifera. Paper Mulberry. China. 
Height 16 feet, 6 inches. 
