BOU BRA 
BRA BRA 
may be increased by seed. At Glasnevin, near 
Dublin, the plant has stood the winter in the open 
air, planted at the bottom of a wall, 
baselloides . . . White . . 7. F. Bl. P. S. Amer. . 1836 
Bouvasdia, Salts. In memory of Dr. Bouvard, 
superintendant of the royal Paris botanic garden. 
Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Rubiacace. This is a beau- 
tiful genus, worthy of extensive cultivation. B. 
triphylla is a free flowerer, and thrives in a cool 
part of the greenhouse ; B. versicolor is rather more 
tender, and thrives best in a warmer situation in 
summer, but requires to be cool in winter. They 
grow in a mixture of loam and peat, and young 
plaints may be obtained from cuttings, which strike 
in the same kind of soil, in heat; they may also be 
propagated by pieces of the root, planted in good 
soil, in heat. Synonyms: 1. B. Jacquinii, Hous- 
tonia coccinea. 
lonfpAora . . . "White . . S. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1827 
tripliylla, 1 . . Scarlet . 7. G. Ev. S. Mexico . . 171*4 
puiifscens . . Scarlet . 7, G. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1794 
glabra . . . Scarlet . 7> G. Ev. S. Mexico. . 1794 
versIcAldr • . . Red . . 8, G. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 1814 
BovfsTA, Persoon. Latinised from its German name 
boJUt. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. Striking 
productions. Bulliard mentions having seen many 
of eighteen, twenty, and twenty-three inches in 
diameter; and on the authority of others, affirms 
them to attain the enormous bulk of neailv nine 
feet in circumference. B. gigantea is the largest 
of the genus or order, mecisuring two feet in 
diameter. The.flesh is at first white, afterwards of 
a greenish-yellow, lastly of a brown grey, the outer 
peridium cracks, and peels off in large flakes on 
being handled. — Loudon’s Ency. of Plants — gigdnted, 
nigtlsclns. 
BowTkX, Haworth. In memory of J. Bowie, a col- 
lector of plants for the Kew gardens. Liun. 6, Or. 
1, Nat. Or. Liliacete. Curious plants, succeeding 
in fibrous sandy peat, and multiplied by offsets or 
suckers. 
Africans . . . Red gm. . 10, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1823 
m>Tiacantha . Red gm. . 5, G. Ev. 8. C. G. H. . 1823 
BowlesTa, Romer and Schultes. Named in honour of 
Mr. Bowles, an Irish botanist. Linn, b. Or. 2, 
Nat. Or. Umbelliferce. A minute curious plant, 
will ^row in any common soil, and is increased by 
divisions. 
ttnera .... Gm. yeL . 7, F. Ev. Cr. M. "Fideo . 1827 
BrabejDh, Linn. Named from brabeion, a sceptre; 
applying to the racemes of flowers. Linn. 23, Or. 
1, Nat. Or. Proteaceae. An ornamental tree, suc- 
ceeding best in open sandy loam and peat ; cutting.s 
of the ripened wood root without difficulty, in 
Scind, under a glass. 
stellatum , . . White . . 3, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1731 
Brachiate, having arms or branches usually placed 
opposite to each other at right angles with the main 
stem, and crossing each other alternately. 
Braciivuxxa, R. Brown. From brachys, short, and 
latna^ cloak ; in allusion to the form of the calyx. 
Linn. 1 9, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Compositee. An ornamental 
plant, for the culture of which, see Baccharis. 
Synonymes : 1. Baccharis nereifulia, Tarchonanthus 
dentata. 
nereifolia, 1 . . White . . 9, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1752 
Brachypodium, Beauvois. Taken from brachys, short, 
and pons, a foot; in reference to the short stalks of 
the spikelets Linn. 3, Or 2. Nat. Or. Graminece. 
Slere weeds, of the simplest culture. Synonymes ; 
1. Triticum Jtsperum, Festuca rigida. 2. Triticum 
loliaceum. 3. Bromus pinnatus. 4. B. rupestris. 5. 
B. sylvaticus. 6. Brachypodium nardus—aspirOm 1, 
bruncidie, brevisStHm, eaespitOsUm, distachyOn, Hal- 
leri, bdiacinm 2, longifdliQm, obtusifOllum, phte~ 
nicoldSs, pinnatfim 3, ramOsum, retUsilm, rupSstre 4, 
strigSsum, sylvaticum 5, tenSllUm 6, TenoridnUm, 
tennlculnm, tenuiflGrum, uniololdSs, unilateral. 
Brachysema, R. Brown. Derived from brachys, short, 
and sema, standard; the flowers having a very 
short’'standard. ■ Tilnn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Legu- 
minosoe. Very handsome climbing species, espe- 
cially B. latifolia, thriving well in an equeil mixture 
of sandy loam and peat ; they are increased by 
layers, or cuttings planted in sand, under a glass. 
in heat, root freely. They may also be increased 
by seeds, which are sometimes produced. These 
plants are well suited for training up the columns 
of the conservatory or greenhouse. 
latifdllum . . . Crimson . 5, G. Ev. Cl. N. HoU. . 1803 
undulatum . . . Green . . 3, G. Ev. CL N. S. W. . 1820 
Brachysteema, R. Brown. Named from the word 
brachys, short, and stelma, a crown ; in allusion to 
the short coronal processes of the flowers. Linn. 
5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asclepiadacece. A curious plant, 
grows well in sandy loam, and is increased by 
cuttings. 
crlspgrtim . . . Br. yeL . 9, S. Tu. P. C. G. H. . 1829 
tuberosum . . . Purple . 6, S. Tu. P. C. G. H. . 1821 
Bractkas, small leaves placed near the calyx on the 
peduncle or pedicel 
Bradleja, Gaertner. In honour of Richard Bradly, 
a professor of botany at Cambridge. Linn. 21, Or. 
10, Nat. Or. Euphorbiacece. Curious plants, of little 
interest. They succeed in loamy soU, and multiply 
from cuttings. 
nitida .... S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . .1820 
sinica .... . 7, S. Ev. 8. China . . 1816 
Bractea, small leaves placed near the calyx, on the 
peduncle or pedicel. 
Bracteatf, furnished with bractea. 
Bract£6ij®, little bractea- 
BRAssAvdiJi, R. Brown. Named after Antonio Musa 
Brassavola, a noble Venetian, and one of the most 
enlightened botanists of his day. Linn. 20, Or. I, 
Nat. Or. Orchidaceae. The plants of this genus are 
deserving a place in every collection of orchidaceae, 
having, when in flower, a delightfully fragrant 
odour. They require to be propagated, and other- 
wise treated, as Stanhopea. Synonymes : 1. Epi- 
dendrum cucullatum, Cymbidium cucullatum. 2. C. 
nodosum, Epidendrum nodosum. 
ungustfiti . . . Ysh. gm. . 6, 8. EpL Demerara . 
cnrditA .... Wht. grn. 5, 8. Epi. Brazil . . 
cuculUta, 1 . . . White . . 6, 8. EpL W. Ind. . . 1790 
eleg&na .... Lilac . . 8. Epi. Antigua . . 
noddsA, 2 . . . Wilt. gm. 1, 8. Epi. Jamaica. . 1830 
Perrinn .... Wht. gm. 9, 8. Epi. Rio Jam 
tiiberculftta . . . Wht yeL . 7. S. EpL BraiU . . 1827 
BrassTa, R. Brown. In commemoration of the late Mr. 
Brass, a skilful botanical traveller and draughts- 
man. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidaceae. This 
is a fine genus of plants, all of which are delight- 
fully fragrant when in flower. The flowers are 
mostly yellowish green, spotted with purple. For 
culture and propagation, see Stanhopea. Syno- 
nymes Epidendrum caudatum, Malaxis caudata. 
caudate, 1 . . . Ysh. g*n. . 2, 8. Epi. W. Ind. . 1823 
LanceanA . . .Ysh. spot. 1, 8. Epi. Surinam. . 1833 
macrdsiArhya . . Gm. brn. . 8. Epi. Dvmerara . 
maciilAia . . . Wht. spot. 4, 8. EpL Jamaica . 1806 
BrassTca, Linn. From bresic, the Celtic name of the 
cabbage. Linn. 15, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Cruciferae. In 
this genus we have the well known cabbatre, with 
its many varieties, and many other familiar pot- 
herbs and roots. It is wonderful to look upon the 
common cabbage (B. oleracea) with its varieties, and 
observe the exceeding great difference in appear- 
ance and qualities, particularly when we compare 
the original types as found on our shores, with 
wavy sea green leaves tending to no head, and 
flowering like wild mustard or charlock, with the 
cauliflower and red cabbage, &c. As their culture 
is generally well known, we shall dwell upon it ^ 
here as briefly as possible ; the cabbage and its 
varieties require a very strong rich soil, or they 
will not come to a good size. The turnip eilso does 
well only in good rich soil, and indeed the whole 
tribe thrive best in open loamy soil, enriched with 
manure. They all produce an abundance of seeds, 
which must be sown at those periods which expe- 
rience has shown to be the best, for bringing their 
produce to perfection at certain seasons. Syno- 
nymes : \ . B. sempervirens. 2. Raphanus cheiran- 
thifolia. 3. Sisymbrium valentinum — baledricd 1, 
campestris, C. ndpd Brdssicd, C. communis, C. ru- 
tabagd, C. oleifSrd, C. pabuldrld, cheiranthifdlid 2, 
cheiranthds, chinSnsis, elongatd, E. rucastrUm, fru- 
ticulOsd, Gravind, HelSniand, humllls, incand, loevi- 
gatd, monSnsis, montdnd, Ndpus, N. esculentiis, N. 
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