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BRO BRO 
dlbus, N.Jldvus, N, nigricans, oleifSrils 2, olerdced, 
O. asparagoldls, O. cauliJlSrd, O. communis, 0. 
cOnicd, O. costdta, 0. crispd, 0. deprSssd, 0. ellipticd, 
0. gemmiferd, 0. mdj6r, O. obovSttd, 0. oblBngd, O. 
palmifBlid, O. quercifOlid, O. ramOsd, O. rdbrd, O. 
sabellicd, O. sphwricd, 0. vulgaris, phinatijidd, poly- 
mOrphd, pracOx, Pseudo-erncdstrUm, Rdpd, R. de- 
pressd, R. oblBngd, R. oleifSrd, repdndd, RichSril, 
subuldrid, TournefOrlii, valentind 3, violdcid. 
Braya, Sternberg. In memory of Count Bray, a 
German botanist. Linn. 15, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Cruci- 
fercB. Curious minute species, with purple flowers. 
They thrive best in loamy soil mixed with a little 
fibrous peat, and are multiplied by seeds, 
alpln^ .... Purple . 6, H. Her. P. Carintliia . 1823 
pilosa .... Purple . 5, H. Ev. S. N. Amer. . 1827 
Bremontiera, Dec. In memory of M. Bremontier, 
an agriculturist. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Legu- 
minosae. An ornamental interesting plant, thriving 
in sandy loam, and is multiplied by cuttings in 
sand, under a glass, in heat. 
AmmoxylOn . . Purple . S. Er. S. Mauritius . 1826 
Brexia, Noronha. Named from brexis, rain ; on 
account of the protection afforded against rain by 
some of the large leaves. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Brexiacex. Excellent stove plants, with very 
beautiful foliage. They all grow freely and look 
well planted in large pots, in turfy loam and peat 
mixed. Cuttings take readily in any state, except 
that the leaves must not be moved, planted in sand, 
under a glass, in heat. A bud at the base of an 
entire leaf will strike, and make a young plant, if 
put in a little sand, under a glass, and put in the 
propagating house. 
chrysophylla . . S. Ev. T. Mauritius . 1820 
uiadagascariensts . Green . . 6, S. Ev. T. Madagas. . 1812 
spinosa .... Green . . 6, S. Er. T. Madagas. . 1812 
Bridei.ia, Wildenorv. Named after the great mus- 
eologist, Professor Bridel. Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. 
Or. Euphorbiacece. Small shrubs or trees, with 
little beauty, and easily cultivated. Synonyms ; 1 . 
Clusia scandens. 
montana . . . Apetal . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1825 
scandens, 1 . . Apetal . 8, S. Ev. Cl. E. Ind. . . 1804 
spinosi .... Apetal . 6, G. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1803 
Brignolia, Bertolini. Named in compliment to J. L. 
Brignoli, a professor at Vienna. Linn. 5, Or. 2, 
Nat. Or. Umbelliferae. A species of trifling beauty 
and easy culture. Synonyms: 1. Siam siculum. 
panacifdlla, 1 . . White . . 7, H. Her. P. Sicily . . 1686 
Bristles, rigid hairs. 
Bristly-toothed, bristles like teeth, or with the 
teeth ending each in a bristle. 
BrIza, Linn. Named from brizo, to nod, on account 
of the quakii^ character of the spikelets. Linn. 
3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Graminece. Although mere weeds, 
some species are pretty and interesting, as B. minor, 
rubra, Clusii, See. The whole are of easy cultiva- 
tion. 
Clusii Apetal . . 6, Grass. S. Eur. . . 1820 
elatiOr Apetal . . 7« Grass. Greece . . 1817 
geniculatA . . . Apetal . . 7, Grass. C. G. H. . . 1816 
humnis .... Apetal . . 6, Grass. Caucasus . 1825 
maxima .... Apetal . . 6, Grass. S. Eur. . . 1633 
media Apetal . . 5, Grass. Britain . . 
minor Apetal . . 7, Grass. England . . 
rubra ..... Apetal . . 6, Grass. S. Eur. . . 1820 
Virens Apetal . . 6, Grass. Spain . . 1800 
BrodijIa, Sir J. E. Smith. In honour of James J. 
Brodie, a Scotch Cryptogamist. Luin. 3, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Liliacece. Very curious bulbs, with lilac, 
blue, and white flowers. They may be success- 
fully grown in sandy peat, and increased chiefly by 
offsets of the root. Synonyme : 1. Hookeria coro- 
naria. 
congests . . . Blue . . 7. G. Bl. P. Georgia . . 1806 
g^andifldr3, 1 . . Blue . . 6, F. Bi. P. N. Amer. . 1806 
Bromelia, Linn. So called after Olaus Bromel, a 
Swedish botanist. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Bro- 
meliacecE. This is a genus of very handsome plants, 
among which the Pine Apple was lately included. 
They are of easy culture providing they have a 
sufficiency of heat, and are potted in good rich open 
loamy soil ; they must be watered carefully, that 
is, givings good supply when growing, but in the 
winter a very little is sufficient. The pots should 
be well drained, and as the plants are, like the 
Pine Apple, subject to injurious attacks of the 
scale, &c.^they should be carefully looked over and 
washed ; indeed, these plants may be said to do 
best with the treatment successfully applied to the 
Pine Apple. Rope is manufactured from a species 
of- the genus in Brazil, called Grawartha. 
aeSuga .... S. Her. P. BrazU . . 1822 
bracteata . . . Pink . . 9, S. Her. P. Jamaica . 1785 
fhrysantha . . Blue . . S. Her. P. Caraccas . 1819 
cruenta . . . . Blk. wht. . 8, S. Her. P. Rio. Jan. . 1824 
diseOldr .... Pink . . 4, S. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 
exudans . . . Yellow . 10, Epiphy. W. Ind. . 1820 
fastuosa . . . Purple . 8, S. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1815 
humills .... Pink . . 3, S. Her. P. . 1789 
Karatas . . . Pink . . S. Her. P. W. Ind. . 1739 
lingulata . . . Yellow . 6, S. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1759 
panicullgera . . . 5, S Her. P. W. Ind. . 1822 
Pinguin . . . Red . . 3, S. Her. P. W. Ind. . 1690 
semiserrata . . Green . S. Her. P. S. Amer. . 
sessiliflora ... . 7, S. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1826 
sylvestrls . . Crimson . 7, S. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1820 
Bromus, Linn. So called from bromos, the Greek 
name for a wild oat. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Gra- 
minece. The whole are uninteresting, and in point of 
culture simply managed. Synonymes : 1. Festuca 
gigantea. 2. F. ttiJlora—Alopec'uriis, altlssimfis, 
arvSnsis, dsper, austrdlis, Biebersteinii, cilidtds, com- 
mutdtus, confSrtns, elongdtvs, erSetus, festucoldes, 
Gaudini, gigdnteHs 1, G. longifBlifis, G. triflBrds 2, 
glaucfts, hirsutissimus, humilis, Jubdtus, lanceoldtHs, 
lanuginBsus, Idxus, ligustricds , longiflBrils, madri- 
tensis, mdximns, mBllis, multiJlBrds, parviJlBrus, 
pendulinus, pilBsus, pratSnsis, pubescens, pdrgdns, 
racemBsd, rigidus, scabSrrlmus , scopdrius, secdltnus, 
squarrBsus, stenophyllus, steriUs, teetBrum, tBrtilis, 
variegdtus, velutvnus, vestitds, volgSnsis. 
Brongniartia, Humb. Bonpl. and Kunth. In honour 
of M. Adolphe Brongniart, a French botanist. 
Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Leguminosce. A valuable 
species, having flesh-coloured flowers. It is cul- 
tivated best in loam and peat, with a little sand ; 
and increased by cuttings in sand, in heat, under a 
glass. 
podalyrioides . . Flesh . . 9, G. Ev. S. N. Spain . 1827 
Brosimum, Srvartz. Named from brosimos, good to 
eat ; in allusion to the eatable fruit. Linn. 23, Or, 
2, Nat. Or. Urticacece. Alicastrum is common in 
the woods of Jamaica; the timber is not despicable, 
but the leaves and young branches are more useful, 
and a hearty fattening rodder for all sorts of cattle. 
The fruit, boiled with salt fish, pork, or beef, or 
pickle, has frequently been the support of the 
negroes and poorer sorts of white people in times 
of scarcity, and proved a wholesome and not un- 
pleasant food ; when roasted, it eats something like 
our common chestnut, and is called bread nut. The 
leaves and young shoots are full of gum, which 
renders them disagreeable to most cattle at first ; 
but they soon grow very fond of them. B. spurinm 
is also common in woods in the W. Indies ; but its 
timber is of little value. In our stoves both species 
thrive well, and like loamy soil, and old cuttings 
with their leaves on, root in sand, in moist heat. 
— Lou. Ency. of Plants. 
Alicastrum . . Apetal . S. Ev. S. Jamaica . 1776 
spurium . . Apetal . S. Ev. S. Jamaica . 1789 
Bross.Sa, Linn. Named after Gui de la Brosse, phy- 
sician to Louis XIII. Linn. 5, Or. 1. Not suffi- 
ciently known to be referred to any natural order. 
As far as we know of this plant, it is a shrub, like 
a cistus, with scarlet flowers half an inch long. It 
will no doubt grow in sandy peaty soil, and raise 
from cuttings in sand. 
coccines . . . Scarlet . S. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 
Brotera, Wild. So called, in memory of Felix A. 
Brotero, a Portuguese botanist, and professor at 
Coimbra. Linn. 19, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Composite. 
An interesting plant, with blue flowers, grows in 
loam, mixed with peat, and propagates by dividing 
the roots. Synonyme: \. Onobroma corymbosa. 
corymbesa . . . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 1640 
Broughtonia, Brorvru In honour of Mr. Arthur 
Broughton, an English botanist. Linn. 20, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Orchidacex. B. sanguinea, the only species 
