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Begonia, new varieties mixed. A very choice 
collection of the many new sorts embracing 
those which are remarkable both for foliage 
and flowers ; very choice • • ■ • 25 
BEBVID RE—(Summer Cypress^. 
An ornamental, cypress-like plant with inconspicu¬ 
ous. green flowers, nearly hidden by the foliage. It is 
well adapted for growing in cemeteries. Hardy annual: 
one and a half to two feet high ' from Egypt. 
Belviderc, (Che noPodium scoparium) .... 5 
BOCCONIA. 
Magnificent, stately half-hardy evergreen shrubs 
with ornamental foliage • well adapted for lawns, cither 
singly or in groups. They will require some protection 
through the winter, by straw or mulch. Easily culti 
vated in loamy soil and increased fiom seed, and cut¬ 
tings in sand, in gentle heat, under glass. 
Bocconia, Japonica. 
Bocconia, Formoso Veitchi. half-hardy perennial, 
growing two feet high and producing white 
and yellow flowers ol great beauty. .15 
“ Japonica from Japan ; quite hardy ; from four 
to six feet high • splendid foliage, and clusters 
of pure white flowers : one of the finest. . . 10 
“ frutescens. the well known shrubby Celandine, 
having such beautiful foliage, and white and 
yellow blossoms ; grows six feet high ; from 
West Indies. .15 
Begoma Belvidere. 
BRACHYCOME—(Swan River Daisy). 
A dwarf-growing plant from Swan River, flowering 
the greater pari 01 the season Very effective in edg¬ 
ings beds or rustic baskets Requires light, rich soil. 
Half-hardy annual, one-half foot high. 
Brachycome, iberidifolia, blue . .10 
* alba-flora, white . .10 
4% mixed, seeds of the above varieties mixed . 10 
BRIZA—(Ornamental Grass). 
Very useful ornamental grass, much sought for in 
forming winter bouquets and wreaths; one foot high. 
Briza, maxima, large; attractive. 5 
“ gracilis slender ; dwarf.. . .. 5 
BROWALLIA. 
Handsome, profuse-blooming plants, covered with 
pretty blue and white blossoms throughout the whole 
summer. Sow in hot-bed and transplant to border in 
June, one foot apart. The plants are quite minute 
when they first coinc tip, and should be protected from 
the hot sun. or they will be destroyed. Half-hardy an¬ 
nual : one and a half feet high. 
Browallia, data, alba, white.. ... .xo 
* elata, ccerulea, blue. ...to 
‘ “ grandiflora, sky blue ; large.10 
* 4 * Roezlii. This variety makes a compact 
plant eighteen inches high, and pro¬ 
duces pure white and blue flowers of 
twice the size of the older sort* .25 
“ “ fine mixed. xo 
CACADIA— (See Tassel Flower.) 
CALANDRINIA. 
Fine, dwarf plants 
for growing in masses, 
having fleshy leaves 
and succulent stems 
like the portulaca, 
and producing an 
abundance of blos¬ 
soms, which, when 
fully expanded, make 
a beautiful appear¬ 
ance. and suitable for 
edgings, rockeries 
and clumps, in bloo>n 
a long time. The 
seed should be sown 
in hot-bed early m 
spring, and planted Caiandfinia. 
