BRA 
BUL 
the winter or resting season. B. glauca 
is a very fine species decidedly superior 
to the others. 
BRASSIA (R. Brown.) Nat. Ord. 
Orcliidacece. Another and rather exten¬ 
sive group of epiphytes, which for cul¬ 
ture may be referred to the above; they 
are mostly natives of the West Indian 
Islands and of Guatemala. B. Wragce, 
B. lanceana , and B. maculata are the 
finest; the flowers of the whole are of 
various shades of green, spotted and 
barred with chocolate or brown, but be¬ 
ing large and freely produced are very 
ornamental. 
BRODLEA (Sir J. E. Smith.) Nat. 
Ord. Liliacece. Yery curious little bulb¬ 
ous-rooted plants, with blue and white 
flowers, easily cultivated in sandy peat 
with the convenience of a greenhouse or 
good frame; increase is sparingly ef¬ 
fected by offsets. 
BRONGNIARTIA ( Humboldt. ) 
Nat. Ord. Leguminosce. A valuable and 
rather scarce plant, having flesh-coloured 
flowers, which should be treated as a 
greenhouse shrub, potting it in loam, 
peat, and sand. A native of New Spain. 
BROUGHTONIA (Brown.) Nat. 
Or. Orchidacece. A very handsome W est 
Indian epiphyte, producing its lovely 
crimson purple flowers very copiously; 
it should be grown suspended on a rough 
billet of wood in the warmest part of 
the stove. 
BROWALLIA (Linn.) Nat. Ord. 
Solanacece. Handsome, free-flowering, 
tender annuals; should lie raised in light 
earth on a gentle heat in March, potted 
frequently, and encouraged to grow as 
much as possible till the end of June, 
when a place in the greenhouse will be 
most suitable, where they wall continue 
to be studded over with their pretty blue 
and white flowers all through the re¬ 
mainder of the summer. 
BRUGMANSIA (Persoon.) Nat. 
Ord. Solcmacece. Conservatory plants of 
strong robust habit, producing large and 
rather coarse flowers, either yellow, red, 
or.white; to grow them well they should 
be planted into the borders of the house, 
as they grow so fast as to render it 
troublesome to repot as often as it would 
be required; a strong rich loam will be 
found to suit them best. 
BRUNIA (Linn.) Nat. Order Bru- 
niacece. Neat little Cape plants, with 
heath-like leaves and white flowers. Eor 
culture see Boronia. 
BRUNSEELSIA (Linn. Nat. Ord. 
Solanacece. Handsome, free-flowering, 
stove plants; should be grown in peat, 
and may be allowed to rest in the green¬ 
house with manifest advantage. 
BRUNSYIGIA (Ker.) Nat. Order 
Amaryllidacece. Of this splendid genus 
of Cape bulbs Sweet observes, “ Some of 
the bulbs grow to a great size, and re¬ 
quire large pots to have them flower in 
perfection, or if planted out in the open 
borders in spring, there will be a better 
chance of their flowering, taking the 
bulbs up again in autumn; or the best 
way to succeed well with them is to have 
a pit built on purpose for them, so as to 
occasionally be covered with the lights 
to keep off too much wet, and to be 
covered close in severe weather, as they 
cannot bear the frost; the mould must 
be made for them of full one third sand, 
more than one third of turfy loam, and 
the rest of peat; all well mixed together, 
but not chopped too small, as the roots 
run better through it for being rough 
and hollow; when in full growth and 
flower they require a frequent supply of 
water, but none while dormant.” B. 
Josephince is very seldom induced to 
flower in this country, though no un¬ 
common occurrence in Guernsey. We 
have seen it when the head of flowers 
measured nine feet in circumference; 
falcata , red, coranica, pink, marginata, 
scarlet, and ciliaris, black, are well worth 
cultivation. 
BUDDLEA (Linn.) Nat. Ord. Scro- 
plmlariacece. A genus composed chiefly 
of stove plants, one of which, B. neemda , 
is particularly worthy of attention, bear¬ 
ing a profusion of white flowers. There 
are also two or three greenhouse species 
included in it though they are scarcely 
worth growing; the hardy B. globosa is 
well known and justly esteemed. 
BULBINE (Wildenow.) Nat. Ord. 
Liliacece. Half-hardy plants, available 
for flower-gardening purposes ; they are 
