CHE REFERENCE LIBRARY - Pole Shift Survival Information

Bougainvillea. ;l’!lctcr~li~rctCc~c~.
Handled 1)~’ ruttings from the half-ripened wood from April to
June ; place in sand>* soil in I)ottom IWat ; keep moist at temperature
65’ to it)“. ;Uso grolVii from root-cdttings.
Boussingaultia (Ratl~4ra 1’ine). l3~t,ss&tc~~~x~.
Propagated 1’). stw 1% and yasi!y bar meails of the tubercles on
the stern ; also 1)~. thcb underground tubers.
Bouvardia.
l~ubicrwn~.
C’om~nonly propugutc’cl by root.-cuttings, which strike readily ;
t,he larger and thickcbr roots arc taken in spring for this purpose.
Cuttings of shoots art’ also usr!d, struck in heat ; these cuttings are
made of fresh shoots arising from plants cut. back after bloom and
kept at cc,mparati\.e rrst for a time. The cuttings should be 2
incl~s hg and taken \vitll a heel, and placed in pots in brisk bottom
heat ; it is best to put the pots in a propagating-frame till roots
form.
Bowiea. %ibicrcwr.
Propagat~~(l 1,~ Scot&, or offstlts from the great bulbs. The name
of this rcmarlcal31~~ plant is now Sckizobaso~,si.s ~tdtrlllilis, rather than
Bowicc2. dubilis.
Brachycome (Swan IXi\-er T)aisy). CompOSjtc~.
hIultiplic>d 1,~ sc~ls in early spring, and transplanted ; or they
ma.!- be sown thinly outdoors, late in spring in regions of long
seasons. Easily grown.
Brahea. PcL~u~~~ww.
Grown from SW& in heat. See Palms, page 377.
Bramble Fruits : ~backbrwg, I)dWrr~J, hga~t~bumy, Raspberry,
Il’tYncbcrr~y..
Brassavola. Orch idtrcccp.
Increased by di\vision. See Orchids, page 372.
Brassia. Ouch idcrcm.
Propagated bJ* dividing the plant when growth begins. See
Orchids, page 372.
Brassica : Btwwls Sprouts, Cabbage, Caul(flowe~, Collards, Ko!lrF,
Kohlrubi, Turnip. All readily grown from seeds ; hardy.