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Bougainvillea. ;l’!lctcr~li~rctCc~c~.Handled 1)~’ ruttings from the half-ripened wood from April toJune ; place in sand>* soil in I)ottom IWat ; keep moist at temperature65’ 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 onthe 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 aremade of fresh shoots arising from plants cut. back after bloom andkept at cc,mparati\.e rrst for a time. The cuttings should be 2incl~s hg and taken \vitll a heel, and placed in pots in brisk bottomheat ; it is best to put the pots in a propagating-frame till rootsform.Bowiea. %ibicrcwr.Propagat~~(l 1,~ Scot&, or offstlts from the great bulbs. The nameof this rcmarlcal31~~ plant is now Sckizobaso~,si.s ~tdtrlllilis, rather thanBowicc2. dubilis.Brachycome (Swan IXi\-er T)aisy). CompOSjtc~.hIultiplic>d 1,~ sc~ls in early spring, and transplanted ; or theyma.!- be sown thinly outdoors, late in spring in regions of longseasons. 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. SeeOrchids, page 372.Brassica : Btwwls Sprouts, Cabbage, Caul(flowe~, Collards, Ko!lrF,Kohlrubi, Turnip. All readily grown from seeds ; hardy.