. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. BRASSIA BRASSICA 177 AAA. Sepals and petals clearer yellow. caudita, Lindl. Spikes drooping, 12-18 in.: sepals and petals very long (4-6 in.), barred witli brown; lip yellow and broad spotted. W. Ind. G: 600. Lance^na, Lindl. Robust, with 2 dark green leaves from each pseudobulb : lis. large and numerous,
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. BRASSIA BRASSICA 177 AAA. Sepals and petals clearer yellow. caudita, Lindl. Spikes drooping, 12-18 in.: sepals and petals very long (4-6 in.), barred witli brown; lip yellow and broad spotted. W. Ind. G: 600. Lance^na, Lindl. Robust, with 2 dark green leaves from each pseudobulb : lis. large and numerous, very fragrant, lasting 2 or 3 weeks; sepals and petals bright yellow, long and tapering, blotched with brown or red, the lip yellow and wavy, spotted at the base. S. Amer. —A handsome species. There are two or three varieties. Lawrenceina, Lindl. Sepals and petals bright yellow, spotted with brown and green; lip yellow tinged with green : otherwise much like the last. Braz. III. 30:275. Var. longissima, Reichb. f., has a spike 18-20 in. long, and very slender sepals, which are 6 or 7 in. long, the lip purple-spotted near the base. Costa Rica. 5748.—A remarkable plant. Gireoudi5,na, Reichb. f. & Warsc. Large, with many- fid, scapes: fls. larger than in B. I^aiireuna, the sepals and petals very long, they and the lip bright yellow, blotched with deep red. Costa Rica. l H. B. BRASSICA (old classical name). Cruciferm. Prob- ably 100 species of annual, biennial and perennial herbs, natives of temperate regions of Europe, Africa, and Asia. Petals and stamens 4: pod long, beaked : seeds not winged (Figs. 258, 259). Includes all the mustards, cabbages, turnips, and the like ; and to these plants the reader should refer for other information. In common with nearly all cultivated plants, espe- cially those which are perplexing, the Brassicas have re- ceived too little attention from botanists. The inevita- ble outcome of such neglect or of any superficial st
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