. 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. 266. Brassica Japonica. tural Society, and its president from 1859-1862. He edited the old New England Farmer for many years, but discontinued it in 1846, when he turned over his list of subscribers to Luther Tucker, of Albany, N. Y., at the time of the founding of The Horticulturist, which was edited by the il
. 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. 266. Brassica Japonica. tural Society, and its president from 1859-1862. He edited the old New England Farmer for many years, but discontinued it in 1846, when he turned over his list of subscribers to Luther Tucker, of Albany, N. Y., at the time of the founding of The Horticulturist, which was edited by the illustrious A. J. Downing. He also edited The Hortictiltural Register from 1836-1838, m company with Thomas Fessenden. The revision of his book in 1866 was undertaken when the author was 70 years old. It was a popular book in its day. A portrait of Joseph Breck is seen in the catalogues of the present firm. W. M. BBEVOdRTIA (J. Carson Brevoort, Regent N. Y. State University). lAUAcece. Differs from Brodiiea in the long-tubular and 6-saccate corolla. One species. Ida-MMa, Wood. (B. coecinea, Wats. Brodicea coc- elnea. Gray). Floral Fiee-Ckacker. Lvs. slender, grassy: scapes slender, 1-2 ft. high, with 3-60 pendu- lous tubular-saccate fls. 1-2 in. long, which are bril- liant crimson-red, tipped with pea-green. N. Calif, to Ore. 5857. III. 20: 687. Gn. 46, p. The flowers are very lasting and beautiful. Half-hardy. Needs partial shade and a deep, loose soil, thoroughly. BEEWfiEIA (Samuel Brewer was an English bota- nist of last century). GonvolvulAcece. Herbs, rarely somewhat woody: fls. much like those of Convolvulus, but style 2-eleft, the divisions simple, with capitate stigma, the corolla pubescent outside in the bud: lvs. simple. Trailing plants of 30 or more species in warm climates. grandifldra, Gray. Root tuberous: stem pubescent : lvs. broad-ovate and very short-stalked : peduncles 1-fld.: fl. very large (3 in. long), bright blue and showy, funnel-shaped ; st
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