442 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Darwinia—continued. Darwinia—continued. 
ciliate ; triangular. June. l. scattered, often crowded, them, but not coloured ; calyx rather slender, strongly five-ribbed, 
oblong-elliptical, very obtuse; margins recurved, strongly ciliate- otherwise smooth ; petals rather narrow, concave, with a deep- 
denticulate. A. lft. to 2ft. 1864. A bushy shrub. SYN. Gene- coloured spot at the top. May. J. mostly opposite, linear or 
tyllis fimbriata. (B. M. 5468.) lanceolate, obtuse; margins revolute. h. lft. SYN. Hedaroma 
D. Hookeriana, (Hookers)* This species much resembles thymoides, 
^ ia, but i s r, an 88 А T * 
р macrostegia, bibi palig, smaller, morg ee ава the | | DASYLIRION (from dasys, thick, and lirion, a Шу). 
е of Genetyllis maerostegia.) ORD. Liliaceæœæ. Very ornamental greenhouse evergreens, 
Fig, 616. FLOWERING BRANCH OF DARWINIA MACROSTEGIA, 
D. macrostegia = * ; 
Inte fempenn чүн e pofle ccce em allied to Nolina. Flowers dicecious, in dense panicles; 
„ым, pale yellow, streaked with red, quite entire: | #ower-stems sometimes 10%, or 12ft. in height. Leaves 
petals 206 Die, 1. feattered, elliptical-oblong or slightly | crowded, linear, gracefully drooping. They thrive in а 
№, from 2ft. obtuse, Jin. to Zin. long; margins recurved, entire. compost of t 1 d one 
4858), to 5%. 1854. SYNS. чиа т tulipifera (B. M p of two parts loam, one peat, an : 
858), 6. macrostegia, and Hedaroma tulipiferum.See Fig, 616. ` Perfect drainage and a plentiful supply of water during 
„ Pinifolia (Pine-leaved). This species closely resembles | the summer months, are important cultural items. Tn- 
MO Ае oilaga, - inflorescence, but with | creased by seed. Dasylirions form admirable plants for. 
i N. Hedaroma pinifolium. sub-tropical gardening, or for conservatory and indoor 
dp vd d (purple. Й. numer in d ^ д 
ls ; involucral Кы numerous, Mabe or [pem s herical | decoration. 
cate, but somewhat s i , imbri- : ue 
o» DU si it spreading, rather longer than the fi D. acrotrich ir-ti T ite; panicle d ‚ суйп 
calyx about t > mm (hair-tipped). . white ; cle dense. 
азе, the upper poles long, the adnate part five-ribbed oa ke n ате ‚ жю 1 
pilla, ‘Peer encirc. m five or six rings of glandular 3ft. long, less than lin. broad, with a long fibrous tuft a 6%. 
ЖА mitich. branched sh: and almost imbrieate, linear, marginal spines sharp, yellowish. Trunk stout, simple. 
пе purpurea ached shrub. Syns. Genetyllis purmirea, to 10ft. Mexico, 1851. SYN. D. gracile. (B. M. 5030.) и - 
folia (Ye ^ ; D. a. brevifolium (short-leaved). l. shorter than those m. 
то pied, pow at m — of «де ргадећіеёз ; type, rarely more than 2 6. in length, not becoming pendulous. 2 
ribs; lobes small е NN e part y rugose D. glau llum (milky-green-leaved).* jl. white; = 
ite, linear-falcate. ine: petals ovate. June. era. d t. to 4ft. er les SEA. flower-stem 
A Der. imet оца ог Шар вош. 108. to l2tt. high. J. dense, 2ft. to 3ft. long, about din. DP 
| от decumbent shrub. petiolate, . ^. Ift. to 5%. ren margin armed with small teeth. A. 12%. Menos. 
ne T r Ў Syn. D. glaweum. (В. М. 5041.) The variety буре. 
nni рт four to eight together, | bas broader leaves, and is more robust in growth than the typ" 
-X oracis sometimes slightly exceeding | D, glaueum (grey. A synonym of D. glaucophyllum: 
X few wv De 
