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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Desmodium—continued. 
in size, rising from the top of the petiole, obovate-oblong, obtuse. 
h. 2ft. East Indies, 1808, . 
D. canadense (Canadian)* Л. reddish-purple, in simple, or 
nicled, lateral or terminal racemes. July. l. pinnately-tri- 
oliate; leaflets oblong-lanceolate, smoothish. Stems erect, 
rather pilose and striated. A. 4ft. to 6ft. North America, 1640. 
Hardy. (B. M. 3553.) 
D. gyrans (moving).* Moving or Telegraph Plant. Л. violet; 
racemes numerous, disposed in a panicle. July. i. pinnately- 
irifoliate; leaflets elliptic-oblong, terminal one very large, and 
lateral ones very small. А. lft. to 3ft. East Indies, 1775. А very 
singular plant, the lateral leaflets moving up and down, either 
steadily or by jerks, the movements being most marked during 
bright sunshine. 
D. nutans (nodding), Л. bluish-lilae, twin; racemes compound, 
terminal and axillary, and are, as well asthe branches, pendulous. 
July. i. pendulous, pinnately-trifoliate ; leaflets roundish-rhom- 
boid, tomentose on both surfaces. A. lft. to aft. East Indies, 
1823. (B. M. 2867.) 
D. penduliflorum, A synonym of Lespedeza bicolor. 
D. pod: um (foot-fruited), fl. реге; racemes terminal, 
elongated, slender. July. 7, pinnately-trifoliate ; leaflets broad- 
ovate, rather rhomboid, pale beneath. Stem ascending, terete, 
A, lft. to 2ft. Мерал], 
D. pulchellum, (pretty). Л. purple, two to each 
leaves, which are Difoliate. July. 
elliptic-oblong, pubescent beneath. 
air of floral 
1. pinnately-trifoliate ; leaflets 
А. 2%. to 3ft, East Indies, 1798. 
D. Skinneri albo-nitens (Skinners shining white).* A variety 
having B le flowers and leaves lined with white. It is а 
ty climber, and is very effective trained along the rafters of 
ve Stove. SYN, Rhynchosia albo-nitens. (B. M. 5459.) $ 
D. triquetrum (triquetrous) fi. purple. July. l, leaflets 
Janceo! te, acuminated, ei s PM Д lole: 
ght times longer than the petioles. A. 
3ft. to 6ft. East Indies, 1817. SYN. D. atum, е : 
DESMONCUS (from desmos, a band, and ogkos, a 
hook; the ribs of the leaves ending in recurved hook-like 
points). Овр. Palme, Very ornamental stove palms. 
Flowers appearing in the axils of the leaves, on a branched 
.. Spike. _ Leaves pinnate, prickly. 
ascending. The few species in 
young state, make rather handsome plants for table deco- 
ration; when too i 
be displayed to advantage, and i 
such a position afford а бийле reel " 
us. 
D. granatensis (New Grenadan)* Z, petioles terete ine- 
; less, except at the top, where they зра few bola. m y Whois 
. broad, and of a lively green colour. Colum 
ps also seated a pair of lanceolate divergent pinnæ, nearly 2in, 
ia, 1875, 164 
D. mz (greater) Z, segments about twenty pairs, lin 
Mq x cR Nr ae 
pum pri y, TI d prickles. Stem reed like, 
minor (less)* may be likened ini major. 
~ its parts are considerably эшн ыр india е po 
(named in honour of 
friend and patron of 
Very 
Johann Deutz, Dutch 
Thunberg's) ORD. 
pubescent or scabrous, 
ш axillary, or dis- 
id terminal corymbs. Leaves opposite, 
inkled and veined, 
foliage and foredi 
repotting every year, after flower. 
| somewhat globular form. D, gracilis 
grown for forcing, for which 
seded; it forms a beautiful plant 
às will not succeed if forced two - 
will do so when only gradually 
spring. It is а good plan to 
Deutzia—continued. 
place them in the open ground, in summer, and have two | 
batches of plants, so that one may be forced while the 
other is left in the open ground, to succeed it the fol- 
lowing year.  Deutzias lift well in autumn, and should 
be potted and placed in cold frames, in October, to be 
gradually brought on as required. The stronger-growing 
sorts succeed in almost any soil or position in the shrub- 
bery border. 
D. corymbosa (corymbose).* 
chotomous ; panicle 
elliptic lanceolate. 
Л. white; panicles corymbose, tri- 
and outside of calyx dotted. 
А. bít. Himalayas. 
l. oblong or 
Fig, 641. FLOWERING BRANCH AND SINGLE FLOWER OF DEUTZIA 
CRENATA FLORE-PLENO. ; 
D, crenata (crenate)* Л, white, racemose or paniculate. l ovate- - 
lanceolate, rigidly serrulate, rough to the touch. Stems slender. 
. h. 4ft. to 8ft. Japan. 
. Fortunei (Fortune's) A synonym 
of D. crenata, 
D. (slender)* jl, white, nu- 
ineronsly disposed in terminal racemes. 
April. 1. small, ovate, acuminate, Ser- 
rated. h. 1%. to 2ft, Japan. See Fig. 
D. scabra 
(rough), А synonym of 
D. crenata, к 
lliptic 
кы н ЖОН tel 
Himalayas, 1881. 
B. R. 1847, 13.) - 
