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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Dodecatheon—continued. 
D. M. giganteum ntic) A larger form in all its than 
the normal type, n eann green leaves ; it also comes into flower 
about ten days earlier than D. Meadia. 
D. M. lancifolium ce-leaved).* Л. nk or rose, yellow 
in hii the base ; M pals and perais foua four eac s scape ft. a rim 
in nt upportin, rge 8. ring. 
dos - Cet, cen te к тарай, уены towards the 
See eM t. to 2ft. Eoo D ла. 1867. А v distinct 
; СЕЕ recognisable mos very large leaves. SYN. D. Jeffrey 
of pedem). "Ced. d. S. 1 
Other forms are: 
em (white-flowered) (L. B. C. 1489) and 
lilacinum (lilac-flowe 
DOG ROSE. See Rosa canina. 
DOG'S BANE. 5» Apocynum. 
| DOGS MERCURY. ‘See Mercurialis perennis. 
 DOG'S-TOOTH VIOLET. See Erythronium. 
DOGWOOD. See Cornus. 
DOLABRIFORM, Hatchet-shaped. 
DOLICHOS (from dolichos, long; in reference to the 
length of the twining stems, which in some species extend 
to the. tops of the loftiest trees). ORD. Leguminosm. A 
* genus of stove, greenhouse, or hardy herbs or sub- 
shrubs. Flowers solitary or elustered in the axils, or in 
stalked racemes. Leaves pinnately trifoliolate; leaflets 
few species are grown in gardens. They are of easy 
culture. All are increased by seeds; or cuttings of the 
perennials root readily under glass, in sand. 
D Meters (twice-twisted). ^3 white and purple, disposed 
uncles. Summer. trifoliate, on long petioles. 
Japan, Half-hardy climber, ^ 
D. lignosus (w oody)* Jf. rose-coloured, ith lish keel 
umbellate. July. 4, leaflets ovate, Bu. ada glaucous 
beneath. Stem woody; branches ие Fria rather villous. India, 
1776. Greenhouse evergreen. (B. M. 380) 
‘DOLIOCARPUS (from ^» 0 deceitful, and karpos, 
a fruit; fruits, though beautiful are poisonous). ORD. 
Dillonitites: A genus of mostly climbing shrubs, from 
tropical America. There are about a score species, very 
few of which have been introduced to cultivation, or are 
worth gorm For culture, see 
Calinea ( E white ; 
flowered. phy T (E чы 
_ acuminated, nit entire, [A Stove climber. i. d. 
M DOMBEYA оао айгыры ДЫ Dombe; 
— — French botanist of the eighteenth Mens URS ` ties in 
. Peru and Chili as the comp: of Ruiz and Pavon). 
Овр. Sterculiacee. rnamen 
Flowers axillary or ti 
oblong, 
or shrubs. 
of nearly firm young Pos will root in eek if acd 
under a glass, and in bottom heat, in April - 
vd (acute-angled). Л. red, ] 
Сенде! corymbs. {. 4 
to five incised shallow, b: 
А. 10ft. Mauritius, 1820. 
lata. 
d, or deep narrow, 
A low tree or е 
2 angulata angle А — of D. 
Burgessiz (Mrs Burgess’s).* ji. 
petals, marked at their bases with Pec right 
which M eo км up the veins dnte the, pare d ispe 
usters. A рән, to December. l bright 
pubescent, from біп. to Sin. long. А. 10ft. South Afri 
M. 5487.) 
ferruginea (rusty-leaved). 
pe Л. white, сөгүш pw 
1559) 
| 2x СҮЙ (B. M. 
ие Tropical . Africa d B. M. 
D. viburnifiora (Guelder-rose-flowered), sí. white, abosk lin. 
ferons, Е in terminal corymbose heads, біп. in. diameter 
ary. l large, cordate, thr.e-lobed. А. 15f.. Comorin 
i a "Uii 
— a "Hacquetia (which. see). 
stipellate; stipules acute. Stems usually twining. Very | 
1. white. A. 15ft. Mauritius - 
H 
` DOODIA (named after Samuel Doody, a London 
apothecary and botanist). Orp. Filices. A small genus 
of greenhouse ferns. Fronds pinnate or pinnatifid. In- 
volucres membranous, the same shape as the sorus. Sori 
oblong or slightly curved, superficial, placed in one or 
more rows, parallel with, and between, the midribs and 
Soe of the pinnæ. For culture, see Ferns, 
aspera (rough).* sti. 2in. to 4in. long, erect, asperous. 
en 6in. to 18in. long, 2їп. to 4in. broad, oblong- ‘lanceolate, 
with numerous spreading linear pinne оп each side, which are 
lin, to 2in. long, jin. broad; margin strongly serrated, base 
dilated. sori oblong, in one or two rows. Temperate Australia, 
1808. Р. а. Гета is a very pretty form, having the apex 
of the fronds densely crested. 
. blechnoides (Blechnum-like). sti. Sin. to 4in. long, erect. 
fronds lift. long, 6in. broad, oblong-lanceolate, with numerous 
spreading linear pinnz on each side, which are about 3in. long 
and jin. broad, with sharply serrated margins and dilated bases. 
New South Wales, 1835. In the true type of this fag ae the 
upper pinn are connected, the lower ones shorter and free, not 
dwindli ing down to auricles, which, Mr. Baker notes, is the case 
with the plant grown under this name. 
D. caudata (tailed). sti. din. to біп. long, slender, smooth. 
fronds біп. to lZin. long, ljin. to 2in. broad, lan 
numerous 
lin. long; 
ање 
ceolate, with 
terminated by a long entire г стан Aus- 
ipee tunc (confluent). fronde long, narrow, о 
me undivided, sinuato-| in the lower part, ith short 
rounded lobes. New Caledonia. BYN. D. linearis. 
0. dives (Dives). sti. біп. to 12in. T, erect, 
scaly towards the base, sterile lft. long, 3in. to біп’ 
broad, oblong-lanceolate, with numerous spt 
pinne on each side, which are 2in. to 
D. linearis (linear). А synonym ‘of D. аша confluens. 
D. lunulata (crescent-shaped). A synonym of D. media. 
D. media (middle).* sti. 4in. to біп. long, erect, smooth. fronds 
lft. to 156. long, 13in. to 4in. broad, lanceolate, with numerous 
spreading linear pinn: on each side, which are lin. to 2in. long, 
and about šin. broad ; margin toothed, the upper ones dilated and 
connected at the base, those below the middle free and. cordate, 
the lower ones gradually diminishing. sori short, oblong, distant. 
Syn. D. lunulata. There are several varieties, among which the 
following may be named: 
D. m. duriuscula (rather hard). fronds firm, caudate ; central 
pinne about jin. long, oblong, obtuse. sori one-serial, six to ten 
Jugate. New Caledonia. 
D. m. Kunthiana (Kunth’s). fronds moderately firm ; central 
pinnæ oe», bluntish, sharply toothed. sori one-serial. Sand- 
Я 
DOOM PALM. Se Hyphene thebaica. 
production of gum-ammoniac). ORD. Umbellifere. 
genus containing two species of hardy herbaceous peren- 
nials, natives of Persia and Beloochistan. They are of 
easy DENM ey garden soil. Increased readily 
эх seeds. 
Persia, T RM (B. M. 
DORONICUM bon мр the Arabic name). 
Leopard's Bane. Including Aronicum. ORD. Composite. 
А genus containing about a dozen species of mostly dwarf, 
early-flowering, hardy herbaceous perennials, natives of 
Europe and temperate Asia.  Flower-heads yellow; in- 
_ volueral bracts in two or three Series, nearly equal; 
гау 
disk-florets perfect, pappus hairs in many series; 
usually female only, destitute of pappus, or with from 
one to three hairs. Leaves alternate; radical ones pe- 
| ова; cauline ones distant, often amplexicaul. They are 
of very easy uM ordinary garden soil ^ Propa- 
gated by divisions. ы. 
D. altatoum Altaic).* -heads yellow. Jul А obo 
exicanl | radical ones р late , narrowed into thé 
4 h. lft. Siberia, 1783. - 
austriacum (Austrian).* l.-heads yellow, large; stems to 
uut ME руне de yellow, lr оде 
ed at the base ; 
т! linear pinnæ on each side, which are about | 
Fond often ; 
g oblong-linear - 
^ ; 
exicaul А. lft. to lift. 
