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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Dracena—continued. 
eye of the firm wood that has been cut in pieces and 
inserted. 
Cultivation. Although the class of plants under notice 
belong essentially to the stove, they will keep in good 
condition in a greenhouse in summer. Many are also well 
adapted for room or table decoration, particularly those 
with recurved narrow leaves. Useful sizes for such pur- 
poses may soon be obtained, if stove treatment, with 
plenty of light, be given. A compost of loam and lumpy 
peat, in equal proportions, with the addition of a little 
charcoal, will suit them admirably. Dracenas or Cor- 
dylines require but a moderate amount of pot room, 
Dracena—continued. 
D. arborea (tree-like). 7. greenish, jin. long. May. 1. dense, 
sessile, lorate, 11ft. to 3ft. long, 2in. to 3in. wide in middle. 
h. 40ft. Northern Guinea, 1800, 
D. cernua (drooping). A synonym of D. reflexa, 
D. concinna (neat)* Z. narrow, of a sombre grech, with purplish- 
red margins; the contracted stalk-like base is also green, with a 
slight purplish tinge. A. 6ft. Mauritius, 1870. A very useful 
neat-growing species, with a dwarf, compact habit. See Fig. 680. 
(R. G. 1864, 441.) 
D. cylindrica (cylindrical) й. white, small; spike cylindrical, 
sessile, terminating the stem. J. linear-lanceolate, or obovate- 
lanceolate, bright green, spreading. Stem erect, undivided. 
h. 5ft. West tropical Africa. (B. M. 5846.) 
D. Draco (Dragon).*  Dragon-tree. fl. greenish - white, very 
small, forming into a large panicle. J. lanceolate-linear, entire, 
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n comparison to the size of plant that may be obtained. 
Pots біп. or біп. in diameter are large enough for useful 
decorative subjects 1ft. or 1}ft. high; and such plants 
may be potted on into proportionately larger sizes if ге. 
a for exhibition or for large specimens. Plenty 
. young, to encourage a vigorous, quick growth. It is not 
. advisable, however, to syringe too much in winter, as 
the water, lodging in the axils of the leaves, is, at 
that season, liable to prove injurious. Exposure of the 
ants to plenty of light is requisite for obtaining the 
heat and moisture are requisite when the plants are | 
highest development of colour in their leaves, See also | 
681. DRACAE 
NA GOLDIEANA. 
glancons, i d in a crowded head. Stem arboreous, simple, or 
= eri 
used v effectively in sub-tropical gardening, 
and may remain in the open from May to September, inclusive. 
There are few better иран ас обы мынбы» than well 
Ovotase m red 60ft. in height, and the stem was 154. in 
diameter. (В. М. 4971) —— | | 
D. elliptica elliptic). ft -yellow, rarely solitary, mostly 
yen acc dorsal i — [A spreading, 
‚ elli) ossy 
lines or striæ, full green ; ole grooved, dilated, and amplexi- 
-lanceolate, _ 
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