AN ENCYCLOPADIA 
OF HORTICULTURE. 491 .— 
Dracena-continued. 
Cap? at the base. Stem fruticose, 2ft. to 3ft. or more high, terete. 
h, 24ft. India, Java, &e. SYN. Sanseviera javanica. There isa 
S pretty variety, maculata (B. M. 4787), having its leaves spotted 
3 or blotched with yellow. 
ү Кайгак iragrant). ан fragrant. April. 
lax 6ft. Tropical Africa, 1768. (B. M. 1081.) 
D. f. Lindeni (Linden ’s).* Z. deep green, traversed their entire 
lengths by bands of creamy-white and. various shades of yellow ; 
elegantly recurved, lanceolate-acuntinate. 1879 
forms ayy useful subject for decorative p 
xxvii. 
D. Goldieana (Goldie’s).* Л. іп а dense globose sessile head, 2in. 
in diameter, surrounded on the outside by a few reduced leaves ; 
perianth white, above lin. long, with lanceolate spreading seg- 
| . ments i. cordate-ovate, acuminate, itle yel)jótiab-qremm costa, 
$ marbled and irregularly ‘panded with dark green and silvery-grey 
in alternate straight or furcate bands. West tropical Africa, 
1872. A very magnificent ornamental foliage plant, of erect habit, 
and with closely-set, stalked, spreading leaves. See Fig. 681, for 
goed we are indebted to Mr. Wm. Bull. (B. M. 6630. 
 lanceolate, 
This plant 
rposes. (І. Н. 
D. marginata (bordered). J. ensiform, densely rosulate, 1%. to 
А це. long by Zin. broad, spreading, rigid, rec. margined and 
veined with red. Trunk 4ft. to 5ft. high, in. thick, branched. 
Madagascar. : 
D. phrynioides ay agg a -like).* Z. broadly ovate, acuminate, 
coriaceous, Sin. 8in. long, exclusive of the petiole; upper 
surface very dark green, profusely spotted with pale yellow ; 
under surface paler. Fernando Po, 1865. A very pretty dwarf 
growing plant, requirin шл of heat and moisture to culti- 
. Vate it to perfection. (В. a 
D, reflexa (reflexed). jl vam yellow, nearly lin. long, very 
numerous, disposed in a handsome branching raceme. 4. oblan- 
_ceolate, Л. 12ft. to 15ft. Mauritius, 1819. SYN. D. cernua. 
Saposchnikowi (Saposchnikow's) Л. whitish. Spring. 
h. 10ft. 1870. A tree-like species, of branching habit, and dis- 
tinct character. Native country unknown. 1 (R. б. 705.) 
іп кеде fascicles in the axils of 
D. surculosa maculata ( agit mag pale yellowish, 
small, disposed in a lax ae corymb. & д quens 
apote, lanceolate, Old Calabar, 1867. А p slender shrub. 
D umbraculifera (umbrella-bearing) 1. 2%. юз. А ‚ about 
lin. wide, dark green, very closely set, horizontal, wit ends 
8 mda kocur a giving it the appearance of a bis top or 
е. lott. „> É ritius, 1778. A very peculiar and distinct 
d^ 
Many other plants, usuall 
ibed under the genus 
known as Dracznas, will be found 
yline. 
DRACOCEPHALUM (from drakon, a dragon, and 
Ds a head; in reference to the ringent corollas). 
's Head. Orp. Labiate. А genus of about 
species of perennial or annual herbs, natives of 
ype and extra-tropical Asia. Whorls many-flowered, 
ary or approximate into a terminal spike; bracts 
usually foliaceous; corolla generally large, with a very 
throat and а bilabiate limb. Leaves entire, dentate 
palmatifid. bei showy border plants, when in flower. 
| hardy, and delight in a cool situation. The poren- 
species are readily increased by divisions of the root, 
cuttings of the young shoots, in April or May; the 
s, by seeds, sown in the open, in April. Perennials, 
where otherwise stated. З 
uino ones shortly 
ovate. . Stems nim Е to. XN Siberia, 1759. 
682. SYN. D. grandiflerum. (Б. С. <u a 
argunense (Argun blue, pubescent ; whorls sub-spicate, 
Пу. l. linear-lan: M eus и, labrous, — sessile. 
Stems erect. A. 1%. to 131. Dahura, 182. (1. 181.) 
austriacum (Austrian).* /l. blue, over UE bnt: whorls 
on. ge pa au to ven-flowered ; leaves 
three to five-cleft; segments finais, with 
Stems erect, rather pilose. А. lift. Europe, 
агу). A synonym of Lallemantia canescens. 
Dracocephalum—continued. 
D. grandiflorum (large-fiowered). A synonym of D. altaiense. 
D. Moldavica (Moldavian). Й. blue or white, with a very 
wide throat; whorls distinct, disposed in long racemes ; floral 
leaves narrower: July. i. petiolate, lanceolate, vd crenated. 
Stem erect, branched. А. lft. to 14ft. Eastern Siberia, 1596 
Annual. 
D. nutans (nodding), Л. blue; whorls distinct, many-flowered, 
isposed in long nutant racemes ; floral leaves oblong-lanceo- 
late. July. i. petiolate, ovate, crenated. Stems erect. h. lft. 
Eastern Russia, 1751. (В. В. 841. ) 
D. peregrinum (diffuse).* fl. blue ; inflorescence about 14%. long; 
whorls distinct, few-flowered, secund ; floral leaves quite entire. 
July. l quite glabrous, on short petioles, lanceolate, mostly 
Pd -toothed. Branches ascending. Siberia, 1759. Plant decum- 
bent. (B. M. 1084.) 
D. Ruprechtii (Ruprecht's) /l. rosy-purple or lilac, about lin. 
long, disposed in axillary clusters. Ё. ovate-lanceolate, variously 
incised and toothed. A. lift. Turkestan, 1880. Of a very dwarf, 
neat habit. (R. G. 1018.) 
FiG. 682. айгили ALTAIENSE, showing Habit and 
Single Flower. А 
D. Б Ruysch’s). fl. ; 
арры чек generally Bday! seo June. linear- — 
lanceolate, quite entire, lin. to ljin. long, nearly sessile, with — 
revolute edges, having young ones in the ral Stems erect, 
finely pubescent. h. 2ft. Europe, 1699. Hd 
D. R. Эйн Ge nese).* white ; central lobeo corolla 
with a blue border pe white АЙ эз эң 2ft. Japan, 18 i 
very fine plant, and an improvement on p typical spe 
osum (showy).* /. pinkish-blue ; lip with : 
whorls two to four, dense, караса. E l., radical ones - 
` on long petioles, broadly heart-shaped ; а. dling ones few, shortly : 
petiolate; all wrinkled and green on both surfaces, and pubescent _ 
beneath. A. 13. Himalaya, 1877. (В. M. 6281.) : ; 
DRACONTIUM (Greek name applied ) 
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serpents). aln ORD. Avoid 
more remarkable than beautiful [ 
tapering upw. ofa 
oe dmm 
Antioquia, 1877. 
n, tripartite, each 
ао letra laterally pa a ; petiole stoutish, erec 
dull umber-brown, mottled in нева rings. with genes brown and 
whitish-brown markings. А. 566 Antioq n HE id 
P — БИШЕ п rac ТЫ L pedately 
avid it ‘into three or ie) main — irren] de : 
peche blong- e с=с Сон Sit. _ 
En as as а man’s thumb at the base gradually 
