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are propagated by division, layers, or seeds. The latter re- 

 quire two years to vegetate. 



D. Fortuni (Fortune's) ; hardy shrub ; 3 feet ; flowers lilac, in 

 April; China, 1844. D. mezereon (hardy shrub) ; 2 feet ; flow- 

 ers pink, in April ; England. Variety album has white flow- 

 ers ; rubrum has red flowers ; autumnale has red flowers, in 

 August. D. cneorum (garland flower) ; hardy evergreen ; i foot ; 

 flowers pink, in May. A variety has variegated foliage. 



DATURA. [Solanaceae.] The greenhouse species, usually 

 known as Brugmansias, do well planted in a rich, moist, 

 sunny border, in summer, and ofteji flower profusely. The 

 annuals are rank-growing plants, but have showy flowers. 

 They are easily raised from seed, which should be sown in 

 May in the border, or in a frame in April, and transplanted. 



D. bicolor (two-colored) ; greenhouse shrub; 10 feet ; flowers 

 orange and red, in August; Peru ; 1833. D. Candida, (white) ; 

 greenhouse shrub ; 10 feet ; flowers white, in August ; Peru, 

 1813. D. ceratocaulon (horn-stemmed); half-hardy annual; 2 

 feet ; flowers white, in July ; South America ; 1805. D. cornigera 

 (horn-bearing) ; greenhouse shrub ; 10 feet ; flowers white, in 

 July; Brazil; 1846. D. fastuosa (purple); half-hardy annual; 

 2 feet ; flowers purple, in July ; Egypt ; 1629. D. Gardneri 

 (Gardner's) ; greenhouse shrub ; ro feet ; flowers white, in July; 

 South America; 1733. D. Knightii (Knight's) ; greenhouse 

 shrub; lofeet; flowers white, in August ; gardens. D. lutea 

 (yellow) ; greenhouse shrub ; 10 feet ; flowers yellowish, in 

 August. D. Metel (downy) ; half-hardy annual ; 2 feet ; flowers 

 white, in July ; Asia ; 1 596. D. Stramonium (Stramonium) ; 

 hardy annual ; 3 feet ; flowers white, in July ; England. D. 

 suaveolens (sweet-scented) ; greenhouse shrub ; 10 feet ; flowers 

 white, in August; Peru; 1733. D. Tatula (blue); half-hardy 

 annual ; 2 feet ; flowers purple^ in July ; North America ; 1629. 



DAY LILY. See HEMEROCALLIS. 



DELPHINIUM. Larkspur. [Ranunculaceae.] An exten- 



