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C. purpu'rcus albifio'rus (white-flowered). 2. White. 

 J une. Austria. 



,, pygmce'us (pigmy), i. Yellow. June. Macedonia. 



,, rhodophe'na (beautiful). 2. Yellow. May. 



ruthSnicus (Russian). See C. BIFLORUS. 



schipkce'nsis (Schipka). See C. LEUCANTHUS. 



scopa'rius (common broom). 6. Y'ellow. June. 

 Britain. 



a'lbus (white- flowering}. 6. White. June. 

 England. 



andrea'nus (Andrean). Yellow and crimson- 

 brown. Normandy. 1886. 



flo're-ple'no (double-flowered). 6. Yellow. April. 

 England. 



,, fo'liis variega'tis (variegated-leaved). 6. Yellow. 

 April. Gardens. 



pe'ndulus (pendulous). " Weeping Broom." 



sulphu'reus (sulphur). Sulphur-yellow. 



sessiliflo'rus (stalkless-flowered). See TEPHROSIA 



BREVIPES. 



sessilifo'hus (sessile-leaved). 2. Yellow. South 



Europe. 1629. 

 spino'sus (spiny. Broom). 2. Yellow. June. 



South Europe. 1596. Evergreen. 

 supi'nus (supine). i. Yellow. June. South 



Europe. 1755. Trailer. 

 ., tomento'sus (felted). This is Argyrolobium andrewsi- 



anum. 

 triflo'rus (three-flowered). 4. Yellow, June. Spain. 



1640. 

 versi'color (variable coloured). Garden hybrid (pur- 



pureus x hirsutus). 

 Welde'nii (Baron Welden's). See PETTERIA RAMEN- 



TACEA. 



CZA'CKIA LILIA'STRUM. 



ASTRUM. 



See PARADISEA LILI- 



D 



DABOE CIA. (Derived from the Irish name St. 

 Dabeoc. Nat. ord. Ericaceae.) 



Hardy, evergreen shrubs of dwarf habit and Heath- 

 like aspect. Cuttings in sandy peat, under a hand-light, 

 and layers in autumn. Sandy peat is the best medium 

 in which to grow the plants. 

 JD. canta'brica calycula'ta (Cambridge). See D. POLIFOLIA 



CANTABRICA. 



polifo'lia (Folium- leaved), i to 2. Purple. August. 



Ireland. " St. Dabeoc's Heath." 

 a'lba (white). White. Ireland. 

 atropurpu'rea (dark-purple), 2. Dark purple. 

 ,, bi' color (two-coloured). White and rosy-purple. 

 ,, canta'brica (Cambridge). Calyx coloured, making 



the flowers appear double. 1891. 

 ,, ,, flo're-a'lbo (white-flowered). See D. POLIFOLIA 



ALBA. 



,, latifo'lia (broad-leaved). Purple. 

 ,, longifo'lia (long-leaved). Purple. 

 na'na (dwarf). See C. POLIFOLIA PYGM^A. 

 pa'llida (pale). Pale purple. 

 H > pygm&'a (dwarf). J. Purple. Ireland. 

 taxifo'lia (Yew-leaved). See BRYANTHUS TAXI- 



FOLIUS. 



DACRT'DIUM. (From dakru, a tear; referring to 

 the resinous drops, glands, or exudations. Nat. ord. 

 Taxads [Coniferas], Linn. 21-Monoecia, lo-Decandria. 

 Allied to Podocarpus and Yew.) 



D. taxifo'lium is the kakaterro of the natives ; its 

 young branches, like those of the Norway Spruce, afford 

 a beverage of the same qualities as spruce beer. Green- 

 house evergreens. Cuttings of firm young wood in sand, 

 under a glass ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 

 75 ; winter, 35 to 45. 

 D. araucarioi' des (Araucaria-like). New Caledonia. 



cupre'ssinum (cypress-like). 16. New Zealand. 1825. 



ela'tum (lofty). 20. Pulo Peaang. 1830. 



exce'lsum (tall). See PODOCARPUS DACRYDIOIDES. 



Fitzgera'ldi (Fitzgerald's). Australia. 



Frankli'ni (Franklin's. Hnon Pine). 100 Tasmania 

 1844. 



Ma'i (Mai). See PRUMXOPITYS SPICATA. 



ta.vifo'lium (yew-leaved). See PRUMNOPITYS SPICATA. 



taxoi'des (yew-like). A conical bush. New Caledonia. 



DACTYLA'NTHES. See EUPHORBIA. 

 DACTYLICATNOS THALICTRIFO'LIA. See DICEN- 



TRA THALICTRIFOLIA. 



DA'CTYLIS. (From daktulis, a finger's-breadth. Nat. 

 ord. Gramineae.) 



A wild or British grass of which several variegated 

 forms are grown in gardens. 

 D. glomera'ta (clustered). 2. Green. June. Britain. 



Cock's-foot grass. 



,, ,, au'rea (golden). Golden-variegated. 

 ,, ,, eleganti' ssima (most elegant). Silver-variegated. 

 ,, ,, variega'ta (variegated). Less variegation than 

 D. g. elegantissima. 



DACTYLOPH'YLLUM. See GILLIA and POTENTILLA. 

 DADDY LONG LEGS. Ti'pula olera'cea. 



DJEDALACA'NTHUS. (Derived from daidaleos, de- 

 corated, and acanthos, a spine ; in reference to the beauty 

 of the flowers. Nat. ord. Acanthaceae.) 



Evergreen, winter-flowering stove plants. Seeds ; 

 cuttings early in spring, inserted in sandy loam and 

 leaf-mould, in a close case with bottom-heat, and potted 

 on when rooted. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 

 D. macrophy'llus (large-leaved). Pale blue and violet- 

 blue. Winter. Burma. 

 ,, monta'nus (mountain). 2. Lilac, purple. March. 



Ceylon. 

 ., nervo'sus (nerved), i to 2. Bright blue. Winter. 



India. 1795. 



,, pa'rvus (small). See ERANTHEMUM WATTII. 

 ,, stri'ctus (erect). ito2. Purple. April. India. 1818. 

 ,, suffrutico' sus (subshrubby). Blue. August. E. Ind. 



1824. 

 Wa'ttii (Watt's). See ERANTHEMUM WATTII. 



D2'MIA. (Its Arabic name. Nat. ord. Asdepiads 

 [Asclepiadaceae]. Linn. s-Pentandria, z-Digynia. Allied 

 to Eustegia.) 



Stove evergreen twiners, with white flowers, blooming 

 in July. Cuttings of firm side-shoots in sandy soil, 

 under a glass, and in bottom-heat, in April ; peat and 

 loam, both fibrous, with a little silver sand. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 D. bi'color (two-coloured). 6. E. Ind. 1806. 



,, corda'ta (heart-leaved). 10. Arabia. 1824. 



,, txte'nsa (extended). 3. E. Ind. 1777. 



,, sca'ndens (climbing). 10. Gambia. 1824. 



D^MO'NOROPS. (Derivation uncertain. Nat. ord. 

 Palmaceas.) 



Stove Palms, with slender stems and spiny leaves. 

 For cultivation, see PALMS. 

 D. adspe'rsus (scattered). 20. Java. 1866. 



calica'rpus (beautiful fruited). Malaya. 



,, Dra'co (Draco). 50. Malaya. 1819. 



,, fi'ssus (split). Borneo. 



,, gra'ndis (grand). Malaya. 



Hy'strix (Hystrix). Malaya. 



,, interme'dius (intermediate). Malaya. 



jenkinsia'nus (Jenkinsian). India. 



,, lewisia'nus (Lewisian). Penang. 1878. 



,, lo'ngipes (long-stalked). Malaya. 



,, melanochce' tes (black-bristled). 150. Malaya. 



,, ni'ger (black). Malaya. 1824. 



,, orna'tus (adorned). Java. 1872. 



,, palemba'nicus (Palembangian). Sumatra. 1872. 



,, periaca'nthus (spine-encircled). Sumatra. 1872. 



,, plumo'sus (plumose). India. 1870. 



,, trichro'us (three-coloured). Sumatra. 



,, verticilla'ris (whorled). Malaya. 



DA'FFODIL. Narci'ssus Pseu'do-narci'ssus. 



DA'HLIA. (Named after Dahl, a Swedish botanist. 

 Nat. ord. Composites [Composite]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 

 2-Superftua.) 



Hardy perennial tubers. Division of the tuberous 

 roots ; cuttings when they have grown three or four 

 inches in length, in the spring, and inserted in light, 

 sandy soil, with a little bottom-heat, and hardened off 

 by degrees ; seeds for insuring the different species ; 

 fresh, rich, light soil. The roots, after the stems are 



