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DAVIDIA 



D. Cornuco'pite (horn of plenty). See D. FASTUOSA. 

 floribu'nda (many-flowered). Orange. June. S. 



Amer. 1838. 



Gardne'ri (Gardner's). See D. SUAVEOLENS. 

 Kni'ghtii (Knight's). See D. SUAVEOLENS KNIGHTH. 

 lu'tea (yellow- flowered), 20. Yellow. September. 

 ., meteloi'des (Metel-like). 4. White. July. N.W. 



Amer. 1856. 

 sangut'nea (blood-red). 20. Scarlet. August. S. 



Amer. 1833. 



fla'va (yellow). Yellow. Quito. 

 suave 1 olens' (sweet-scented). 15. White. August. 



Peru. 1733. 



Kni'ghtii (Knight's). Double white. 

 ,, IVagma'nni (Wagmann's). See D. FASTUOSA. 

 Wri'ghtii (Wright's). See D. METELOIDES. 



DAUBENTO'NIA. (Named after M. Daubenlon, a 

 naturalist. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosae]. 

 Linn. ij-Diadelphia, \-Decandria. Allied to Sesbania.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of ripened young 

 shoots in sand, in a close case, with bottom-heat ; loam 

 and peat, open and fibrous, with a little sand. Summer 

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

 D. longifo'lia (long-leaved). See SESBANIA CAVANIL- 



LESII. 



,, puni'cea (red). See SESBANIA PUNICEA. 

 tripetia'na (Mr. Tripet's). See D. TRIPETII. 

 ,, Tripe 1 Hi (Tripet's). Scarlet, orange. September. 

 Argentina. 1840. 



DAUBE'NYA. (In honour of Dr. Daubeny, professor 

 of botany in the University of Oxford. Nat. ord. Lily- 

 worts [Liliaceae]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Massonia.) 



Pretty yellow-flowering-bulbs, from the Cape of Good 

 Hope, which will succeed in a warm border in front of a 

 greenhouse, if protected from frost in winter ; and also 

 in pots, in rich, sandy loam, either in a greenhouse or 

 frame, and to be kept quite dry while at rest ; offsets. 

 D. au'rea {golden- flowered). J. June. 1832. 

 fu'lva (tawny). $. 1836. 



DAU'CUS. Carrot. (From daucus, a carrot. Nat. 

 ord. Umbellifers [UmbelliferaeJ. Linn. $-Pentandria, 2- 

 Digynia.) 



The cultivated species is a white-flowered hardy 

 biennial ; but there are others, biennials and annuals, 

 mere weeds. Seeds in March or April ; deep, light, well- 

 pulverised soil. See CARROT. 

 D. Caro'ta (common carrot). 3. June. Britain. 



,, aura'ntia (Jong-orange). 3. June. 



horte'nsis (yelloui-gaiden). 3. May. 



,, ,, pr&'cox (early-Aorn). 3. June. 



Gingi'dium (Gingidium). Europe, N. Africa. 



grandifto'rus (large-flowered). Europe, &c. 



,, gu'mmifer (gum-bearing). Europe. 



hi'spidus (hispid). S. Europe. 



mari'timus (maritime). See D. GUMMIFER. 



monta'nus (mountain), i. White. Venezuela. 1870. 



murica'tus (warted). Mediterranean Region. 



pusi'llus (dwarf). N. Amer. 



setulo'sus (finely bristly). Italy. Greece. 



DAVA'LLIA. Hare's-foot Fern. (Named after E. 

 Davali, a Swiss botanist. Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices]. 

 Linn. 2^-Cryptogamia, i-Filices.) 



The rhizomes or creeping stems of this Fern, clothed 

 with a light-brown down, when without leaves look much 

 like a hare's foot. Greenhouse and stove Ferns. Divi- 

 sions and severing the roots, and by spores ; peat and 

 loam. Summer temp., 60 to 90 ; winter, 45" to 55. 

 D. aculea'ta (prickly). Stem and rachis flexuous, spiny, 

 climbing. W. Ind. 



,. affi'nis (related). India, Polynesia, &c. 



alpi'na (alpine). Malaya, &c. 



,. angusta'ta (narrow). Trop. Asia. 



assa'mica (Assamese). Bhotan. 



brachyca'rpa (short-fruited). New Hebrides. 1883. 

 Evergreen. 



bulla'ta (blistered), i. Trop. Asia. 



Marie'sii (Maries'). Japan. 1880. 



,, calve'scens (becoming bald). See D. MARGINALIS. 



,, canarie'nsis (Canary), ij. June. Canaries. 1600 



charopky'Ua (chervil-leaved). E. Ind. 



D. cilia' to, (ciliated). Philippines. 

 concavade'nsis (Concavado). i. Brazil. 1823. 

 conci'nna (neat). Trop. Africa and Amer. 

 disse'cta (dissected). Java. 1855. 

 ,, divarica'ta (divaricate). Malaya. 

 e'legans (elegant), i. June. Australia, Trop. Asia. 



1824. 



ela'tn (tall). Strong growing variety. 

 fla'ccida (feeble). Slender, finely-cut. 

 polyda'ctyla (many-fingered). Fronds crested. 



1882. 



ferrugi'nea (rusty). Madagascar. 1887. 

 fijie'nsis (Fijian), i to 2. Fiji. 1879. 

 ma'jor (larger). Fronds finely cut. Fiji. 1879. 

 plumo'sa (plumy). 2 to 3. Fronds cut into very 



narrow segments. Fiji. 1882. 

 fla'ccida (feeble). See D. ELEGANS FLACCIDA. 

 ,, fcenicula'cea (Fennel-leaved). 2. Fronds finely cut 



Fiji. 1889. 



,, fumarioi' des (fumaria-like). August. W. Ind. 1828. 

 ,. gibbero'sa (swollen-rooted). 2. June. Polynesia. 1825. 

 griffithia'na (Griffithian). Fronds bluish-green. 



Himalaya. 1882. 



hemi'ptera (half-winged). See D. REPENS. 

 ,, heterophy' lla (various-leaved). Trop. Asia. 

 ,, hirsu'ta (coarsely hairy). Japan. 

 ,, hi'rta (hairy). Tropical and subtropical Asia. 

 ,, crista'ta (crested). Pinna? crested. 

 ,, imme'rsa (immersed). Tropical and subtropical Asia. 

 khasya'na (Khasyian). See D. STRIGOSA. 

 kunzea'na (Kunzean). See NEPHROLEPIS DAVAL- 



LIOIDES. 



Lindle'yi (Lindley's). See D. SOLIDA LINDLEYI. 

 ,, lonchiti'dea (Lonchitis-like). See D. PLATYPHYLLA. 

 Lorrai'nei (Lorraine). Malaya. 

 lu'cida (shining). See D. SOLIDA. 

 margina'lis (marginal). Trop. Asia. 

 Marie'sii (Maries'). See D. BULLATA MARIESII. 

 membranulo'sa (membranous). E. Ind. 

 moorea'na (Moorean). See D. PALLIDA. 

 ,, multidenta'ta (many-toothed). Himalaya. 

 No'vce-zeala'ndia (New Zealand). New Zealand. 

 orna'ta (adorned). See D. SOLIDA ORNATA. 



, pa'llida (pale). 2. Malaya and Polynesia. 1869. 



, pa'rvula (very small), i. Malaya. 1868. 



, pectina'ta (comb-like). Trop. Polynesia. 



, peda'ta (pedate). Tropical and subtropical Asia. 



, pentaphy'lla (five-leaved). April. Singapore. 



, pinn'ata (pinnate). E. Ind. 



, platyphy'lla (broad-leaved). Malaya. 



, polya'ntha (many-spored). See D. DIVARICATA. 



, polypodioi'des (Polypody-like). See D. SPELUNO*. 



, pulche'lla (pretty). May. Philippines. 



, pu'lchra (beautiful). Himalaya. 



, pycnoca'rpa (dense-fruited). See D. PENTAPHYLLA. 

 pyxida'ta (box-like). |. June. N. S. Wales. 1808. 

 ,, re'pens (creeping). E. Ind. 1869. 

 retu'sa (abrupt-ended). See LINDSAYA RETUSA. 

 ,, rhomboi'dea (diamond-shaped). Tropical and sub- 

 tropical Asia. 



rubigino'sa (rusty). Trop. Amer. 

 ,, sca'bra (rough). See D. MARGINALIS. 

 so'lida (solid). July. Isle of Luzon. 1844. 

 ,, Lindle'yi (Lindley's). Segments narrow. 

 orna'ta (adorned). Fronds broader. 

 V ei'tchii : (Veitch's). China. 1882. 

 .. Spelu'nuz (Mrs. Spelunca's). Tropics everywhere. 

 stng'osa (stiffly-hairy), i to 3. Tropical and sub- 

 tropical Asia. 

 ,, rhomboi'dea (diamond-shaped). Larger, more 



deeply cut. 



tenuifo'lia (slender-leaved). July. Isle of Luzon. 

 tricho' sticha (orderly-haired). See D. SPELUNCJB. 

 truffautia'na (Truffautian). Under surface of fronds 



like the upper. 1895. 



Tyerma'nni (Tyermann's). China. 1871. 

 ,, vesti'ta (clothed). Java and Ceylon. 

 ,, villo'sa (woolly-haired). See D. MARGINALIS. 



DAVTDIA, (Named after Abbe David, the discoverer. 

 Nat. ord. Cornaceae.) 



Deciduous trees, notable for the large white bracts 

 (sometimes 7 in. long, and 4 in. wide) under the flowers. 

 They require shelter, except in the more favoured parts 

 of Britain and Ireland. Ordinary soil, well drained. 



