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DELIMA 



Cuttings of half-ripe wood, in a greenhouse, under a 



bell-glass. 



D. involucra'ta (involucrated). 30. White. Central 



China. 1902. 

 Ice'ta (smooth). Leaves yellowish-green beneath, 



almost smooth. Central China. 1902. 

 vilmorinia'na (Vilmorinian). Leaves glaucous be- 

 neath, smooth. Central China. 1902. 



DAVIDSO NIA. (Named in honour of Mr, Davidson, 

 who discovered the plant. Nat. ord. Saxifragaceae.) 



A fine foliage, stove shrub of great beauty, especially 

 when the leaves are young. Cuttings of the stem in 

 sand, in a close case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, 

 peat, or leaf-mould and sand. 



D. pru'riens (stinging). Leaves covered with bright red 

 hairs when young. Australia. 1877. Syn. D. 

 pungens. 



DAVIE'SIA. (Named after the Rev. H. Dames, a 

 Welsh botanist. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Legumi- 

 nosae]. Linn. lo-Decandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Viminaria.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from Australia. Cuttings of 

 young shoots, rather firm (stumpy side-shoots are best), 

 in sand, under a bell-glass ; seeds sown in a slight hot- 

 bed in March ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 55 to 

 80 ; winter, 38 to 45. 

 D. acicula'ris (needle-leaved). 2. Yellow. June. 1804. 



,, ala'ta (winged). 3. Yellow. June. 1818. 



angula'ta (sharp-cornered). Yellow. April. 



cor da' to, (heart-leaved). 3. Yellow. June. 1824. 



corymbo'sa (corymbose). 2. White, red. July. 1804. 



genistoi'des (Genista-like). See D. ULICINA. 



,, glau'ca (sea-green). See D. CORYMBOSA. 



incrassa'ta (thick-leaved). 2^. Yellow. June. 1820. 



ju'ncea (rush-like). z\. Yellow. July. 1823. 



juniperi'na (juniper-like). 2. Yellow. May. 1825. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 3. Yellow. June. 1805. 



,, leptophy'lla (slender-leaved). See D. CORYMBOSA. 



linea'ris (narrow-leaved). See D. CORYMBOSA. 



., longifo'lia (long-leaved). Yellow. May. 1840. 



,, mimosoi'des (mimosa-like). See D. CORYMBOSA. 



peduncula'ia (/ong-flowered-stalked). Yellow. May. 



., physo'des (bladdery). See D. INCRASSATA. 



polyphy'lla (many-leaved). Yellow. May. 1842. 



pu'ngens (pungent). See D. ACICULARIS. 



quadrila' 'tera (iour-sided-leaved). Yellow. May. 1840. 



,, racemulo'sa (slight! y-racemed). See UMBELLULATA. 



ramulo'sa (branching). Yellow. May. 1842. 



,, reticula'ta (netted). See PULTEN^EA RETICULATA. 



,, squarro'sa (spreading). 2j. Yellow. June. 1824. 



,, ulici'na (furze-leaved). 3. Yellow. June. 1792 



umbellula'ta (small-umbelled). 2%. Yellow. May. 

 1816. 



virga'ta (twiggy). See D. CORYMBOSA. 



DA'VYA. See MERIANIA. 



DAY LILY. See HEMEROCALLIS. 



DEAD NETTLE. See LAMIUM. 



DEADLY NIGHTSHADE. A'tropa Bellado'nna. 



DEATH'S HEAD HAWK MOTH. Achero'ntia A'tropos. 



DECABE'LONE. (Derived from deka, ten, and belone, 

 a needle ; in allusion to the slender appendages of the 

 corona. Nat. ord. Asclepiadaceae.) 



Greenhouse perennials of a fleshy character, with bell- 

 shaped yellow flowers, spotted with red. Cuttings in 

 sand after the cuts get dry. Loam, sand, peat, finely 

 broken bricks or potsherds. 



D. Ba'rklyi (Barkly's). Yellow, red. S. Africa 1875 

 ., e'legans (elegant). Yellow, red. S. Africa. 1873. 



DECAISNEA. (Named after Joseph Decaisne, a 

 French botanist. Nat. ord. Berberidaceze.) 



Greenhouse shrubs with leaves 2 to 3 ft. long and 

 pinnate. Imported seeds. Cuttings in a greenhouse or 

 frame, covered with a bell-glass. Good loam, leaf- 

 mould, and sand. 

 D. Farge'sii (Farges's). Greenish-yellow. Western 



China. 1900. 



insi'gnis (remarkable). 5 to 10. Green. Eastern 

 Himalaya. 1884. 



DECASCHTSTIA. (From deka, ten, and schizo, to 

 cut ; in allusion to the ten valves of the seed vessel. 

 Nat. ord. Malvaceae.) 



A stove shrub requiring a compost of good fibrous 

 loam, a little peat and sand. Seeds ; cuttings. 

 D. ficifo'lia (fig-leaved). Copperv red, yellow. Burma. 

 1888. 



DECASPE'RMUM. (From deka, ten, and sperma, a 

 seed ; seeds usually 8 to 10. Nat. ord. Myrtaceag.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots 

 in sand, under a bell-glass in heat. Loam, peat, and sand. 

 D. panicula' turn (panicled). White. May. Burma. 1820. 



DECIDUOUS. Trees and shrubs that shed their 

 leaves on the approach of winter, and herbaceous plants 

 that die down annually are said to be deciduous. The 

 oak, ash, and beech are examples. Herbaceous Paeonies, 

 Michaelmas Daisies, and perennial Sunflowers are de- 

 ciduous herbs. In tropical countries, with a dry and a 

 wet season, many trees and shrubs lose their leaves soon 

 after the commencement of the dry period, and recom- 

 mence growth with the return of the rainy season. These 

 also are described as deciduous. 



DECEE'RIA. See IRIARTEA. 

 DE'CODON. SeeNEs^EA. 



DECUMA'RIA. (From decuma, a tenth ; referring to 

 the ten valvate divisions of the calyx, and the ten cells of 

 the capsule, or seed-pod. Nat. ord. Syringas [Saxi- 

 fragaceae]. Linn. ii-Dodecandria, i-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Philadelphus.) 



Hardy deciduous twiner, with small white flowers, 

 requiring supports, or to be trained against a south wall 

 in a dry, warm border of light, rich soil. Cuttings under 

 a hand-light, in a shady place, and in sandy soil, in 

 summer. 

 D. ba'rbara (bearded). 4. July. Carolina. 1785. 



,, prostra'ta (prostrate). See D. BARBARA. 



sarmento'sa (twiggy). See D. BARBARA. 



DEHERATNIA. (Named in compliment to Pierre 

 Paul Deherain of the botanic gardens of Paris. Nat. ord. 

 Myrsinaceas.) 



A stove plant, chiefly remarkable for its smaragd green 

 flowers about the size of a shilling. Seeds in the stove ; 

 cuttings of half-ripe wood, taken off with a heel, inserted 

 in sand and placed in a close case with bottom-heat. 

 Fibrous loam and peat, with sharp sand to make it porous. 

 D. smaragdi'na (smaragd-green). 2 to 3. Green. 

 Mexico. 



DEINA'NTHE. (From deinos, wonderful, and anthos, 

 a flower ; in allusion to the large blue flowers. Nat. ord. 

 Saxifragacea?.) 



A tall growing herbaceous plant, allied and similar to a 

 Hydrangea. Seed in warmth in spring ; and divisions 

 in sprung. Ordinary soil. 



D. bi'fida (bifid). 3 to 4. Blue. Japan ; Central China. 

 1903. 



DELABE'CHIA RUPE'STRIS. See STERCULIA RUPES- 

 TRIS. 



DELA'RBREA. (Named in honour of M. Delarbre, a 

 naturalist. Nat. ord. Araliaceae.) 



An ornamental, evergreen shrub for the stove, and 

 best known under the names of Aralia spectabilis and 

 A. concinna. Treatment as for Aralia. 

 D. specta'bilis (showy). Leaves pinnate or bipinnate 

 New Caledonia. 1879. 



DELIMA. (From delimo, to shave or polish ; re- 

 ferring to the hard asperities which cover the leaves, and 

 render them fit for polishing. Nat. ord. Dilleniads 

 [Dilleniacea?]. Linn. i^-Polyandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Tetracera.) 



Handsome stove evergreen twiners, with fine large 

 leaves and yellow flowers, having much the aspect of 

 small Magnolia flowers. Cuttings of fine young shoots 

 in April, in sand, under a bell-glass, and in bottom-heat ; 

 peat and loam, both turfy and fibrous, with a little silver 

 sand, pieces of charcoal, and good drainage. Summer 

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

 D. ni'tida (shining-leaved) . 10. Trinidad. 1830. 

 ,, sarmento'sa (twiggy). See TETRACERA SARMENTOSA. 



