DENHAMIA 



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DESMODIUM 



tuft of leaves, bearing large yellow heads of bloom in 



panicles. Seeds. Loam and sand. 



D. macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 101013. Bright yellow. 



Juan Fernandez. 1877. 

 ., micrantha (small-flowered). 10. Yellow. Juan 



Fernandez. 



DENHA MIA SCATIDENS. See CULCASIA SCANDENS. 

 DENNST&: DTIA. See DICKSONIA. 



DENTA RIA. (From dtns, a tooth ; in allusion to 

 the tooth-like scales on the roots. Nat. ord. Cruciferae.) 

 Most of the species are now referred to Cardamine, which 

 see. 

 D. glandulo'sa (glandular), x. Light purple. May. 



Hungary. 1815. 

 petersi&'na (Petersian). Near Cardamine pratensis, 



but has sessile leaves at the top. 1899. 

 polypky'Ua (many-leaved), i. Pure white. May. 



Hungary. 1818. 

 quinquefo'lia (five-leaved), x. Purple. May. Tauria. 



1820. 



trifo'lia (three-leaved), i. White. May. Croatia. 

 1824. 



DEPA RIA. (Derived from depas, a cup ; in allusion 

 to the shape of the scale covering the spore cases. Nat. 

 ord. Filices.) 



Stove fern. For cultivation, see FERNS. 

 D. Moo'rei (Moore's), i to ij. New Caledonia. 

 proli'fera (proliferous). Sandwich Islands. 



DEPRESSA RIA, A genus of small moths, the cater- 

 pillars of which feed on the leaves, flowers, or fruits of the 

 Carrot and Parsnip. They belong to the family Tineina, 

 and are commonly known as flat-body moths, owing to 

 the flattened form of the abdomen. 



D. depresse'Ua, the Carrot-seed Moth, devours the 

 flowers and seeds of Carrots, but preferably Parsnips, 

 grown for the production of seed, during the months of 

 July and August. When alarmed, the caterpillars let 

 themselves drop down by means of a thread, and advan- 

 tage may be taken of this to catch and destroy them. 

 Freshly tarred boards or trays may be held under the 

 plants and the latter well shaken, which will cause the 

 caterpillars to drop and be held fast by the tar. 



D. Pastinacella, the Carrot-blossom Moth, lays its 

 eggs on Carrots or Parsnips, and the caterpillars feed on 

 the flowers during July and August. They draw the 

 umbel together with threads and then feed on the flowers 

 and young seeds. The same remedy adopted for the 

 Carrot-seed Moth will answer equally well in this case. 



DERMATO'BOTRYS. ( From derma, dermatos, leather, 

 and botrus, a bunch of grapes ; apparently in allusion to 

 the leathery leaves, and the bunches of flowers. Nat. 

 ord. Scrophulariaceae.) 



A deciduous, warm greenhouse perennial, flowering 

 in winter. Seeds ; cuttings of half-ripe wood in sand, 

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

 mould, and sand. 



D. Saunde'rsii (Saunders's). r J. Bright red and yellow. 

 Zululand. 1893. 



DE RRIS. (From derris, skin or leather ; in allusion 

 to the leathery character of the seed-pod, which does 

 not open. Nat. ord. Leguminosae.) 



Evergreen stove trees. Cuttings of ripe wood in sand, 

 in a close case with bottom-heat. Loam and peat, both 

 turfy, with sand. 



D. a'lbo-ru'bra (white-red). White, with brown-red 



pedicels and calyx. S.E. China. 1904. 

 cuneifo'lia (wedge-leaved). 3. Yellow. May. 



Himalaya ; Malaya. 1824. Twiner. 

 dalbergioi' dcs (Dalbergia-like). Burma and Malaya. 

 elli'ptica (elliptic). Burma and Malaya. 

 Fo'rdii (Ford's). See D. ALBORUBRA. 

 mar^ina'ta (margined). 20. White. Himalaya. 



1823. 



sca'ndtns (climbing). White. Australia. 

 uligino'sa (marsh). White. Tropics of Old World. 



1824. Twiner. 



DESCHA MPSIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. 

 ord. Graminea?.) 



Hardy grasses of an ornamental character for mixing 

 with cut flowers, like the Hair Grasses. Seeds ; division. 

 Ordinary soil. 

 D. flexuo'sa (flexuous). i to ij. Brown. Britain. 



DESFONTAINIA. (In honour of M. Desfpntain, the 

 French botanist. Nat. ord. Loganiaceae. Linn. $-Pert- 

 tandria, i-Monogynia.) 



A lovely greenhouse or nearly hardy evergreen shrub. 

 Its culture is the same as for the more tender kinds of 

 Fuchsia. The soil should be one-third peat ; it should 

 be shaded from midday sun, and have plenty of moisture. 

 D. spino'sa (spiny-holly-leaved). 3. Scarlet, yellow. 

 August. Peru. 1853. 



DESIGN. " Consult the genius of the place " before 

 you determine upon your design, is sound advice ; for 

 in gardening, as in all the fine arts, nothing is pleasing 

 that is inappropriate. Mr. Whateley, our best authority 

 on such subjects, truly says : A plain simple field, un- 

 adorned but with the common rural appendages, is an 

 agreeable opening ; but if it is extremely small, neither 

 a haystack, nor a cottage, nor a stile, nor a path, nor 

 much less all of them together, will give it an air of 

 reality. A harbour on an artificial lake is but a conceit ; 

 it raises no idea of refuge or security, for the lake does 

 not suggest an idea of danger : it is detached from the 

 large body of water, and yet is in itself but a poor, in- 

 considerable basin, vainly affecting to mimic the majesty 

 of the sea. 



When imitative characters in gardening are egregiously 

 defective in any material circumstance, the truth of the 

 others exposes and aggravates the failure. But the art 

 of gardening aspires to more than imitation ; it can 

 create original characters, and give expressions to the 

 several scenes superior to any they can receive from 

 illusions. Certain properties, and certain dispositions of 

 the objects of nature, are adapted to excite particular 

 ideas and sensations ; they require no discernment, 

 examination, or discussion, but are obvious at a glance, 

 and instantaneously distinguished by our feelings. 

 Beauty alone is not so engaging as this species of char- 

 acter ; the impressions it makes are more transient and 

 less interesting ; for it aims only at delighting the eye, 

 but the other affects our sensibility. An assemblage of 

 the most elegant forms in the happiest situations is to a 

 degree indiscriminate, if they have not been selected and 

 arranged with a design to produce certain expressions ; 

 an air of magnificence or of simplicity, of cheerfulness, 

 tranquillity, or some other general character, ought to 

 pervade the whole ; and objects pleasing in themselves, 

 if they contradict that character, should therefore be 

 excluded. Those which are only indifferent must some- 

 times make room for such as are more significant may 

 occasionally be recommended by it. Barrenness itself 

 may be an acceptable circumstance in a spot dedicated 

 to solitude and melancholy. 



DESMA'NTHUS. (From desme, a bundle, and anthos, 

 a flower ; in allusion to the clusters of flowers. Nat. ord. 

 Leguminosae.) 



Stove herbs or shrubs. Cuttings of mature wood in 

 sand, in a close case. Fibrous loam peat, and sand. 

 D. na'tans (floating). See NEPTUNIA OLERACEA. 

 ple'nus (double). See NEPTUNIA PLENA. 

 virga'tus (twiggy). White. N. Amer. ; W. Ind. 



DESMO'DIUM. (Derived from desmos, a bond ; in 

 allusion to the united stamens. Nat. ord. Leguminosa.) 

 Mostly stove shrubs, with blue, purple, or white 

 flowers. Cuttings of young shoots, with a heel of old 

 wood, in sand, in a propagating case. Fibrous loam, 

 leaf-mould, or peat and sand. 

 D. adsce'ndens (ascending). Purple. W. Ind. 

 ,, ,, cceru'leum (blue). Blue. Brazil. 

 ala'tum (winged). See D. TRIQUETRUM. 

 barba'tum (bearded). 2. Yellow. July. Trop. 



Amer. 1824. 

 biarticula'tum (two- join ted). 2. Yellow. July. 



Trop. Asia. 1808. 



bracteo'sum (bracted). Purple. N. Amer. " Tick- 

 trefoil." " Tick-seed." Hardy. 



