DIANTHUS 



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DIBBER 



D. gigante'us (gigantic). 3. Purple. August. Greece. 



1824. 



glacia'lis (icy), J. Red. June. S. Europe. 1820. 

 ge'lidus (cold), i. Purple. June. Transylvania. 

 glaucophy'llus (milky-green-leaved), ij. Red. July. 



1827. 



glau'cus (milky-green). See D. DELTOIDES GLAUCUS. 

 ,, grani'ticus (granitic). Pink. France. 

 gutta'tus (spotted). See D. CHINENSIS. 

 hendersonia'nus (Henderson's), i. Crimson. July. 

 hi'rtus (hairy). See D. ARMERIA. 

 Hceltze'ri (Hoeltzer's). Pink, yellow. Turkestan. 

 ,, Hornema'nni (Hornemann's). i. Red. August. 



Italy. 



horte'nsis (garden). See D. PLUMARIUS. 

 ,, hyssopifo'lius (hyssop- leaved). See D. SUPERBUS. 

 ibe'ricus (Iberian). See D. CRINITUS. 

 ,, i'nteger (entire). See D. STRICTUS. 

 ,, interme'dius ambi'guus (ambiguous). Servia. 

 Kna'ppii (Knapp's). i. Pale yellow. Hungary, 



Montenegro. 1899. 

 ,, latifo'lius (broad-leaved). See D. BARBATUS LATI- 



FOLIOS. 

 leptope'talus (fine-petaled). i. White. June. 



Caucasus. 1814. 

 Libano'tis (rosemary-b'ke). 4. White. July. 



Lebanon. 1830. 

 liboschitzia'nus (Liboschitz's). i. White. July. 



Tauria. 1817. 

 libu'rnicus (Liburnian). Red. August. S. Europe. 



1817. 



,, Kna'ppii (Knapp's). See D. KNAPPII. 

 ,, longicaulis (long-stemmed), i. White. August. 



Italy. 1820. 



,, micro'lepis (small-scaled). Transsylvania. 

 ,, monade'lphus (monadelphous). See D. FALLENS. 

 monspessula'nus (Montpelier). i. Red. July. 



Montpelier. 1764. 



monta'nus (mountain). See D. CHINENSIS. 

 multine'rvis (many-nerved). Dahnatia. 

 multipuncta' tus (many-dotted). Spotted. June. 



Levant. 1825. 



Mussi'ni (Mussini's). See D. SQUARROSUS. 

 na'nus (dwarf). See D. CARTHUSIANORUM. 

 negle'ctus (neglected), f. Deep rose. July. Europe. 



1869. 



ni'tidus (shining), i. Red. July. Carpathia. 1822. 

 noea'nus (Noean). Rumelia. 

 ochroleu'cus (yellowish-white). See D. FALLENS. 

 orienta'lis (oriental), ij. Brown. July. Orient. 



1815. 

 pa'llens (pale). Pink or white or yellow-white. 



Greece ; Asia Minor. 1816. 

 pallidiflo'rus (pale-flowered). i. Purple. July. 



Siberia. 1817. 

 Panci'cii i (Pancic's). 2$ to 3. Light crimson. Bulgaria. 



1909. 

 grandiflo'rus (large-flowered). Purple-carmine, 



larger. 1909. 



, papillo'sus (nippled). Pink. Bosnia. 

 , pa' tens (spreading). See D. CHINENSIS. 

 , pelvifo'rmis (pelvis-formed). Servia. 

 , petrce'us (rock). White. July. Hungary. 1804. 

 , flo'ribus-majo'ribus (larger-flowered). \. Pink. 



June. 1804. 



pinifo'lius (pine-leaved). Greece. 

 pluma'rius (feathered), i. White, purple. July. 



S. Europe. 1629. 

 ,, stro'tinus (late), i. Purple. August. Hungary 



1804. 

 plumo'sus (ieatheiy-petaled). See D. MONSPESSU- 



LANUS. 



poiretia'nus (Poiret's). See D. CORYMBOSUS. 



flo're-plefno (double-flowered), i. Purple. April. 



Greece. 1820. 

 polymo'rphus (many-form). i. Red. March. 



Crimea. 1822. 

 pomeridia' nus (afternoon). i. Yellow. July. 



Levant. 1804. 



prate' nsis (meadow). See D. CHINENSIS. 

 prostra'tus (prostrate), . Red. September. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1824. Evergreen. 

 Pseu'd-Arme'ria(ialse-a.rmeria.). i. Purple. August. 



Caucasus. 1820. 

 pulclit'llus (pretty). See D. CHINENSIS. 



D. puncta'tus (dotted), i. Pale lilac. August. 

 pu'ngens (pungent), i. Pink. August. Spain. 1781. 

 ,, racemo' sus (racemed). See D. CILIATUS. 

 re'pens (creeping). Red. Siberia. 1825. 

 Requie'nii (Requiens). Pyrenees. 

 ri'gidus (stiff). . Red. July. Caspian Sea. 1802. 

 rupi'colus (rock-inhabiting), i. Red. June. Italy. 



1820. 



ruthe'nicus (Russian). See D. CHINENSIS. 

 ,, saxa'tilis (rock). See D. MONSPESSULANUS. 

 Seguie'rii (Seguier's). Switzerland. 1832. Evergreen. 

 sero'tinus (late- flowering). See D. PLUMARIUS SERO- 



TINUS. 



serratifo'lius (serrate-leaved). Greece. 

 serra'tus (saw-edged). See D. CHINENSIS. 

 ,, si'culus (Sicilian), i. Red. August. Sicily. 1829. 

 ,, spino'sus (spiny). See ACANTHOPHYLLUM SPINOSUM. 

 squarro'sus (spreading). J. White. June. Tauria. 



1817. 



,, Sternbe'rgii (Sternberg's). ij. Red. June. Crimea. 

 ,, siri'ctus (upright). Eastern Europe. 

 suave'olens (sweet-smelling), i. White. August. 



1820. 



,, sua'vis (sweet). See D. c^sius. 

 ,, subacau'lis (nearly stemless). Dauphiny. 

 ,, suffrutico' sus (subshrubby). See D. RUPICOLUS. 

 supe'rbus (superb). 2. White. August. Europe. 



1596. 



sylva'ticus (wood), ij. Red. June. Ratisbon. 1815. 

 sylve'slris (wild), i. Red. July. S. Europe. 1732. 

 ,, tau'ricus (Taurian). i. Pink. July. Tauria. 1831. 

 ,, te'ner (tender). J. Red. August. Europe. 1817. 

 ,, tenuiflo'rus (slender-flowered). Thrace and Macedonia 

 umbella'tus (umbel-flowered). See D. CHINENSIS. 

 ,, versi'color (changeable-coloured). See D. CHINENSIS. 

 ,, virgi'neus (virgin), i. Red. June. Montpelier. 



1816. 



vi'scidus (viscid). Red. July. Greece. 

 Waldstei'nii (Waldstein's). Pink. July. Eastern 



Alps. 



DIAPE NSIA. (An ancient Greek name of the Sanicle. 

 Nat. ord. Diapensiads [Diapensiaceas], Linn. s-Pen- 

 tandria, t-Monogynia.) 



An extremely rare alpine prostrate little undershrub, 

 from Lapland ; yet it requires the protection of a frame 

 in winter, to compensate for the winter covering of snow 

 in its native climate. Seeds or division of the plant ; 

 peat and loam ; a dry situation on a bank in summer, 

 and a dry corner in a cold pit in winter. 

 D. barbula'ta (small-bearded). See PIXIDANTHERA BAR- 



BATULA. 

 lappo'nica (Lapland). . White. July. 1801. 



DIA'SCIA. (From diaskeo, to adorn ; in reference to 

 handsome appearance of the flowers. Nat. ord. Scro- 

 phulariaceae.) 



A half-hardy annual, which may be reared like Stocks 

 and Asters, and planted out in May. It may also be 

 cultivated in pots during summer for the decoration of 

 the greenhouse or conservatory. Seeds ; light rich soil. 

 D. Barbe'rcs (Mrs. Barber's), i. Rose-pink. July, 

 August. S. Africa. 1871. 



DIASTE'LLA VACCINHFO'LIA. See MIMETES VACCINII- 

 FOLIA. 



DIASTKMA. (From di, two, and stemon, a stamen. 

 Nat. ord. Gesnerworts [Gesneracea?]. Linn. i^-Didynamia, 

 2-Anginspermia. Allied to Conradia.) 



Stove herbaceous perennials. Divisions ; cuttings of 

 its young shoots, when two or three inches in length, 

 after commencing to grow ; peat and loam. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 48 to 55. 

 D. Lehma'nni (Lehmann's). White, spotted and lined 



with violet. Colombia. 1888. 

 ochroleu'cum (yellow-white- flowered). i. August. 



New Grenada. 1844. 

 pi'ctum (painted). White, dotted and marked with 



purple. Colombia. 1888. 



,, quinquevu'lnerum (five-spotted). White, pink. 

 August. Colombia. 



DIBBER, or DIBBLE. This instrument for making 

 holes in which to insert seeds or plants is usually very 

 simple in its construction, being at the best the head of 

 an old spade-handle. To secure uniformity of depth in 



