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DIEFFENBACHIA 



DICTYOSPE RMA. (From dictuon, a net. and sperma, 

 a seed ; in reference to the netted seeds. Nat. ord. 

 Palmaceae.) 



Stove Palms. For culture, see PALMS. 

 D. a'lbum (white). 30. Leaf-stalks white. Mauritius 



and Bourbon. 1842. 



furfura'ceum (scurfy). Leaf-stalks brown. 

 ,, ru'brum (red). Leaf-stalks red. 

 au'rfum (golden). Leaf-stalks yellow. Seychelles. 



1868. 



fibro'sum (fibrous). 5. Madagascar. 1894. 

 " Vonitra." 



DICY'RTA. (From di, twice, and kurtos, curved ; re- 

 ferring to the curved tube of the corolla. Nat. ord. 

 Gesneraceae.) 



Stove perennial. Seeds ; divisions of the roots. 

 Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and plenty of sand. 

 D. ca'ndida (white). White. Guatemala. 

 warszetnczia'na (Warszewiczian). J. White, lilac. 

 July. Guatemala. 1848. 



DIDLE RA. (In compliment to M. A. Grandidier. 

 Nat. ord. Sapmdaoea; (?).) 



A stove shrub, like a succulent Euphorbia. Cuttings 

 of mature wood in a close case with bottom-heat, and not 

 kept too wet. Loam, leaf-mould, and sand, with some 

 broken bricks. 

 D. mira'bilis (wonderful). Rose. Madagascar. 1898. 



DIDISCUS C2ERULEUS. See TRACHYMENE C/ERU- 

 LEA, 



DIDYMOCA'RPUS. (From didymos, twin, and carpos, 

 fruit ; referring to a double division along the centre of 

 the seed-vessel. Nat. ord. Gesnerworts [Gesneracea?]. 

 Linn. i\-Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia. Allied to Chirita.) 

 This must not be confounded with its ally, Strepto- 

 carpus. Stove herbaceous. Division ; cuttings of young 

 shoots, when commencing growing, in sandy soil, in 

 bottom-heat ; peat and loam, with sand, a little turf- 

 mould, and rotten cow-dung. Summer temp., 60 to 

 80 ; winter, 45 to 55. 

 D. crini'ta (long-haired), i. White, yellow. July. Pulo 



Penang. 1845. 

 cya'nea (blue). $. Deep blue. Malay Peninsula. 



1902. 

 humboldtia'na (Humboldt's). Lilac. October. 



Ceylon. 



lacuno'sa (pitted). Violet. Penang. 

 malaya'na (Malayan). Primrose yellow. Penang. 



1896. 



Morto'ni (Morton's). Himalaya. 

 polya'ntha (many-flowered). See STREPTOCARPUS 



POLYANTHA. 



primuiafo'lia (Primula-leaved). Lilac. November. 



Ceylon. 1858. 

 Re'xii (King's). See STREPTOCARPUS KEXII. 



DIDYMOCHUE'NA. (From didymos, twin, and 

 chlaina, a cloak ; referring to the coverings of the spore- 

 cases, called seed-vessels. Nat. ord. Ferns [FilicesJ. 

 Linn. 24-Cryptogamia, i-Filices.) 



Handsome stove Ferns, allied to Oxygonium. Divi- 

 sions ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; 

 winter, 50 to 55. 

 D. lunula'ta (moon-shaped). 4 to 6. Fronds bipinnate. 



Trop. Amer. 1838. Syn. Aspidium truncatulitm. 

 polyca'rpa, (many-fruited). 2 to 3. Fronds pinnate. 

 Malaya. 



DIDYMOPA'NAX. (From didumos, double, and 

 Panax ; in reference to the form of the fruit. Nat. ord. 

 Araliaceae.) 



Stove or greenhouse tree. Cultivation as for Aralia. 

 D. Houlle'tii (Houllet's). Mexico. 1869. 



DIDYMOPLE XIS. (From didumos, double, and pleris, 

 a plait or fold. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 



A saprophytic Orchid for the East Indian house. For 

 culture, see ORCHIDS. 



D. pa.' liens (pale). $. Brownish. India and Perak. 

 1903. 



DIDYMOSPE RMA. From didumos, double, and 

 spertna, a seed. Nat. ord. Palmaceae.) 



Stove Palms. For cultivation, see PALMS. 

 D. hookeria'na (Hookerian). 3. Leaves silvery. Malay 



Peninsula. 1908. 

 ,, na'num (dwarf), i to 3. Pinkish. Assam and 



Khasia. 1874. 

 porphyroca'rpon (purple-fruited). 4 to 8. White. 



Rootstock creeping. Java. 

 ,, tre'mulum (quivering). 3 to 4. White. Siam. 



DIEFFENBA'CHIA. (Named in compliment to Dr. 

 Dieffenbach, a German botanist. Nat. ord. Araceas.) 



Handsome, evergreen, stove perennials, grown solely 

 for their handsomely blotched and variegated leaves. 

 Cuttings of the stem placed in a close case with bottom- 

 heat ; also by suckers. Loam and peat, with some 

 well-decayed cow manure and sand. When cutting the 

 stems for propagation or other purposes, cultivators 

 should be careful not to place any part in the mouth, as 

 the juice is extremely acrid and poisonous, causing the 

 tongue to swell, and the sufferer to lose his power of 

 speaking for some time. On this account D. Seguine has 

 been called the Dumb-cane. 

 D. alliodo'ra (garlic-scented). 2. Spathe green ; spadix 



white. Trop. Amer. 1871. 

 ,, ama'bilis (lovely). Leaves bright green, mottled 



yellow-green. Colombia. 1876. 

 amazo'nica (Amazonian). Leaves with feathery white 



band and yellow-white spots. Brazil. 1872. 

 ,. amce'na (pleasing). Blotched white and pale yellow. 



S. Amer. 1880. 

 antioquiSnsis (Antioquian). Leaves blotched yellow. 



Colombia. 1875. 

 ,, bciraquinia'na (Baraquinian). Rib and leaf-stalk 



white. Brazil. 1863. 

 ,, Bau'sei (Bause's). See D. PICTA. 

 ,, Bowma'ni (Bowman's). Pale green, .blotched dark 



green. Brazil. 1871. 



,, brasiliefnsis (Brazilian). Leaves mottled greenish- 

 yellow and white. Brazil. 1872. 

 Cardefri (Carder's). Leaves variegated. Colombia. 



1880. 

 ,, Chelso'ni (Chelsea). Leaves with yellow-green rib 



and grey, feathered band. Colombia. 1877. 

 costa'ta (ribbed). Leaves velvety-green, rib ivory- 

 white. Venezuela. 1860. 

 ,, deco'ra (becoming). Para. 1868. 

 ,, dele' eta (select). Leaves spotted with white. Colombia. 



1880. 

 ,, ebu'rnea (ivory). Leaves spotted with white. Brazil. 



1868. 

 Fournie'ri ( Founder's). Leaves spotted and splashed 



black and white. 1903. 

 giganU'a (giant). Mottled light green and white. 



Colombia. 1864. 

 ,. gra'ndis (grand). Leaves mottled with green. Brazil. 



1864. 

 illu'stris (lustrous). Leaves with yellow-green 



blotches. Colombia. 1876. 

 ,, Impe'rator (commander). Leaves blotched pale 



yellow and white. Colombia. 1881. 

 ,, imperia'lis (imperial). Leaves with yellow spots and 



grey rib. Peru. 1871. 



,, insi'gnis (remarkable). Leaves with pale yellow- 

 green blotches. Colombia. 1881. 

 ,, Jenma'ni (Jenman's). Leaves with whitish blotches 



on the veins. British Guiana. 1884. 

 ,, kerchovea'na ( Kerchovean). Leaves with confluent 



white blotches. 1898. 

 ,, Lance'ola (Lanceola). Leaves with a narrow central 



white band. Colombia. 1876. 

 ,, lancifo'lia (lance-leaved). Leaves blotched with 



yellow. Brazil. 1875. 

 ,, latimacula'ta (broad-blotched). Leaves clouded with 



yellow green. Brazil. 1871. 

 illu'stris (lustrous). Leaves blotched with pale 



green. Brazil. 1876. 

 Leopo'ldii (Leopold's). S. Amer. 

 ,. linea'ta (lined). Colombia. 1853. 

 ,, litura'ta (smeared). Trop. Amer. 1852. 

 ,. maculo'sa (blotched). Leaves with irregular blotches. 



Colombia. 1876. 



,, magni'fica (magnificent). Leaves variegated with 

 white. Venezuela. 1883. 



