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DIOSPYROS 



D. egre'gia (uncommon). Leaves variously blotched with 



green. Brazil. 1868. 

 ,, Eldorado (Eldorado). Olive-green, with silvery veins . 



Brazil. 1869. 

 Farge'sii (Farges'). Tubers edible. Western China. 



1896. Hardy. 

 hy'brida (hybrid). Greenish-yellow. Supposed hybrid. 



1882. 

 iUustra'ta (pictured). Leaves satiny and silvery. 



Brazil. 1873. 



., japo'nica (Japanese). 9. Japan. 1852. 

 marmora'ta (marbled). Leaves marbled. Trop. 



Amer. 

 multi'color (many-coloured). Leaves variously 



blotched. Brazil. 1868. 

 chrysophy'lla (golden-leaved). Leaves olive-green 



and golden. Brazil. 1871. 

 no'bilis (noble). Leaves velvety bronze and yellow. 



Brazil. 1868. 



pentaphy'lla (five-leaved). 10. E. Ind. 1768. 

 prehe'nsilis (prehensile). Trop. Africa. 

 prisma'tica (prismatic). Leaves purplish-green and 



silvery. Peru. 1871. 



,, qui'nqueloba (five-lobed). Leaves 5-lobed. Japan. 

 retu'sa (blunt). Creamy-white. Leaves banded with 



silver. S. Africa. 1879. 



rhipogonoi'des (Rhipogon-like). Hong-Kong. 

 sati'va (cotnmon-cultivated-yaw). 20. August. W. 



Ind. 1733. 



sinua'ta (scolloped). Brazil. 

 ,, specio'sa (showy). Leaves with silvery-grey bands. 



1882. 



transve'rsa (transverse). Australia. 

 vitta'ta (striped). Greenish. Trop. Amer. 1872. 



DIO'SMA. (From dios, divine, and osme, odour ; re- 

 ferring to the powerful perfume which characterises 

 these and other Rueworts [Rutaceae]. Linn. 5-Pentandria, 

 i-Monogynia.) 



These are among the Bucku-plants of the Cape 

 colonists, and old inhabitants of our greenhouses ; but 

 some of the more showy species now form the new genera 

 Adenandra, Agathosma, Barosma, &c. Greenhouse ever- 

 greens, from the Cape of Good Hope. All are white- 

 flowered, except where otherwise mentioned. Cuttings 

 of short-jointed young shoots in April, in sand, under a 

 bell-glass ; sandy peat three parts, fibrous loam one part, 

 with silver sand and a few pieces of charcoal, to keep 

 the soil open ; some of the most robust species should 

 have more loam, but in a fibrous, rough state. Summer 

 temp., 55 to 75 ; winter, 40 to 45. 

 D, acumina'ta (long-pointed). See ADENANDRA um- 



FLORA. 



,, a'lba (white). See COLEONEMA ALBUM. 



,, ambi'gua (doubtful). See AGATHOSMA AMBIGUA. 



capita'ta (headed). See AUDOUINIA CAPITATA. 



,, cilia'ta (eye-lashed). See AGATHOSOMA CILIATA. 



corda'ta (heart-shaped). See AGATHOSMA IMBRICATA. 



corymbo'sa (cozyaib-flowered). See AGATHOSMA 



VILLOSA. 



,, crena'ta (round-notched). See BAROSMA BETULINA. 

 cupre'ssina (cypress-leaved). i*. Pink. May. 1790. 

 dioi'ca (dioecious). This is Barosma lanceolata. 

 ericifo'lia (heath-leaved). See D. OPPOSITI FOLIA. 

 ericoi'des (heath-like). 2. June. 1756. 

 f&tidi'ssima (most foetid). 2. June. 1824. This is 



Barosma foetidissima. 



,, fra'grans (fragrant). See ADEXANDRA FRAGRANS. 

 hirsu'ta (haiiry-leaved), See D. OPPSITIFOLIA. 

 hir'ta (hairy). See AGATHOSMA HIRTA. 

 ,, hy'brida (hybrid). 2. May. 1823. 

 ,, lanceola'ta (lance-leaved). This is Barosma lanceolata. 

 latifo'Ua (broad-leaved). See BAROSMA LATI FOLIA. 

 linea'ris (linear). See ADENANDRA UXIFLORA. 

 linifo'lia .(flax-leaved). This is Barosma lanceolata. 

 longifo'lia (long-leaved). See D. OPPOSITIFOLIA. 

 ,, margina'ta (margined). See ADENANDRA MARGINATA. 

 ,, odora'ta (scented). See BAROSMA CRENULATA. 

 ,, oppositifo'lia (opposite-leaved). 3. June. 1731. 

 ,, orbicula'ris (orbicular). See AGATHOSMA ORBICULARIS. 

 ,, ova' to, (egg-shaped). See BAROSMA OVATA. 

 ,, pectina'ta (comb-leaved). See D. OPPOSITIFOLIA. 

 pulche'lla (pretty). See BAROSMA PULCHELLA. 

 ,, puncta'ta (dotted). See BAROSMA OVATA. 

 ,, refle'xa (reflexed). See AGATHOSMA REI-LEXA. 



D. ru'bra (red). See D. OPPOSITIFOLIA. 



scopa'ria (broom-like). See BAROSMA SCOPARIA. 



serratifo'lia (serrate-leaved). See BAROSMA SERRATI- 

 FOLIA. 



,, specio'sa (showy). See ADENANDRA UMBELLATA. 



sphceroce'phala (round-headed). May. 



squamo'sa (scaly), i. June. 1818. This is Agath- 

 osma squamosa. 



svbula'ia (awl-shaped-feat;^). See D. OPPOSITIFOLIA. 



,, succule'nta (succulent-leaved). 2. June. 



tene'lla (delicate), i. May. 1823. 



tenuifo'lia (slender-leaved). See D. OPPOSITIFOLIA. 



,, tenui'ssima (slenderest). See AGATHOSMA ERECTA. 



.. tetrago'na (four- angled). See ACMADENIA TETRAGONA. 



uli'cina (furze-like), i. May. 1823. This is Acma- 

 denia juniperina. 



,, uniflo'ra (one-flowered). See ADENANDRA UNIFLORA. 



virga'ta (twiggy), i. June. 1820. 



vulga'ris (common). See D. OPPOSITIFOLIA. 



Wendla'ndi (Wendland's). See AGATHOSMA VILLOSA. 



DIOSPY'ROS. The Date Plum. (From dios, divine, 

 and puros, wheat ; literally, celestial food. Nat. ord. 

 Ebenads [Ebenaceae]. Linn. 2^-Polygamia, 2-Diaecia.) 



The European Lotus, or Date Plum, is rather tender 

 in Britain, but ripens its fruit in the south of France. 

 The Virginian Diospyros, of which Loudon says all the 

 other American sorts are only varieties, is not unlike the 

 European Lotus ; it thrives best in damp peat, and is 

 often much injured by frost. In India many species of 

 Diospyros are found, where they are remarkable for the 

 hardness of the wood. The Ebony on which the order 

 is founded is D. E'benum. The Iron-wood is also one of 

 the species. The Kau Apple of the Cape, and the Kaki 

 preserve from China, are the fruit of Diospyros Kaki. 

 Greenhouse species by cuttings of half-ripened shaots 

 in sand, under a bell-glass. Stove species strike best 

 from ripened shoots in sand, under a glass, and hi a brisk 

 bottom-heat, any time from March to May. The hardy 

 species are best propagated by seeds, and sown out of 

 doors in a sheltered, moist place. 



HARDY. 



D. Ka'ki (Kaki). 12. White, green. Japan. 1739. 



Garden varieties of this are D. aurantia, D. Bertii, 



D. dliptica, and D. Sahuti gallica. 

 costa'ta (ribbed). Pale yellow. Fruit ribbed. 



China. 1869. 



,, loba'ta (lobed). See D. KAKI. 

 ,, Lo'tus (lotus). 20. Yellow, green. June. Italy. 



1596. Evergreen. 



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

 pubefscens (downy). See D. VIRGINIANA. 

 virginia'na (Virginian). 20. Yellow, green. June. 



N. Amer. 1629. 



du'lcis (sweet). Yellow. July. America. 1629. 

 Wisene'ri (Wisener's). Japan. 1887. Probably a 



variety of D. Kaki. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 



D. corona' ria (garland). Fruit orange-red. Japan. 



1885. 



Maze'li (Mazel's). Fruit orange-red. Japan. 1874. 

 monta'na (mountain). 6. White, green. E. Ind. 



1822. 



,, reticula'ta (netted). See D. TESSELLARIA. 

 ,, rugulo'sa ( small- wrinkled). See D. MONTANA. 

 ,, tessella'ria (chequered). 20. Mauritius. 1824. 

 ,, vaccinioi'des (Vaccinium-like). 2. White. May. 



China. 1823. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 



D. amplexicau'lis (stem-clasping). See D. LEUCOMELAS. 

 Chloro'xylon (green-wooded). 20. White. E. Ind 



1822. 



,, cordifo'lia (heart-leaved). See D. MONTANA. 

 ,, di'gyna (two-styled). See D. EBENUM. 

 ,, discolor (two-coloured). 20. Philippines. 1821. 

 Ebcna'ster (Ebenaster). See D. EBENUM. 

 E'benum (ebony). 30. White. E. Ind. 1792. 

 ,, edu'lis (eatable). See D. EBENUM. 

 ,, Embryo' pteris (Embryopteris). 25. White, green. 

 July. E. Ind. 1818. 



