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DORSTENIA 



DOLIOCA RPUS. (From folios, deceitful, and karpos. 

 a fruit ; in reference to the juice being used as rouge. 

 Nat. ord. Dilleniads [Dilleniaceae]. Linn. i^-Polyandria, 

 i-Monogynia. Allied to Delima.) 



Stove evergreen climber. Cuttings of young firm 

 shoots in sand, under a glass, and in bottom-heat ; peat 

 and loam, most of the former, and a little silver sand. 

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

 D. Cali'nea (Calinea). 10. Yellow. Guiana. 1822. 



DOMBETA. (Named after /. Dombey, a French 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Sierculiads [Sterculiaceas]. Linn. 

 i6-Monadelpkia, j-Dodecandria. Includes Astrapaea.) 



Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings of young shoots, 

 getting firm, in sand, under a glass, and in bottom-heat, 

 in April ; sandy loam and turfy peat. Summer temp., 

 60 to 85 ; winter, 60 to 55. 

 D. acuta'ngula (acute-angled). 16. Red. Mascarene 



Islands. 1820. 

 tiliafo'lia (lime-leaved). 15. White. Bourbon. 



1820. 



AmtUicE (Emilia's). 25. Pink. Madagascar. 1823. 

 angula'ta (angled) of Cavanilles. See D. ACUTANGULA. 

 angula'ta (angled) of Masters. See D. MASTERSII. 

 Burge'ssue (Mrs. Burgess'). White, rose. S. Africa. 



1865. 

 cannabi'na (hemp). 10. White. March. Mauritius. 



1823. 

 Cayeu'xii (Cayeux's). Garden hybrid (D. Mastersiix 



D. Wallichii). 1897. 



cordifo'lia (heart-leaved). See D. ACUTANGULA. 

 dregea'na (Dregean). S. Africa. 

 Erythro 'xylon (red-wooded). See MELHANIA ERY- 



THROXYLON. 



ferrugi'nea (rusty-leaved). 15. \Vhite. Mauritius. 

 1815. 



Mastf'rsii (Masters's). White. Trop. Africa. 1867. 



mo' His (soil-leaved). 30. Pink. March. 



natalc'nsis (Natal). S. Africa. 



ova'ta (egg-shaped). 16. White. Bourbon. 1822. 



popu'lnea (Poplar-like). 10. White. Bourbon. 1820. 



puncta'ta (dotted-kat;i). 16. White. Bourbon. 

 1820. 



rotundifo'lia (round-leaved). S. Africa. 



schimpfria'na (Schimperian). Trop. Africa. 



specta'bilis (showy). Trop. Africa. 



tiliafo'lia (lime-leaved). See D. ACUTANGULA TILLE- 

 FOLIA. 



viburnifto'ra (Guelder-rose-flowered). 13. White. 

 February. Comorin Islands. 1850. 



Walli'chii (Wallich's). 10. Rosy-carmine. Mada- 

 gascar. 1820. 



DO'NDIA, HACQUE'TIA. 

 DO NIA. See GRINDELIA. 



DOO'DIA. (Named after 5. Doody, a London apothe- 

 cary and botanist. Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices]. Linn. 

 24-Cryptogamia, i-Filices.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous Ferns. Spores brown, or 

 yellowish-brown. Divisions, just before fresh growth 

 commences, in spring ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 

 55 to 75 ; winter, 45 to 50. 



D. a'spera(rougb-stalkrd). }. June. N.S.Wales. 1808. 

 multi'fida (much-cut). A dwarf, crested variety. 



1880. 

 blechnoi'des (Blechnum-like). August. N. Holland. 



1835. 



cauda'ta (tailed), i. June. N. Holland. 1820. 

 harrya'na (Harryan). A strong growing variety. 



1884. 



kunt'ma'na (Kunth's). Sandwich Islands. 

 ,, lunula'ta (crescent-leaved). New Zealand. 1834. 

 me'dia (intermediate). |. June. N. Holland. 1823. 

 virgi'nica (Virginian). August. Virginia. 1774. 



DORCO CERAS HYGROMFTRICA. See B^A HYGRO- 



METRICA. 



DORE'MA. (From dor ana, a gift; referring to its 

 product gum ammoniac, but not Dioscorides's plant, 

 which was some species of Ferula, supposed F. orienta'lis. 

 Nat. ord. Umbellifers [UmbellifenD]. Linn. yPentandna, 

 2-Digynia. Allied to Ferula.) 



Th* plant from which gum ammoniac is obtained. 

 Hardy herbaceous plant. Seeds sown in a sheltered 

 place at the end of April ; common garden-soil. 

 D. Ammoni'acum( ammoniac). 7. White, yellow. June. 

 Persia. 1831. 



DO RITIS. (From doris, a knife ; in reference to the 

 rigid leaves of some species. Nat. ord. Orchidacea?.) 



Stove ephiphytical Orchids. See ORCHIDS. 

 D. tenia'lis (ribboned). N. India. 

 Wi'ghtii (Wight's). White, purple. India. 1865. 



DORO'NICUM. Leopard's Bane. (From doronigi, the 

 Arabic name. Nat. ord. Composites [Compositae]. Linn. 

 ig-Syngenesia, 2-Superftua. Ailed to Arnica.) 



A genus of early-flowering, low, hardy, herbaceous 



plants for borders. D. Columns makes an excellent 



bed or large patch ; will bear removing with a ball as 



soon as it has done flowering ; transplant about the end 



of September to the flower-garden. Yellow flowers, 



except D. alta'icum. Dividing at the roots ; common 



garden-soil ; if dry and light all the better. 



D. alta'icum (Altaic), i. White. July. Siberia. 1783. 



,, austri'acum (Austrian), i. May. Austria. 1816. 



Bourgafi (Bourgae's). 3. Purple. Canary Islands. 



1853- 



,, cauca'sicum (Caucasian), i. July. Caucasus. 1815. 

 Clu'sii (Clusius 1 ). See D. GLACIALE. 

 ,, Colu'mna fColumna's). 2. May. Italy. 1824. 

 cordifo'lium (heart-leaved). See D. COLUMNS. 

 ,, co'rsicum (Corsican). i. Yellow. July. Corsica. 



1824. 



.. denta'tum (toothed-leaved). May. 1825. 

 ,, glada'le (glacial), i. Yellow. July. Europe. 1819, 

 ,, grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). Yellow. Europe. 

 ,, macrophyilum (large-leaved). 2. July. Caucasus. 



1828. 



,, orienta'le (oriental). See D. CAUCASICUM. 

 ,, Orpha'nidis (Orphano's). Yellow. Macedonia. 

 ,, Pardalia'nches ( pan ther-str angler). 2. May. Britain. 

 ,, peruvia'num (Peruvian). See WERNERIA RIGIDA. 

 plantagi'neum (plantem-leaved). 2. May. S. Europe. 



1570. 

 ,. exce'lsum (tall). 3 to 4. Yellow. Spring and 



summer. 



scorpioi'des (scorpion-like). i. Yellow. May. 

 Europe. 



DORSTETNIA. (Named after T. Dorsten, a German 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Nettleworts [Urticaceae]. Linn. 



STetrandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to the Fig and 

 ulberry.) 



Little tufted stove herbaceous plants, cultivated for 

 the curious way they produce their inconspicuous green 

 flowers, on a flattened leaf-like receptacle. They are 

 worth growing for covering rock-work, or side-edgings in 

 a damp stove. Division, before active growth ; also 

 seeds in a hotbed, in March or April ; rich, sandy loam. 

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

 D. ara'bica (Arabian). J. Green. Floral receptacle 



rayed. Arabia. 1898. 

 argenta'ta (silvery). Leaves with a central silvery 



broad stripe. Brazil. 1869. 



arifo'lia (Arum-leaved). Brazil. B. M., t. 2476. 

 Barte'rii (Barter's). Trop. Africa. 

 ., bowmania'na (Bowmanian). Green. Brazil. 1872. 

 caule'scens (stem-forming). See D. URCEOLATA. 

 Ceratosa'nthes (Ceratosanthes). S. Amer. B. M., t. 



2760. 

 ,, Contraje'rva (Contrajerva). J. Green. June. Trop. 



Amer. 1747. 



,, cordifo'lia (heart-leaved). $. June. W. Ind. 1822. 

 Drake'na (Drakena). Mexico. 

 ela'ta (tall). Brazil. 

 ,, ere'cta (erect). Brazil. 

 ficifo'lia (fig-leaved). See D. ARIFOLIA. 

 Gi'gas (giant). Green. Socotra. 1880. 

 , hi'spida (roughly hairy). See D. ERECTA. 

 , Housto'ni (Houston's). See D. CONTRAJERVA. 

 , macula' to, (spotted). See D. CONTRAJERVA. 

 , Ma'nnii (Mann's), i. Green. Trop. Africa. 1863. 

 , martia'na (Martian). Brazil. 

 , multifo'rmis (many-formed). See D. ARIFOLIA. 

 , Philli'psice (Mrs. Phillips's). J. Green. Floral re- 

 ceptacle with twisted tails. Somaliland. 1899. 



