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DRYMOPHLCEUS 



D. longifo'lia (long-leaved). J. White, red. July. 



Britain. 

 america'na (American). J. White. July. N. 



Amer. 1820. 

 tnacra'ntha (large-flowered). Rose. July. Swan 



River. 

 macrophy'lli (large-leaved). White. July. ^Swan 



River. 1842. 



Madagascar ie'nsis (Madagascar). See D. RAMENTACEA. 

 pa'Uida (pale). White. July. Swan River. 1843. 

 pauciflo'ra (few-flowered), J. White. July. S. 



Africa. 1823. 



.. ptlta'ta (shield-shaped). White. Australia. 1883. 

 ,, ramenta'cca (trailing). S. Africa. 

 ., rotundifo'lia (round-leaved). J. White. July. 



Britain. 



spatJiula'ta, (spathulate). Purple. Australia. 1861. 

 stolom'ffra (creeping-rooted). White. July, Swan 



River. 



viola' 'ceo, (violet). Violet. S. Africa. 

 Wittake'rii (Wittaker's). White. Australia. 1862. 



DROSOPHY LLUM. (From drosos, dew, and phullon, 

 a leaf ; in allusion to the dew-like drops on the glands 

 covering the leaves. Nat. ord. Droseraceae.) 



A cool greenhouse, insectivorous plant, with bright 

 yellow flowers and the habit of Drosera. Like the plants 

 of that genus the sticky glands hold insects, which light 

 upon them and digest them. Seeds. Sandy loam, kept 

 on the dry side, and the plants fully exposed to sun- 

 light 



D. lusifa'nicum (Portuguese), i. Yellow. Portugal, 

 Spain. N. Africa. 1869. 



DRUMMO NDIA MITTELOI DBS. See MITELLA PEN- 



TANDRA. 



DRUPE. The fruit of a Plum, Cherry, or Peach , known 

 as stone-fruits. The outer part of the ovary becomes 

 fleshy or juicy and the inner bony, forming the so-called 

 stone. 



DRYANDRA. (Named after Dryandtr, a Swedish 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Proteads [Proteaceae], Linn. 4- 

 Tetrandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Banksia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from Australia, with 

 yellow flowers. Cuttings of firm side-shoots taken off 

 in August, inserted in sand, under a bell-glass, shaded to 

 keep the foliage from flagging, and in a fortnight or 

 three weeks transferred to a mild bottom-heat ; fibrous 

 peat and fibrous loam, with a portion of sand, broken 

 potsherds, and a few pieces of charcoal ; pots particularly 

 well drained. Winter temp., 38 to 45. 



D. Arcto'tidis (Arctotis-like). 1830. 

 ,, arma'ta (armed). 3. 1803. 

 ,, Baxtc'ri (Baxter's). 3. 1824. 

 ,, bipinnati' fida (doubly- leafleted). 1840. 

 6AscAm/o'/ia(Blechnum-leaved). See D. PTERIDIFOLIA. 

 ,, calophy'lla (beautiful-leaved). Golden yellow. 1830. 

 cardua'cea (thistle-like). 3. April. 

 ,, angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 3. April. 

 ,, cunea'ta (wedge-leaved). 3. June. 1803. 

 ,, brevifo'lia (short-wedge-leaved). 3. June. 1803. 

 ., longifo'lia (long-wedge-leaved). 3. June. 1803. 

 ,, falca'ta (sickle-shaped). 3. June. 1824. 

 ,, favo'sa (honey-combed). See D. ARMATA. 

 ,, floribu'nda (many-flowered). 3. 1803. 

 foliola'ta (leafleted). 1830. 

 ,, formo'sa (handsome). 4. 1803. 

 Frase'ri (Eraser's). 1840. 

 ,, longifo'lia ( long-leaved). 2. 1803. 

 mucronula'ta (small-sharp-pointed). 3. 1824. 

 nervo'sa (large-nerved). See D. PTERIDIFOLIA. 

 ni'vea (snowy-leaved). 2. 1805. 

 no'bilis (noble). 1840. 

 obtu'sa (blunt-leaved). 2. 1803. 



, plumo'sa (feathered). 3. 1803. 



, proteoi'des (Pro tea-like). 1840. 



, pteridifo'lia (Pteris- leaved), ij. 1824. 



, runcina'ta (runcinate). 1852. 



, seneciifo'lia (Senecio-leaved). 3. 



, Se'rra (saw-like). 



, stupo'sa (heavy). 1840. 

 tenuifo'lia (fine-leaved). 2. April. 1803. 



DRYAS. (From druas, a dryad, or goddess of the 

 woods, to whom the oak (drus) was sacred. The leaves 

 of D. octopc'tala, a Scotch plant on which the genus was 

 founded by Linnaeus, resemble small oak-leaves ; and 

 he, in a playful mood, made Dryas the badge of Virgil's 

 Dryades, after the manner of the Scottish clans. Nat. 

 ord. Roseievrts [Rosaceae]. Linn. iz-Icosandria, $-Poly- 

 gynia. Allied to Coluria and Cowania.) 



All the species but D. Drummo'ndi have white flowers, 

 blooming injuly. Divisions and seeds in spring ; cuttincs 

 under a hand-light in summer ; a peat-border, or, still 

 better, in pots, and protected during winter in a cold 

 pit. 



HARDY EVERGREENS. 



D. interne' dia (intermediate). \. N. Amer. 1832. 

 adopt tola (eight-petaled). \. Britain. 

 ,, ,, america'na (American). }. N. Amer. 1800. 

 depre'ssa (depressed). $. White. Ireland. 

 ,, lana'ta (woolly). Leaves woolly. Tyrol. 1891. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



D. dfcape'tala(ten-petaled). N.Amer. 1839. 

 ,, depre'ssa (depressed). See D. OCTOPETALA DEPRESS A. 

 ,, geoi'des (Geum-like). See WALDSTEINIA GEOIDES. 

 ,, mi'nor (smaller). J. N. Amer. 



HALF-HARDY EVERGREENS. 



D. chamadryfo'lia (Chamaedrys-leaved). See D. DRUM- 



MONDH. 

 Drummo'ndii (Drummond's). i. Yellow. N. Amer. 



1828. 



inUgrifo'lia (whole-leaved). |. Greenland. 1824. 

 ,, tene'lla (delicate). See D. INTEGRIFOLIA. 



DRYMO DA. (From drumodes, woody ; in allusion to 

 the habitat of the plants on trees. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 



A tiny Orchid growing on the branches of trees, and 

 under cultivation thriving best on small blocks of wood 

 suspended from the roof. Division. Sphagnum or 

 Osmunda fibre tied on the blocks. 



D. pi'cia (painted). Pale green and purple. March. 

 Burma. 1870. 



DRYMOGLO SSUM. The Wood-tongue. (From dru- 

 tnos, a wood, and glossa. a tongue ; alluding to the place 

 of growth and form of the fronds. Nat. ord. Filices. 

 Allied to Polypodium.) See FERNS. 



Spores yellow. Division ; peat and loam. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 48* to 55. 

 D. camo'sum (fleshy). Japan, China, &c. 

 ,, ,, subcorda'twn (somewhat heart-shaped). Frond 



smaller. 



,, lanceola'tum (spear-head). June. India. 1843. 

 ,, piloselloi'dfs (pilosella-like). June. E. Ind. 1828. 

 ,, ri'gidum (rigid). Borneo. 

 ,, spaiula'tum (spatulate). E. Ind. 



DRYMO'NIA. (From drynumia, woodland ; their 

 habitation. Nat. ord. Gesnerworts [Gesneracea?]. Linn. 

 i4-Didynantia, z-Ansiiospermia. Allied to Besleria.) 



Stove evergreen climbers. Cuttings in sandy soil, in 

 bottom-heat ; rich, sandy loam. Summer temp., 60 to 

 80 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 D. bf color (two-coloured). See D. SERRULATA. 

 crista'ta (crested). Green. October. Guiana. 1848. 

 ,, marmora'ta (marbled). Yellow, tinted pink. Trop. 



Amer. 1882. 



puncta'ta (spotted-flowered). See EPISCIA PUNCTATA. 

 serrula'ta (finely saw-edged). 6. Purple. W. Ind. 



1806. 



,, specta'bilis (showy). Panama. 

 Turria'lvce (Mrs. Turrialva's). White. Costa Rica. 



1870. 

 villo'sa (shaggy). See EPISCIA VILLOSA. 



DRYMOPHKE'US. (Derived from drumos, wood, and 

 phloios, bark. Nat. ord. Palmaceae.) 



Stove pahns. Seeds. Good fibrous loam, with a little 

 peat. 

 D. appendicula'tus (appendaged). A dwarf Palm, with 



large, cuneate leaf-segments. Malaya. 

 ,, cerame'nsis (Ceraman). Ceram. 



