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DESMODIUM— DIODIA. 



hetorophyV'la, (p. J, 2/.) stem 2-leaved; 

 leaves ternate, petiolate ; leafets linear, 

 sub-lanceulate, acute, entire, margin rougb- 

 ciliate ; radical leafets ovate-oblong, incise- 

 ly and coarsely toothed. Very email. Cor- 

 ymb about 9Howered. 



max"ima, (p. J. 2L^.) leaves many, alter- 

 iiate, on long petioles, ternate ; leafets sub- 

 oval, incisely and acutely toothed, lateral 

 ones lobed ; axils n*.ked ; racemes lateral 

 and terminal. 12-18 i. 



mnltiji'da, (p.) stem 2-leaved; leafets ma- 

 iiy-parted ; segments linear, somewhat 

 acute. 10 i. S. 

 DESMO'DIUM. 16—10. (Leguminosce.) 



mnarylan" dicum, (Ju. Aug. p. 0.) stem 

 erect. piJose, branching; leaves ternate; 

 leaflets oblong, villose beneath ; stipules sub- 

 ulate ; racemes paniculate ; legumes 3- 

 jointed, joints rhomboidal, reticulate, some- 

 what hairy. 



ohtu'sum, (Ju. Aug. y .) stem erect or as- 

 cending, pubescent; leaves ternate; leaf- 

 lets ovate, obtuse, sub-cordate at base ; 

 Btipules lanceolate-subulate; panicle termi- 

 nal ; joints of the legume semi-orbiculate, 

 reticulate, hispid. 2-3 f. 



akinia' 7ium, (Ju. Aug. I(.) stem erect, 

 branching, pubescent; leaves ternate ; leaf- 

 lets ovate-oblong and sub-deltoid, acute, 

 mucronate, scabrous beneath ; stipules lan- 

 ceolate-cuspidate, racemes paniculate, brac- 

 ted ; legumes with scabrous oval joints. 3 f. 



cilia' re, (Aug. 11.) stem erect, branching, 

 pubescent ; leaves ternate on short petioles ; 

 leaflets small, oval-obtuse, pubescent un- 

 derneath, fringed along the margin; ra- 

 cemes axillary and terminal, paniculate; 

 joints of the legume (2-3) oval, hispid. 



l(Bvi§a'Uim, (Aug. 2i.) stem simple, erect, 

 smooth, somewhat glaucous ; leaves ternate, 

 on long petioles ; leaflets ovate, acute ; pan- 

 icle terminal ; flowers in pairs on long ped- 

 icels ; bracts ovate, acute, shorter than 

 the flower-buds ; lower segment of the ca- 

 lyx elongated ; joints of the legume trian- 

 gular. 3-4 f. 



hracteo'&nm,{k.yx^. li) .stem erect, smooth; 

 leaves ternate ; leaflets oblong-oval, acumi- 

 nate, smooth ; stipules subulate ; racemes 

 terminal, few-flowered; bracts ovate-acu- 

 minate, striate, glabrous ; legume with sub- 

 oval joints. 3-5 f. 



DIAN"THUS. 10—2. (Caryophyllem.) [From 

 dios, .love, tnd anthos, flower, from its supe- 

 rior elegance and fragrance.] 

 arme'ria, (pink, r. Ju. 0.) flowers aggre- 

 gate, fascicled ; scales of the calyx lanceo- 

 late, villose, equalling the tube. 1 f. 



harba'tus, (sweet-william, r. and w. Ju. 

 '^.) flowers fascicled ; scales of the calyx 

 ovate -subulate, equalling the tube ; leaves 

 lanceolate. Ex. 



caryophyVlns, (carnation or pink, and w. 

 '^ .) ilowcrs solitary ; scales of the calyx 

 sub-rhomboid, veiy short; petals crenate, 

 beardless ; leaves linear-subulate, channel- 

 ed. By rich culture the stamens mostly 

 change to petals. Ex. 



arbor"eus, (tree pink,) a variety of the 

 ;arnation. 



chinen"sis, (china pink, Ju. ^.) flowers 

 solitary ; scales of the calyx subulate, 

 spreading, leafy, equalling the tube ; petal? 

 crenate ; leaves lanceolate. Ex. 



pIiaita'riHn, (pheasant-eyed pink, r. and 

 w. ^ .) flowers solitary ; scales of the calyx 

 sub-ovate, very short and obtuse, awnless ; 

 corolla many-cleft, with the throat hairy. 

 Ex. 



carolin"ia'mis, flowers aggregate ; pe- 

 duncles long ; scales smaller than the tube 

 S. 



delioi'des, (London-pride,) flowers small, 

 panicled. 9 i. 

 DIAPEN"SIA. 5—1. (Convolvuli.) 



lappoii"ica, (w. Ju. 21.) cespitose ; leaves 

 spatulate, glabrous; flowers peduncled; 

 anthers simple ; stem short ; leaves crowd- 

 ed, fleshy, evergreen, entire. Mountains. 



cvndjo'lia, (J. ^.) creeping; leaves 

 lance wedge-form, pubescent below ; flow- 

 ers sessile ; anthers horizontal, beaked at 

 the base. 

 DICHON"DRA. 5—2. {Convolvuli.) [From 



dis^i two, chondros, seed.] 



carolin"ien"sis, (p. J. '^.) pubescent, 

 leaves reniform-emaiginate; calyx villose, 

 ciliate, creeping. S. 

 DIELY'TRA. 16—6. {Tapaveracea.) 



formo'sa, (M. ^.) scape naked; raceme 

 many-flowered, nodding ; segments of the 

 leaves oblong, pinuatifid; spurs slightly 

 curved, obtuse ; stigmas 2-angled ; root 

 bulbous ; flowers rose-colored. Hills. 



eximf'ia, (p-r. M. ^.) scape naked, sim- 

 ple, few^-flowered ; leaves bipinnate ; seg- 

 ments linear, glaucous beneath ; spurs 2, 

 short, obtuse, stigma 4-angled, which distin- 

 guishes it from the preceding species. 

 Scape 6-8 i. Root tuberous rather than 

 bulbous. See Coryda'lis. 



canaden"sis, (g-w. p. Ap.) spurs short, 

 rounded ; wing of the inner petals project- 

 ing beyond the summit ; raceme simple ; 4- 

 6-flowered. 



DIERVIL"LA. 5—1. (CaprifolicE.) [From M 



Dierville, who first brought it from Arcadia.] 

 - hu'milis, (bush honeysuckle, y. Ju. 2/.) 

 peduncles axillary and terminal, dichoto 

 mous, 3-flowered ; leaves ovate, serrate 

 aduminate. 2-3 f. 

 DIGITA'LIS. 13—2. (Scrophularim.) [Froa 



digitus, a finger.] 



purpu'rea, (foxglove, p. Ju. $ .) leafeL 

 of the calyx ovate, acute ; corolla obtuse 

 upper lip entire; leaves lance-ovate, rugose 

 Ex. 



interme'dia, (p. Ju.) sepals lanceolate 

 equal ; corolla slightly pubescent, uppe. 

 lip emargtaate, 2-cleft; leaves pubescent a 

 the margin and base. 

 DILA'TRIS. 3—1. (IridecB.) [From dis, 



double, and latris, servant or attendant, be 



cause Bergius found two long, and one 



short stamen.] 



tincto'fia, (red root, y. Ju. 2/.) leaves en 

 siform, shorter than the stem. Flowers in 

 a corymBose panicle, woolly, yellow with 

 in. 2 f. 

 DIO'DIA. 4—1. (Rubiacea.) [From diodcy 



the wav-side.] 



