4bU DATE 



they are to remain, as a second chance for loss occurs 

 when they are planted in a nursery and later moved to 

 the position that they are finally to occupy. A 2-inch 

 «hisel, well sharpened, and an appropriate mallet are 

 the important tools to use in removing suckers. The 

 leafstalks should be cut away, exposing the bulb of the 

 sucker, care being taken not to injure the bulb in re- 

 moving. One should cut in rather deeply at either side, 

 not being afraid of injuring the old plant, cutting out a 

 V-shaped portion extending from the base of the bulb 

 downward for a foot or more, and being careful to se- 

 cure in iminjiircil condition all the attached roots. If 



tin- liMsiii .1 ll]r Mhkrr be not too high above the 



KriMHMi 111. \ li.ii"il |i"i lion should be continued down- 

 wiinl iiiii.ilM -.iil.ihii nil established roots be obtained. 



D-\TURA 



Nursery Company, and soon became widely distributed 

 ill '"yellow, white, blue and deep carmine," all double 

 fiirms. The "yellow" was probably a dull, creamy shade, 

 and the "blue," a violet. The disseminators assert 

 that seeds started in January, February or March will 

 produce 200-300 fragrant flowers in a season. 



Daturas lontain strnncr narcotics. Largedoses are poi- 

 sonn-r, ijirill rlM , ■ Tn''ii'-in:tl. Separate preparations of 



Str:iii; :•■ I ':■.- are commonly sold in the 



diuL- /' - - .!„ (Fig. 082) is the Thorn 



Api I ' - \\ ■■:, the latter name being cor- 



ru).ii I V Its foul, rank herbage and 



lai-L'i '-'-n in rubbish heaps. At 



til. ii! I It in America— Jamestown, 



Va.. 1' , I iiiin ate these thorn apples 



stem, and general aspect of planl. ! ! ■ tlie 



Date palm is very elastic, and whin n i i-ht 



of 10 or more feet it is frequently m ilie 



growing bunches of Dates securely i- iIm !■ .r Itaf- 

 stalks, that they be not broken and iiijurt d l)y the wind 

 before maturity. 



For further information, consult Bull. 29, Arizona 

 Exp. Sta. J. w. TotraiET. 



A successful incttiiHl of propagation of Date trees is 

 to bank up i .irih al».ui tlic_- base of the parent tree and 

 above the \<:i>f iil tlie suckers, and keep moist by wa- 

 tering daily to iiicluc- t'oriiiiition of roots. Suckers may be 

 partially severed from the old stock before the banking 

 is done, or after the roots have started. When the roots 

 are well grown, the suckers may be transplanted with 

 little loss. 



For purposes of pollination the Ami- n iil'-, |.l,iii' 

 about one male tree to 25 female or 1 1 i 

 In order to secure perfect poUinaiimi, 

 of male blossoms, when the pollen i> m im ■ -i > -imIi 

 tion, and tie them to the leaf-stems al...\,. iKu |.i.,iillalo 

 flowers at the time they are opening. 11 this were dune 

 in cases where isolated female Date trees are growing 

 in America, there would be much perfect and delicious 

 fruit where now there is that which is worthless, be- 

 cause of the lack of pollination. 



In the earlier importations the agents were imposed 

 upon by either ignorant or designing natives of Egypt, 

 by sending seedlings instead of rooted suckers, which 

 were specifically ordered. The varietii-s fnim Algeria 

 and Arabia were suckers from the best vari'-tics, Imt un- 

 fortunately, most of them have died. At Last two are 

 yet living "at the California Experimoiit Station at Tulare. 

 This year, 1899, the Departnuiit ..f \ -riniltiirf at Wash- 

 ington has succeeded in ii.i ' >' -li a special 



agent sent to Algeria, a n u 1 1 1 1 i rn.mthebest 



bearing trees in that country . \ i i ilorts are be- 



ing made to secure more pi, mi rimii iIhvc, and from 

 other famous Date-growing countries. 



H. E. Van Deman. 



DATE FLUM. Another name of Persimmon. 



DATtTRA (Arabic 



town Weei 

 huge tnini 

 very ]<]>-.,- 

 species, \\ 

 gions. Ill 



e). Ir 



genus contains tin 

 • ■— ' plants (• 



en its flowers develo 

 i til in another. Some- 

 Acrs are a confused 

 ill- forms are likely to 

 .. d below. The Horn 



l.,-ii,-s,.l I., l.av.- i.i„i,l„li, |...w.r. Thi- Aral.s ,4 •■.■nlnil 

 Africa are .said to .suioke parts of the dried plant for 

 asthma and influenza. 



Daturas are of easy culture. Some are treated as 

 tender annuals. In the north the woody species can be 

 grown outdoors in summer, and stored in cellars during 

 the winter; in the south and in S. California they are 

 almost everblooming. Daturas are sometimes kept 

 in cool conservatories the year round, in which case 

 they should be planted in the border, as Daturas rarely 

 flower well in pots, their roots being large and spread- 

 ing and requiring a constant supply of moisture. This 

 method produces great quantities of bloom in spring. 

 After flowering, the plants should be cut in to the main 

 limbs, or a very straggling and unsightly growth will 

 result. 



A. Flntre.ra red. 



rantriiTicti, Tfni'. ,V I'av, Tn-f.-liV-oslin'l., t-l?ft tii-li: 



luncles terminal : fls. pendulous, 

 1. long; calyx ovate, 5- 

 illated. Peru. B.R. 20:1739. F.S. 

 sa\ s it is more erect-growing 

 I /'. /IK r.o;c?!,«, with smaller, less 

 lit IN. .VU the other species are 

 ~. il 1 11.111 cuttings, but this is very 



America by an orchid collector of the United States 



AA. Flowers yellow. 

 chlor&atha, Hook. Shrub, glabrous throughout: Ivs. 

 broadly ovate, almost triangular; margin wavy, with 

 short, rather sharp, very distinct teeth: peduncles axil- 

 lary, very short: fls. pendulous, yellow; calj-x tubular, 

 with 5 nearlv uniform, short, triangular teeth. Habitat 

 unknown. B.M.5128. Gn. 46: 988 and 49, p. 379. -Datura 

 "Golden Queen" is presumably a horticultural variety 

 of this species. While this species is horticurally dis- 

 tinct by reason of its yellow fls., it is a very doubtful 



