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flower through a plug of wood with a 

 hole in the centre, just wide enough to 

 allow the stem to pass through it, and 

 just thick enough to fit like a cork into 

 the tin tube. Make the flower quite firm in j 

 the wooden plug, and let the lid of the j 

 box he so elevated as not to touch the 

 flower. 



DA'IS. (From daio, to heat; referring 

 the causticity of the hark. Nat. ord., 

 Daphnads [Thymelacesej. Linn., 10-De- 

 candria l-Monr-'jynia. Allied to Meze- 

 reon.) 



Greenhouse evergreen. Seeds sown in slight 

 hotbed, in March ; cuttings of half-ripened shoots, 

 or of the roots, in April, in sand, under a glass, 

 and with a little heat; peat ami loam. Summer 

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

 D. cotinifo'lia (cotinus- leaved). 10. White, 

 green. June. Cape of Good Hope. 

 1776. 



DAISY. (Be'llis pere'nnis.) There are 

 many double varieties of this hardy 

 perennial; some white, others crimson, 

 and many variegated. A more curious 

 variety is the Proliferous or Hen and 

 Chicken Daisy. They all will flourish 

 in any moist soil, and almost in any si- 

 tuation. They bloom from April to 

 June. Propagated by divisions; the 

 smallest fragment of root almost en- 

 ables them to grow. To keep them 

 double and fine, they require moving oc- 

 casionally. Planted as an edging round 

 the Ranunculus-bed their roots tempt the 

 wireworrn from those of the choicer 

 flower. 



DALBE'RGIA. (Named after Dalberg, 

 a Swedish botanist. Nat. ord., Legumi- 

 nous Plants [Fabacese]. Linn., 17-Dia- 

 delphia ^-Decandria.) 



The wood of D. Si'ssoo is remarkable for its 

 excellence. East Indian stove evergreen trees, 

 almost all with white flowers. Cuttings of firm 

 young shoots in March, in sand, under a glass, 

 and in a little bottom-heat ; fibry peat and turfy 

 loam, with a portion of sand. Summer temp., 

 60 to 85; winter, 50 to 55. 



D. Barefoot (Barclay'*), 15. Blue. Mauritius. 



1823. 

 frondo'sa (fronded). 30. 1818. 



margina'ta (bordered). 20. 1823. 



Ougeine'nsis (Ougein). 30. 1820. 



panicula'ta(p3inic\ed). 30. 1811. 



rimo'su (chinky). 20. 1823. 

 - rubigino'sa (rusty). 10. 1811. 



sca'ndens (climbing). 20. 1812. 



Si'ssoo (Sissoo). 30. 1820. 



tamarindifo'iia (tamarind-leaved). 16, 1820. 



Telfm'rii (Telfair's). 15. Mauritius. 1823. 



volu'bilis (twining). 20. 1818. 



DALECHA'MPIA. (Named after Dale- 

 champ, a French botanist. Nat. ord., 

 JEuplwrbiads [Euphorbiaceae]. Linn., 



; 2l-Monoecia 1-Monandria. Allied to 

 Poiusettia.) 



Stove evergreen climbers, with yellowishgree 

 flowers. Cuttings a little dried at their base 

 before insertion into sandy soil, under a hand- 

 light, in April ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 

 60 to 85; winter, 50. 



D. Brazilic'nsis (Brazilian). 6. July. Brasfl. 



1824. 

 ftc'ifo'lia (fig-leaved). 6. July. Brazil. 1829. 



sca'ndens (climbing). 12. June. W. Ind. 1/SO,. 



DALIBA'EDA. (Named after Dalibard, 

 a French botanist. Nat. ord., Roscworts 

 [Rosaceee]. Linn., 12-Icosandria 2-Di- 

 ptntagynia. Allied to Potentilla.) 



An alpine, or rock-plant. Division ; light, 

 sandy soil ; a sheltered, dry place, or the protec- 

 tion of a cold pit in winter. 



D. uiolaoi'des (violet-like). $. White. May. 

 N. Amer. 1768. 



DAMASO'NIUJI. Plants of no interest 

 to the gardener, belonging to a small 

 group of fresh-water plants, singular for 

 flowering under water, except at the tirna 

 of fertilization, when the flowers rise 

 above the water for a few hours. The 

 group is called Hydrocarads ; but these 

 Damasoniums are now referred to the 

 genus Ottelia, allied to Stratiotes. 



DAME'S VIOLET. He'speris matrona'tis. 



DA'MMARA. (The Dammar Pine of 

 New Zealand. The Kawrie of the natives. 

 Nat. ord., Conifers [Coniferaa], Linn., 

 21-Muncecia IQ-Monadelphia.) 



The finest masts are now prepared from the 

 D. austra'lis for our navy ; it also yields a brittle, 

 resin-like copal. Cuttings of young, ripe, firm 

 shoots, inserted in sand, in the spring, in a 

 gentle bottom-heat, under a bell-glass; loam, 

 with a little sand. Summer temp., 55 to 80 ; 

 winter, 38 to 45. 



D. austra'lis (southern. Coicdie Pine'). 2CO. New 

 Zealand. 1821. 



orienta'lis (eastern). 50. Amboyna. 1804. 



DAMPIE'EA. (Named after the circum- 

 navigator, Capt. W. Dampier. Nat. ord., 

 Goodeniads [Goodeniacese]. Linn., 5- 

 Pentandria 1-Monogynia. Allied to Sce- 

 vola.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennials, with blue 

 flowers, from New Holland. Division ; and cut- 

 tings of young shoots in sand, under a glass; 

 peat and loam. Summer temp., 55 to 74; 

 winter, 38 to 45. 

 D. ala'ta (winged-/eawf). May. 1842. 



corona'ta (crowned-flowered). May. 



cunea'ta (wedge-leaved). May. 

 fascicula'ta (bundle-flowered). May. 1841. 



lavendufa'cea (lavender-teat'ed). 184S. 



linea'ris (narrow-leaved). 1840. 



ovalifo'lia (oval-leaved). $. July. 1814. 



stri'cta (upright). 1. July. 1814. 



tc'ris (round-leaved), June. 



DAMPING OFF is a name applied by 



