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DESMO'NCUS. (From desmos, a band, 

 and oykos, a hook ; the ribs of the leaves 

 ending in bands at the point, like ten- 

 drils. Nat. ord., Palms [Palmacese]. 

 Linn., 2l-Hfoncecia Q-Hexandria. Allied 

 to Cocos.) 



Stove Palms. Seeds in a hotbed ; sandy loam. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 84 ; winter, 55 to 60. 

 D. America'nus (American). 6. St. Vincent. 1824. 



du'ltius (doubtful). 6. Trinidad. 1824. 



orthaca'nthus (straight-spined). 6. Brazil. 



1 822. 



potyaca'nthus (many-spined). 6. Brazil. 1822. 



DEU'TZIA. (Named after J. Deutz, a 

 sheriff of Amsterdam. Nat. ord., Syringas 

 [Philadelphacese]. Linn., IQ-Decandria 

 3-Trigynia.) 



We believe that Deutzia and Philadelphia are 

 only different sections of the same genus, and 

 that some of the species of each will yet cross 

 with each other, to prove our position. D sca'bra, 

 grown as a dwarf standard, and pruned like the 

 black currant, or cutting out the shoots after 

 flowering, would form a great ornament for a 

 border of select shrubs. It is also a good subject 

 for spring flowering for the conservatory. Hardy 

 deciduous shrubs. Cuttintrs under a hand-glass, 

 or strong shoots may be planted in a sheltered 

 place in autumn. Are fine ornaments to a wall in 

 the early summer months ; common soil. 

 D. corymbo'sa (corymb-flowering). 5. White. 

 Himalayas. 



gra'cilis (slender). White. April. Japan. 



sangm'tiea (red-flowered). Red. April. 



sca'bra (rough-leaved). 6. May. Japan. 1833. 



stami'nea (6>-oad-stamened). 3. White. April. 



Himalayas. 1841. 



DEVONSHIEING. See PAEINO AND 

 BURNING. 



DEW-BERRY. Ru'bus ca'sius. 



DIACA'LPE.' (From dis, two, or double, 

 and calpis, an urn ; referring to the dis- 

 position of the spore-cases, or seed-ves- 

 sels. Nat. ord., Ferns [Polypodiacese]. 

 Linn., 2-Cryptogamia l-Filices. Allied 

 to Woodsia.) 



Stove Fern. Division ; peat and loam. Sum- 

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

 D. aspidioi'des (aspidium-like). Yellow. July. 

 J ava. 



DIANE'LLA. (A classical diminutive 

 from Diana, the goddess of hunting; 

 the first discovered species being found 

 in a grove. Nat. ord., Lilyworts [Lilia- 

 ceffi]. Linn., 6-Hexandria i.-Monogynia.} 



Greenhouse or frame bulbs. They would an- 

 swer in a mixed border of half-hardy bulbs in 

 front of a stove or greenhouse, with Anthericums, 

 Albucas, Blandfordias, Cummingias, and the like. 

 All from New Holland, and with blue flowers, ex- 

 cept where otherwise specified. Seeds sown in a 

 slight hotbed in spring, and division ; loam and 

 peat. Summer temp., 55 to 75 ; winter, 40 to 4b. 

 t. ceem'lea (sky-blue). 2. June. 1783. 



onge l sta (crowded). 2. Juue. 1820. 



D. divarica'ta (straggling). 3. July. 1805. 



ensifo'lia (sword-leaved). l. White. Au- 



gust. E. Ind. 1731. 



lat'vis (smooth). 2. August. 1822. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). 2j. August. 1822- 



nemoro'sa (grove). 2. August. E. Ind. 1731. 



revolu' ta (rolled-back)- 2. August. 1823. 



strumo'sa (swollen). 14. March. 1822. 



DIANTHOI'DIS. (Dianthus - like; so 

 named from its flowers resembling the 

 Pink. Nat. ord., Phloxworts [Polemo- 

 niacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria l-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



Some have ventured to change its name to 

 Fenzlia. Hardy annual from California. Seeds 

 in open border in April, or in a slight hotbed 

 in March, to be afterwards transplanted in patches ; 

 sandy loam. 



D. dianthiflo'ra (pink - flowered). $. Purple, 

 yellow. June. 1833. 



DIA'NTHUS. Pink. (From dios, divine, 

 and anthos, a flower. Nat. ord., Clove- 

 worts [Caryophj'llacese], Linn., IQ-De- 

 candria 2-Digynia.) 



Seeds, divisions, and cuttings, under a hand- 

 light, in light soil, any time about midsummer. 

 The tender kinds should be kept in pots, and 

 protected in a cold pit during the winter. See 

 CARNATION, PINK, and SWEET WILLIAM. 



HARDY ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS. 

 D. aggrega'tus (crowded). 1. Pink. June. 

 1817. Biennial. 



arme'ria (armeria). 1. Red. June. Eng- 



land. 



armerioi'des (armeria-like). 1. Red. June. 



New Jersey. 182^. 



Chine'nsis (China). 1. Red. July. China. 



1713. Biennial. 



margina'tus (bordered). 1. White. July. 



South Europe. 1820. Biennial. 



pro'lifer (proliferous). J. Pink. July. 



England. 



pubefscena (downy). 1. Red. July. Greece. 



1820. 



velu'tinus (velvety). Red. May. Calabria. 



1837. 



HALF-HARDY PERENNIALS. 

 D. a'lbens (whitish). J. White. August. Cape 

 of Good Hope. 1787. 



arbo'reus (tree). lj. Pink. July. Greece. 



1820. Evergreen. 



arbu'scula (little tree). l. Red. July. 



China. 1824. Evergreen. 



crena'tus (scolloped). 1. Flesh. August. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1817. 

 frutico'sus (shrubby. Carnation). 3. Pink. 

 July. Greece. 1815. Evergreen. 



Japo'nicus (Japanese). 1. Pink. June. 



China. 1804. 



juniperi'nus (juniper - like). Red. July. 



Greece. 1825. 



suffrutico'sus (half-shrubby). lj. Pink. 



August. Siberia. 1804. Evergreen. 



HARDY PERENNIALS. 

 D. alpe'stris(roc\i). . Red. June. Europe. 18I7- 



alpi'nus (alpine). $. Red. June. Austria. 



1759. 



arena'rius (sand). 2. Purple. August. 



Europe. 



