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glass, and in a brisk bottom-heat, any time from 

 March to May. The hardy species are best pro- 

 pagated by seeds, and sown out of doors in a shel- 

 tered, moist place. 



HARDY. 



D. Itftus (lotus). 20. Yellow, green. June. Italy. 

 15Q6. Evergreen. 



lu'cida (shining). 15. Yellow. June. N. Ainer. 



1820. 



wbe'scens (downy). 20. Yellow, green. April. 



N. Amer. 1812. Evergreen. 



Virginia' na (Virginian). 20. Yellow, green. 



June. N. Amer. 16.29. 



du'lcis (sweet). Yellow. July. America. 



1629. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 D. Ka'ki (Kaki). 12. White, green. Japan. 178Q. 



lotia'ta (lobe-fruited). 16. China. 1822. 



munta'nti (mountain). 6. White, green. E. 



Ind. 1822. 



reticula'ta (netted). 20. Mauritius. 1824. 



rugulo'sa (small-wrinkled). 20. N.Holland. 



1823. 



aemVn'des(vaccinium-like). 2. White. May. 



China. 1823. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 



D. chloro'xylon (green-wooded). 20. White. E. 

 Ind. 1822. 



cordifo'li a (heart-leaved). 15. White, green. 



E. Ind. 1/94. 



di'scolor (two-coloured). 20. Philippine. 1821. 



ehenu'ster (ebenaster). 20. Bengal. 1792. 



ebe'num (ebony). 30. White. E. Ind. 1792. 



edu'lis (eatable). 20. E. Ind. 1821. 



embryo' pteris (embrvopteris). 25. White, 



green. July. "E. Ind. 1818. 



Mrsu'ta (hairy). 20. Ceylon. 1820. 



tyrioi'des (lycium-like). 10. 18o6. 



Jfa6o'te(Mabola). 8. Yellow, green. Philip- 



pines. 1822. 



mclano'xylon (black-wooded). 20. White. 



E.Ind. 181/. 



-obova'ta (reverseci-egg-tercred). 15. White, 

 green. W. Ind". 1796. 



Sapo'ta (Sapota). White. July. Philippines. 



1843. 



sylva'tica (wood). 20. White. E.Ind. 1812. 



DI'PHACA. (From dis, two, or twice, 

 and pliake, a lentil ; referring to the seed- 

 pods being divided into two divisions, 

 having one seed in each. Nat. ord., Le- 

 guminous Plants [Fabacese]. Linn., 17- 

 Diadclphia k-Dtcandria.} 



A greenhouse evergreen, of strong habit; old 

 plants of it may be turned out into the borders in 

 summer, and left to their fate, young ones only 

 being good for pot cultivation. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots in April ; peat and loam. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 80; winter, 45 to 48. 

 D. Cochinchine'nsis (Cochin China). 3. White. 

 China. 



DIPHYI/LE'JA. (From dis, two, and 

 phyllon, a leaf; the leaves produced in 

 twos. Nat. ord., Berberids [Berberida- 

 ceae]. Linn., 6 Hexmidria 1-Monoyynia. 

 Allied to Jeffersonia.) 



A pretty, hardy herbaceous plant, best treated 

 as an alpine plant, or on the shady side of a rock- 

 work ; divisions ; rich, light soil. 



D. cymo'sa (c\me -flowered). 4. White. May. 

 M.Aiiusr. 1812. 



DIPHY'SA. (From dis, two, and physa, 

 a bladder; referring to the seed-pods 

 being produced in twos, and bladdery- 

 like, as in Sutherlandia, to which it is 

 nearly allied. Nat ord., Leguminous Plants 

 [ Fabacese]. Linn., 17-Diadelphia 4-Ztecan- 

 dria.) 



Stove evergreen. Cuttings of young shoots, a 

 little firm at the base, in sand, under a glass, and 

 in a mild bottom-heat; sandy loam and fibry 

 peat. Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 

 55. 



D. Carthagine'nsis (Carthagena). 10. Yellow. 

 Carthagena. 1827. 



DI'PLACUS. (From dis, two, and plakos, 

 a placenta, or the part inside a seed -pod 

 on which the seeds originate. When the 

 seeds are ripe, the placenta in this and 

 some other genera divides into two parts, 

 a very slight feature to separate Di- 

 placus from Mimulus, to which it is al- 

 lied. Nat. ord,, Fiyworts [Scrophularia- 

 cese]. Linn,, Ik-Didynamia 2-Anyiosper- 

 mia. ) 



This and the old Mi'mulus glutino'sus are as 

 nearly one and the same thing, botanically con- 

 sidered, as any two plants can be ; yet they will 

 not interbreed. Both are good plants for turning 

 out into warm borders through the summer, and 

 for planting in mixed flower-beds. Greenhouse 

 evergreens, from California. Cuttings of young 

 shoots, getting firm at the base, in April, in sand, 

 under a bell-glass ; rich, fibry loam, with a litlls 

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

 45. 

 D. glutino'sus (clammy). 3. Orange. 1794. 



puni'ceus (scarlet-cowered). 4. Scarlet. 1837, 



DIPLADE'NIA. (From diploos, a double, 

 and aden, a gland ; referring to the pre- 

 sence of two gland-like processes on the 

 ovary. Nat. ord., Dogbanes [Apocynacese]. 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria \-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Mandevillia. ) 



Stove evergreen twiners. Cuttings of ripe shoots 

 in sand, under a glass, and in a sweet bottom- 

 heot ; turfy peat, with silver sand, and plenty of 

 drainage; abundance of water in summer, bnt 

 very little in winter. Summer temp., (50 to 80; 

 winter, 55 to 60. 



D. acumina'ta (pointcd-/>ef/ed). 10. Pink. July. 

 Brazil. 1854. 



a'tro-purpu'rea (durkpurple). 10. Dark purple. 



July. Brazil. 1842. 



crass'mu'da (thick-jointed). 10. Rosy. October. 



Rio Janeiro. 



fla'va (yellow-flowered). Yellow. May. New 



Granada. 1845. 



Harri'sii (Lord Harris's). 10. Yellow. Sep- 



tember. Trinidad. 1854. 



sph'mlens (shining). 10. Rose. July. Orgaa 



Mountains. 1841. 



uropfiy'lla (tail-leaved). 3. Deep salmon. 



Brazil. 1847. 



DIPLA'ZIUM. ( From diplazo. to double ; 



