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ferring to the twining shoots. Nat. ord., 

 Leguminous Plants [Fabacese]. Linn., 

 \7-Diadelphia l-Decandria. Allied to 

 Lablab.) 



Generally weedy-looking things ; D. ligno'sus 

 is the one most favoured by gardeners. Seeds 

 for all ; cuttings of perennial species in sand 

 under glass, the stove ones requiring a little extra 

 heat. The treatment common to the greenhouse 

 and plant stove will suit them. All the flowering 

 species are twiners. 

 D. Cape'nsis (Cape). 6. Yellow. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1823. Greenhouse 



evergreen. 

 Jacqui'nii (Jacquin's). 8. White. July. S. 



Amer. 1800. Stove evergreen. 



ligno'sus (woody;. 12. Purple. July. E. Ind. 



1/76. Greenhouse evergreen. 



Lu'bia (Lubia). 14. White, blue. July. 



Egypt. 1818. Hardy annual. 



Sinefnsis (Chinese). 6. Pale red. July. India. 



1//6. Hardy annual. 



DOLIOCA'RPUS. (From dolios, deceitful, 

 and karpos, a fruit; in reference to the 

 juice being used as rouge. Nat. ord., 

 Dilleniads [Dilleniacese]. Linn., iS-Poly- 

 undria L-Monogynia. Allied to Delima.) 

 Stove evergreen climber. Cuttings of young 

 firm shoots in sand, under a glass, and in bottom- 

 heat; peat and loam, most of the former, and a 

 little silver sand. Summer temp., 60 to 85; 

 winter, 50 to 55. 

 D. Caline'a (Calinea). 10. Yellow. Guiana. 



1822. 



DOMBE'YA. (Named after J. Domley, 

 a French botanist. Nat. ord., Byttnerlads 

 [Byttneriaceffij. Linn., IQ-Monadelphia 

 7-JDodecandria. Allied to Astrapsea. ) 



Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings of young 

 shoots, getting firm, in sand, under a glass, and 

 in bottorn-heat, in April ; sandy loam and turfy 

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

 to 55. 



D. cannnbi'na (hemp). 10. White. March. 

 Mauritius. 



cordifv'li't (heart-leaved). 16. Red. E. Ind. 



18-20. 



crythro'a-ylnn (red-wooded). White. January. 

 -ferrugi'nea (runty-leaved). 15. White. Mau- 

 ritius. 1815. 



mo'llls (soft-leaved). 30. Pink. March. 



ova'ta (egg-shaped). 16. White. Bourbon. 



1822. 



punctu'ta (dottcd-leaved) . 16. White. Bour- 



bon. 1820. 



tilitefo'lia (lime-leaved). 15. White. Bourbon. 



1820- 



viburniflo'ra (Guelder - rose - flowered). 13. 



White. February. Comorin Islands. 

 1850. 



DOO'DIA. (Named after S. Doody, a 

 London apothecary and botanist. Nat. 

 ord., Ferns [Polypodiaceffl], Linn., 24- 

 Oryptogamia l-Filices.) 



Grepnhouse herbaceous Ferns. Spores brown, 

 or yellowish-brown. Divisions, just before fresh 

 growth commences, in spring; peat and loam. 

 Summer temp., 55 to 75 j winter, 45 to 50. 



D. a'spera 



(rough-sta/Aed). 

 Wales. 1808. 



3. June. N. S, 



blechnoi'des (blechnum-like). August. N; 



Holland. 1835. 



cauda'ta (tailed). 1. June. N. Holland. 1820. 



Kunthiu'na (Kunth's). 



lunula'ta (crescent-leaved'). New Zealand. 



1834. 



me'dia (intermediate), f . June. N. Holland. 



1823. 



Virgi'nica (Virginian). August. Virginia. 



1774. 



DOKE'MA. (From dorema, a gift; re- 

 ferring to its product guin ammoniac, 

 but not Dioscorides's plant, which was 

 some species of Ferula, supposed F. 

 orienta'lis. Nat. ord., Umbellifers [Api- 

 acesej. Linn., 5-Pentandria 2-Digynia. 

 Allied to Ferula.) 



The plant from which gum ammoniac is ob- 

 tained. Hardy herbaceous plant. Seeds sown in 

 a sheltered place at the end of April ; common 

 garden-soil. 



D. ammoni'acum (ammoniac). 7. White, yellow. 

 June. Persia. 1831. 



DORO'NICUM. Leopard's Bane. (From 

 doronigi, the Arabic name. Nat. ord., 

 Composites [Asteracese] . Linn., 19-?//- 

 genesia 2-Superflua. Allied to Arnica. ) 



A genus of early-flowering, low, hardy, herba- 

 ceous plants for borders. D. Colu'mna makes an 

 excellent bed or large patch ; will bear removing 

 with a ball as soon as it has done flowering; trans- 

 plant about the end of September to the flower- 

 garden. Yellow flowers, except D. Altafimm. 

 Dividing at the roots 5 common garden-soil ; if 

 dry and light all the better. 

 D. Alta'icum (Altaic). 1. White. July. Siberia. 

 1783. 



Austri'acum (Austrian). 1 . May. Austria. 



1816. 



Cauca'sicum (Caucasian). 1. July. Caucasus. 



1815. 



Colu'mna! (Columna's). 2. May. Italy. 1824. 



cordifo'lium (heart-leaved). Russia. 1838. 



dentutum (toothed-teaoed). May. 1825. 



macrophy'llum (large-leaved). 2. July. Eu- 



rope. 1828. 



pardalia'nches (panther-strangler). 2. May. 



Britain. 



plantagi'neum (plantain-teaed). 2. May. 



South Europe. 15/0. 



scorpioi'4es (scorpion-like). 1. May. Ger 



many. 



DORSTE'NIA. (Named after T. Dorsten, 

 a German botanist. Nat. ord., Morads 

 [Horace]. Linn.,4-7WraHdrm \-Mona- 

 gynia. Allied to the Fig and Mulberry.) 



Little tufted stove herbaceous plants, cultivated 

 for the curious way they produce their incon- 

 spicuous green flowers, on a flattened leaf-like 

 receptacle. They are worth growing for covering 

 rock-work, or side-edgings in a damp stove. Di- 

 vision, before active growth ; also seeds in a hot- 

 3ed, in March or April ; rich, sandy loam. Sum- 

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

 D, cordifo'lia (heart-leaved). 4. June. W. Ind. 

 1822. 



