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DBA 



D. vndn'sa (knottc dj. 4. 1820. 



no! tuns (nodding). 4. Brown. July. N. 



Holland. 1820. 



undulu'ta (waved). 6. Cape of Good Hope. 



1816. 



STOVE. 

 D. arbo'rea (tree). 30. May. Sierra Leone. 1800. 



BraziiiSnsis ( Brazilian)". 6. Brazil. 1825. 



ce'rnua (drooping. 10. May. Mauritius. 



dra'co (drasjon. Common). 10. E. Jnd. 1640. 



elli'ptica (elliptic-.'eaoed). 24. Yellow. March. 



Amboyna. 



ensifo'lia (sword-leaved). 4. 1800. 



fe'rren (iion). 8. April. China. 1771- 



'jfufgrnns (swcet-sceuted). 6. April. Africa. 



1768. 



-r- inters t:.'pta (interrupted). 2. June. Sierra 

 Leone. 1798. 



Leone' H.KI.S (Sierra Leone). 3. June. Sierra 



Leone, 1S24. 



mnrgina'ta (honored). August. Madagascar. 



lilauritia'na (Mauritian). 4. May. Mauri- 



tius. 1826. 



ova'ta (egg-shape-/etty<?<f). 2. August. Sierra 



Leone. 



purpu'rea (purple-feaoerf). 15. June. E. Ind. 



1820. 



refie'xa (bent-back-?eaed). 4. June. Mada- 



gascar. !81Q. 



sal'clfu'iia (.Willow -leaved). 



stria 1 ta (streaked). 4. April. Cape of Good 



Hone. 1820. 



surculo'sa (twiggy). 4. July. Sierra Leone. 



!821. 



terminu'lis (terminal). 10. June. E. Ind. 1820. 



tensellti'ta fchequered). Madagascar. 18l6. 



umbraculi' fera '.(umbrella-bearing). 10. Mau- 



ritius. 1X88. 



DRACOCE'PHALUM. Dragon's Head. 

 (From drakon, a dragon, and kephale, a 

 Lead; referring to the gaping flower. 

 Nat. ord., Lipworts, or Labiates [Lamia- 

 cere]. Linn., l-Didynamiu 1-Gymno- 

 spermia. Allied to Nepeta.) 



Annuals, by seed in the open ground at the end 

 of March ; perennials, by seeds and divisions ; the 

 tender evergreens, by cuttings of young shoots 

 under a hand-glass, in April or May; light, rich 

 soil. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



D. cane'scens (hoary). 2. Blue. July. Levant 

 1711. 



Molda'ncum (Moldavian). 2. Blue. July 



Moldavia. 1596. 



albiflo'rum (white-flowered). 2. White 



July. Moldavia. 1595. 



peregri'num (diffuse). . Purple. July. Si- 



beria. 1759. 



thymiflo'rum (thyme-flowered). . Purple, 



July. Siberia. 1/52. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 D. Canariefnse (Canary. Balm <-f Mead). 3, 

 Pale purple. Auzust. Cauuncs. 1697 



chama-drt/oi'des (germander-like). 5. Blue, 



July. 1823. Trailer. 



origanoi'des (marjoram-like). $. July. Siberia 



1829. Trailer. 



KARDY PERENNIALS. 

 D Altaiefnse (Altaic). 4. Purple. July. Georgia 



5. Argune'nse (Argun). 1|. Blue. July. Siberia. 

 1822. 



Austri'ucntn (Austrian). 1. Blue. June. Au- 



stria. 1597. 



botryoi'des f>otrys-like). . Purpla. July. 



Siberia. 1822. 



Ibe'r'x'uin (Iberian). 1. Blue. Julv. Iberia. 1820. 



integrifu 1 ium (whole-leaved). Blue. July, ai- 



Mexica'tium (Mexican). 2. Blue. July. Mexico. 



nu'tans (nodding). 1. Blue. July. Siberia. 



1731. 



palmn'tum (hind-leaved). 1$. Purple. July. 



Siberia. 1815. 



parvifl/i'rum (small-flowered). . Blue. July. 



N. Asner. 1825. 



pelta'tum (hield-/eot>ed). ij. Purple. July. 



Levant. 1/11. 



pinna'tum (leafleted). Blue. June. Siberia. 



Ruyschiu'num (Ruysch's). 2. Blue. July. 



North Europe. l6()9. 



Sibi'rieum (Siberian). 1. Blue. August. Si- 



beria. 1760. 



DRACO'NTIUM. Dragon. (From drakon^ 

 a dragon; referring to its spots and 

 streaks being like those on serpents. 

 Nat. ord., Orontiads [Orontiacere]. Linn., 

 7-Heptandria 1-Monogynia. Allied to Po- 

 thos and Orontium.) 



Stove evergreen creepers. Dividing the roots ; 

 fibry loam, and a little decayed dung and leal- 

 mould. Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 48 

 to 55. 



D. polyphy'llnm (many-leaved). 2. May. India. 

 1769. 



spino'sum (prickly). 2. April. Ceylon. 1759- 



DRACOPHY'LLUM. (From drnkon, a dra- 

 gon, and phi/lion, a leaf; referring to the 

 long bractes, which resemble the young 

 leaves of the Dragon-plant, Dracte'na 

 dra'co. Nat. ord., Epacrids [Epacrida- 

 ceffl]. Linn., 5-Pentandria \-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Sphenotoma and Eichea.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from New Holland. 

 Cuttings of young wood, getting firm at the base, 

 in April ; peat and loam, both fibry, with a little 

 silver sand. Temp., winter, 40 to 45. 

 D. capita' turn (headed). 1830. 



longifo'lium (long-leaved). 2. White. June. 



1824. 



seeu'ndum (aide- flowering). 2. White. June. 



1823. 



DRACO'PSIS. (From drfikon, a dragon, 

 and o/;sfs, appearance; referring to the 

 rays, or florets. Nat. ord., Composites 

 [Asteraoera]. Linn., IQ-Syuyentsia 3-Su- 

 perflua. Allied to Eudbeckia.) 



Harciy annual. Seeds and divisions ; open 

 garden-soil- 

 D. amplexicau'iis (stem-clasping). Yellow. July. 



Louisiana. 1793. 



DRAGON. Draco 'ntium and A' rum dra- 

 co'nfiuvi. 



DRAGOIX'S-BLOOD. Ca'lamus dra'co. 



