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Nat. ord., MagnoHads [Magnoliacese]. 

 Linn., 13 - Poly undria k-Tetra<iynia.) 



The Winter Bark of commerce is that of D. 

 Winte'ri, atrood substitute for cinnamon. Green- 

 house evergreen trees, with white flowers. Cut- 

 tings of half-ripe shoots in sand, under a glass, 

 suiii, after standing a fortnight shaded from sun, 

 transferred to a sweet bottom-heat; fihry peat 

 and sandy, lumpy loam. Winter temp., 40 to 46. 

 D Chile'nsis (Chilian). 12. Chili. 1829. 



Wintftri (Winter's). Magellan. 1827. 



DRO'SERA. Sundew. (From droseros, 

 dewy. Nat. ord., Sundews [Droseracese]. 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria 5-Pentagynia.) 



The Sundews are delicate herbaceous plants, 

 chiefly inhabitants of marshes ; the whole plant 

 is thickly clothed with glandular hairs, giving 

 them the appearance of being studded with dew- 

 drops. We have often viewed D. rotundifo'lia 

 with amazement, on the opposite side of a little 

 pool, arrayed in hundreds of little stars, and 

 sparkling beneath a midday's sun. Seeds, gene- 

 rally, and divisions; peat earth, above it tresh 

 sphagnum moss, in which the tiny plant is to be 

 fixed, and then the pot is to be set in a pan of 

 water; when cultivated, they should all be in- 

 dulged in the greenhouse. 



D. acau'lis (stemless). $. White. July. Cape 

 of Good Hope. 1823. 



America'na (American). ^. White. July. 



N. Amer. 1820. 



A'nglica (English). $. White, red. July. 



England. 



- bina'ta (twin-leaved). . White. July. N. 

 Holland. 1821. 



evythrorhi'za (scarlet-rooted). White. July. 



Swan Kiver. 1843. 



fittcau'lis (thready-stemmed). Rose. May. 



Swan River. 1841. 



filifo'rmis 'thread- form). $. Purple. July. 

 North Jersey. 1811. 



giga'ntca (gigantic). White. July. Swan 



River. 



linea'ris (narrow-feared)- $. Purple. July. 



N. Amer. 1818. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). $. White, red. 



July. Britain. 



macrafntha (large-flowered). Rose. July. 



Swan River. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). White. July. 



Swan Kiver. 1842. 



pa'llida (pale). White. July. Swan River. 



1843. 



paci/Zo'ra (few-flowered). . White. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



rotundifo'lia (round-leaved), i- White. July. 



Britain. 



stoloni'fera (creeping-rooted). White. July. 



Swan River. 



DROPWORT. Spira'a Jilipe'ndula and 

 Potenli'lla filipe'ndula. 



DRUMMO'NDIA. (Named after Thomas 

 Drummond, who sacrificed his life in the 

 cause of botany. Nat. ord., Saxifrages 

 [Saxifragacese]. Linn., 5-Penta.ndria 2- 

 Digynia. Allied to Mitella.) 



An alpine or rock- plant, from the Rocky Moun- 

 tains. Unfortunately Drurnmo'ndia must be can- 

 c I led : theplant was named Mitello'psis previously 

 kyMeisner. Hardy herbaceous perennial. Divi- 



sions and seeds; light, sandy soil, in a dry place 

 or rock-work. 



D. mitelloi'des (mitella-like). $. Yellowish. 

 July. Rocky Mountains. 182;. 



DRYA'NDRA. (Named after Dryander, 

 a Swedish botanist. Nat. ord., Proteads 

 [Proteacese]. Linn., k-Tetrandria 1- 

 Monogynla. Allied to Banksia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from New Hol- 

 land, with yellow flowers. Cuttings of firm side- 

 shoots taken off in August, inserted in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, shaded to keep the foliage 

 from flagging, and in a fortnight or three weeks 

 transferred to a mild bottom-heat; fibry peat 

 and fibry loam, with a portion of sand, broken 

 potsherds, and a few pieces of charcoal ; pots par- 

 ticularly well drained. Winter temp., 38 to 45. 



D. arctntoi'des (arctotis-like). 1830. 



arma'ta (armed). 3. 1803. 



Baxte'ri (Baxter's). 3. 1824. 



bipinnati'fida (doubly-leafleted). 1840. 



blechnifo'lia (blechnum-leaved). 1$. 1824. 



culophy'lla (beautiful-leaved). 1830. 



earduu'cea (thistle-like). 3. April. 

 angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 3. April. 



cunea'ta (vf edge-leaved). 3. June. 1803. 

 brevifo'lia (short-wedge-leaved). 3. June. 



1803. 



longifo'lia (long-wedge-leaved). 3. June. 



1803. 



fano'sa (honey-combed). 1840. 



flori bu'nda (many-flowered). 3. 1803. 



fuliola'ta (leafleted). 183C. 



fnrmo'sa (handsome). 4. 1803. 



Franc' ri ( Kraser's). 1 840. 



longifo'lm (long-leaved). 2. 1803. 



mucronula'ta (small-sharp-pointed). 3, 1624. 



nerno'su (large-nerved), 2. 1824. 



ni'nea, (snowy-leaved). 2. 1805. 



no'bilis (noble). 1840. 



obtu'sa (b\unt-leaved). 2. 1803. 



plumo'sa (feathered). 3. 1803. 



Proteoi'des (Protea-like). 1840. 



pteridifo'lia (pteris-leaved). 14. 1824. 



stupo'sa (heavy). 1840. 



tenuifo'lia (fine-leaved). 2. April. 1803. 



DRY'AS. (From Dryades, the god- 

 desses of the woods, to whom the oak 

 was sacred. The leaves of D. octope'tala, 

 a Scotch plant on which the genus was 

 founded by Linnaeus, resemble small oak- 

 leaves ; and he, in a playful mood, made 

 Dryas the badge of Virgil's Dryades, after 

 the manner of the Scottish clans. Nat. 

 ord., Eoseworts [Rosaceae]. Linn., 12- 

 Icosandria 3-Polygynia. Allied to Coluria 

 and Cowania.) 



All the species but D. Drummo'ndi have white 

 flowers, blooming in July. Divisions and seeds 

 in spring ; cuttings under a hand-light in sum- 

 iiier ; a peat-border, or, still better, in pots, and 

 protected during winter in a cold pit. 



HARDY EVERGREENS. 

 D. interme'dia (intermediate). . N. Amer. 1832. 



octope'tala (eight-petaled). . Britain. 

 America'na (American). 4. N. Amer. 



1800. 



