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Nat. ord., Daneeaioorts [Danreacea 1 ]. 

 Linn., 24:-Cryptogamia I-FUices.) 



This small order consists of fern-like plants, 

 and for all the purposes of cultivation may be 

 considered as ferns. Stove herbaceous peren- 

 nial. Divisions ; peat and loam. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 90; winter, 48 to 55. 

 D. ala'ta (winged). West Indies. 1823. 



DA'PHNE. (So called after the fabled 

 nymph of that name. Nat. ord., Daph- 

 nads [Thymelacese]. Linn., S-Octandria 

 1-Monoyynia.) 



Extreme causticity is the general property of 

 the Daphnads the Spurge Laurel and Meze- 

 reum particularly so. Seed for most of the spe- 

 cies, especially of the D. laureola, or Spurge 

 Laurel ; used as a grafting stock for most of the 

 rarer and tender kinds. As the seed is two 

 years in vegetating, it is usual to keep it some 

 time in sand in a heap. D. Cneorum and other 

 dwarf kinds, especially if at all trailing, are 

 generally propagated by layers in summer. A 

 close pit for grafting the finer kinds in March 

 or April is an advantage. Most of them like a 

 good proportion of sandy peat, but the deci- 

 duous Mczereum prefers pure loam. The Odora 

 and Odora rubra are nearly hardy in the climate 

 of London, but farther north they require the 

 cold pit or greenhouse. 



HARDY DECIDUOUS. 



D. Fortu'ni (Fortune's). 3. Lilac. February. 



China. 1844. 

 Meze'reum (Mezereon). 4. Pink. March. 



England. 



- > a'lbum (white-lowered). 4. March. 



autumna'le (autumnal). 4. Red. 



August. Europe. 



ru'brum (red-flowered). 4. Pink. 



March. England. 



HAEDY EVERGKEENS. 



D. Alpi'na (Alpine). 2. White. June. Italy. 

 1759. 



Alta'ica (Altaic). 3. White. April. Siberia. 



1796. 



Austra'lis (southern). 3. Pink. April. 



Naples. 



Cneo'rum (Garland-flower). 1. Pink. July. 



Australia. 1752. 

 -fo'liis variega'tis( variegated- leaved) . 



1. Pink. April. 

 grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). 1. 



Pink. April. 

 colli'na (hill). 3. Purple. March. 



Italy. 1752. 



Gni'dium (Gnidium). 2. White. July. 



Spain. 1597- 



Laure'ola (Spurge Laurel). 6. Green. Feb- 



ruary. Britain. 



Neapolita'na (Neapolitan). 2. Purple. 



March. Naples. 1822. 



oleoi'des (Olive-like). 2. White. Crete. 



1815. 



po'ntica (Pontic). 4. Green, yellow. April. 



Pontus. 1759- 



fo'liis i>ne#a's(variegated-leaved). 



4. Pink. August. Pontus. 



C.pube'scens (downy). 3. ' ; Yellow, April. 

 Austria. 1810. 



seri'cca (silky). 2. White. April. Crete. 



1820. 



stria'ta (streaked). 2. Purple. May. 



Switzerland. 1819- 



Ta'rton-rai'ra (Tarton-raira). 3. White. 



June. France. 1640. 



tomento'sa (shaggy). 2. White. June. 



Asia. 1800. Half-hardy. 



Thymelai'a (Wild Olive). 3. Yellow. March. 



Spain. 1815. 



viridiflo'ra (green-flowered). Green. Nepaul. 



1829. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS, &C. 



D. Auckla'ndii (Lady Auckland's). 2. Hima- 

 layas. 1841. Stove. 



Chine'nsis (Chinese). 4. Yellow. May. 



China. 1825. 



Indi'ca (Indian). 4. White. June. China. 



1800. 

 ru'bra (red). Purplish Pink. China. 



Japo'nica (Japan). 2. Pink. Blarch. Japan. 



1840. 



odo'ra (sweet-seen ted). 3. Pink-white. July. 



China. 1771. 

 ru'bra (red). 4. Pink. April. China. 



1831. 

 variega'ta (variegated). 4. White. 



October. Japan. 1800. 



papyra'cea (paper). 4. White. May. Ne- 



paul. 1824. 



tinifo'lia (Tinus-leaved) . 6. Jamaica. 1773. 



Stove. 



DARE'A. (Named after Dar, a bota- 

 nist. Nat. ord.., Ferns [Polypodiaceffi]. 

 Linn., 2-Cryptogamia I-Filices. Allied 

 to Asplenimn,) 



Stove ferns requiring the same treatment a 

 Ceenopteris, 

 D. ala'ta (winged). Brown. July. West Indies. 



bulbi'ferum (bulb-bearing). 1. Brown. June. 



New Zealand. 1820. 



cicuta'rium (Cicuta-like). 1. Brown. June. 



West Indies. 1820. 



diversifo'lia (various-leaved). 2. Brown. 



March. New Zealand. 1831. 



myriophy'lla (1000-leaved). Brown. July. 



South America. 



rhixo'phorum (root-bearing). 1. Brown. 



July. Jamaica. 1793. 



rhizophy'llum (rooting-leaved). jj. Brown. 



June. North America. 1680. 



ruteefo'lia (Rue- leaved). Brown. July. West 



Indies. 



sea 'ndcns (climbing). Brown. July. Isle 



of Leyte. 



vivi'parum (viviparous). 1. Brown. June. 



Mauritius. 1820. 



DARWI'NIA. (Named after Dr. Dar- 

 win, author of The Botanic Garden. 

 Nat. ord., Frinyc-Myrtks [Chamfelau- 

 ciacecpi]. Linn., W-Decandria 1-Mono- 

 i/!/iti'i. Allied to Genetyllis.) 



Greenhouse evergreens from New Holland. 

 Cuttings of young shoots, in sand, under a bell- 



