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D. ala'ta (winged). June. East Indies. 



canarie'nsis (Canary). 14. June. Canaries. 



1699. 



concavade'nsis (Concavado). 1. Brazil. 



1823. 



du'bia (doubtful). 1. June. New Holland. 



1826. 



e'legam (elegant). 1. June. New Holland. 



1824. 

 fla'ccida (feeble). 1. June. New Holland. 



1820. 

 fumarioi'des(F\imari&-likc). August. West 



Indies. 1828. 



gibbero'sa (swollen-roofed). 2. June. New 



Holland. 1825. 



pentaphy' Ha (five-leaved). April. Singapore. 



pyxida't a (box-like) . f. June. New South 



Wales. 1808. 



ret'usa (abrupt-ended). June. Isle of Luzon. 



so'lida (solid). July. Isle of Luzon. 1844. 



tenuifo'lia (slender- leaved). July. Isle of 



Luzon. 



DAVIE'SIA. (Named after the Rev. 

 H. Davies, a Welch Botanist. Nat. 

 ord., Leguminous Plants [Fabacere]. 

 Linn., 10-Decandria I-Monoyynia. Al- 

 lied to Virainaria.) 



Greenhouse evergreens from New Holland. 

 Cuttings of young shoots, rather firm, stumpy 

 side shoots are best, in sand under a bell-glass ; 

 seeds sown in a slight hotbed in March ; heat 

 and loam. Summer temp., 55 to 80; winter, 

 38 to 45. 



C. acicula'ris (needle-leaved). 2. Yellow. June. 

 1804. 



ala'ta (winged). 3. Yellow. June. 1818. 



ungula't a (sharp-cornered). Yellow. April. 



corda'ta(he&rt-leaved). 3. Yellow. June. 



1824. 



corymbo'sa (corymbose). 2. White, red. 



July. 1804. 



genistoi'des (Genista-like). Yellow. May. 



1825. 



incrassa'ta (thick-leaved). 2. Yellow. June. 



1820. 



juniperi'na (Juniper-like). 2. Yellow. May. 



1825. 

 ju'ncea (Rush-like). 24. Yellow. July. 1823. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 3. Yellow. June. 



1805. 



leptophy'lla (slender-leaved). 2. Yellow. 



July. 1824. 



llne'aris (narrow-teamed). 1. Yellow. July. 



1827. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). Yellow. May. 1840. 



mimosoi'des (Mimosa-like). 2. Yellow. May. 



1809. 



-<- peduncula'ta (/on#-flower-stalked) . Yellow. 

 May. 



physo'des (bladdery). 2. Yellow. May. 



pdlyphy'lla (many-leaved). Yellow. May. 



1842. 



pu'ngens (pungent). Yellow. May. 1825. 



quadrila' tera (four-sided-/ewerf). Yellow. 



May. 1840. 



racemulo'sa (slightly-racemed). 2. Yellow. 



July. 1823. 



ramulo'sa (branching). Yellow. May. 1842. 



squarro'sa (spreading). 2i. Yellow. June. 



1824. 



D. ulici'na (Furze-leaved). 3; Yellow. June. 

 1792. 



umbellula'ta (small-umbelled). 2V. Yellow. 



May. 1816. 



virga'ta (twiggy). 2. Tawny. July. 1827. 



DAY LILY. Heme-roca'ttis. 



DE'OODON. See Ncsa'a. 



DECUMA'EIA. (From deciima, a tenth; 

 referring to the ten valvate divisions of 

 the calyx, and the ten cells of the cap- 

 sule or seed pod. Nat. ord., Syrinyas 

 [Philadelphacese]. Linn., Il-Dodecan- 

 dria 1-Monoyynia. Allied to Philadel- 

 phus.) 



Hardy deciduous twiners, with small white 

 flowers, requiring supports, or to be trained 

 against a south wall in a dry warm border of 

 light rich soil. Cuttings under a hand-light, in 

 a shady place, and in sandy soil in summer. 

 D. ba'rbara (barbarous). 4. July. Carolina. 

 1785. 



prostrn'ta (prostrate). 5. July. North 



America. 1820. 



sarmento'sa (twiegy). 30. July. Carolina. 



1758. 



DELI'MA. (From delimo, to shave or 

 polish ; referring to the hard asperities 

 which cover the leaves, and render 

 them fit for polishing. Nat. ord., J)il- 

 leniads [Dilleniaceae]. Linn., 18-Poly- 

 andria I-Monoyynia. Allied to Tetra- 

 cera.) 



Handsome stove evergreen twiners, with fine 

 large leaves and yellow flowers, having much 

 the aspect of small Magnolia flowers. Cuttings 

 of fine young shoots, in April, in sand, under a 

 bell-glass, and in bottom-heat ; peat and loam, 

 both turfy and fibry, with a little silver sand, 

 pieces of charcoal, and good drainage. Sum- 

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

 D. ni'tida (shining-leaved). 10. Trinidad. 1830. 



sarmento'sa (twiggy). 10. Ceylon. 1820. 



DELTHI'NIUM. Larkspur. (From 

 dclphln? a dolphin; supposed resem- 

 blance of the spur to a dolphin's head. 

 Nat. ord., Crowfoots [Rammculacese]. 

 Linn., IS-Polyandfia '<\-Triyynia.') 



Annuals and biennials by seeds, in common 

 soil, in the open border in March and April ; 

 perennials, by division of the roots in spring 

 arid summer, and by seeds in March or April. 



HAKDY ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS. 



D. Aconi'ti (Aconite-like). 1. Purple. June. 

 Levant. 1801. 



Aja'cis (Ajax). l. Pink. June. Switzer- 



land. 1573. 



flo're-ple'no (double-flowered). 1. 



Variegated. June. Europe. 15/3. 



ambi'guum (doubtful). Blue. June. Bar- 



bary. 1759- 



cardiope'ialum (heart-petalcd), 1. Blue. 



June. Pyrenees. 1818. 



