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ing are egregiously defective iu any 

 material circumstance, the truth of the 

 others exposes and aggravates the 

 failure. But the art of gardening 

 aspires to more than imitation ; it can 

 create original characters, and give ex- 

 pressions to the several scenes superior 

 to any they can receive from illusions. 

 Certain properties, and certain dispo- 

 sitions of the objects of nature, are 

 adapted to excite particular ideas and 

 sensations ; they require no discern- 

 ment, examination, or discussion, but 

 are obvious at a glance, and instanta- 

 neously distinguished by our feelings. 

 Beauty alone is not so engaging as this 

 species of character ; the impressions 

 it makes are more transient and less 

 interesting ; for it aims only at delight- 

 ing the eye, but the other affects our 

 sensibility. An assemblage of the most 

 elegant forms in the happiest situations 

 is to a degree indiscriminate, if they 

 have not been selected and arranged 

 with a design to produce certain ex- 

 pressions ; an air of magnificence or 

 of simplicity, of cheerfulness, tran- 

 quility, or some other general charac- 

 ter, ought to pervade the whole ; and 

 objects pleasing in themselves, if they 

 contradict that character, should there- 

 fore be excluded. . Those which are 

 only indifferent must sometimes make 

 room for such as are more significant 

 may occasionally be recommended by 

 it. Barrenness itself may be an ac- 

 ceptable circumstance in a spot dedi- 

 cated to solitude and melancholy. 



DESMA'NTHUS. A genus of pea- 

 flowered plants allied to Mimosa ; said 

 to be good-looking in their native wilds, 

 but we never saw a fine Desnianthus 

 in cultivation. 



DESMO'NCUS. (From desman, a band, 

 and oykos, a hook ; the ribs of the 

 leaves ending in bands at the point, 

 like tendrils. Nat, ord., Palm* [Pal- 

 macea-]. Linn., 21-Monoecia Q-Hexan- 

 dria. Allied to Cocos.) 



Stove palms. Seeds in a hotbed; sandy loam. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 85; winter, 55 to 60. 

 D. America' nus (American). 6. St. Vincent. 

 1824. 



du'biw (doubtful). 6. Trinidad. 1824. 



orthaca'ntfms (straight-spined). 6. Brazil. 



1822. 



tia'nthus (many-spincd). 6. Brazil. 



I DEI/TZIA. (Named after J. Dcutz, 

 a sheriff of Amsterdam. Nat. ord., 

 SyrliKjus [Philadelphacea. 1 ]. Linn., 10- 

 Decandria '$-Trigyn ia.) 



We believe that Deutzia and Philadelphus 

 are only different sections of the same genus, 

 and that some of the species of each will yet 



j cross with each other, to prove our position. 



' D. scabra grown as a dwarf standard, and 

 pruned like the black currant, or cutting out the 

 shoots after flowering, would form a great orna- 

 ment for a border of select shrubs. It is also 

 a good subject for spring flowering for the con- 



i servatory. Hardy deciduous shrubs. Cuttings 



j under a hand-glass, or strong shoots may be 

 planted in a sheltered place in autumn. Are 

 line ornaments to a wall in the early summer 

 months ; common soil. 



| D. corymbo'sa (coryrah-flowering), 5. White. 

 Himalayas. 



I gra'cilis (slender). White. April. Japan. 



j sungui'iwa (red-flowered). Red. April. 



sca'bra (rough-leaved). 6. May. Japan. 



1833. 

 i stami'nea (AroflwZ-stamened). 3. White. 



April. Himalayas. 1841. 

 DEVOXSIIIRINCT. See Parliuj and 

 Burniny. 



DjlW-BEKllV. jRlt'bllS Ctf'xiltS. 



CIACA'LPK. (From dis, two, or double, 

 and calpis, an urn ; referring to the dis- 

 position of the spore cases or seed 

 vessels. Nat. ord., Ferns [Polypodi- 

 acete]. Linn., %-Crypto(jamia \+FUiiCs. 

 Allied to Woodsia.) 



Stove fern. Division ; peat and loam. Sum- 

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

 D. aspidioi'des (Aspidium-like). Yellow. July, 

 Java. 



DIAXE'LLA. (A classical diminutive 

 from Diana, the goddess of hunting; 

 the first discovered species being found 

 in a grove. Nat. ord., LUyivorts [Lilia 

 cere]. Linn., (J-Hexandria l-Monv- 

 yynia.} 



Greenhouse or frame bulbs. They would 

 answer in a mixed border of half-hardy bulbs 

 in front of a stove or greenhouse, with Anthe- 

 ricums, Albucas, Blandfordias. Cummingias, 

 and the like. All from New Holland, and with 

 blue flowers, except where specified. Seeds 

 sown in u slight hotbed in spring ; and division ; 

 loam and peat. Summer temp., 65 to /5 ; 

 winter, 40 to 48. 

 D. ceEm'le.a (sky-blue). 2. June. 1783. 



r.onge'sta (crowded). 2. June. 1820. 



divarica'ta (straggling). 3. July. 1805. 



ensifo'lia (sword-leaved). ]. White. Au- 



gust. East Indies. 1731. 

 ' Ice' vis (smooth). 2. August. 1822. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). 2. August. 1822. 



tiernoro'sa (grove). 2. August. East Indies. 



1/31. 



revolu'ta (rolled-back). 2. August. 1823. 



strumo'sa (swollen). i.i- March. 1822. 



