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DBA 



D. margina'ta (bordered). August. Madagascar. 



Muuritia'na (Mauritian). 4. May. Mau- 



ritius. 1825. 



ova 1 tit (egg-shape-feawed). 2. August. 



Sierra Leone. 



purpu'rea (purple-/eawed). 15. June. East 



Indies. 1820. 



refle'xa (bent-back-/eai'ed). 4. June. Ma- 



dagascar. 1819. 



salicifo'lia (Willow-leaved). 



stria' ta (streaked). 4. April. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1820. 



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



1821. 



termina'lis (terminal). 10. June. East 



Indies. 1820. 



tessella'ta (chequered). Madagascar. 1816. 



umbra culi'f era (umbrella - bearing). 10. 



Mauritius. 1/88. 



DRACOCE'PHALUM. Dragon's Head. 

 (From drakon, a dragon, and kephale, a 

 head ; referring to the gaping flower. 

 Nat. ord., Lipivorls, or Labiates [Lami- 

 acesej. Linn., l-Didynamia \-Gym- 

 nospermia. Allied to Nepeta.) 



Annuals, by seed, in the open ground at the 

 end of March ; perennials by seeds and divi- 

 sions ; 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. Le- 



2. Blue. July. 



vant. 1711. 



Molda'vicum (Moldavian). 



Moldavia. 1596. 



albiflo'rum (white-flowered). 2. 



White. July. Moldavia. 1596. 



peregri'num (diffuse). 4- Purple. July. 



Siberia. 1759. 



thymiflo'rum (Thyme-flowered). 4- Purple. 



July. Siberia. 1752. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 D. Canarie'nse (Canary. Balm ofGilead). 3. 

 Pale purple. August. Canaries. 1697. 



chamadryoi'des (Germander-like). . Blue. 



July. 1823. Trailer. 



origanoi'des (Marjoram-like). &. July. Si- 



beria. 1829. Trailer. 



HARDY PERENNIALS. 



D. Altaie'nse (Altaic). 4. Purple. July. 

 Georgia. 1759. 



Argune'nse (Argun). 14. Blue. July. Si- 



beria. 1822. 



Austri'acum (Austrian), l. Blue. June. 



Austria. 1597. 



botryoi'des (Botrys-like). 3. Purple. July. 



Siberia. 1822. 



Ibe'ricum (Iberian). 1. Blue. July. Ibe- 



ria. 1820. 



integrifo'lium (whole-leaved) . Blue. July. 



Siberia. 182/. 



Mexica'num (Mexican). 2. Blue. July. 



Mexico. 1832. 



mi' tans (nodding). 1. Blue. July. Sibe- 



ria. 1731. 



palma'tum (hand-leaved). 14- Purple. July. 



Siberia, 1815. 



D. parviflo' rum (small-flowered). 4- Blue. 

 July. North America. 1825. 



pelta' turn (shield-leaved). 14. Purple. July. 



Levant. 1/11. 



pinna 1 turn (leafleted). Blue. June. Sibe- 



ria. 1822. 



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



North Europe. 1699. 



SiWricum (Siberian). 1. Blue. August. 



Siberia. 1760. 



DRACO'NTIUM. Dragon. (From dra- 

 /ton, a dragon ; referring to its spots 

 and streaks being like those on ser- 

 pents. Nat. ord., Orontiads [Oron- 

 tiaceaB]. Linn., 7-Heptandr'ta \-Mono- 

 gynla. Allied to Pothos and Orontium.) 



Stove evergreen creepers. Dividing the roots ; 

 fibry loam, and a little decayed clung and leaf- 

 mould. Summer temp., 6o'to 85 ; winter, 48 

 to 55. 



D.polyphy'llum (many-leaved). 2. May. In- 

 dia. 1759. 



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



DRACOPHY'LLU^I. (From drakon, a 

 dragon, and phyllon, a leaf; referring 

 to the long bracts, which resemble the 

 young leaves of the Dragon plant, Dra- 

 c<tna draco. Nat. ord., Epacrids [Epa- 

 cridacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria \-Mo- 

 nogynla. 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. 



secu'ndum (side-flowering) . 2. White. June. 



1823. 



DRACO 'PIS. (From drakon, a dragon, 

 and opsis, appearance ; referring to the 

 rays or florets. Nat. ord., Composites 

 [Asteracese], Linn., \tt-Syngenesia 3- 

 Superflua. Allied to Budbeckia.) 



Hardy annual. Seeds and divisions ; open 

 garden soil. 



D. amplexicau'lis (stem - clasping). Yellow. 

 July. Lousiana. 1793. 



DRAGON. Draco' ntium, and A' rum 

 draco' ntiitm. 



DRAGON'S-BLOOD. Caflamvs dra'co. 



DRAGON'S-HEAD. Dracoct' 'phahnn. 



DRAGON-TREE. Dracce'na dra'co. 



DRAINING is drawing away the sur- 

 face water, instead of allowing it to 

 chill the land by evaporation, and fur- 

 ther injuring the crops by an excessive 

 supply of moisture. There is scarcely 

 a garden existing that would not be 



