Diehopogon 



( 294) 



Dichrostachys 



DICHOPOGON. 



A greenhouse perennial herb {ord. Liliacea;), with 

 a tuberous rootstock. Propagation, by division. 

 Soil, loam and leaf mould, with sand ; or peat may 

 be used instead of the leaf mould. 



Principal Species : 



striotus, iy, pur., flowers 1" to 1J" cliam., 

 scented like Heliotrope {syn. undulatus). 



DICHOPSIS. 



Evergreen stove trees {ord. Sapotaceas), valued 

 for their foliage, but in some cases as the source of 



positions. Some of the taller ones, such as 

 thyrsiflora, may be planted out under the shade 

 of Palms or other subjects. 



Principal Species : 



mosaica, 2', st., bluish 



wh., Ivs. lined wh. like 



mosaic. 

 gigantea, 2', st., bluish 



wh., Ivs. 9" long, 



5" wide, 

 pubesceus teeniensis, 



bluish wh., Ivs. striped 



wh. 



(s'f/. pubescens tal- 

 miensis) . 



thyrsiflora, 3' to 10',aut., 

 win., bl. The hand- 

 somest of all when well 

 grown. 



undata, 2', Ivs. undu- 

 lated, striped silvery 

 grey. 



DlANTHUS MOXSPESSULAXUS VAK. ALI'ESTIUS ; DWAKFEU THAN THE TYPE (see p. 292). 



gutta-percha, which is prepared from the milky 

 juice. Propagation, by cuttings in a propagating 

 c,ase. Soil, fibrous loam and peat, with a liberal 

 proportion of sand. 



Principal Species : 



Gutta, " Gutta-Percha " oblongifolia. 



{syn. Isonaudra Gutta). 



DICHORISANDRA. 



Description. Bold and handsome stove peren- 

 nials {ord. Commelinacese), some of which are 

 valued for their foliage, and others for their flowers. 

 The stems are mostly erect, with medium or large 

 leaves. 



Propagation. By seeds, in pans of light, peaty 

 soil in stove heat in spring. Division of the plants 

 when growth is commencing is another method. 



Soil. About one-third each of fibrous loam, peat, 

 and leaf mould, with a good dash of sharp silver 

 sand, will answer the purpose. 



Other Cultural Points. Most of these plants are 

 of easy culture in an ordinary collection of stove 

 plants, provided the glass is shaded in summer, 

 or the pots containing them are stood in shady 



Other Species : 



albo - marginata, .Ivs. oxypetala, 2', Aug., red. 



edged wh. picta, 6", Sep., bl. 



aubletiana, Aug., bl., yel. puberula, 3', Aug., bl. 



gracilis, IV, Aug., bl. Saundersii, 2 , Jy., wh., 



leucophthalmos, Je., vio. 



bluish wh. Sieberi, 1J'. 



ovalifolia, My., pur. vittata, Ivs. purplish, 

 with two wh. lines. 



DICHROA. 



A genus of stove shrubs {ord. Saxifrages), with 

 large flowers varying from blue to lilac. Propagated 

 by seeds or by cuttings of half-ripened wood in 

 heat. Fibrous' loam, leaf soil, and plenty of sand 

 will answer for compost. 



Only Species : 



febrifuga, large bl. berries {xi/n. Cyanitis). 



DICHROSTACHYS. 



Stove shrubs {ord. Leguminosie), allied to 

 Adenanthera and Neptunia, with flowers in two- 



Diclinsema {see Mirbelitf). 

 Dicliiia (see Ai/athosma). 



