Doodia 



( 306 ) 



Dorstenia 



plants. Cayeuxii is the first hybrid that has been 

 raised. 

 Principal Species : 



acufcmgula, 10', red (/.. 



aiigulitta and Astrapaea 



tiharfolia). 

 BurgessiiE, 10', Aug., Dec., 



wh., blotched ro., showy. 

 cannabina (.'/- Astrapa>a 



viscosa). 



DOODIA. 



A genus of pretty greenhouse Ferns (ord. Filices). 

 ThejT are easily raised from spores, sown when 

 ripe, and placed in a cool, close frame. They like 

 a compost of two parts of good loam, one part of 



Cayeuxii, pk., a hybrid 

 between (Astrapaea) 

 Masters!! and Wallichii. 



ferruginea, IS', wh. 



Mastersii, wh., fragrant. 



viburuiHora, l.V,Feb.,wh. 



Other Species and Varieties : 



blec-himides, 15" to 18". kuuthiana. 



dives, 1 ' . luuulata (we media). 



DOREMA. 



Hardy herbaceous perennials (ord. Uiubelli ferae), 

 easily increased by seeds sown when ripe, and 

 doing well in any ordinary garden soil. Ammoni- 

 acum, 7', June, white, produces the Gum Ammoniac 

 of commerce. It is of no value in decorative 

 gardening. 



DORONICUM. (LEOPARD'S BANE.) 



Showy spring- and summer-flowering hardy 



perennial plants (ord. Composite) of much service 



for beds and borders ; valuable for planting by the 



side of water, or in moist, shady places ; prupa- 



DollOXICl'M CAUCASICUM. 



leaf mould, and sand. Plenty of water must be 

 given at all times. Doodias are easy to grow, and 

 the rose and claret coloured tinting of the young 

 fronds in aspera and media and their varieties is a 

 great attraction. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 



aspera, 6" to 8". 



corvmbifera, 6" to 15", 

 crested. 



cristata (see p. 304) . . 

 ~- multifida, 6" to 18", 



forked, claret coloured 

 when young, 

 caudata, 6" to 12", ter- 

 minal pinna very long. 



coufluens (*//" line- 

 aris) is sometimes seen. 



harryaua, more vigor- 

 ous. 



multifida, frond tips 

 crested (see p. 305). 



media, 1 to H', very 

 vigorously;;, lunulata). 

 There are several vars., 

 of which Brackenridgei, 

 coimexa, duriuscula, 

 Milnei, aud Moorei are 

 the best. 



Donax (see Arundo). 



Donia '(of (f. Don, see Clianthm). 



Donia (nf R. Brown, see trrindelia). 



Any 



gated by division in spring or early autumn 

 good garden soil, well manured, will do. 



Principal Species : 

 austriacum, 1' to 1J', 



Mch., yel. A valuable 



early-blooming plant, 

 caucasicum, 1', Ap., yel. 



Resembles preceding, 



but has solitary flowers 



(see figure). 



Other Species : 

 Columme, li", Ap., yel. 

 dentatum, 1', My., yel. . 

 macrophy lluin , 'I' , Jy . ,y el. 



DORSTENIA. 



Curious plants (ord. Urticacerc), with green 

 flowers on a flat, leafy receptacle. They are of easy 



Dorcocrras (see Him). 



Doria {of Adanon. see SnUdaffo). 



J>uria (of Lesiiny, see Othtmna). 



plantagineum, 3', Mch., 

 yel. A capital border 

 plant, which gives 

 flowers far into aut. 



excelsum, 5' (*>/>t. 

 Harpur Crewe), supe- 

 rior to the type. 



Pardalianches, '2', My., 



yel. 

 scorpioides, 1', My., yel. 



