Dracaena 



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Dracocephalum 



both overhead anil at the root are the needful con- 

 ditions to produce the neat, elegant plants so much 

 in request for table decoration. Sanderiana is 

 naturally " leggy," and this must be corrected bv 

 frequent propagation ; moreover, old plants are 

 not so well variegated as young ones. Mealy bu" 

 and thrips are the chief insect enemies, but they 

 ought not to be allowed a footing, seeing that the 

 big leaves permit of the free use of the sponge. 

 Sponging \vli li skimmed milk will impart a greater 

 glossiness to tin- foliage. When employed in 

 dwelling rooms the plants should be taken out 

 each day and syringed thoroughly. No Dracaena 

 ought to be kept in a dwelling room for more than 

 .a fortnight; a week is often too much. They do 

 not like draughts. 



Principal Spades and Varieties : 



[Many of these are really members of the uvmis 

 Cordyline, but the popular mind refuses to call 

 .them anything but Dracaenas. Bearing this in 

 mind, and also with a view to save space, thev are 

 plaei-d here. The claims of many forms in the 

 subjoined lists to specific rank are very vague. 

 Numbers are mere varieties of the versatile termin- 

 alis, which has long been cultivated in the Tropics.] 

 albiwms, St., Ivs. gni., massangeana, much 



wh. bordered, like Lindenii, but the 



amahilis.st., Ivs. pk., wh., colours are wh. and 



grn., 24" to 30" loug grn., st. 



by 5" wide. godseffiana, Ivs. 3" long, 



;australis, 10' to ">()', Ivs. >'/' wide, grn., mottled 



2' to 8' long, 2" to 4" wh. like an Aucubu, 



wide:, sub-toy., flowers stems thin and wiry. 



sweet scented (.///. goldieana, Ivs. 6" to 9" 



indivisa of Hegel). long, 5" to 0" wide, 



argei t o-striatii, Ivs. st., grn., br., wh. ; very 

 grn.. striped wh. pretty and useful. 



-- Douci'tii. Ivs. a' to 3' Guilfoylei, Ivs. 14/ to 2' 



long, j" to 1" wide, at, long, st., wh., grn., 



grn., wh. (.//. indivixi pk. ; a var. of termin- 



aoUcetiana). alis. 



; Iciitigiuosa, Ivs. 2' to iudivisa, Ivs. 2' to 4', grh., 



y long, i" to 1" wide. grn. 



grh., pur. ; the form . atropurpurea, grh., 



Kussellii is handsome dark pur. 



(/ /(. 308). lineata, Ivs. 4" wide, 



lin .;ita, grh. grh., grn , pk. 



Rigoutsii, St., wh., gin. Veitchii, grn., with red 

 (ii/ii. Kigoutsii). ribs. 



rnhra, grh., Ivs. bronzy iudivisa (of Eegel, ace 

 grn., flushed ro. auatralis). 



Riis-it'llii, grh., Ivs. br., indivisa vera, Iva. verv 

 yel. midrib. leathery, 2' to 5 long, 



variegata, grh., grn., 2" to 4" wide, grh., 

 wh. grn., with yel. midrilis 



B;i]jtistii, Ivs. 14' to 2' (ft/us. iudivisa and 



long. st.. grn., yel., pk. aureo-liueata). 



bicolor, it', TVS. 4" to G" magnifies. Ivs. 1.'.' to 2' 



long, 2" to 3" wide, st. long, 6" to 10'' wide, 



oaaneefolia. Ivs. 1' to 3' st.. bronze pur. ; a var. 



loug, 1.1" to 4" wide, of terminalis. 



st., gni. ; a var. of margiuata, Ivs. 1' to 2' 



tenmnalu. long, G"to9" wide, grh., 



Chelsonii, st., dark grn., st., grn., very tough 



mottled crim. (*!/" graoilis). 



Cooperi, Ivs. 2' to 3' long. Hex, Ivs. 1' long, st. , 



H" to 4" wide, st., bronze grn. 



bronzy pur. sauderiana, 1" to .V, st., 



Draco, Dragon Tree, 60', wh., margined grn. ; a 



grh., grn., a huge ti. i . handsome plant which 



fragrans, G', st., grn., is at its liest when 



flowers fragrant. young. 



Ijimlenii, Ivs. 1' to 2' spleiiduns, st.. bronze gru., 

 long, l.V' to 3'," wide, margined iMrmine. 



st., yel., grn.; one of stricta, U' to 10', Ivs. IV 

 the most valuable to 2' long, 1" to 11" 



decorative Dracaenas, wide, grh., grn. 



congesta, grh., broader 

 leaves than type. 



terminalis, 10' to 12' st 



colours variable. 

 Weismanuii, st., red, wh. 



Other Species and Varieties f 



albo-rosra, st., grn., ro., imperialis, st., metallic 



red ; a var. of tcriiiin- gi-u. ; a var. of termiu- 



ahs. alis. 



amboynensis, st., ro., car. inscripta, st., grn., striped 



angusta, st., bronze grn. wh.; a vor.of terminalis 



arborea, 40', st. Laingii, St., grn. margined 



Banksii, ;">' to 10', Ivs. ;>' crim., wh. ; a handsome 



to 6' long, grh.. grn. hybrid. 



erythrorachis, grh., macrautha (now Broc- 

 grn.. red midribs. chinia cordylinoides) . 



Bartetii, St., bronze red ; madagascariensis, st., 



a garden var. grn. ; a pretty var. 



bellula, St., pur., red; a metallica, st., bronze pk., 



var. of terminalis. pur. petioles ; a var. of 



Broomfieldii.st., wh.,grn. terminalis. 



cemua (*? reflexa). mirabilis, st, bronze gni., 



Claudia, st., bronze gru., margined crim. 



flaked crim. norwoodieusis, st., gru. 



concinna, G', st., grn., yel., crim. 



margined pur., red. oruata, bronze grn., mar- 



cougesta (see stricta con- gined ro. pk. 



gesta). phrynioides, Ivs. 6" to 8", 



cuprea, st., metallic gpu. ; st., gni., spotted yel. 



a var. of terminalis. pulchella, st., red ; a var. 



Derinisonii, st. ,bronze pur. of terminalis. 



Doucetii ( australis reflexa, 12' to 15', st., grn. 



Doucetii). ("/"..cernua.salicifolia). 



Duflii, st., crim. robinsoniaua, st., bronze 



elliptica, 2' to 3', st., gni. gni., crim. 



maculata, st., Ivs, Runiphii(*w hookeriaua). 

 spotted yel. salicifolia (nee reflexa). 



excelsa, st., bronze gill., Saposchnikowii, 10' to 15', 



crim. : a form of St., gm. ; sub-arboreal. 



arborea. Smithii, 15', Ivs. 3' to 4' 



floribunda, G' to 8 , Ivs. long, st., grn. ; close to 



3' to 4' long. fragrans. 



gloriosa, st., gni., bronzy triumphans, st, blk., pur. 



or. (syn. Sliej)herdii) ) umbraculifera, 10' to 15', 



a var. of terminalis. Ivs. 2' to 3', st., grn. 



gracilis (.sre marginata). Williamsii, St., grn., 



hookeriana, Ivs. 2' to 4' striped chocolate, ro., 



loug, st., gni. , bordered yel. 



wh. (//. Bnmphii). Youngii, st.,gni., striped 



latifolia, broader Ivs. red. 

 than type. 



DRACOCEPHALUM. (DRAGO.N'SHEAD.) 

 Pretty border plants (ord. Labiatas), which are 

 valued for their rather singular flowers. The best 

 are hardy perennial plants, but a few annuals are 

 worth growing, though little seen. The annuals 

 and perennials are propagated by seeds, sown in a 

 frame or greenhouse in spring; the latter also by 

 division in spring. Light, rich garden soil is best. 

 Slugs must be kept from some of the species ; they 

 are particularly fond of grandiflornm. 



Principal Species : 

 anstriaram, U', Jy., bl. ; japonicum, 2', bl., wh. 



an ornamental bonier ruyschiauum, 2', Je., pur. 



plant. (>//*/. argunense). 



grandittorum, fi", ,Ty., bl.: speciosum, 1J', Je., pur. 



a charming Alpine 



altaicense). 



Other Species ; 



Moldavica, 1J', Jy., ami., parviflorum,6", Jy., aim., 

 bl. pur. (*;/. peregrinum). 



albiflonnn, wh. pinnatuni, 1J', Je.. bl. 

 nutans, 1', Jy., bl. Kii|ni , htii. 1J', Jy., bl. 

 origanoides. (i", Jy., hlf- thymiflornm, G", Jy., 



hdy. trailer. aim., pur. 



palmatum, 1J', Jy., pur. virginianuin (w 1'livso- 

 stegia virgiuiana). 



