04 l:)lAPENSlA-Dli^SACUS. 



subulate, channelled. By rich culture the stamens mostly change to pe- 

 tals. Ex. 



cldnen"sis, (china pink, Ju. ©.) flowers solitary ; scales of the calyx subu- 

 late, spreading, leafy, equalling the tube ; petals crerlate ; leaves lanceo- 

 late. Ex. 



pluma'rius, (pheasant-eyed pink, r. and w. T2.) flowers solitary ; scales of the 

 calyx sub-ovate, very short and obtuse, awnless; corolla many-cleft, with 

 the throat hairy. Ex. 



carolin"ia'nus, tloWers aggregate ; peduncles long; scJtles smaller than the 

 tube. S. 



deltoi'des, (London-pride,) flowers small, panicled. 9 i. 



DIAPENSIA. 5-1. CConvolvuli.) 

 lavpon"ica, (w. Ju. %..) cespitose ; spatulate, glabrous ; flowers peduncled 5 

 anthers simple, stem short; leavescrowded, fleshy, evergreen, entire. Moun- 

 tains. 



l)ICHONDRA. 5—2. (CoHvolvuli.) [From dis, two, chondroS, seed.] 

 caroli)i"ien"sis, (Tp. J. I7.) pubescent; leaves reniform-emarginate ; calyX vil- 

 lose, ciliate, creeping. S. 



hiCLYTllA. 16—6. {Papavracem.) 

 formo'sa, (M. Ij.) scape naked ; raceme many-dowered, nodding; segment^ 

 of the leaves oblong, pinnatifid ; spurs slightly curved, obtuse ; stigmas 3- 

 angled ; root bulbous ; flowers rose-coloured. Hills. 

 cxim,"ia, (p-r. M. T^.) scape naked, simple, few-flowered; leaves bipinnate; 

 segments linear, glaucous beneath ; spurs 2, short, obtuse, stigma-angled, 

 which distinguishes it from the preceding species. Scape 6-8 i. Root 

 tuberous rather than bulbous. 



niERVILLA. 5—1. (Caprifolim.) [From M. Dierville, who first brought it from Arcadia.] 

 hu'milis, (bush honeysuckle, y. Ju. %.) peduncles axillary and terminal, di 

 chotomous, 3-flowered ; leaves ovate, serrate, acuminate. 2-3 f. 

 DIGITALIS. 13—2. (Scrophularice..) [From digitus, a finger.] 

 purpu'rea, (foxglove, p. j^u. 1^.) leafets of thfe csllys ovajte, acute ; corolla ofe 

 tuse ; upper lip entire ; leaves lance-ovate, rugose. Ex. 



OIODIA. 4—1. (RubiacecB.) [From diodos, the way-side.] 

 virgini'ca, smooth ; stem procumbent ; leaves lanceolate, opposite, acute, 

 scabrous on the margin ; fruit crowned by the 2-lobed calyx ; stem smoothj 

 slender, and purple ; flowers white, solitary. {% Sept.) 

 DIONjEA. 10 — 1. {Hypericem.) [FrottiUitme, one of the names of Venus.] 

 musci.p"ulaj (Venus' fly-trap, w. %.) radical leaves, with terminal, ciliate ap- 

 pendages, somewhat resedibling a rat-trap; this is suddealy closed, on being 

 irritated. S. 

 DIOSCOREA. 20—6. (Asparagi.) [From Dioscorides.] 

 viUo'sa, (May, %.) leaves alternate, opposite, verticillate, cordate, sicuminatei, 

 pubescent beneath, 3-nerved. .Woods. Stem climbing. 12 feet high. 

 Flowers small, in panicles. The yam-root Of the Indies is obtained froiii 

 a species of this plant. 

 bidSPYROS. 20—8. {Rhododendra.-) 

 virgin"iaiia, (persimmon, g-y. May, Tji.) leaves Ovate, alternate, oblong, acti- 

 minate, reticulately veined, nearly smooth; petioles pubesceiit; flowers 

 solitary, axillary ; fruit as large as a commoli plum, golden yellow. S. 



DIPHYLLIA. 5—1. (Berberides.) [From dis, double, phullon, leaf.] 

 cymo'sa, (w. J. %.) very glabrous; leaves sub-palmate, angularly lobed^ ser- 

 rate; cyme many-flowered. &'. 



DIPSACtS. 4—1. (Dipsacem.) 

 sylvp.s"tru, (wild teasel, w-b. Ju. t^.) leaves rarely (Jonnate, opposite; SCaleiS 



of the receptacle straight; invoUicrum curved Upward. 3-4 f. S. 

 fullo'nwn, (teasel, w. Ju. rf.) leaves sessile, serrate ; chafT hooked. 3-6 f. 



