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Czackia, Aildrezjouski. In honour of Andre- 

 zousky Czack, a Russian botanist. Linn. 6, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Liliaceae. A pretty species, 

 producing abundance of elegant flowers ; it 

 prefers a good ricb loam and an open situa- 

 tion. It is readily increased by seeds, or di- 

 viding the roots. Synonyme : 1, Anlhiricum 

 lilidsirum. 

 liliastruni 1 . 'White . 5, H. Her. P. U S. Eur. . 1629 



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DABOBCIA. See Menziesia. 

 Dacha. An intoxicating drink, made 

 from the hemp (Cdnnabis sativa), and used 

 by the Hindoos under the name of Banghe, by 

 the Turks as Malach, and by the Hottentots 

 as Dacha. 

 Dacrydium, Banks. Derived from dalcru, a 

 tear ; in reference to the gummy exudation. 

 Linn. 21, Or. 10, Nat. Or. Taxacem. These 

 are ornamental plants, resembling the spruce 

 in appearance, except that the branches are 

 somewhat pendulous ; hence the English name 

 of D. cuprissinwm, New Zealand Spruce. A 

 mixture of sandy loam and peat suits them, 

 and ripened cuttings root in sand, under a glass. 

 Synonymes: 1, Thalamia cuprissina; 2, Ju- 

 niperus data. See Liboctdrus, Podocarpus. 

 cupr&ssinum 1 Apetal 5, G. Ev. T. 20 N. Zeal. . 1825 

 elatum 2 . . Apetal 5, G. Ev. T. 20 PuloPen. 1830 

 Franklinii . . Apetal 5, F. Ev. T. 20 V. D. L. . 1844 



Dacrymyces, Nees. From daJcru, a tear, and 

 myke, a fungus ; in allusion to Ijhe delique- 

 scent nature of the plants. Linn. 24, Or. 9, 

 Nat. Or. Agaricacew. Curious and minute 

 species of Fungi, found usually upon dead and 

 .partially rotten wood, in the early part of the 

 season — morifdrmis, stellatus, violaceus. 



Dactylan'thes. See Euphorbia. • 



Dactylicapnos, Wallicli. From dactylos, a 

 finger, and kapnos, fumitory ; alluding to the 

 berries being finger-shaped. Linn. 17, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Fumariacem. An interesting annual, 

 of a climbing character, succeeding in any 

 sandy soiL Synonyme: 1, DUlytra scdndens. 

 thalictrifdlia . 1 Yel. brn. 8, F. Ev. CI. 3 Nepal . 1831 



Dactylis, Linn. From dactylos, a finger ; the 

 head is divided so as fancifully to resemble 

 fingers. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Orami- 

 naceoz. An uninteresting genus of grasses, of 

 easy culture and propagation. Synonymes: 1, 

 Festuca antarctica, F. ctzspitdsa, F. flabellata. 

 See Rostraria. 

 glomerata . Apetal , 6, H. Grass. 1J Britain, mead, 



variegata . Apetal . 6, H. Grass. \ Gardens . 

 adscendens, ccespitosa, 1, cynosuroides, glailca, 

 glauctscens, hispdnica, littoralis, maritima, 

 patens, ripens. 



Dactylidm, Nees. From dactylos, a finger. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Botrytaccce. Found 

 on the mouldering stems of herbaceous plants 

 — pyrlferum, 



Dactyloctenium, Willd. From dactylos, a 

 finger, and kteis, a comb ; alluding to the digi- 



tate spikes. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Grami- 

 nacece, A plant of little merit, and of easy 

 culture. Synonyme: 1, Cynosilrus wgyptiacus. 

 segyptlacum . 1 Apetal 8, H. Grass. J Egypt . 1770 



Dactylon. See Cgnodon Ddctylon. 



D^dAlea, Persoon. From daedaleus, artificial ; 

 labyrinthine arrangement of sinuosities. Linn. 

 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Agaricaceoz. Tory minute 

 species of Fungi, found at all seasons on rotten 

 wood, trunks" of trees, &c— angusta, belulina, 

 biennis, Bulliardi, con/ragosa, gibbosa, quer- 

 cina, imicolor. 



D^MIA, R. Brown. The name given to it in 

 Arabia, where the first plant was found. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asclepiadaceoz. An 

 ornamental genus of twining plants, thriving 

 best in a mixture of sandy loam and peat. 

 Cuttings root freely in sand, or sandy soil, 

 under a glass. Synonymes: 1, Oyndnchum 

 blcolor; 2, O. extinsum ; 3, Asclepias scdn- 

 dens. 



bloolor 1 . White . 7, S. Ev. Tw. 6 E. Ind. ,. 1806 

 cordata . . White . 7, S. Ev. Tw. 8 Arabia . 1824 

 extensa 2 . White . 7, S. Ev. Tw. 3 E. Ind. . 1777 

 scandens 3 . White . 7, 8. Ev. Tw. 10 Gambia. 1824 



DjEm6norops, Blume. Name not explained. 

 Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Palmacece. Interest- 

 ing dwarf palms, requiring the same treatment 

 as other stove palms. See Zal&cca. 



.Daffodil.' See Narcissus. 



Dahlia, Cavanilles. In honour of Audrew 

 Dahl, a celebrated Swedish botanist, and pupil 

 of Linnaeus. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asle- 

 rdceoz. This exceedingly beautiful genus com- 

 prises almost an indefinite number of varieties, 

 all more or less showy in the flower-garden in 

 the autumn, when most other flowers have 

 faded. They are all of easy cultivation, grow- 

 ing freely in almost any soil, particularly if of 

 a sandy open nature. They may be raised 

 plentifully from seeds, which should be sown 

 early in the spring. After the flowering sea- 

 son is over, and the frost has damaged the 

 leaves and branches, the roots should be taken 

 up and placed in a secure dry place, excluded 

 from frost till spring, when they should be 

 divided and propagated, and brought on by 

 dung heat, in frames, for planting out in the 

 flower-garden in May or June. Cuttings will 

 root with great facility by merely breaking or 

 cutting off the young shoots, and planting 

 them in small pots in a warm frame heat ; 

 but this practice, as seeds grow so readily, ex- 



