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Deciduous, falling off. Leaves which are shed 

 annually are said to he deciduous ; as are trees 

 that annually lose their leaves. 



Deciduous cypress. See Taxbdium distichum. 



DecIpiens, deceiving, hy resemhling something 

 else. 



Declinate, curved downwards. 



Decoction, a preparation or digest, by boiling 

 water. 



Decodon, Gmelin. From deka, ten, and odous 

 (odontos), a tooth ; referring to the calyx 

 having ten teeth. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Lytliracece. This is a handsome border plant 

 when in flower, growing in any common soil, 

 and increased hy dividing the plant at the 

 roots. Synonyme : 1 , Nescea verticillata. 

 verticilfatus 1, Purple 8, H. Her. P. 2 2?. Amer. 1759 



Decompound : a leaf is said to be decompound 

 when it is often pinnated ; a panicle, when its 

 branches are also panicled. 



Decorticated, disbarked. 



Decumaria, Linn. From decuma, a tenth ; in 

 reference to the tenfold structure of some of 

 the flowers and fruit. Linn. 11, Or. 1, Sat. 

 Or. Philadelphacece. The species of this genus 

 are ornamental, and well adapted to training 

 against a wall or trellis ; they grow well in any 

 common soil, and may be increased by layers, 

 or cuttings planted in sand, under a glass, 

 blrbara . White 7, H. De. Tw. 4 Carolina . 1785 

 prostrata. White 7, H. De. Tr. 3 N. Amer. . 1820 

 sarmentbsa . White 7, H. De. Tw. 25 Carolina . 1758 



Decumbent, lying down. 



Decurrent, running down. 



Decursive, having a tendency to run down. 



Decussate, when two right lines cross each 

 other at right angles, they are said, to be de- 

 cussate. 



DeerIngia, R. Brown. In memory of Dr. 

 Charles Deering, an English botanical author. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amarantacece. Curious 

 but weak-growing plants. The seeds require 

 to be sown in a hothouse or hotbed, and when 

 of sufficient size the plants may be potted off 

 and placed among the stove plants. Syno- 

 nyme : 1, Celbsia baccata. 



celosioldes White . 9, S. B. 4 E. Ind. . 1804 

 indica . . . White . 10, S. B. 1J E. Ind. 1804 



Deflkxed, turned downwards. 



DepoliAtus, deprived of leaves. 



DIqraphis, Trinius. Derived from dis, twice, 

 and grapJw, to mark. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Graminuccai. "Worthless species of grass, 

 growing in any common soil, and increased by 

 divisions at the roots. Synonymes: 1, Phd- 

 laris arundinacca; 2, Arundo colorata — ame- 

 ricima 1, arundinacea 2, variegata. 



Dehiscent, gaping ; an expression applied to 

 the mode in which the anthers or the fruit 

 burst open and discharge their contents. 



Delesseria, Lamour. In honour of M. Ben- 

 jamin Delessert, a famous French botanical 

 patron. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Ccramiacece. 

 Beautiful species, of mostly deep green Alga, 

 found in the ocean and on the sea-shore — 

 alata, a. angusttssima, a. diiatata, Bonnemai- 

 sini, glandulbsa, gmelina, hypogUssum, lace- 



rata, ocellata, Plocamium, punctata, ruscifblia, 

 sanguinea, sinubsa, uncinata. 

 Delima, Linn. From delimo, to file or shave 

 off ; the leaves are used for polishing. Linn. 

 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Dilleniaceoz. Very fine 

 climbing plants, growing best in loam, peat, 

 and sand mixed ; ripened cuttings root in 

 sand, under a glass, in heat. Synonyme: 1, 

 Tetrdcera sarmentbsa. 



nitida . . . Yellow 6, S. Ev. CI. 10 Trinidad . 183ft 



sarmentbsa 1 . Yellow 6, S. Ev. CI. 10 Coylou . 1820 



Deliquescent, melting away upon exposure to 



air. 

 DELPnfNiUM, Linn. From dolphin, a dolphin ; 

 in reference to the supposed resemblance in 

 the nectary of the plant to the imaginary 

 figures of the dolphin. Linn. 13, Or. 3, Nat. 

 Or. Ranimculaccce. All the species of lark- 

 spur are showy, and valuable as border flowers, 

 especially D. Aj&cis and Consblida, both of 

 which are universally grown among the border 

 annuals. The herbaceous and perennial kinds 

 are increased by divisions or seeds, and the 

 annual and biennial kinds merely require sow- 

 ing in the open border, where they will flower 

 and seed freely. D. Consblida is regarded as 

 a simple astringent. Synonymes: 1, D. tri- 

 daclylon ; 2, D. MrsUtum ; 3, D. intermedium ; 

 4, 1). junccum; 5, D. ambiguum. See Con- 

 sblida. 



Aoonlti . . Purple 6, H. A. 1 Levant . 1S01 



Ajacis . . . Pink . 6, II. A. 1} Switarl. . 1573 



fl&rc-plbno . Varigt. (i, H. A. 1 Europe . 1573 



albiflbrum . .White 7, H. Her. P. 3 Armenia. 1823 

 alplnum . . Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 5 Hungary 181G 

 altalcum . . Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 3 Altaia . 1S29 

 ambiguum . Blue . 6, H. A. 2 Barbary . 1759 



amdmum . . Pa. bl. 7, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . 1818 

 azureum . . Lgt. bl. 7, H. Her. P. Carolina . 1S05 

 Barlbwii . . Dk. bl. 8, H. Her. P. 3 Eng. hvb. 

 cajraloum . . Blue . 6, H. Her. P. 2 Hybrid' . 1847 

 cardinale . . Scarlet 6, H. Her. P. 2 California 1854 

 cardiopetalum Bluo . 6, H. A. 1 Pyrenees 1818 



cheiWnthum . Dk. bl. 5, H. Her. P. 3 Siberia . ] S19 



multiplex . Az. bl. 7, H. Hor. P. 3 Gardens, 

 chinense . . Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 2 China . 1818 



fl&re-pleno . Dp. bl. 6, H. Her. P. 2 China . 

 Consblida . . Bluo . 4, H. A. 2 Eng. fields. 



flbro-pleno . Varigt. 6, H. A. 2 Eng. gards. 



crassicaule . Blue . 6, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . 1822 

 cuneatum . . Bluo . 6, H. Her. P. 4 Siberia . 1818 

 dasycarpum . Blue . 7. H. Her. P. 4 Caucasus 1819 

 decbrum . . Bluo . 0, H. Her. P. 3 Russia . 183S 

 diotyocarpum Bluo . 7, H. Her. P. 4 Siberia . 1817 

 discolor . . Bl. wt. 8, H. Her. P. 5 Siberia . 1834 

 divarioatum . Purple 7, II. A. 1 Persia . 1838 



datum . . . Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 6 Siberia . 1597 

 flegans . . . Blue . 7, H. Hor. P. H N. Amor. 



flbre-plbno . Blue . 7, H. Her. P. l| N. Amer. 1741 



ffle i6wti Bar .' } BIue • C - H - Hcr - P - 2 Hybrid, gards. 



exaltatum 1 . Bluo . 7, H. Her. P. 4 N. Amer. 1758 



ffssum . . . Blue . 6, H. Her. P. 4 Hungary 1816 



flexubsum . Blue . 5, H. Her. P. 2 Caucasus 1820 



gracile . . . Red . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Spain . . 1828 



grandiflbrum. Die. bl. 7, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . 1818 



album . . White 7, H. Her. P. 2 Gardens . 1818 



flbre-ple'iio . Dk. bl. 6, H. Hor. P. 2 Gardens, 



chinense . . Bluo . H. Her. P. 2 China . 1818 



Hulmii . . Bluo . 8, H. Her. P. 2 Eng. gards. 



pallidum. . Blue . C, H. Her. P. 2 Gardens, 



rilbrum . . Rd.pk. 8, H. Her. P. 2 Gardens, 



hybridum 2 . Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 3 Siberia . 1794 



intermedium. Blue . 8, H. Her. P. 6 Silesia . 1710 



ccerulescens. Lgt. bl. 7, H. Her. P. Gardens . 1S38 



laxum . . Blue . 5, H. Her. P. 6 Gardens. 



^rfy^ 3} BIuo ' 5 > H - Her - p - 6 ryrcuees. 



