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D. difftisum is a valuable fodder plant. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Hedflsarum glutinbsum ; 2, H. apa- 

 rlnes; 3, H. adscindens ; 4, H. canaddnse ; 5, 

 H. canisccns ,- 6, H. capitatum; 7, H. cuspi- 

 dalum; 8, //. gangSticum ; 9, H. gj)rans; 10, 

 H. latifblium ; 11, H. maculatum; 12, H. 

 maloxophfillum ; 13, H. marildndicum ; 14, 

 H. multiflbrum ; 15, B. obtusum; 16, H. 

 paniculalum ; 17, H. caniscens; 18, B. sagit- 

 tatum; 19, if. serotinum; 20, iT. lomentbsum ; 

 21, i/. tortubswm; 22, if. trigbnum ; 23, if. 

 iriflbrum ; 24, if. triqultrum ; 25, if. wnfei- 

 latum; 26, if. viridifldrum. 

 acuminatum 1 Pur. 7, S. Her. B. 2 If. Amer. . 1S05 

 alatum . . . Pur. 7, S. B. 3 B. Indies . 1817 



angustifblium Pur. 7, S. Ev. S. 2 Mexico . . 1S24 

 auriculatum . Pur. 7, S. B. 5 Timor . . 1819 



bracteatum . Pur. 7, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. . 1818 

 brasiliense . Pur. 7, S. Ev. S. 2 Brazil . . 1819 

 cajanifdlium . Blue 7, S. Ev. S. 2 Caraccas . 1820 

 cephalotes . .Pur. 7, S. Ev. S. 2 E. Indies . 18-23 

 ciliare . . . Violet 7, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. . 1823 

 rinercum . . Pur. 7, S. Ev. S. 2 Mexico . . 1820 

 colllnum . Pur. 7, S. Ev. S. 2 E. In lies . 1816 

 dubium . Pa.red 7, S. Ev. S. 2 Nepal . . 1824 



glabellum . . Pur. 7, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. 

 gyrans 9 . Pur. " 7, S. B. 2 E. Indies . 1775 



gyroldes .Pur. 7, S. B. 4 E. Indies .1817 



bam6sum . . Pur. 7, S. Ev. S. 2 E. Indies . 1818 

 incanum . Pur. 7, S. Ev. S. 2 Jamaica . 1S18 

 lactcum . . Pur. 7, S. Ev. S. 2 Maurit. . 18:6 

 lasiocarpum . Pur. 7, S. Ev. S. 3 Guinea . . 1823 

 latifolium 10 . Pur. 7, S. Ev. S. 2 Cbina . . 1S18 

 nudifldrum . Pur. 7, S. Her. P. 1 H. Amer. . 1723 

 nutans . . . Pur. 7, S. Ev. S. 2 E. Indies . 1823 

 paniculatuml6Pur. 7, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. .1781 

 paucifl&rum . White 7, H. De. Tr. 2 N. Amor. . 1818 



*$££' ] White 7, S. # B. 3 Nepal .1820 

 reniforme . . Pur. 7, S. B. 2 E. Indies . 1820 



'liunfl?" . } Whito 7 > H - De - Tr - 2 N - Amer - • 1T33 

 spectacle .' . Pur. 7, S. Ev. S. 2 Maurit. . 1826 

 stipulaeeum . Pur. 7, S. Her. P. 1 Mexico . . 1S24 

 suplnum . . Pur. 7, S. Ev. Tr. J W. Indies . 1816 

 triquetrum 24 Pur. 7, S. B. 1 E. Indies . 1802 



trinervium . Par. 7, S. Ev. S. 2 . 1S20 



AparXnes 2, adscindens, ccer&lcum, dsperum, ca- 

 nade'me 4, canisccns 5, capitatum-, cuspidatum 

 7, diffusum, diversifblium, gangUicum 8, guia- 

 ninse, hetcropJifillum, Leschenahltii, macul&tum 

 11, malacophfilluvi 12, marildndicum 13, mul- 

 tifldrum 14, obtusum, 15, retusum, sagittMvjn, 

 18, serotinum, 19, spirale, tenillum, tomen- 

 tbsum 20, tortubsum 21, trigbnum 22, tri- 

 flbrum, 23, umbellalum 25, viridiflbrum 26. 

 Desm<5ncus, Martins. From desmos, a bond, 

 and ogkos, a hook ; the tendrils at the apex of 

 the leaves are connected. Linn. 21, Or. 6, 

 Nat. Or. Palmaccoe. A very ornamental genus 

 of palms, delighting in sandy loam, and re- 

 quiring precisely the same treatment as the 

 other genera belonging to the same tribe, 

 americanus . Straw . 6, S. Palm 6 St. Vincent . 1S24 

 diibius ' . . Straw . 5, S. Palm 6 Trinidad . . 1824 

 orthacanthus Straw . 5, S. Palm 6 Brazil . . . 1822 

 polyacantbus Straw . 5, S. Palm 6 Brazil . . . 1822 



Despumate, to throw off in froth or scum. ' 

 DESVAfrxiA, R. Brown. In honour of N. Des- 

 vaux, a French botanist. Linn. 1, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Dcsvauxiaccce. A plant of easy culture, 

 merely requiring to be sown _ in light soil, and 

 treated as other common stove animals. 

 Billardieri . Green . 6, S. A. 1 N. Holl. . 1823 



DesvauxiAoe^ OE Beistlbworts. A small 



order of little tufted herbs resembling sedges. 

 They are all natives of N. Holland and the 

 South Sea Islands. 

 Detaeium, De Candolle. From Detar, the name 

 of the tree in Senegal. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Fabacecs. For culture, &c, see Copaifera. 

 Senegalense . Green . S, S. Ev. S. 2 Senegal . 1822 



Detergent, deteesive, having the power of 

 cleansing. 



DeJjtzia. TJiunbcrg named this genus in com- 

 pliment to John lieutz, sheriff of Amsterdam, 

 and one of his patrons. Linn. 10, Or. 3, Nat. 

 Or. PhiladclpMcece. Very ornamental plants, 

 producing white flowers, not so large as the 

 snowdrop, but many together, in numerous 

 clusters on the young branches ; the foliage 

 is dark green. They thrive in any garden soil, 

 and may be propagated with facility by cut- 

 tings or layers. 



cane"scens . . "White 5, G. De. S. 4 Himalayas . 

 corymbdsa White 5, H. Ev. S. 4 Himalayas . 1838 

 crenata . . White 5, G. De. S. 4 Himalayas . 

 fldre-pleno . White 5, G. De. S. 4 Gardens . . 

 gracilis . . Wbite 4, H. De. S. 2 Japan . . 1843 

 seabra . . White 5, H. De. S. 6 Japan . . 1833 

 stammea . . White 4, H. De. S. 4 Himalayas . 1841 



Devil's apples. See Dat&ra Stramonium and 

 Mandrdgora officinalis. 



Devil's bit. See Succisa. 



Devil's dungl See Firula assafdetida. 



Devil's dye. See Indigofera. 



Devil's fig-. See Arq&mone mexicana. 



Devil's leaf. See Xirtica urentissima. 



Devil's milk. See Euplibrbia Piplus. 



Devil's wort. See Plumbago sedndens. 



Dewaz. See Vitis vinifera. 



Dewberry. See Ru-hus ccesius. 



DEYEtnuA. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Grami- 

 nacece. "Weeds of simple culture. Synonymes: 

 li CalamagrSstis stricta ; 2, O. purpurascens ; 

 3, Agrbstis arundinacea— acutifldra, &mula, 

 Billardieri, conflnis, Hostii, Langsd&rfu, lap- 

 pdnica, montana, negldcta 1, purpurascens 2, 

 sylvdtica 3. 



Dhace, a dye made in India with the flowers of 

 Grislea tomentosa and Moriuda. « 



Dhoona, a fragrant resin obtained from Shdrea 

 robusta, and used in the Indian temples as 

 incense. 



Diacalpe, Blume. Derivation unknown. Linn. 

 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Polypodiaceai. Stove ferns, 

 aspidioldes . . Yellow . 7, S. Her. P. 1 Java. 



DlADELPHOUS, when stamens are connected into 

 two bodies. 



DlALfsSA, Lindley. Linn. 11, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Orchidaceas. 

 pulchella . Yellow . 1, S. Ter. Oich. i Tolima . 1843 



Diandeous, having two stamens. 



Dianella, Lambert. Derived from Diana, the 

 sylvan goddess ; on account of the plants grow- 

 ing in woods. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Li- 

 lwcca>. A genus of very ornamental plants, 

 requiiing, to grow them well, a mixture of 

 loam and peat ; they are easily increased by 

 divisions, or seeds. Synonyme : '1, Drac&na 

 ensifblia. 



ccerulea . . Blue . 6, G. Tu. P. 2 N. Holland 1783 

 congesta . . Blue . 6, G. Tu. P. 2 N. Holland 1820 



