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Dietes, Salisbury. From dis, twice, and etes, 

 an associate ; the genus is nearly related to 

 Iris and Mordsa. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Irid&cece. The plants of this genus are very 

 ornamental, and for culture, &c, may be re- 

 ferred to Iris. Synonymes: 1, Iris Ucolor ; 2, 

 Mordia catenul&ta; 3, Iris inorccoldes, Mordia 

 iridioldes. 



bloolor 1 . . Yel.drk. . 6, F. Her. P. 2 

 catenulata 2 . Wht. brn. 6, F. Her. P. 1 Madag. . 1826 

 iridioldes 3 . Wht. brn. 7, F. Her. P. i C. G. H. 175S 



Dietetics, relating to food or diet. 



Diff6bm, different forms ; used to express irre- 

 gularity. 



Diffuse, scattered, widely spread. 



DigitAlis, Linn. Derived from digital?, the 

 finger of a glove ; in allusion to the resem- 

 blance the flower hears to the finger of a glove. 

 Linn. 1i, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Scrophulariacece. 

 The species are mostly very showy border 

 flowers, growing in any common garden soil. 

 The tender kinds are best planted in potSj, so 

 that they may have the protection of the frame 

 in winter. According to De Candolle, the 

 powdered leaves, or an extract of, them, pro- 

 duce vomiting, dejection, and vertigo, increase 

 the secretion of saliva and urine, lower the 

 pulse, and'even cause death. Synonymes: 1, 

 I), grandiflbra ; 2, D. hjjbr'idaj 3, parviflbra; 

 4, intermedia, 5, amligua; 6, crubGscens ; 7, 

 I). micrAntha, D. htfbrida piirpur&seens. See 

 Isoplixis, JRehmdnnia, and Plerostlgma. 

 amblgua 1 . Lgt. yel. 7, H. Her. P- 3 Switzerl. . 1596 

 aurea . . . Brown . 7, H. Her. P. 3 Greece . 1S16 



C uj5»2 1 r } Bi - yei - • r ' H - Her - p - 3 Ens - gards - 



eryosfefchya Brn.yel. 7, H. B. 3 Russia . 1S27 



ferruginea . Brown . 7, H. B. 3 Italy . . 1597 



ffilva . . . Brown . 6, H. Her. P. 3 



fuscescens . Red . . 7, H. Her. P. 2} Hungary . 1823 



hybrida . . Pk.wht. 7, H. Her. P. 2 Hybrid, gards. 



laciniata . Yellow . 6, H. Her P. 2 Spain . . 1827 



tevigata . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Hungary . 1816 



lanitta . . Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. 2 Hungary . 17S9 



leueopb*a . Wt. brn. 6, H. Her. P. 2 Greece . 1788 



lutea 3 . Lgt. yel. 7, H. Her. P. 2 France . 1629 



fucata . . Yel. red 6, H. Her. P. 2 S. Europe . 



lute'scens . Yellow . 7, H Her. P. 2 



mfedia* . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 2 Germany . 1S17 



micrantha . Yel brn. 7, H. Her. P. 2 Switzerl. . 1817 



minor . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. £ Spain . . 1789 



nervdsa . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 1 . 1836 



obscura . . Orange . 6, F. Ev. S. 1 Spain . . 1778 



ochroleuca 5 White . 6, H. Her. P. 3 Europe . 



orientalis . White . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Levant . 1820 



parvifldra . Brown .,7, H. Her. P. 1 . 1798 



purpuras- \ p;nk 6 H Her p 2 Germany . 1776 



cens 6 . ) 



purpurea . Purple . 7, H. B. 3 Brit, woods. 



aba . . White . 7, H. B. 3 Brit, hedges. 



superba . Pk. pur. 7, H. Her. P. 3 Hybrid . 1S42 



rfgida . . Yel. red 6, H. Her. P. 1J 



sibirica . . Yel. red 7, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . 1826 



Thapsi . . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. 1£ Spain . . 1752 



tomentdsa . Bed . . 7, H. Her. P. 3 Portugal . 1818 



tubifl6ra . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 2 



■viridifl&ra . Green . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Levant . 1827 



DigitAeia, Sclirader. Derived from digitus, a 

 finger ; alluding to the singular manner in 

 which the heads are divided. Linn. 3, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Graminacece. A genus of grasses, all 

 the species of which are uninteresting. They 

 grow in any common soil, and may be multi- 

 plied by seeds. Synonymes: 1, D. humifdsa; 



2, Milium ./"K/orme— aigyptiaca, aftinis, bar- 

 bhta, bicdrnis, bifdrmis, ciliSiris, eriogona, fili- 

 formis, glabra 1, lineiuis, margin&ta, paspa- 

 laides, Koxburghii 2, sanguinalis, villosa. 



Digitated, fingered, shaped like the hand 

 spread open. 



Digitifoem, formed like fingers. 



DignAthe, Lindl. Name not explained by 

 the author. Linn. 20, Or, 1, Nat. Or. Orclri- 

 dacece. This is a genus nearly allied to As- 

 tasia. The species have no particular beauty. 

 Treatment the same as other Mexican epi- 

 phytes, 

 pygmsea . Gr. yl. sp. . 6, S. Epi. J Mexico . 



DfoRAPHis. See Degraphis. 



DlGYNlA. The second order in the Linnsean 

 system of botany ; from dis, twice, and gync, , 

 a. woman. Flowers having two styles. 



Digynoits, having two styles, or female organs. 



Dilated, widened. 



DlLATltls, Linn. Meaning unexplained. Linn. 



3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Hcemodoracece. Ornamental 

 plants, growing about a foot high in sandy 

 peat ; they are readily propagated by seeds or 

 divisions. 



corymbisa . Purple . 5, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. 1790 

 paniculata . Blue . . 6, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. 1825 

 visedsa . . . Blue . . 5, G. Her. P. i C. G. H. 1795 



DilivAeia, Juss. See Acdnthus ilicifllius. 



Dill. See Anethum. 



Dillenia, Linn. After the celebrated professor 

 of botany at Oxford, John James Dillenius, 

 author of Hortus Elthamensis, &c. Linn. 13, 

 Or. 6, Nat. Or. Dilleni&cece. A splendid tree, 

 which thrives well in the collections of this 

 country. It grows best in a light loamy soil, 

 or loam and peat ; ripened cuttings, not de- 

 prived of any of their leaves, will root in sand, 

 under a glass, in heat. The young calyxes 

 are used in curries by the inhabitants of Ben- 

 gal. See CobSrtia, Tetrdcera, and Wbrmia. 

 speci&sa . . Wht. yel. 4, S. Ev. T. 25 E. Ind. . 1S0O 



DlLLENiACE^E, or DlLLENlADS. An order con- 

 sisting principally of trees, shrubs, and under- 

 shrubs, nearly allied to magnoliads, and pos- 

 sessing considerable beauty. Some are fruit- 

 bearing and others form fine timber trees. 



Dillwynia, Smith. In honour of Lewis Weston 

 Dillwyn, F.R.S., L.S., &c, a well-known 

 British botanist. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Fabaceas. Very elegant shrubs when in flower, 

 and well worthy of cultivation in every collec- 

 tion. They grow from one to four feet high, 

 in an equal mixture of loam, peat, and sand, 

 with the pots well drained. Cuttings of the 

 young wood root freely in sand, under a glass. 

 See Eutdxia, Chorozema, and Pultencea. 

 acicularis . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. 1* N Hoi. . 1826 

 cinerascens . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 N. S. W. . 1S19 

 cinnabatina Bed . . 5, G. Ev. S. 1$ N. Hoi. . 

 clavata . . Yel.brn. 5, G. Ev. S. lj Swan E. . 1839 

 ericifdlia. . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 N. S. W. . 1794 

 floribunda . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 N. S. W. . 1794 

 glaberrima . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 N. S. W. . 1800 

 glycinifblia . Or.rose. 4, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. . 1830 

 juniperlna . Yellow . 5. G. Ev S. 2 V. D. L. . 1813 

 parvifblia . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 N. S W. . 1S00 

 phylicoldes . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. . 1824 

 pungens . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 Australia . 1825 



