ENCYCLOPH#DIA OF GARDENING. 
leaf-mould. Position, sheltered beds on rockeries, or in borders under 
shade of trees. Plant, Jan. or Feb. Top-dress in Feb. with well- 
decayed manure. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, pace! parts loam, leaf-mould, & sand. 
Position, Gin, pots, well drained, in cold frame Nov. to March, then 
in unheated greenhouse till after flowering, when stand outdoors. Pot, 
Nov. Water moderately when new growth appears, freely when in full 
growth. Propagate by seeds sown in pots of light sandy soil in cold 
frame in Sept. or March; division of crowns in Oct. or March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: D. Clevelandii, violet-blue, May, 1 ft., Oalifornia; 
Hendersoni, crimson and yellow, March, 6 in., Oregon; Jeffreyi, purple-rose, spring, 
6 in., California; Meadia, rosy purple, white and lilac, April, 12 in., N. America; 
Meadia album, white, Meadia lilacinum, lilac. 
Dog-berry (Cornus sanguinea).—See Cornus. 
Dog Rose (Kosa canina).—See Rosa. 
Dog-wood.—See Cornus. 
.Dog’s-Tooth Violet (Erythronium Dens-canis).—See Erythro- 
nium. 
Dolichos (Hyacinth Bean).—Ord. Leguminose. Greenhouse ever- 
green twiner. First introduced 1776. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts loam & peat, little sand. Position, 
well-drained pots, shoots twining round trellis, posts or pillars. Pot, 
Feb. Water moderately in winter, freely in summer. Temp., Sept. 
to March 50° to 55°; March to Sept. 55° to 65°. Propagate Te seeds 
sown in light soil in temp. 65° in March; cuttings inserted in sandy 
soil under bell-glass in temp. 65° in April. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: D. Lablab, rosy purple, July, 1 to 2 ft., Troptos. 
Doodia.—Ord. Filices. Greenhouse evergreen ferns. Nat. Aus- 
tralia. First introduced 1808. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part leaf-mould, charcoal 
& sand. Pot, Feb., March or April. Position, pots in shady part of 
greenhouse. Water moderately Sept. to March, freely afterwards. 
Temp., Sept. to March 40° to 50°; March to Sept. 50° to 60°. Propa- 
gate by spores sown on surface of sandy peat in pans under bell-glass 
in temp. 65° to 75° at any time. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: D. aspera, 6 to 8 in., Australia, and its varieties 
corymbifera and multifida; caudata, 6 to 12 in., Australia; media, 12 to 18 in., 
Australia and New Zealand. 
Doronicum (Leopard’s-bane).—Ord. Composite. Hardy her- 
baceous perennials. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary rich. Position, open borders, banks, or 
under shade of trees. Plant, Oct., Nov., March, or April. Propagate 
by division of roots in Oct. or March. This genus also does well in pots 
for early flowering in cold greenhouse, 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: D. austriacum, yellow, March, 18 in., Europe; caucasi- 
cum, yellow, April, 1 ft., Europe; Pardialanches, yellow, May, 2 ft,, Europe 
(Britain); plantagineum, yellow, March, 3 ft., Europe (Britain); plantagineum 
excelsum, an improved form. 
Doryanthes (Australian Giant Lily; Spear Lily)—Ord. Ama- 
ryllidacew. Greenhouse flowering plants. Orn. foliage. First intro- 
duced 1800. 
CULTURE: Equal parts loam & leaf-mould, little sand. Position, 
well-drained pots in light airy greenhouse. Pot, Feb., March, or April. 
Water very little Sept to April, moderately afterwards. Temp., Sept. 
to March 50° to 55°; March to Sept. 65° to 70°. Propagate by suckers 
removed from old plants & placed in small pots in temp. 55° to 65° 
at any time. 
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