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purpose. It is a pretty little plant, nevertheless, and, in little 

 clumps, parted every year in order not to degenerate, it adds to 

 the beauty of the front rows of the flower-border. Propagated 

 only by parting the roots, in February or March. 



476. DELPHINUM.— See Larkspur. 



477. DEVIL-IN-A-BUSH.— Lat. Ni^ella Damascena. Is 

 about two feet high ; blows a sky-blue flower from June till Sep- 

 tember. Propagated by seed, sown in patches, ^\here it is to 

 remain. Likes a warm situation. Native of the south of France, 

 and an annual. 



478. DRAGON'S-HEAD.— Lat. Dracocephalam Austria- 

 cum. — ^From the south of Europe, perennial, from eight inches to 

 a foot high, sending up numerous stems, and blowing tufts of blue 

 or red flowers in July and August. Likes good rich earth, and is 

 easily multiplied by parting the roots, or by sowing in beds. Should 

 be separated at least every three years. 



479. DOLICHOS. — Lat. D. purpureus. A pretty climber 

 of the East Lidies ; grows ten or twelve feet high if trained up a 

 frame or a string ; and blows a beautiful pale lilac pendulous 

 flov^'er in June and July. Propagated by cuttings planted under 

 a hand-glass, or by seed, which ripens freely. 



480. EGG-PLANT. — Lat. Solanum melongena. An annual 

 plant, originally from Asia and America. About fifteen inches 

 in height, and blow^s white or violet flow^ers in June and July. 

 Bears a fruit which is eaten, but it is raised here only for the 

 curiosity of the egg-shaped fruit which it bears. It likes a light 

 rich soil, and is readily procured by sowing the seeds. 



481. ERYTHRINA.— See Coral Tree. 



482. FERRARI A, cwrM.— Lat. F. undulata. A party- 

 coloured singular flower with waved edges, the flower resembling 

 ia shape and position the tiger lily. Bulb. Flowers from February 

 to May. Propagate by ofl"sets. Treatment, similar to Ixias. 

 Flower opens in the moriiing and closes in the afternoon ; but 

 blows abundantly. 



483. FIG, the common Indian. — Lat. Cactus opuntia. From 

 America, where it grows on rocky places, and dry hills, and, in 

 the month of July, blows a yellow flower. This is a green-house 

 ])lant in England. It is very succulent, and should not be much 

 ^^atered except during the time that it is flowering, and then it 

 may have more water. Cuttings root readily in pots. Perennial. 



484. FIG MARIGOLD. —Lat. Me^emhnjantliemum hico- 



