44 BARR & SUGDEN'S SPRING SEEl5 CATALOGUE, 



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1183 Digitalis al'ba, pure white, 3 ft., British 0 3 



1184 „ au'rea, golden, 3 ft., from Greece 0 3 



1185 „ ferrugin'ea, ?rA/7c 6roM?«, very curious, 3 ft., from Italy 0 3 



1816 „ grandiflo'ra, .s7//j9AMr, 3 ft., from Switzerland 0 3 



1187 „ gloxiniajflo'ra, large, beautifully 57)o<fef/, flowers of various colours, 4 ft 0 4 



1188 ., Neve'dis, red, purple spotted, 3 ft 0 3 



1189 „ pi^i^cta'ta, white and crimson spotted, 3 ft., British . . .jr. 0 3 



1190 „ purpu'rea supcr'ba,/7ie/)Mrp/6', 3 ft., native of Europe 0 3 



1191 „ ro'sea alba, ro.ty zt"A«7e, 3 ft • 0 3 



1192 „ fine mixed, 3 ft 0 3 



DIOC'LEA, Nat. Ord. Legumino'sce. 

 A very beautiful half-hardy shrub of a twining habit, succeeding in any common soil. 



1193 Dioclea glycinoi'des, m/, flowering in handsome racemes, 3 ft., from Martinique 0 6 



DIOSPY'ROS (Date-plum), Nat. Ord. Ehena'cece. 

 An exceedingly ornamental hardy tree, bearing date-like fiuit ; succeeds in rich loamy soil. 



1194 Diospy'ros Virginia'na, yelloio and (jreen, 20 ft., from N. America 0 3 



Dl'PlACrS, Nat. Ord. Scrophulariwcece. 

 A very elegant free-flowering plant, with pretty Mimulus-likc flowers, growing freely in 

 any light soil. Greenhouse evergreen shrub, 



1195 Di'placus cardina'lis, scarlet, 2 ft., fi-om California 0 6 



DIPTERACAA'THUS, Nat. Ord. Acantlia'cece. 

 An exceedingly handsome warm greenhouse shrub, with beautiful Petunia-like flowers ; 

 succeeds best in sandy peat and loam. 



1196 Dipteracan'thus spectab'ilis, dark blue, 3 ft., from E. Indies 0 4 



DODOXJl'A, Nat. Ord. Terelinta'cece. 

 A stove evergreen shrub, succeeds in loam and peat. 



1197 Dodonae'a Burmannia'na, green, 6 ft., from E. Indies 1 0 



DORYC'XIUM, Nat. Ord. Lefjumino'sce. 

 A handsome hardy evergreen shrub, succeeding best in a dry soil. 



1198 Doryc'nium suffiutico'sum, zi7«7e, hardy perennial 1^ ft., from S. Europe 0 6 



DRAC/E'XA (Dragon-tree), Nat. Ord. Lilia'cecB, 

 A very ornamental tree, worthy of a place in every collection bf stove plants ; tlirivcs in 

 a light loamy soil. 



1199 Dracse'na Dra'co, ?< /a7c, 8 ft., from E. Endies 1 0 



DURAN'TA, Nat. Ord. Verbena' cece. 

 A veiy beautiful free-flowering plant, producing its flowers in graceful racemes, succeeds 

 best inLoam and peat. Greenhouse shrub. 



l^tii^Duran'ta Plumier'ii, pa/e bhie, 10 ft., fi-om S. America 0 4 



EB'EXrS, Nat. Ord. Ebena'cece, 

 An exceedingly pretty dwarf-growing half-hardy shrub, requiring peaty soil. 



1201 EVenus Cre'tica, pink, 1^ ft., from Candia » . . 0 3 



ECHI'NOPS (Globe-thistle), Nat. Ord. Compos'itce, 

 A strong-growing free-flowering plant of considerable beauty, suitable for large shrubbery 

 borders; grows freely in any soil Hardy perennial, 



1202 Echi'nops bannat'icus, blue ball, 3 ft., from Hungary 0 3 



E'CHIl'M, Nat. Ord. Boraginacece. 

 An exceedingly pretty little greenhouse shrub, producing its beautiful flowers in bunches ; 

 thrives in peat and loam. 



1203 E'chium can'dicans, blue, 4 ft., from Madeira 0 4 



EGG-PLANT (Sola'num ovi'gerum), Nat. Ord. Solano! cece. 

 A very singular and ornamental class of fruit-bearing plants, especially adapted for con- 

 servatory or drawing-room decoration ; thrive best in very rich light soil. Half -hardy annuals. 

 {For edible fruited varieties see Aubergine.') 



1204 Egg-plant, white fruited, \\ ft., from Africa 0 3 



1205 „ scarlet fruited, beautiful, with handsome dark green foliage, 1 \ ft., from Africa 0 3 



1206 „ violet fruited, \^ it., ftova. A{x\cdi 0 3 



