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DESMODIUM— DIODIA. 
hetrroph^t la, (p. J 2^.) stem 2-leaved; 
leaves ternate, petiolate ; leafets linear, 
sub-lanceolate, acute, entire, margin rough- 
ciliate ; radical leafets ovate-oblong, incise- 
ly and coarsely toothed. Very small. Cor- 
ymb about 9-tlowered. 
max''hna, (p. J. 2X.) leaves many, alter- 
jiate, on long petioles, ternate ; leafets sub- 
oval, incisely and acutely toothed, lateral 
ones lobed ; axils naked ; racemes lateral 
and terminal. 12-18 i. 
mitltiji'da, (p.) stem 2-leaved ; leafets ma- 
Jiy parted ; segments linear, somewhat 
acute. 10 i. S. 
DESMO'DIUM. 16—10. (.Legumimsa.) 
marylan"(lictivi, (Ju. Aug. p. 0.) stem 
erect, pilo.se, branching; leaves ternate; 
leaflets oblong, villose beneath ; stipules sub- 
ulate ; racemes paniculate ; legumes 3- 
ijointed, joints rhomboidal, reticulate, some- 
what hairy. 
obtii'sum, (Ju. Aug. TX-) stem erect or as- 
cending, pubescent ; leaves ternate ; leaf- 
lets ovate, obtuse, sub-cordate at base ; 
stipules lanceolate-subulate; panicle termi- 
na:l ; joints of the legume semi-orbiculate, 
reticulate, hispid. 2-3 f. 
akinia'nnm, (Ju. Aug. 2^.) stem erect, 
branching, pubescent; leaves ternate ; leaf- 
lets ovate-oblong and sub-deltoid, acute, 
macronate, scabrous beneath ; stipules lan- 
ceolate-cuspidate, racemes paniculate, brac- 
ted ; legumes with scabrous oval joints. 3 f. 
cilia' re, (Aug. li.) stem erect, branching, 
pubescent ; leaves ternate on short petioles ; 
leaflets small, oval-obtuse, pubescent un- 
derneath, fringed along the margin ; ra- 
cemes axillary and terminal, paniculate; 
joints of the legume (2-3) oval, hispid. 
IfEviga'tnm, (Aug. 21.) stem simple, erect, 
smooth, somewhat glaucous ; leaves ternate, 
on long petioles ; leaflets ovate, acute ; pan- 
icle terminal ; flowers in pairs on long ped- 
icels ; bracts ovate, acute, shorter than 
the flower-buds ; lower segment of the ca- 
lyx elongated ; joints of the legume trian- 
gular. 3-4 f. 
bracteo'svm,{A.nQ. 1/.) stem erect, smooth; 
leaves ternate ; leaflets oblong-oval, acumi- 
nate, smooth; stipules subulate; racemes 
terminal, few-flowered; bracts ovate-acu- 
minate, striate, glabrous ; legume with sub- 
oval joints. 3-5 f. 
DIAN"THUS. 10—2. {Caryophyllem.) [From 
dios, Jove, «ind anthos, flower, from its supe- 
rior elegance and fragrance.] 
arme'ria, (pink, r. Ju. @.) flowers aggre- 
gate, fascicled ; scales of the calyx lanceo- 
late, villo.se, equalling the tube. 1 f. 
barha'tus, (sweet-william, r. and w. Ju. 
.) flowers fascicled ; scales of the calyx 
ovate -subulate, equalling the tube ; leaves 
lanceolate. Ex. 
caryophyr'his. ^carnation or pink, and w. 
Tp.) flowers solitary; scales of the calyx 
sub-rhomboid, very short; petals crenate, 
beardless ; leaves linear-subulate, channel- 
ed. By rich culture the stamens mostly 
change to petals. Ex. 
arbor^'eus, (tree pink,) a variety of the 
larnatioD. 
chinevl'ns, (china pink, Ju. 0.) flowers 
solitary ; icales of the calyx subulate, 
spreading eafy, equalling the tube ; petals 
crenate , leaves lanceolate. Ex. 
plunta'vhn, (pheasant-eyed pink, r. and 
w. ^.) flowers solitary ; scales of the caljTC 
sub-ovate "ery short and obtuse, awnlessj 
corolla many J.eii, with the throat hairy 
Ex. 
carolin"iu ,^u,s, flowers aggregate ; pe- 
duncles long ; scales smaller than the tube 
S. 
delioi'des, (London-pride,) flowers small, 
panicled. 9 i. 
DIAPEN"SIA. 5—1. iConvolvuli.) 
lapponf'ica, (w. Ju. 21.) cespitose ; leaves 
spatulate, glabrous; flowers peduncled; 
anthers simple ; stem short ; leaves crowd- 
ed, fleshy, evergreen, entire. Mountains. 
anieifo'lia, (J. ^.) creeping; leaves 
lance wedge-form, pubescent below ; flow- 
ers sessile ; anthers horizontal, beaked at 
the base. 
DICHON"DRA. 5—2. (Convolvuli.) [From 
dis, two, chondi-os, seed.] 
carolin"ien''sis, (p. J. ^.) pubescent, 
leaves reniform-emaiginate; calyx villose 
ciliate, creeping. S. 
DIELY'TRA. 16—6. {Papaveracea.) 
formo'sa, (M. ^.) scape naked; raceme 
many-flowered, nodding; segments of the 
leaves oblong, pinnatifid ; spurs slightly 
curved, obtuse ; stigmas 2-angled ; root 
bulbous ; flowers rose-colored. Hills. 
exim"ia, (p-r. M. ^.) scape naked, sim- 
ple, few-flowered ; leaves bipinnate ; seg- 
ments linear, glaucous beneath ; spurs 2, 
short, obtuse, stigma 4-angled,which distin- 
guishes it from the preceding species. 
Scape 6-8 i. Root tuberous rather than 
bulbous. See Cokyda'lis. 
canade)i"sis, (g-w. p. A p.) spurs short, 
rounded ; wing of the inner petals project- 
ing beyond the summit ; raceme simple ; 4- 
6 -flowered. 
DIERVIL"LA. 5—1. (Capnfolia.) [From M 
Dierville, who first brought it from Arcadia.] 
hn'milin, (bush honeysuckle, y. Ju. 2^.) 
peduncles axillary and terminal, dichoto 
mous, 3-flowered ; leaves ovate, serrate 
acuminate. 2-3 f. 
DIGITA'LIS. 13—2. {Scrophulana.) [Fron 
digitus, a finger.] 
purpu'rea, (foxglove, p. Ju. $ .) leafeL 
of the calyx ovate, acute ; corolla obtuse 
upper lip entire ; leaves lance-ovate, rugose 
Ex. 
interme'dia, (p. Ju.) sepals lanceolate 
equal ; corolla slightly pubescent, uppe 
lip emarginate, 2-cleft; leaves pubescent a 
the margin and base. 
DILA'TRIS. 3—1. {IridecE.) [From dis, 
double, and latris, servant or attendant, be 
cause Bergms found two long, and one 
short stamen.] 
tinclo'ria, (red root, y. Ju. 2J.) leaves eii 
siform, shorter than the stem. Flowers in 
a corymBose panicle, woolly, yellow with 
in. 2 f. 
DIO'DIA. 4—1. (Ruhxacea.) [From diod» 
the wav-6ide.] 
