D A I D A L
p l a c e d in a secure dry place, excluded from frost,
t i l l spring, when they should be divided and propaiçaîed,
and brought on, by dung heat , in frames,
-or planting out in the flower-garden in May or
J u n e . Cuttings will root with great facility^ by
m e r e l y breaking or cutting off the young shoots,
a n d planting them in small pots, in a wa r m frame
h e a t ; but this practice, as seeds grow so readily,
except for very rare kinds, is more troublesome
t h a n protitable. Synonymes: 1. Dahlia frustraneafulgens.
2. Georgina pimiata.
CervHntêsïI
croeâtiî, i
fnibtrñnéil
auräiUhl
crôcèâ
lûtéâ .
superfliul, 2
Scavlet . 8, H. Her. P. Mexico . .
Scarlet . 7, H. Tu. P. Mexico . . 1802
Scarlet . 10, H. Tu. P. Mexico . . 1802
Orange . 10, H. Tn. P. Mexico . . 1802
Yellow . 10, H. Tu. P. Mexico . . 1802
Sulphur . 10, H. Tu. P. Mexico . . 1802
Purple . 10, H. Tu. P. Mexico . . 1789
D i t s , Linn* The der ivat ion of the name is unknown.
Linn. 10, Or, 1, Nat., Or. Thymelacete. This is an
i n t e r e s t i n g species, m u c h like the Rhus cotinus, in
i t s leaves; it grows in a m i x t u r e of peat and loarn,
and is increased f rom cut t ings of the roots, kept in
a war m situation, and sometimes f rom seeds,
cotinifülíit . , . Wht. grn. 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1776
Da i s y , see BSllis. t^ M
D a l b e r g l a , Linn, In honour of Nicholas Dalberg, a
S w e d i s h botanist. Linn. 19, Or. 4, Nat . Or. Leguminusce.
Ornamental stove species, d e l ight ing most
i n sandy loam and peat ; cuttings strike, if planted
i n sand, under a glass
alátü . .
Barcláyl
Crowél . .
emarginátá
frondosá •
lalifóllií. ,
inarginfitií .
ougeinénsis
panieulatá .
vimosü . •
robüstá . •
rabiginOsá .
scándens •
SissoO . .
stipulácéá .
tamarindifóliá
Telfaírn .
timoriensís .
volübllls .
Da l í í a , Linn. In honour of Thoma s Dale, a n English
b o t a n i s t of the last century. Linn, 16, Or. 4, Nat.
White , S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1823
Bine . . S. Ev. CI. M: ;uirit. . . 1823
White . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1823
White . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1823
White . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1818
White . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1811
Wliite . S. Ev. CI. E. Ind. . . 1823
White . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1820
White . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1811
White . S. Ev. CI. E. Ind. . . 1823
White . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1816
Whit© . S. Ev. T. E. ind. . . 1811
White . S. Ev. CI. E. Ind. . . 1812
White . S. Ev. T. E. , Ind. . . 1820
White . S. Ev. T. E. . Ind. . . 1820
White . S. Ev. CI. E. Ind. . . 1820
White . S. Ev. CI. Ma\irit.. . 1823
White . S. Ev. T. E, Ind. . . 1826
White . S. Ev. T w .E. Ind. . . 1818
Or. Leguminosce. All the species of this genus are
almost destitute of interest; they gro.w best in
l o am and peat. The shrubby and perennial kinds
a r e increased by cut t ings planted in sand, under a
glass. The tender annual species mus t be sown on
a irentle hotbed, and, when of sufficient aize, transp
l a n t e d into the open borders, aynonymea: 1. PsO'
ralea laxijlora. 2. P . leporina, 3. P . Dalea.
alopecuroldee, 1 . P.i. blue . 7, H. A. Mississippi 1812
aüréa . . . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. Louisiana
bicOior . . . Yel. blue 7, S. Her. P. S. Amer.
citriodora . . . Pink . . 10, S. A
Cliffortiana . . Blue . . 7, H. A
N. Spain
enneapliyJia . . Pink . . 7, S. Ev. S.
Vera Cruz
W. Ind.
Lagopüs, 2 . .White . 7, K. A
Mexico .
laxiííorS. 3 . .Violet . 10, H. Her. P. Louisiana
mntabilis . . . Purple . 10, G. Her. P. Mexico .
nütáns . . . Violet . 7, S. Her. P. Mexico .
phymatodes . . Wbit® . 7, G. Ev. S. Caraccas
reclinfita . . .Violet . 7, S. Ev. Tr. Mexico .
sericéií . . . Violet . 7, S. Her. P. Mexico.
Thouini . . .Blue. .7,0. A.
tuberculata . . 7, S. Ev. S. Mexico .
D A L D A P
1811
1817
17H0
1737
1772
1780
1811
1818
1824
1819
1820
1824
1816
. Purple 1824
Dalechampia, Linn. In h o n o u r of J ame s Dalechamp,
a celebrated French botanist, who died in 1588.
Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Eiiphorbiaceas. Pretty
c l i m b i n g plants, thr iving wel l in a mixtur e of loam
a n d peat. Cuttings root f reel y in sand,
brasilieiisis . . . Grn. yel. . 7, S. Ev. CI. Brazil . . 1824
ficifolla . . . . Grn. Vel. . 7, S. Ev. CI. Brnml . . 1820
scaudens . . . Grn. yel. . 6, S. Ev. CI. W. Ind. . 1739
I^ALiBARDA, JLi7in. Named after Denis Dalibard, a
DALRiMPLKA, see Turpinid.
D a l t o n i a . Named by Hooker in honour of the Rev.
J a m e s Dalton, an excellent English muscologist.
Linn. 24, Or. 5, Na t . Or. Mnsci. Pretty dvvarf species
F r e n c h botanist. Linn. 12, Or . 2, N a t . Or. Rosaceoi.
A curious plant, well suited for decorating rockw
o r k , or the front of liower-bordors; it requires
p r o t e c t i n g in severe weather, and is increased by
d i v i s i o n . Synonyme: l.B.repens.
violffioldss . . . White . 6, H. Her, P. N. Amer. . 1768
of moss. D. Rplachnoides is onl y found growing,
a n d that sparingly, by the side of a «mal l s tream on
t h e Secawn Moimtain, in the neighbourhood of
D u b l i n . Synonymes: 1. Neckera heteromaUa. 2.
Neckera splachnoides—heteromalld 1, splachnoldes 2.
DamasonIum, Schreber. From damazo, to subdue in
r e f e r e n c e to its once supposed medicinal qualities.
Linn. 6, Or . 4, Nat . Or. Hydrocharacecv, Handsome
a q u a t i c s . D. indicum is reputed to possess the
power of removing the venom of the sea-dog.
Indicum . . . White . 8. S. Aq. P. E. Ind. . . 1800
ovalifolium . . White . 8, G. Aq. P. N. . 1824
Dammara, Mirbel The name of the species in Amboyna.
Linn. 21, Or. 10, Nat. Or. Coniferce. A
v e r y handsome genus of Coniferce, thriving wel l in
a mixtur e of sandy loam, but of difficult propagat
i o n . The only successful mode, is to take oif the
c u t t i n g s as soon as ripened, and plant them in a
pot of sand, unde r a glass, in a gentle bottom heat.
L i q u i d storax is thought to be yielded by the species
of this genus. Synonyme: 1. Pinus Dammara,
Agathis loranthifolia,
australis . . . Apetal . . S. Ev. T. N. Zeal. . 1821
orientalls, 1 . « Apetal . . S. Ev. T. Ainboyna . 1804
Dammar pine, see Dammdrd.
Dampieba. N-amed by B r own , in memor y of Captain
W i l l i am Dampier, the celebrated circumnavigator.
Lin7i. 5, Or . 1, N a t . Or, ^Scavolacece. Ornamental
species, succeeding weil in a mixture of peat and
l o a m ; cuttings of the young wood root freely, in
s a n d , under a glass.
ovalifoM . . .Blue . . 7, G. Her. P. N. Holl. .1824
striata . . . . Blue . . 7, G. Her. P. N. S. W. . 1814
D a n ^ a , Smith. In honour of P i e r r e Mart i n Dana, a
w r i t e r on the plant s of Piedmont . Linn. 24, Or. 1,
N a t . Or. Danccaceas. An ornamental species of
f e r n , g rowing well in a mixtur e of peat and loam,
a n d increased by divisions of the root,
alata . . . Brown . S. Her. P. W. Ind. . 3823
Da n c i n g - g i r l s , see Mantlsid SaltatUrld.
Da n d e l i o n , see Ledntddon.
Da n t h o n i a , Decandolle, In honour of M. Dantholne,
a French botanist. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or.^ Gra~
minece. A worthless genus of grasses, of simple
c u l t i v a t i o n . Synonymes: I, Avena'provhicialis, 2.
A. semiannular'is. 3. A. glumacea. 4. A. strigosa—
calycindy curvifmd, longifOHd, macranthd,^ pilOsd,
pr 'ovinciaiU 1, semiannularis 2, seric^d, spicatu 3,
strigOsd 4.
Daphne, Linn. From daioy to burn, and phone, a
n o i s e ; it crackles when burning. Linn. 8, Or. 1,
N a t . Or. Thymelaeece. All handsome dwa r f shrubs,
m o s t l y evergreens, excellently suited for planting
n e a r the front of shrubber ies. The branches of D,
Cneorum are procumbent , stretching to a g reat dist
a n c e ; whence it makes a beautiful rock plant.
A l l the species prefer a peat y soil, and are readily
i n c r e a s e d by g r a f t ing on the common Spurge Laurel
(D. Laureola), which may be plent iful ly raised from
seed. In the South of Europe, D. Gnidium is used
to dye wool yellow. The berries of D. Laureola
a r e poisonous to all animals except birds. Synonymes:
1. D. Dauphinii. 2. Z>, collina, nea^oliiana,
D. cannahina. 4. D. olecrfolia. 5. Passerina Tarton
raira. 6. P. villosa, 7. P . Thymelcea,
alpina . . . . White 6, H. Ev. S. Italy
altaicil . . . . Wliite . 4, H. Ev. S. Siberia
australis . . . Pink. . 4, H. Ev. S. Naples .
cliinensis . . . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. China .
Cneorum . . . Pink. . 7i H. Ev. S. Austria.
collina . . . « Purple . 3, H. Ev. S. Italy .
Gmdium . . . White . 7, H. Ev. S. Spain .
hybridil, 1 . . . Red . . 6, G. Ev. S. Hybrid .
indica . . . . White . 6, G. Ev. S. China .
Laureola . . Green . 2, H. Ev. S. Britain .
MezSrSum . . . Pink . . 3, H. De. S. England
album . . . . 3, H. De. S.
autumnal^ . . Red . . 8, H. De. S. Europe .
rubriira . . . Pink . . 3, H. De. S- England
neapolitana, 2 . . Purple . 3, H. Ev. S. Naples .
odora . . . . Pnk. wilt. 7» G. Ev. S. China .
rubra . . . . pink . . 4, G. Ev. S. China .
Turiegata . . White . 10, G. Ev. S. Japan .
oleoldis. . . . White H. Ev. S. Crete .
I 100 ]
1759
1796
1825
1752
1752
1597
1827
1ÖU0
1R22
1771
1831
1800
1815
D A R DAU
White
Grn. \el.
lied
Yellow
•\Vhite
Purple
White
5, G. Ev. S. Nepal .
4, H. Ev. S Pontus .
4, G. Ev. S. Hybrid .
4, H. Ev. S. Austria
4, H. Ev. S. Crete .
5, H. Ev. S. SwitzerL
6, H. Ev, S. France .
S. Ev. S. Jamaica
6, K. Ev. S. Asia .
3, H. Ev. S. Spain .
1824
1759
1827
1810
1820
1819
1Ö40
1773
1800
1815
D A V DEC
papyrácé}l»3 .
pontica . . «
rubra . .
pubGscens . .
sericéa, 4 . .
striata . . .
Tarton-ralrá, 5
tinifOlIft . . . .
tomentosa, 6 . . White
Thymeleea, 7 • • Yellow
Da b l i n g t o n i a , Decandolle, In honour of Dr. Darlingt
o n , an Amer ican botanist. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Wat.
Or. Leguminosas. The soil best adapted to these
p r e t t y plants, is peat and sand, mixed wi t h vei^et
a b l e mould. They do best grown in pots, amonff
t h e Alpine plants. They may be increased by
d i v i d i n g at the roots, or by young cut t ings in sand,
u n d e r a glass. Synonymes: 1. Acaaa brachyloba.
2. Mimosa glandulosa, Acacia glandulosa.
brach^l6ba. 1 . . White . . 9, F. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1803
glandulosa, 2 . . White . . 9, F. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1806
D a r n f l , see LOlíüm temuUntum, ^ ^ ^ .
D a r w í n í a , Rndge. In honoTir of DR Dar\^n, the
c e l e b r a t e d author of the poem ent i t led the Botanic
Garden. Linn, 10, Or . 1, Nat . Or. Myrtacecs These
v e r v singular plants grow well in a mixture ot
loam, peat, and sand, and cuttings of the young
wood strike freel y in sand, under a glass.
fascicxüata . . . . 6. G. Ev. S. N. Holl
laxifóüa . . . . Ev. S. N. Holl
Dasycarpos, hairy-fruited.
Da t e - p a l m , see Phcenlx,
Date-plum, see DiOsp^rós, ». «o
Da t í s c a , Willdenow, Meaning unknown. Linn, 2¿,
Or. 10, Nat. Or. Datiscacece. Hardy herbaceous
p l a n t s , growing in any common garden soil, to the
l e i g h t of four feet. They are increased by divvsions
at the roots.
. Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. Candia . . 1640
. Grn. yel. . 6, H. Her. P. Peansylv. . 1826
D a t u r a , Linn. An alteration of the Arabic name,
tátórah. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Solanaceca. An
o r n a m e n t a l genus, but chiefly composed or plants
possessing ver y deleter ious qualities. The seeds ot
D. cemíocaiíZo« wi l l somet imes r ema i n in the ground
f o r several years before they vegetate. The seeds
of all the species requi r e to be sown early in spring,
on a hotbed, and when of sufficient s ize, they should
b e transplanted into a warm border, wher e they
w i l l flower better than if kept in pots. In the
U n i t e d States, the juice of D. stramonium is used
i n doses of f rom twent y to thi i t y grains, in cases ot
e p i l e p s y , or of m a n i a wi thout fever
u n d e r the name of Car rot . They grow well in any
common soil; the seeds require to be sown towards
t h e end of Ma r ch, or beginning of Apiil.
CarOta . . . . White . . 6, H. B. Britain . .
aurantm . . . AVhite . . 6, H. B. Europe . .
hortGnsis . .White. . 5, H. B. Europe . .
praE=cox . . .White. . 6, H. B.Europe. .
aUrdifS, crinltus, GingidlUm, gUmmlfSr, hispldus, lit"
toraliSf Ificldfts, maritimus, ynauritaniciis, meifCilms,
montevidBnsis, parviflOrfis, polygdmus,
D a v a l l i a , Smith, In honour ot Edmund Daval.i, a
Swiss botanist. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat . Or. Polypodiacece.
This is a genus of very beaut i iul terns.
T h e rootstock of D. canaricnsis cnxves over the side
of t h e ^^p^^o t i1n w h i c h i t gÍr «o• ws , a n d b e iin'ilCg OlIcTo nvl ePQr e da .
1820
1824
cannabmá
hírtá
w i t h close brown hair, it ver y much resembles a
h a r e ' s - f o o t ; hence it is commonl y called the hare'sfoot
fern. The species thr ive well in a mi x t u r e of
p e a t and loam, and may be increased by divisions
a t the roots, or by seeds. Synonyme: 1. Tnchomancs
gibberosa,
, 6, G. Her
. S
. 6, G
. 6, G
. 6, G. Her,
. 6, G. Her,
. 6, G. Her
canariënsïs .
concavadênsïs
dûbïà . .
Glégâns . .
fiâecïdii . .
gibberösä, 1
pyxidáta .
Brown
Brown
Brown
Brown
Brown
Brown
Brown
P. Canaries
Her. P. Brazil .
Her. P. N. Holl.
Her. P. N. Holl.
P. N. Holl.
P. N. Holl.
P. N. S. W.
1699
1823
1826
1824
1820
1825
1808
Da v i e s i a , Smith, In honour of the Rev. Hugh
Davies, F.L.S. , a We l c h botanist. Linn, AO, O f . 1,
N a t . Or. Legiiminosm. The species are all very
h a n d s o m e plants whe n in flower; they do best in
a n equal mixtur e of loam, peat , and sand; cuttings
n e a r l y ripened, of all the species, will root readily
i n sand, under a glass. Synonyme: 1. Duviesia
ceratoeaülön
fastuösä .
fcvöx . .
ruavaquilënsïs
White .
Purple
Wlüte
White
AVhite
, White
, WllitQ
. White
. Blue
8, H.
8, H.
8, H.
8, H.
7, H.
7, H.
5, H.
8, H.
8, H,
A. S. Amer.
A. Egypt .
A. China .
A. Guayaquil
A. Al rica •
A. Asia
A.
A. England
A. N. Amer.
1805
1629
1731
1826
1780
1596
1820
glauca.
aciciilàris *
alâtâ . .
cordata . .
corjTnbösä .
incrassätä .
^uniperïnâ .
lûncëà . .
latiföM . .
leptophyllä
linearis . .
miniosiâdês,
physôdés
racemulösä .
sqTiarrööä ,
ulicinä . .
umbellidàtìl
virgätä
6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W.
6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W.
S. N. Holl.
6, G. Ev.
7, G. Ev.„
S. N. S. W.
6,
G. Ev. S. N. Holl.
5,
G. Ev. S. N. Holl.
7, G. Ev.
S. N. Holl.
6, G. Ev.
S. N. S. W.
7, G. Ev. S. N. Holl.
7, G. Ev. S. N. S. W.
5, G. Ev. S. N. S. W.
5, G. Ev. S. N. Holl.
7, G. Ev. S. N. Holl.
6, G. Ev. S. N. Holl.
6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W.
5, G. Ev. S. N.Holl.
7, G. Ev. S. Blue Mts.
1804
1818
1824
1804
18'20
1825
1823
1805
1824
1827
1809
1824
1823
, 1824
1792
, 1816
. 1827
faìvis
MéiGl . .
miiricStà .
Stramonium
Tàtaia . .
Da u b e n t ó n l a , Decandolle. In honour of M. Dauben
1629
ton, a celebrated naturalist. Linn. 17, Or. 4, iNat
Or. Leguminosa. Very handsome plants; tor cui
t u r e and propagation, see Piscidia, Synonymes : 1
^schynomene longifolia, Piscidia longifuha, 2. ^ s
chynomene punicea,
Inngifòlul, 1 . . Yellow . 7, S. Ev. S. N Spain 1820
punìcea, 2 . . . V.rmiln. . 7, S. Ev. S. N. Spala 1820
D\UBKNf a'. Dr. Lindley named this genus a^fter Dr .
Charles Daubeny, the present professor ot botany
a t Oxford, and well known for his physiologic^
r e s e a r c h e s . Linn, 6, Or. 1, Nat . Or. Liliacece, This
is a very pretty, as well as a singular little plant,
p r o d u c i n g its beaut i ful yel low flowers in an umbel,
l a r g e r than a crown piece. It will grow w&ll m
s a n d y loam and peat, and may be increased trom
offsets.
mirea . . . .Yellow . 6, G. Bu. P. C. G. H. ,1832
DaucÌjs, Tournefort. From daio, to make hot ;^ in
a l l u s i o n to its supposed effect in medicine. Linji.
5 Or 2, N a t . Or. Umbellifere. Some of the spec.ies
of thi s genus are ver y useful, as D, Carota, and Us
v a r i e t i e s , yield the esculent root, so weU known
i lOi ]
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Wht. red
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. YeUow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. YelloAV
. Tawny
Da y l i lv, see Hemerocdllis.
De a d l y carrot, see Thapsid.
De a d l y nightshade, see Atrupd Belladonna,
De a d k e t t l e , see GaleObdOlún,
D é b í l e , wéak, feeble, slender.
Dl-cakdrous, having ten stamens.
De c a p h y l l oOs , ten-leaved.
Deciduous, fal l ing off. Leaves w h i c h are shed a n n u a ly
a r e said to be deciduous j as a r e t rees that annually
l o s e thei r leaves. .
Deciduous cvpress, see Taxodium distichum, ^
De c í p í é n s , deceiving, by resembling something else.
D e c l í n a t e , curved downwards.
Decoction, a p reparat ion or digest, by boiling water.
DíScódon, Gmelin, From deka, ten, and oíZowí {odontos),
a tooth; referring to the calyx having ten teeth.
Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lythracece, This is a
handsome border plant when in flower, growing in
a n y commoii soil, and increased by dividing the
p l a n t at the roots. Synonyme: 1. Nesma verticillata,
verticillátüs, 1 . Purple . 8, H. Her. P. N, Amer. . 1759
Decompound : a leaf is said to b e decompound when it
is of ten pinnated; a p ani c l e , w h e n its b r anche s are
also panicled.
De c o r t i c a t e d , disbarked. .
Decumáría, Linn. From decuma, a t e n t h ; in reference
to the tenfold s t ructur e of some ot the flowers
a n d f rui t . Linn. 11, O r . 1, N a t . Or. Philadelphacecc.
T h e species of thi s genus are ornamental , and well
a d a p t e d to training against a wall or trellis; they
trrow well i n a n y common soil, and ma y be increased
b y layers, or cut t ings p laced in sand, under a glass.
birb-iríí . Whit" . 7| H. De. Tw. Carolina , 1785
p S i t a ! wlúíe .7;H.De.Tr. N. Amer. .1820
saímentOBá ! . WMte * 7, H. De. Tw. Carolina . 1758