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CzACKiA, AndrcxjoiisJci Iii lioiioiir of Andrezousky
Czack, a Eussiaii "botanist. Linn. 6,
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Liliacecß, A pretty species,
producing abundance of elegant flowers ; it
^n-efers a good rich loam and an open situation.
It is readily increased by. seeds, or dividing
the roots. Synomjme: AntMricum
lilidstrum.
liliiistrum 1 . White . 5, II. Her. P. U S. Eur. . 1G20
D.
DABOÈCIA. See 3ienziès{a,
DACHA. An intoxicating drink, made
from the hemp (Cdunahis saliva), and used
by the Hindoos under the name of Banghe, by
the Turks as MalacJij and by the Hottentots
as Dacha.
DACR-^DIUM, Banks. Derived from dalcru, a
tear ; in reference to the gummy exudation.
Linn. 21, Or. 10, Nat. Or. Taxàcece. These
are ornamental plants, resembling the spruce
in appearance, except that the branches are
somewhat pendulous ; hence the English name
of D. cuiMssimcm, New Zealand Spruce. A
mixture of sandy loam and peat suits them,
and ripened cuttings root in sand, under a glass.
Sijhonymes : 1, Thalhnia cwpréssina ; 2, Jnnii^
QTiis data. Sec Lihocèdrns^ Podocàrpns.
cupr^ssinum 1 Apctal 5, G. Ev. T. 20 N. Zeal. . 1S25
datum 2 . . Apetal 5, G. Ev. T. 20 PuloPen. 1830
Prankliiiii . . Apetal 5, F. Ev. T. 20 V. D. L. . 1841
DACRYMYCES, Nees. From dakru, a tear, and
myice, a fungus ; in allusion to the deliquescent
nature of the plants. Linn. 24, Or. 9,
Nat. Or. ÀgaricàcccE. Curious and minute
species of Fungi, found usually upon dead and
partially rotten wood, in the early part of the
season—inorifòriniSj stcllàtus, liolàcens.
DACTYLAXTUES. See EupliòrMa.
DACTYLICAPNOS, Wallicli. From dactylos, a
finger, and kapnos, fumitory ; alluding to the
berries being finger-shaped. Linn. 17, Or. 2,
Nat. Or. Ficmariàcem. An interesting annual,
of a climbing character, succeeding in any
sandy soil. Synonyme: 1, Diélytra scdndens.
tbalìctrlfòlia . 1 Yel. bni. 8, F. Ev. CI. 3 Nepal. 1831
DACTYLIS, Linn. From dactylos, a finger ; the
head is divided so as fancifully to resemble
fingers. Linn, 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Graminàcea.
An uninteresting genus of grasses, of
easy culture and propagation. Synonymcs: 1,
Fcstiica antarctica^ F. coisjntòsa, F. Jictbcllcita.
See Rostrària.
glomeràta . Apetal . 6, H. Grass. 1^- Britain, mead,
variegata . Apetal , 0, II. Grass. | Gardens .
adscéndensy coispitòsa 1, cynosiiroìdes, glauca^
glaxtcésccns, liispdnica, littoràlisj marUlma,
pàtcnsj rè'pens.
DACT^LIUM, Necs, From clactylos, a finger.
Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Botrytàccce, Found
on the mouldering stems of herbaceous plants
—pyrifernm.
DACTYLOCTÈNIUM, \Yilld. From d.actylos, a
finger, and Mds^ a comb ; alluding to the digitate
spikes. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Graminciceoe.
A plant of little merit, and of easy
culture. Sijnonyme: 1, Oynosùnis cegyjytìacics.
aigyptìaeum . 1 Apetal 8, H. Grass ^ Egypt . 1770
DACTYLON. See Cpiodon Dâctylon.
DEDÀLÈA, Persoon. From doedaleiis^ artificial ;
labyrinthine arrangement of sinuosities. Linn.
24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Agaricàccoe. Very minute
s2'>ecies oî Fungi, found at all seasons on rotten
^YOod, trunks of trees, àc.—angûsta, heiitlìna,
biennis, Bulliàrdi^ confrccgòsa, gihhòsaj quercina,
unîcolor.
D^MIA, R. Brown. The name given to it in
Arabia, Avhere the first plant was found.
Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asclepiadàceoe, An
ornamental genus of twining plants, thriving
best in a mixture of sandy loam and ])eat.
Cuttings root freely in sand, or sandy soil,
' under a glass. Synonymes : 1, Cynânclmm
hìcoìor ; 2, C. exténsum ; 3, AsclèjJias scdndens.
bìcolor 1 . White . 7, S. Ev. Tw. G E. Ind. . 180G
cordata . . White . 7, S. Ev. Tw. S Arabia . 1824
exténsa 2 . White . 7, S. Ev. Tw. 3 E. Ind. . 1777
scàndens 3 . White . 7, S. Ev. Tw. 10 Gambia. 1824
DiEMÓNOROPS, Blicvie, Name not explained.
Liim. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Palmàceoe. Interesting
dwarf palms, requiring the same treatment
as other stove palms. See Zaldcca.
DAFFODIL. See Narcissus.
DAHLIA, Cavanilles. In honour of Andrew
Dahl, a celebrated Swedish botanist, and pupil
of Linnaeus. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteo'àceoe.
This exceedingly beautiful genus coml^
rises almost an indefinite number of varieties,
all more or less showy in the flower-garden in
the autumn, when most other flowers have
faded. They are all of easy cultivation, growing
freely in almost any soil, particularly if of
a sandy open nature. They may be raised
plentifully from seeds, which should be sown
early in the spring. After the flowering season
is over, and the frost has damaged the
leaves and branches, the roots should be taken
up and placed in a secure dry place, excluded
from frost till spring, "when they should be
divided and propagated, and brought on by
dung heat, in frames, for planting out in the
flower-garden in May or June. Cuttings will
root with great facility by merely breaking or
cutting off" the young shoots, and planting
them in small pots in a warm frame heat ;
but this practice, as seeds grow so readily, ex-
D A H 1 7 9 DAM
cept for very rare kinds, is more troublesome
than jn'ofltable. Synonymes: 1, Dahlia frustrànea
fûlgens ; 2, Gcorgma pinnaia ; 3, D.
glahràta; 4, D. excélsa. See Georglna.
Barkbrice
anemoneflòra
4 .
Cervantbsii
crocàta 1
frustrìlnca
auront la
cròcea .
lùtea .
glabràta .
JVIerkii 3.
Ecapigcra
supèrflua 2 .
. Blush
I Lilac
. S, XI. Tu.
. 11, G. Ev.
P. 2 Mexico 1S3S
S. 10 Mexico 1830
2 Mexico
6 Mexico 1802
0 Mexico 1802
C Mcxico 1802
C Mexico 1802
6 Mexico 1802
3 Mexico 1838
2 Mexico 1840
3 Mexico 1837
C Mexico 1789
Scarlet. 8, H. Her. P.
Scarlet. 7, H. Tu. P.
Scarlet. 9, H. Tu. V.
Orange. 9, II. Tu. P.
Yellow. 9, H. Tu. P.
Sulphur 9, 11. Tu. P.
Lilac . 7, H. Her. P.
Lilac or. 7, H. Tu. P.
White . 6, H. Iler. P.
Purple. 9, H. Tu. P.
The garden varieties of Ddhlia superilua arc
now reckoned by hundreds, many most beautiful.
Their colours and characters arc described
in the annual catalogues of nurserymen.
DAHO5N. See Ilex Dahodn.
DAIS, Linn. The derivation of the name is unknown.
Linn. 10, Or. 1, JSTat. Or. TUyme-
Idecce. ' This is an interesting species, mucli
like the Rhus cdtinus in its leaves ; it grows in
a mixture of peat and loam, and is increased
from cuttings of the roots, kept in a w^arm
situation, and sometimes from seeds.
cotinif61ia . "Wht. grn. 0, G. Ev. S. 10 C. G. II. . 177G
DAISY. See Bellis.
DALBJ^RGIA, Linn. In honour of Nicholas Dalberg,
a Swedish botanist. Linn. 19, Or. 4,
Nat. Or. Fahdcecn. Ornamental stove species,
delighting most in sandy loam and peat; cuttings
strike, if planted in sand, under a glass.
See Diphacctj and Lonchocarpits.
iilùta. . .
White 5, S. Ev. T.
Barclájú .
Blue . 6, S. Ev. CI.
Cròwei . .
White 5, S. Ev. T.
emarginata
White 4, S. Ev. T.
frondósa .
White 0, S. Ev. T.
latifòlia. .
White 5, S. Ev. T.
marginata.
White 5, S. Ev. CI.
ougeinénsis
White 6, S. Ev. T.
paniculLita
White (5, S. Ev. T.
rimòsa . .
White 6, S. Ev. CI.
robusta. .
rubiginòsa
White 6, S. Ev. T.
scándens .
White 6, S. Ev. T.
8ÍSS00 . .
White 6, S. Ev. CI.
stipulàcea .
20 E. Ind. 1S23
12 Mauritius 1823
20 E. Ind. . 1823
12 E. Ind. . 1823
25 E. Ind. . 1818
30 R Ind. . 1811
20 E. Ind. . 1823
25 E. Ind. .1820
25 E. Ind. . 1811
20 E. Ind. . 1823
15 E. Ind. . 1816
8 E. Ind. . 1811
15 E. Ind. . 1812
30 E. Ind. . 1820
20 E. Ind. . 1820
15 E. Ind. . 1820
15 Mauritius 1823
12 E. Ind. . 1826
1818
. White 5, S. Ev. T.
. White 4, S. Ev. T.
tamarindifòlia White 7, S. Ev. CI.
Telfairii . . White G S. Ev. CI.
timoriénsìs . White 7, S. Ev. T.
Yolubilis . . White 8, S. Ev. Tw. 20 E. lud.
DALBERGÀRIA. See Colldndra.
DÀLEA, Linn. In honour of Thomas Dale, an
English botanist of tlie last century. Linn,
16, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fabacece. All the species
of this genus are almost destitute of interest ;
they grow best in loam and peat. The shrubby
and perennial kinds are increased by cuttings
planted in sand, under a glass.- The tender
annual species must be sown on a gentle hotbed,
and when of sufficient size, transplanted
into the open borders. Synonymes : 1, Pso-
Tàlea laxijiòra; 2, P. leporina; 3, P. Dàlea.
See Petalostèvinm»
" " r o S l . } ^ Mississippi 1812
argéntea . Pink . C, S. Ev. S. 1 Mexico . 1850
aiirea. . . Yellow 7, II. ller. P. 2 Louisiana. 1811
bicolor . . Yel.bl. 7, S.
citriodbra . Pink . 10, S.
Cliffortiana Blue . 7, H.
enneaph^'lla Pink . 7, S.
Lag6pus 2 . White 7, F.
laxifldra 3 . Violet 10, H.
mutdbilis . Purple 10, G.
nutans . . Violet 7, S.
phymatbdes White 7, G.
rechn^ta . Violet 7, S.
sericea . . Violet 7, S.
Thouini . . Blue . 7, G.
tubci'culilta Purple 7, S.
Her. P.
A.
A.
Ev. S.
A.
Her. P.
Her. P.
Her. P.
Ev. S.
Ev. Tr
Her. P.
A.
Ev. S.
2 S. Arner. .
1 N. Spain .
1J Vera Cruz .
4 W. Ind. .
4 Mexico
6 Louisiana.
Mexico
1 Mexico
Caraccas .
. ^ Mexico
Mexico
1 Mcxico
2 Mexico
1817
1730
1737
1772
1780
1811
1S18
1824
1819
1820
1824
1816
1824
DALECHIUPIA, Linn. In honour of James Dalechamp,
a celebrated French botanist, who
died in 1588. Linn. 2, Or. 1, iN^at. Or. EuphorbiàcccB.
Pretty climbiug plants, thriving
well in a mixture of loam and peat. Cuttings
root freely in sand.
brasilidnsis . Grn, ycl. 7, S. Ev. CI. 6 Brazil . 1821
ficifòlia . . Gm. ycl. 7, S. Ev. CI 6 Brazil . 1820
scdndens . . Gm. ycl. 6, S. Ev. CI. 10 W. Ind. . 1739
DALXBÀRDA, Linn. Kamed after Denis Dalibard,
a French botanist. Linn. 12, Or. 2,
Nat. Or. Rosàeece. A curious plant, well
suited for decorating rockwork or the front
of flower-borders ; it requires jn'otecting in
severe weather, and is increased by division.
Synonyme: 1, D. rèpens. See Comaròims.
violajoldes . White 5, H. Her. P. i N. Amer. . 17C8
DALR^MPLEA. See Tmpinia,
DALTÒNIA. Named by Hooker in honour of the
liev. James Dalton, an excellent Euglish muscologisj.
Linn. 2A, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Bryacccc.
Pretty dwarf species of moss. D. splachnoidcs
is found growing, and that sparingly, by
the^side of a small stream on the Secawn
]\Ionntain, in the neighbourhood of Dublin.
Synonymes: 1, Néckera lieteromdlla; % Ntchera
splachnoidcs—heteromdlla 1, splachnoides
2.
DAMASÒNIUM, Sclireber. From damazo, to subdue
; in reference to its once supposed medicinal
qualities. Linn. 6, Or. 4, ISTat. Or. Jlyclrocharidàccm.
Handsome aquatics. D. indicum
is reputed to possess the po-\ver of removing
the venom of the sea-dog. Sec Actinoeàrpus.
indicum . . "White . 8, S. Aq. P. 1 E. Ind . 1800
ovahfòlium . White . 8, G. Aq. P. 1 N. Hoi. . 1824
DAMES ROCKET. See Ilésperis maironàlis.
DAMES VIOLET. See Ilèspcris trlstis.
DAMMAR PINE. See Dammara.
DAMMAR PITCH. See Shbrea robusta.
DAMMARA, Mirbeh The name of the species in
Amboyna. Linn. 21, Or. 10, ISTat. Or. Pinacem.
A very handsome genus of ConifercB, tliriviiig
Avell in a mixture of sandy loam, but of difficult
propagation. The only successful mode
is to take off the cuttings as soon as ripened,
and plant them in a pot of sand, under a glass,
in a gentle bottom heat. Liquid storax is
thought to be yielded by a species of this
genus. Synonyme : 1, Pinu^ Dammara^ jfgathis
loranthifhlia, A. Dàmmara, Abies Ddmmara,
D. dlba.
auRtràlis . . Apetal 5, S. Ev. T. 400 N. Zeal. . 1821
maerophylla . Apetal 5, G.Ev. T. 60 Vanicola . 1850
Moòrei . . . Apetal 5, G.Ev. S. 60 N. Caledo. 1850
obttisa . . . Apetal 5, G. Ev. T. 50 Aniteura . 1850
orientalis 1 . Apctal 5, S. Ev. T. 80 Amboj-na 1804
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