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302 THE NURSERY-MANIJALDillenia. n i//w irwv.IncreastA by s&s ; with some difikulty by cuttings of halfripenedwood in sand in bottom heat.Dimorphotheca (c’ape ~larigold). COW yosifcr.Tile annuals are grown from seeds started indoors or planted inthe open. These plants have lately become popular. Theperennials are raised from seeds, a!so by soft cuttings, and perhaps1~~7 cli\*ision.Dionaea. L) ~~s~‘~ww~.Propagated 1;~ seed placed under a bell-jar on moist sandy soilmised with finely chopped sphagnum moss ; also by dividing theplants.Dioon. C’~~t’fdtrefw.Increased 1,~. seed.See Cycns.Dioscorea (Yam). ~~~iosco~acact-l.Th :l~rr~ln~~t trllxrs may be divided in autumn or spring ;start in heat. Seeds are sometimes used ; so are the tubers thatftmkl in the asils b,r the leaves. Hothouse species can be propagated1~~. cuttings of the half-ripened wood.Diosma. R ~tfrwcr.Prop;qxtvrl 1)~. cuttings of ~.oung wood, much as for the heaths.Diospyros (PtArsirlllllrtn. k’uki) : PI*IY~MUIOU.Dipladenia. * 1 poe!/rl ~~~Cm?.In spring, or its early as February 1, when the plants begin growth,cuttings are nuule from the young shoots, placed in bottom heat.The pots shoultl he placed in a tight propagating-bed, in a nighttemperature of 70”. Propagated also by seed when obtainable.Diplazium. i’ul!/~)rltiiclc.r:(~.Propagation I,>, sp;Ws arrd tlivisiolr. See FerW, page 1312.Diplothemium. I’II~III~~u~.Inereascd 1)~. sec~tls.. See Yal~ls, page 377.Dizygotheca. .4 ~(l/iwfw.To this name are now referred some of the tender plants formerlyincluded in Aralia. Others are now included in Polyscias, whichsee for propagation.