. The bulb book; or, Bulbous and tuberous plants for the open air, stove, and greenhouse, containing particulars as to descriptions, culture, propagation, etc., of plants from all parts of the world having bulbs, corms, tubers, or rhizomes (orchids excluded). Bulbs (Plants). DOLICHOS THE BULB BOOK DOKONICUM shaped, net-veined leaves, downy on tlie under-surface but smootli above {Bot. Mag. t. 1490). D. Iieschenaiiltlanum.—A native of the mountains of S. India and Ceylon, grows 1 to 2 ft. high, and produces white bell-shaped flowers in spring. The leaves vary from elliptic lance-shaped to round
. The bulb book; or, Bulbous and tuberous plants for the open air, stove, and greenhouse, containing particulars as to descriptions, culture, propagation, etc., of plants from all parts of the world having bulbs, corms, tubers, or rhizomes (orchids excluded). Bulbs (Plants). DOLICHOS THE BULB BOOK DOKONICUM shaped, net-veined leaves, downy on tlie under-surface but smootli above {Bot. Mag. t. 1490). D. Iieschenaiiltlanum.—A native of the mountains of S. India and Ceylon, grows 1 to 2 ft. high, and produces white bell-shaped flowers in spring. The leaves vary from elliptic lance-shaped to roundish and pointed. (Bot. Mag. t. 6935.) This species requires greenhouse treatment. D. Menzlesl.—A native of California, ] to 3 ft. high, with greenish flowers and oval lance-shaped leaves rounded at the base, pointed at the apex, and and more or less woolly or pubescent. D. puUum {D. fvlvum ; Uvvlaria chinensis). — A singular looking Chinese and Indian plant about l^ ft. high, with angular zigzag stems, ovate lance-shaped pointed leaves, and brownish flowers in September and October (Bot. Mag. t. 916). There is a smaller yellow-flowered variety called parviflorum. DOLICHOS (dolihos, long ; referring to the long shoots). Nat. Ord. Leguminosse. — This genus contains over twenty species of more or less climbing plants, with three foliolate leaves, and clusters of pea-like flowers. D. simpllcifoliuB. — This species from Tropical Africa differs from most of its tribe in having a woody, tuberous root-stock, from which arise annually herbaceous, erect stems about 1 ft. long, bearing simple lance- shaped leaves about 6 ins. long, in the axils of which clusters of pink pea-shaped flowers are produced (Bot. Mag. t. 7318). This species is of botanical interest. It should be grown in sandy loam in a warm greenhouse or stove. The same may be said of another species, pseudopachyrrhiziis, which has a large tuberous root-stock, climbing stems, three-foliolate leaves, and violet-blue f
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