Datisca
(derivation unknown). ORD. Datisceae. A very graceful herbaceous perennial, well suited for a collection of hardy, fine-leaved plants, and also as an isolated specimen. It thrives in a deep, good soil, and may be propagated by dividing plants that have become well established; also by seeds.
D. cannabina (Hemp-like).* fl. yellow, disposed in long, loose, axillary racemes. September. l. pinnate, alternate; leaflets in three pairs and an odd one, about 2in. long, and 1/2in. broad, deeply serrate. h. 3ft. to 6ft. Crete and Western Asia, 1739. The male and female forms should be grown, as, though both are graceful, the fertilised female plant is the most so, and continues much longer in a green state. (S. F. G. 960.) The only other species of the genus is D. glomerata, a native of California and Mexico; it is probably not in cultivation in this country.