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DEUTZIA. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



DIANTHUS. 



flowers themselves larger, covering the 

 stems throughout their length. 



D. GRACILIS. Between this and D. 

 discolor purpurascens, M. Lemoine has 

 raised a number of hybrids, two of which 

 have been just dealt with. The following, 

 however, of the same parentage, are so 

 much more nearly related to D. gracilis 

 that they may well be regarded as varieties 

 of that well-known species. 



D. GRACILIS CAMPANULATA. This IS 



taller than the others of its class, and 

 bears long sprays of large milk-white 

 flowers, which are bell-shaped and borne 

 on dark coloured stems. 



D. GRACILIS ROSEA. A dense shrub a 

 yard or more in height, hardy, and free- 

 flowering. Its growth is erect, with small 

 narrow leaves, and upright sprays of open 

 bell-shaped flowers, rosy-grey on the out- 

 side and soft carmine within. 



D. KALM^EFLORA. A hybrid 3 to 4 feet 

 high, flowering towards the end of May 

 in spreading clusters of a pale silvery-rose 

 colour, deepening towards the edges of 

 the waved petals. The outside of the 

 petals and the buds are of a bright rose- 

 lake tint, while the peculiarity to which 

 the plant owes its name is the ring of 

 petal-like stamens forming a raised disc 

 in the centre of the flower. 



D. LEMOINEI APPLE BLOSSOM. An 

 erect shrub, 2 feet high, laden with rounded 

 clusters of twenty to thirty flowers, 

 springing erect from every joint. The 

 petals fold back prettily, with margins 

 fringed and waved, passing from rose in 

 the bud to blush-pink, becoming white 

 when fully expanded. 



D. LEMOINEI AVALANCHE. In this the 

 stems are densely clothed with small dark 

 green leaves and a profusion of crowded 

 flower clusters, whose weight causes the 

 stems to arch over in a pleasing manner. 

 The flowers are of medium size, and it is 

 hardy. 



D. LEMOINEI ROSEBALL. A counter- 

 part of the last, save in the flowers, which, 

 opening towards the end of May, are of a 

 blush-pink with yellow stamens, the red 

 flush deepening at the edges and on the 

 outside of the petals. 



D. LEMOINEI SNOWBALL. Nearer to 

 D. parviflora than its other parent, the 

 flowers of this are mostly borne at the 

 tips of the branches in compact rounded 

 heads. Individually they are of great 

 substance, with wavy petals, and in colour 

 creamy-white, relieved by stamens and 

 disc of pale yellow. 



D. LONGIFOLIA. One of the new 

 Chinese species, and, like all the Deutzias, 

 very free-flowering. The shoots are dis- 

 posed in a graceful arching manner, and 

 the flowers, which are borne in rounded 

 clusters, are of a pretty blush-mauve tint 

 when first expanded, but afterwards be- 

 come almost white. The central cluster 



of yellow stamens forms a noticeable 

 feature. It is said to force well. 



D. MYRIANTHA. The massive flower 

 clusters of this open early in June, the 

 blooms each three-quarters of an inch 

 wide and of snowy whiteness, save for the 

 pale yellow stamens. From the period 

 at which it flowers this forms a valuable 

 succession to those just named, while, in 

 addition, it is perfectly hardy. 



D. PARVIFLORA. This species, which 

 has played a part in the production of 

 some of the varieties above named, is in 

 itself a handsome shrub of 4 to 5 feet, its 

 erect stems being crowned in spring by 

 flattened clusters of flowers, suggestive of 

 those of the Hawthorn. The manner in 

 which the bark peels away in bands from 

 the older stems is characteristic of this 

 kind. It flowers in April and May, and 

 it is by no means proof against spring 

 frosts. 



D. SCABRA. To M. Lemoine we owe 

 the reintroduction of this scarce shrub, 

 the true D. scabra, a name often errone- 

 ously applied in gardens to D. crenata. 

 The true D. scabra, which is from Japan, 

 flowers about the middle of May, and is 

 sometimes injured by late frosts. The 

 shrub itself is a rather loose grower, while 

 the flowers borne in spike-like clusters 

 are each about half an inch across, and 

 of snowy whiteness with yellow stamens. 



D. VEITCHI. A very promising Deutzia, 

 whose flowers, borne very freely, are of a 

 deep pink when fully expanded, but rich 

 rose in the bud state. About an inch 

 across, with a central cluster of yellow 

 stamens. It appears to be later in bloom- 

 ing than some of the other Deutzias, and 

 should prove of considerable value to the 

 hybridist. 



D. VILMORIN.E. A new kind of con- 

 siderable promise, native of China. It 

 bids fair to attain a height of 5 to 6 feet, 

 while the flowers, at their best in the early 

 part of June, are disposed 20 to 35 together 

 in large clusters, which, at first erect, 

 become afterwards, from their weight, 

 partially drooping. This, though charm- 

 ing from the graceful habit of the plant 

 and its bloom, has yet to be tested as to 

 its value in the open air in this country. 



D. WILSONI. A handsome shrub from 

 W. China, introduced by Wilson in 1901. 

 The large flowers are white and borne in 

 corymbose panicles. The leaves, 4 to 

 5 inches long, are ovate oblong, dull green 

 above and grey beneath. 



DIANTHUS (Pink). Plants of 

 the highest garden value, containing 

 several of our finest families of hardy 

 flowers the Carnation, Pink, and 

 Sweet William besides numerous 

 alpine and rock plants that are 

 among the most charming of mountain 

 plants. Many of the species are 



