TREES AND SHRUBS DECIDUOUS 



DIEBVILLA SESSILIFOLIA, Buckl. 

 Gard. Chron. 1897, vol. xxii. p. 17, fig. 3, p. 14. 



A North American species with honey-yellow flowers, in dense heads on 

 short cymes, imported from North Carolina in 1889, and first exhibited 

 in flower in July 1897. 



DIPELTA FLOEIBUNDA, Maxim. 



A handsome deciduous shrub allied to the Weigela, with a great 

 and probably undeserved reputation, introduced to cultivation through 

 Wilson, who sent living roots in 1902, and in 1904 a supply of seed. 



The plant inhabits almost inaccessible cliffs, and seldom produces fertile 

 seed. The flowers are tubular, white and pink in colour, freely produced ; 

 plants growing at Coombe Wood have proved hardy, but not yet shown 

 signs of flower. 



DIPTEEONIA SINENSIS, Oliver. 



Gard. Chron. 1903, vol. xxxiii. p. 22 ; Jour. R.H.S. 1903, vol. xxvii. p. 60, figs. 18, 19. 



A tree closely allied to the Maple with pinnate leaves of from five to 

 seven pairs of ovate-lanceolate leaflets, with serrate margins. 



The small white polygamous flowers, in terminal panicles, are followed 

 by numerous winged fruits which, composed of two connate carpels 

 surrounded by a continuous membraneous wing, resemble those of the 

 Wych elm. 



It was raised from seed from the Province of Hupeh, and is an 

 interesting shrub. 



ELEUTHEEOCOCCUS HENEYI, Oliver. 



Hooker's Ic. PI. t. 1711 ; Gard. Chron. 1905, vol. xxxviii. p. 403, fig. 151. 



An Araliaceous shrub discovered in the Province of Hupeh, Central 

 China, and named in compliment to Dr. A. Henry. 



Wilson introduced it to cultivation from the same locality, plants raised 

 from seed flowering at Coombe in August 1905. 



The plant clothed with five-foliate leaves, has spiny branches terminated 

 by globular heads of flower, resembling the inflorescences of the Ivy. 

 These are succeeded by jet-black fruits deeply coloured. 



The root bark is used as a drug by the natives. 



ELEUTHEEOCOCCUS LEUCOEEHIZUS, Oliver. 



Hooker's Ic. PI. sub t. 1711 ; Gard. Chron. 1905, vol. xxxviii. p. 404, fig. 153. 



Like the preceding species, originally discovered by Dr. A. Henry and 

 subsequently introduced to cultivation through Wilson. 



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