DIERVILLA 



DIGITALIS 



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typical species. Some of the best and most distinct 

 are the following, arranged according to the color of the 

 fls. The numbers in parenthesis after the name refer to 

 the number of the species and indicate the origin or 

 probable origin of these hybrids : 



1264. Diervilla hybrida. ( X %) 



Fls. white or nearly white: Avalanche, Lemoine (5 X?). Fls. pure 

 white; early. Dame Blanche (6x7). Fls. large, white, slightly 

 pinkish outside, yellowish white and bluish in bud. Gracieux, 

 Lemoine (5x?). Fls. white, yellow in throat, buds light salmon- 

 pink; early. Isoline, Van Houtte (4x?). Fls. white or slightly 

 pink outside, yellow in throat. Madame Couturier, Billiard 

 (4x6). Fls. yellowish white changing to pink. Madame Lemoine, 

 Billiard (4x6). Fls. white with delicate blush, changing to pink. 

 Madame Tellier, Billiard (4x6). Fls. large, white, with delicate 

 blush. Vestale, Lemoine (5x?). Fls. pure creamy white. _ Mont- 

 blanc, Lemoine (4x7). Fls. pure white, greenish white in bud, 

 fading to pinkish. Pavilion Blanc, Lemoine. (4 X7). Similar to the 

 preceding. Candida (4 X6). Fls. pure white. R.H. 1879:130. 



Fls. pink or carmine: Abel Carriere (4x7). Fls. rose-carmine, 

 purple-carmine in bud, with yellow spot in throat. Andre Thouin 

 (4x6). Fls. pink, carmine in bud. Conquerant, Lemoine (5X?). 

 Fls. very large, rose-colored, carmine outside and in throat; early. 

 Conquete (4x7). Fls. very large, deep pink. Dr. Buillard (4x7). 

 Fls. carmine. Esperance, Lemoine (5X?). Fls. very large, pinkish 

 white tinged with salmon-red, buds pale salmon; early. Gratissima 

 (4x7). Fls. light pink. Grxnewegenii (4x?). Fls. red outside, 

 whitish within, slightly striped with yellowish red. Gustave Mal- 

 let, Billiard (4x6). Fls. light pink, bordered white. Hendersonii 

 (4X8). Fls. light crimson. Intermedia (4x7). Fls. carmine, buds 

 darker. Othello (4x8). Fls. carmine, darker outside. Seduction, 

 Lemoine (5X?). Fls. vinous carmine-red, early, very floriferous. 

 Steltzneri, Van Houtte (4x7). Fls. dark red, abundant. Styriaca, 

 Klenert (4x8). Fls. pink, changing to pinkish carmine, very 

 floriferous. M.D. 1912:1. Van Houttei (4x7). Fls. carmine. 

 F.S. 14:1447. Venosa (4x6). Fls. carmine-pink, carmine in bud, 

 orange to crimson in throat. Verschaffeltii (4 X 6). Fls. carmine- 

 pink, limb bordered whitish. 



Fls. crimson or dark crimson: Congo (6x8). Fls. large, 

 purplish crimson, abundant. Desboisii (8x7). Fls. small, dark 

 crimson. E. Andre (8 X6). Fls. very dark, brownish purple. Eva 

 Rathke (8x6). Fls. deep carmine-red, erect; very free-flowering. 

 R.B. 19:126. G. 14:1350. Hendersonii (4x8). Fls. light crimson, 

 crimson in bud. Incarnata (6x8). Fls. deep red. Lavallei (6 X8). 

 Fls. bright crimson. H.F. 1870:5. G.W.I, p. 60 (habit). Lowei 

 (8X4). Fls. dark purplish crimson. H.F. 1870:8. P. Duchartre 

 (4x8). Fls. deep amaranth, very dark; free-flowering. 



Lvs. variously colored: Kosteriana variegata. Lvs. bordered 

 yellow: fls. pink, paler in bud, dwarf. Looymansii aurea. Lvs. 

 yellow; of slow growth. R.B. 2:173. Luteo-marginata (Weigela 

 amabilis fol. var. Van Houtte). Lvs. bordered yellow. F.S. 12:1189. 

 Nana variegata (Weigela rosea nana fol. var. Van Houtte). Lvs. 

 variegated with white: fls. nearly white: dwarf. Sieboldii argenteo- 

 marginata (4x7). Lvs. bordered white: fls. rose. 



BB. Anthers connected with each other. (Calyptro- 



stigma.) 



10. Middendorffiana, Carr. Shrub, to 3 ft.: Ivs. 

 short-petioled, ovate-oblong or oblong-lanceolate, ser- 



rate, glabrous at length: fls. in 2-3-fld. axillary and 

 terminal clusters; corolla campanulate-funnelform, yel- 

 lowish white, spotted orange or purplish inside 1 ^ in. 

 long; calyx-teeth partially connate. May, June. E. 

 Siberia, N. China, Japan. Gt. 6:183. R.H. 1854:261. 

 F.S 11:1137. I.H. 4:115. G.C. III. 7:581. Hardy, 

 but rarely does well; it demands a cool and moist cli- 

 mate and a position sheltered from strong winds. 



D. splendens, Carr. (D. LoniceraxD. sessilifolia). Intermediate 

 between the parents; more similar to L. sessilifolia, but Ivs. short- 

 petioled. Garden origin. D. suavis, Komarov. Allied to D. japon- 

 ica. Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, ciliate, otherwise glabrous, sparingly 

 serrate, 1-2 in. long: corolla white, pink outside; style not 

 exserted. Manchuria. Recently intro. ; presumably quite hardy. 

 D. Wdgneri, Kusnezov (D. japonicaxD. Middendorffiana). Lvs. 

 ovate-oblong, glabrous except on the veins below: fls. axillary on 

 short branchlets; sepals lanceolate, distinct or partly connate, 

 pink, tinged yellowish. Garden origin. Gt. 48:1461. Doubtful 

 whether still in cult. ^^ REHDER 



DIETES: Morxa. 



DIGITALIS (Latin, digitalis, finger of a glove, refer- 

 ring to the shape of the flowers) . Scrophulariaceae, FOX- 

 GLOVE. A fine genus, numbering several species, and 

 some hybrids, of hardy or half-hardy herbaceous plants, 

 well known for their long racemes of inflated flowers, 

 which suggest spires or towers of bells. Plate XXXVI. 



Upright herbs, sometimes woody at the base, gla- 

 brous or tomentose or woolly, mostly simple: Ivs. 

 alternate or scattered or crowded, entire or dentate: 

 fls. showy, in a long terminal raceme or spike which is 

 usually 1 -sided, purple, ochroleucous or white; corolla 

 declined, more or less campanulate, often constricted 

 above the ovary, the limb erect-spreading and some- 

 what 2-lipped, spotted and bearded at the throat; 

 stamens 4, didynamous, usually included; style slen- 

 der, 2-lobed: fr. an ovate dehiscent caps. About 25 

 species, Eu. and W. and Cent. Asia. 



The foxgloves are old-fashioned and dignified, clean 

 of growth and wholesome company in the choicest 

 garden. The strong vertical lines of their flower- 

 stalks, rising from rich and luxuriant masses of cauline 

 leaves, give always an appearance of strength to the 

 rambling outlines of the usual herbaceous border. For 

 a week or two the foxgloves usually dominate the whole 

 border. The usual species in cultivation is D. purpurea, 

 which is one of the commonest English wild flowers. The 

 name "foxglove" is so inappropriate that much ingen- 

 ious speculation has been aroused, but its origin is lost 

 in antiquity. The word "fox" is often said to be a cor- 

 ruption of "folk," meaning the "little folk" or fairies. 

 Unfortunately, etymologists discredit this pretty sug- 

 gestion. In the drugstores, several preparations of D. 

 purpurea are sold. They are diuretic, sedative, narcotic. 

 For medicinal purposes, the leaves of the second year's 



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1265. The juvenile or foliage stage of Digitalis purpurea, 

 used as an edging. Year preceding the bloom. 



