DIERVILLA, continued 



D. florida, var. Candida. (M) A vigorous grower and profuse bloomer. 

 Flowers of pure white, being produced in great clusters in June and occasion- 

 ally throughout the summer. 



D. florida, var. Kosteriana aurea variegata. (S) A dwarf form. Foli- 

 age is bordered with yellow and the flowers are deep rose. An excellent sort. 



D. florida nana, var. aurea variegata. (S) A dwarf sort with pale rose- 

 colored flowers and foliage marked with yellow. 



D. florida, var. Sieboldi alba variegata. (M) An upright form. Foliage 

 margined with creamy white, changing to pure white; flowers clear rose. 

 One of the best of shrubs with variegated foliage. 



D. floribunda. (L) A strong grower and profuse bloomer. Flowers 

 small, brownish crimson in bud and opening bright crimson. 



D. floribunda, var. Lavallei. (M} Has bright deep crimson flowers. 



D. floribunda, var. versicolor. (M ) Flowers greenish white, changing 

 to crimson. 



D. Groenewegeni. (L) A strong grower and abundant bloomer. Flowers 

 red outside and white within, striped with yellowish red. 



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D., var. Desboisi. (M) A good grower and an abundant bloomer. 

 Flowers deep rose. 



D., var. Duchartre. (M) An excellent free -flowering variety, with 

 blooms of deep amaranth. Very dark and extra good. 



D., var. Eva Rathke. (L) An erect grower and profuse bloomer. The 

 flowers are dark carmine-red. 



D., var. Mad. Coutourier. (M) A medium grower. Flowers yellow- 

 ish white, changing to pink. 



D., var. Mont Blanc. (L) Extremely vigorous growth; flowers large, 

 pure white. A superior variety. 



D., var. Saturne. (L) A strong grower, with large, well-opened flowers 

 of carmine-red. Much darker than var. Eva Rathke. 



D., var. Steltzneri. (L) A strong grower and abundant bloomer. 

 Flowers dark red. 



D., var. Van Houttei. (M) A good grower, with clear carmine flowers. 



D. Japonica; syn., Hortensis, var. floribunda. (M} Of slower growth 

 than the type, but a profuse bloomer. Flowers of rosy carmine. 



D. Japonica, var. nivea. (M) Produces an abundance of pure white 

 flowers. 



D. Japonica, var. rubra. (M) A good bloomer; deep crimson flowers. 



IX Lonicera; syn., D. trifida. (S) Resembles in habit the Weigela, to 

 which family it belongs. Of somewhat spreading form, producing yellow 

 flowers in June. 



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