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in height, with ovate, stalked leaves and red or -white 

 flowers. D. hortensis nivea (1891) is a beautiful variety 

 with pure-white flowers, which are produced abundantly. 



D. rosea (syn WeigeUa rosea). — China, 1844. This is 

 a handsome hardy shrub of small stature, with ovate- 

 lanceolate leaves, and clusters of showy pink, or sometimes 

 white, flowers, that are produced in April and May. There 

 are many good varieties of this shrub, of which the 

 following are the most popular: D. rosea arborescens 

 grandiflora; D. rosea Lavallii, with an abundance of 

 crimson-red flowers ; D. rosea Stelzneri, with an abundance 

 of deep-red flowers ; D. rosea Candida, much like the latter, 

 but bearing pure-white flowers ; and D. rosea Looymansii 

 aurea has beautiful golden leaves. 



D. teifida {syn D. canadensis), North America, 1739, 

 has ovate, serrated, glabrous leaves and yellow flowers. 



Dimorphanthus. See Aralia. 



Diospyros (Ebenaceae). 



Diospyros Kaki costata. — The Date Plum. China, 

 1789. Flowers whitish green. Fruit as big as a small 

 apple ; leaves leathery, entire, and broadly ovate ; flowers 

 and fruits in this country when afforded the protection 

 of a wall. The fruit is superior to that of D. virginiana 

 (Persimmon). 



D. lotus, the common Date Plum, is a European 

 species (1596), with purplish-white flowers, and oblong 

 leaves that are reddish on the undersides. Both species 

 want a light, warm soil, and sheltered situation. 



D. virginiana. — The Persimmon, or Virginian Date 

 Plum. North America, 1629. A small-growing tree, with 

 coriaceous leaves, and greenish or golden-yellow flowers. 

 In southern situations and by the seaside it is perfectly 



