‘Debussy’ 
‘Delacourrii’ 
‘Dilatata’ 
‘Dr. Hook’ 
‘Duval’ 
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(H. Breisch and J.-L. Esnault. l’Horticulture Francaise 122:13, 15. 1980) : 
Develops into large shrub; fruit red (dark around apex), late, moderately 
abundant, small (7 by 5 mm); many vegetative shoots. Name registered by 
H. Bertrand, Ecole Nationale d’Ingenieurs des Techniques Horticoles 
(ENITH), Angers, France, October 19, 1989 : Chance seedling of P. 
atalantioides selected 1978 at ENITHP; named 1978 by André Briant, 
Pépiniére André Briant, St. Barthelemy d’Anjou, France; introduced by 
Pépiniére Détriche, Angers, France; same fruiting characteristics as 
‘Mozart’, while less abundant; develops into shrub larger than ‘Mozart’; 
fruit redder than that of ‘Berlioz’. 
P. atalantioides 
(Jardin des Plantes, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France. Cata- 
log. 1964, as P. coccinea var. delacourrii, without description [not seen)]). 
Letter April 9, 1974, Prof. Hervé Harant, Directeur, Jardin des Plantes : 
Never existed; apparently printer's error in catalog. 
(J. Timm & Co., Elmshorn/Holstein, Germany. Catalog, p. 51. 1938-39, 
as P. coccinea ‘Dilatata’) : Broad, bushy growth habit. 
P. coccinea 
(Tankard Nurseries, Exmore, Virginia. Catalog, p. 13. Spring 1963, as P. 
coccinea ‘Dr. Hook’) : Dense, upright; fruit orange. Letters February 15, 
1963 and March 28, 1967, John E. Tankard, Jr. : Very erect; quite bushy; 
very sharp spines; does not berry at early age; hardy; obtained from 
Wyman Nursery [now defunct], Bobtown, Virginia; believed to have come 
from a Dr. Hook in Georgia. 
P. coccinea 
Orange 28A, RHS 
(Leonard Coates Nursery, San Jose, California. Catalog, p. 11. 1938, as P. 
‘Duval’) : Fruit bright red, large, enormous clusters; introduced by 
Mound Nurseries, Ventura, California. F. deVos. Proceedings, Plant Propa- 
