and descr. is lacking. 



DELAWARE DIAMOND New Name. Sdlg. sel. and distrib. in late 

 1970's by Norman Cannon, Greenwood, Delaware, under the 

 unpublished named ELFIN. Not to be confused with the name /. opaca 

 ELFIN, which was published in 1952. Grown commercially by 

 Environmentals, Cutchogue, New York, as ELFIN. Renamed 

 DELAWARE DIAMOND by Cannon, since the name ELFIN is 

 preoccupied by /. opaca ELFIN. Very dwarf, mound shape with 

 spreading branches; lvs. elliptic, very small; male; excellent for rock 

 gardens. Published here for the first time. = /. crenata ELFIN, NYMPH 

 of CANNON. 



DENSE (Gerard Klyn, Mentor, Ohio, cat. p. 4. 1958, without descr.) - 

 "Watch for 1959-60 introd." = MENTOR DENSE, ? DENSA. 



DIVARICATA (Tom Dodd Nurs., Semmes, Alabama, cat. p. 4. 1955-56) - 

 spreading like Pfitzer juniper; not as hardy as BUXIFOLIA of Dodd. Sel. 

 1950, introd. 1955 by Tom Dodd Nurs. 



DODD (Robbins Nurs., Willard, North Carolina, cat. p. 2. sp. 1978) - 

 similar to CONVEXA, but more upright; rapid, heavy growth; lvs. 

 convex. 



DODD'S SPREADER (E. Orton, Jr., Holly Soc. Amer. Let. 25: 17. 1965, 

 without descr.) - grown at Rutgers — The State University, New 

 Brunswick, New Jersey. It was grown before 1965 by Kingsville Nurs., 

 Kingsville, Maryland. 



DUNCAN New name. Originated by C. Rowland, Evergreen Landscape 

 Service, Athens, Georgia, before 1962; semispreading, but not quite as 

 spreading as REPANDENS; lvs. very small but larger than HELLERI 

 lvs.; male. The authors are the first to publish the name DUNCAN; 

 documentation is provided. 



DWARF CONE (Cannon Plants, Greenwood, Delaware, cat. p. 1. fall 

 1974, without descr.). Ibid., cat. p. 2. sp. 1975 - new; male. G. Eisenbeiss 

 and T. Dudley, Proc. 57th Meet. Holly Soc. Amer., p. 13. 1980 - Holly 

 Soc. Amer. Reg. No. 3-80 by N. Cannon; upright, slow growing; lvs. 

 glossy, black green, tip recurved on new growth; male; sel. 1964 from an 

 F 2 cross of CONVEXA X MICROPH YLLA made by Cannon (Cannon 

 #664); named and introd. by Cannon. 



DWARF PAGODA (E. Orton, Jr., Proc. 47th Meet. Holly Soc. Amer., 

 p. 4. 1970) - extremely dwarf; orig. sel from a population of 800 sdlgs. 

 from a cross of MARIESII X JOHN NOSAL made in 1965 by 

 E. Orton, Jr., at Rutgers — The State University, New Brunswick, New 

 Jersey; less than 14" tall at 5 yrs. old even under high nutrition and 

 intensive care; recommended for bonsai and rock gardens. H. Dengler, 

 Amer. Nurseryman 132(12):83. 1970, without descr. - parentage given 

 erroneously as CONVEXA X STOKES. G. Eisenbeiss and T. Dudley, 

 Proc. 49th Meet. Holly Soc. Amer., p. 23. 1972 - Holly Soc. Amer. Reg. 

 No. 10-72, 1972 by E. Orton, Jr.; habit irregular but essentially fastigiate, 



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