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four weeks from September 30. A fine variety, clothed to the ground 

 with its small stellate flowers. 



83. denstis (Barr), XXX 1892.— Three feet; inn. densely flowered, 

 bushy, sub-corymbose ; fl. lj inches across, bright mauve-blue, full-rayed ; 

 disc bright yellow. Flowering for three weeks from September 30. 

 Vigorous (Novi-Belgii). 



84. Diadem (Barr). — Three and a half feet ; infl. densely flowered, 

 leafy, round-headed, dark-stemmed ; fl. 1 inch across, pink, full-rayed, 

 flat. The buds are tinted with deep rose, and give a pleasing contrast 

 with the pink of the open flower. Flowering for four weeks from 

 September 21. 



85. Diana (Barr, Dobbie, Jones), XXX 1892, originally named Photo- 

 graph, but see No. 222. — Three and a half feet. A variety of cordifolius, 

 of which it has the habit, with graceful oblong, loosely branched panicles ; 

 fl. f inch across, stellate ; rays broad but few, pale mauve-lilac ; disc small, 

 cream-yellow, becoming rosy-crimson. Flowering for five weeks from 

 September 30. Almost identical with cordifolius elegans, but later and a 

 little paler. 



86. diffusus horizontalis (Barr), XXX 1892. — Two feet ; infl. broad, 

 bushy, stiffly branched almost to the base, the branches at right angles to 

 the stem ; fl. distichously arranged, \ inch across ; rays white, strongly 

 recurved; disc rosy purple. Flowering for four weeks from October 12. 

 Unique in habit and flower. Hab. Eastern United States. 



87. diffusus pendulus (Barr, Notcutt, Chiswick), XX 1892. — Over 

 6 feet ; infl. loose, much branched, with long wiry spreading and arching 

 dark stems ; fl. J inch across, white ; disc purplish. Flowering for four 

 weeks from October 28. (Another firm sent Tradescantii under this 

 name.) 



See also The Prince. 



88. Discolor (Chiswick), XX 1892.— Four and a half feet; infl. 

 pyramidal, round-topped, dark-stemmed ; fl. H inches across, rosy lilac, 

 full-rayed. Flowering for four weeks from August 31. Similar but 

 inferior to F. W. Burbidge (Novi-Belgii). discolor is an old synonym 

 of versicolor, having white and pale-lilac flowers. 



89. Distinction (Barr), A.M. October 10, 1899. — A variety of Amellus. 

 Failed to flower. 



90. Dorothy (Chiswick collection), A.M. September 24, 1902.— Four 

 and a half feet ; infl. pyramidal, round-topped, open, with dark rigid 

 stems ; fl. numerous, 1\ inches across, pale lavender ; rays full, rather 

 incurved. Flowering for five weeks from August 31. Pretty. Habit 

 running at the base. 



91. Dot (Barr), XX 1892. — Four and a half feet ; infl. densely flowered, 

 paniculate ; fl. J- inch across, pinkish-white. Flowering for four weeks from 

 August 31. Habit vigorous, rampant, and, unless unsparingly thinned, 

 throwing up a mass of flowering stems which form a loose corymb. 

 Loses its lower leaves except in moist situations (paniculatus, q.v.). 



92. Drummondii (Dobbie, Chiswick), XXX 1892.— Four feet ; infl. a 

 broad but little-branched panicle ; stems rigid, wiry, branching at right 

 angles ; fl. few, more or less distichously arranged, 1 inch across, lilac. 

 Flowering sparingly in October and November. Lower leaves cordate to 



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