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DISANTHUS. Hamamelidacese. 
*D. cercidifolia. Japan. 
DISCARIA. Rhamnacese. 
fD. Tomatou. Wild Irishman. New Zealand. 
DISTYLIUM. Hamamelidaceae. 
D. racemosum. Japan. 
A tree in its native land, but grown here as a 
shrub on a west wall. The graceful shoots and 
shiny leaves are the chief attraction. The flowers 
are apetalous, with a reddish brown calyx, and make 
little effect. It fruits here quite freely. 
DODECATHEON. American Cowslip, Shooting Stars. 
Primulaceae. 
D. Meadia, var. giganteum. N. America. 
DODON/EA. Sapindaceae. 
fD. viscosa. Tropics. 
DORONICUM. Leopard’s Bane. Composite. 
D. plantagineum. Europe. 
DORYANTHES. Amaryllidaceae. 
fD. Palmeri. Queensland. 
DORYCNIUM. Leguminosae. 
D. rectum. Mediterranean region. 
D. suffruticosum. S. Europe. 
DRACOPHYLLUM. Epacrideae. 
fD. longifolium (doubtful). New Zealand. 
Comi n g from the marshes of New Zealand, this 
little plant has the look of the sedges and rushes 
of bogs in England. 
fD. sp. 
