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CLEMENTINA—Same as Faureana. 
COMPTA—Long pointed leaves, greyish green, 
with conspicuous grey center edges of leaves 
ruffled, underside quite red; small white flowers in 
clusters; tall grower. 
COCCINEA—Glossy dark green leaves; drooping 
clusters of scarlet flowers. 
CORAL BEGONIA—Same as Sandersonii. 
CORAZON DE JESU — Mexican name for 
Fuchsioides Coccinea. 
CORBEILLE de FEU — Same as Bertha De 
Chateau Rocher. 
CORALLINE DE LUCERNE — The largest of 
this type; large leaves, dark green upper, some¬ 
times silver spotted, red underneath; large clus¬ 
ters of deep pink to red flowers sometimes 8 to 
10 inches across. 
CREDNERI—Same as Hairy Thurstoni. 
CUPHEA—Same as Cypraea. 
CYPRAEA—Leaves similar to Nelly Bly, but 
rounder with one distinct point, creped and 
lighter green. 
DAWN — Odd and rare, a seedling of Abel 
Carriere; gray, narrow pointed small leaves. 
DECORUS—Rubra type, more branching; white 
flowers, with brownish seed pod, sweet scented. 
De LESSEPS—Similar to Pres. Carnot; pointed 
lobed leaves, serrate edges, silver spotted above, 
red underneath; branching grower; flowers—pink 
tinted, almost white. 
DEWDROP—Same as MacBethii. 
DIADEMA—Maple like deeply 5 parted leaves, 
bright green with rows of silver white dots on 
each side of the mid-ribs; flowers are white 
faintly flushed with pink; an old variety; some¬ 
what dormant in winter. 
DIADEMA ERECTA—Leaves resemble Palmata 
more than Diadema, and more deeply cut and 
white spotted. 
DICHORSANDRA—Same as Palmifolia. 
DICHOTOMA—Same as Palmifolia. 
DIGGSWELLIANA — Bushy grower; green 
crinkly leaves, somewhat like holly, edges wavy 
and serrate; flowers pink and white — winter 
bloomer; a newer introduction has darker leaves 
and almost red blooms. 
DISCOLOR—Same as Evansiana. 
DOMINICAN SPECIES —Leaves are small, 
shiny, bright green, deeply veined; small white 
flowers in close bunches; from Dominica, British 
West Indies. 
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