D. s. plena. 
D. s. suspensa. 
D. s. Watereri. 
D. Schneideriana. C. China (Jn. or Jy.). 
D. Sieboldiana. Japan (Jn.). 
D. S. Thunbergiana. 
D. staminea. Himal. 
D. taiwanensis. Formosa. 
D. Vilmorinae. C. and W. China (Jn.). 
D. Wilsonii ( D. discolor? x mollis). C. China (Jn.). 
DIERVILLA, Caprifoliaceae. Yellow-flowering shrubs that 
blossom on the wood of the current season. They are not very 
showy. Species and varieties of Weigela are sometimes wrongly 
referred to the genus Diervilla. The weigelas have white, pink 
or red flowers [7G]. 
D. rivularis. N. C. to Ga. and Ala. (Jy.-Au.). 
D. sessilifolia. N. C. to Ga. and Ala. (Jn.-Au.). 
D. splendens (D. sessilifolia x Lonicera). 
DIOSPYROS, Ebenaceae. Persimmon. Small to medium-sized 
trees with edible fruit. The native fruits of D. virginiana taste 
best after they have been exposed to early frosts [5D, nursery]. 
D. Lotus. Date-plum; W. Asia to Japan. 
D. virginiana. Common P.; Conn, to Fla. and Tex. 
D. v. pubescens. 
DISANTHUS, Hamamelidaceae. A shrub with leaves similar 
to those of the redbud. In autumn the foliage assumes brilliant 
hues [nursery]. 
D. cercidifolius. Mts. of C. Japan. 
DORYCNIUM, Leguminosae. A prostrate shrub with small 
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