DIERVILLA, continued 
D. florida, var. Candida. (M) A vigorous grower and profuse bloomer. 
Flowers of pure white, being produced in great clusters in June and occasion¬ 
ally throughout the summer. 
D. florida, var. Kosteriana aurea variegata. ( S ) A dwarf form. Foli¬ 
age is bordered with yellow and the flowers are deep rose. An excellent sort. 
D. florida nana, var. aurea variegata. (S) A dwarf sort with pale rose- 
colored flowers and foliage marked with yellow. 
D. florida, var. Sieboldi alba variegata. (M) An upright form. Foliage 
margined with creamy white, changing to pure white; flowers clear rose. 
One of the best of shrubs with variegated foliage. 
D. floribunda. (L) A strong grower and profuse bloomer. Flowers 
small, brownish crimson in bud and opening bright crimson. 
D. floribunda, var. Lavallei. (M) Has bright deep crimson flowers. 
D. floribunda, var. versicolor. ( M ) Flowers greenish white, changing 
to crimson. 
D. Groenewegeni. (L) A strong grower and abundant bloomer. Flowers 
red outside and white within, striped with yellowish red. 
DIERVILLA HYBRIDS 
D., var. Desboisi. ( M) A good grower and an abundant bloomer. 
Flowers deep rose. 
D., var. Duchartre. (M) An excellent free-flowering variety, with 
blooms of deep amaranth. Very dark and extra good. 
D., var. Eva Rathke. ( L ) An erect grower and profuse bloomer. The 
flowers arc dark carmine-red. 
D., var. Mad. Coutourier. ( M ) A medium grower. Flowers yellow¬ 
ish white, changing to pink. 
D., var. Mont Blanc. (L) Extremely vigorous growth; flowers large, 
pure white. A superior variety. 
D., var. Saturne. (L) A strong grower, with large, well-opened flowers 
of carmine-red. Much darker than var. Eva Rathke. 
D., var. Steltzneri. ( L ) A strong grower and abundant bloomer. 
Flowers dark red. 
D., var. Van Houttei. ( M ) A good grower, with clear carmine flowers. 
D. Japonica; syn., Hortensis, var. floribunda. (M) Of slower growth 
than the type, but a profuse bloomer. Flowers of rosy carmine. 
D. Japonica, var. nivea. ( M) Produces an abundance of pure white 
flowers. 
D. Japonica, var. rubra. ( M) A good bloomer; deep crimson flowers. 
D. Lonicera; syn., D. trifida. (S) Resembles in habit the Weigela, to 
which family it belongs. Of somewhat spreading form, producing yellow 
flowers in June. 
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