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DAPHNE. Daphne 
D. Mezereum. Common Mezereon. E. A native of Northern Europe. A shrub with small, erect 
branches, and clusters of pink flowers in March. The earliest flowering shrub we have. 75c. 
var. alba. E. White flowers. 75c. 
DESMODIUM 
D. penduliflorum. E. A low growing shrub with rose-colored flowers in September. Dies to the 
ground in winter. 50c. 
DEUTZIA. Deutzia 
Wo are indebted to Japan for this valuable genus of plants. Their hardihood, fine habit, luxuriant foliage, and pro¬ 
lusion of attractive flowers, render them among the most beautiful and deservedly the most popular of flowering shrubs at 
tlie present time. The flowers are produced the latter part of June in racemes four to six inches long. 
D. crenata var. flore pleno. Double-flowered Deutzia. D. Flowers double white, tinged with 
rose. One of the most desirable flowering shrubs in cultivation. 35c. 
D. c. var. flore alba pleno. Double White-flowered Deutzia. D. Similar in habit to the preced¬ 
ing, but pure white and double. 35c. 
D. c. var. Pride of Rochester. D. A variety raised by us and producing large double white flow¬ 
ers; the back of the petals being slightly tinted with rose. It excels all the older sorts in size of 
flower, length of panicle, profuseness of bloom and vigorous habit; blooms nearly a week earlier 
than beutzia Crenata flore plena. 35c. 
D. gracilis. Slender-branched Deutzia. E. A charming species of dwarf habit, introduced from 
Japan by Dr. Siebold. Flowers pure white. Fine for pot culture, as it flowers freely in a low 
temperature in the winter. The first to flower, about the middle of June. 35c. 
D. hybrida Lemoineii. I). A hybrid obtained by crossing the well-known Deutzia gracilis with 
Deutzia parviflora. Flowers pure white, borne on stout branches, which are of upright growth, 
llabit dwarf and free-flowering. A decided acquisition. 35c. 
D. Lemoineii Compacta. E. A variety much more dwarf than Lemoineii; flowers purest white and 
produced in such profusion as to form a mass of bloom. 35c. 
D. parviflora. I). A stout shrub with upright stems covered in early June with creamy white flowers, 
prettily arranged in large corymbs. One of the most beautiful of all the Deutzias. 50c. 
D. scabra. I), blowers bell-shaped, in small bunches; foliage oval, very rough underneath; dwarf 
habit. 35c. 
DIERVILLA. Weigela 
^ n °. t ! U ‘ r v ^, luablc nus . fro y> Japan-. Shrubs of erect habit while young, but gradually spreading and drooping as they 
wi t D r Kt ’i V*L£F duc * i n June a P<? Jll| y superb large, trumpet-shaped flowers of all shades and colors, from pure 
n/ t -V t *i rt < 1 I b y r( . ,ers an( l puups of trees they are very effective, and for margins the variegated-leaved varieties are 
admirably suited, their gay-colored foliage contrasting finely with the green of other shrubs. They flower after the Lilacs 
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D. Candida. W hite-flowered Wkigela. D. Of vigorous habit, an erect grower, becoming in time 
a large sized shrub; flowers pure white and produced in great profusion in June, and the plants 
continue to bloom through the summer, even until autumn. A valuable variety. 35c. 
D. hortensis A. Carriere. D. I3rightro.se; a choice sort. One of the best. 50c. 
I). hybrida Eva Rathke. D. A charming Weigela, flowers brilliant crimson; a beautiful, distinct 
clear shade. 35c. 
D. rosea. Rose-colored Weigela. D. An elegant shrub, with fine rose-colored flowers; of erect 
compact growth; blossoms in June. 35c. 
\ar. Desboisii. D. A beautiful variety, with deep, rose-colored flowers, resembling rosea but 
flowers much darker. One of the best. 35c. 
var. nana foliis variegatis. Variegated-leaved Dwarf Weigela. E. Of dwarf habit 
and possessing clearly defined, silvery variegated leaves; flowers nearly white. It stands the sun 
well, and is one of the best dwarf variegated-leaved shrubs. 35c. 
var. Sieboldi alba marginata. D. Of upright habit. When the leaves are young the variega¬ 
tion is yellow; when they mature it becomes silvery white; flowers rose-colored. A splendid 
variegated-leaved shrub. 35c. 
ELgEAGNUS. Oleaster 
E. argentea. Silver-leaved Oleaster. D. A native species of erect growth and beautiful silvery 
foliage, b lowers small, yellow. July and August. 50c. 
E. longipes. Japan Oleaster. I). From Japan. In July the plant is covered with bright red ber¬ 
ries of large size and edible, the flavor being pungent and agreeable. Laden with fruit the bush 
is highly ornamental, and the fact that the leaves remain fresh till late in the autumn gives it ad¬ 
ditional value for garden decoration. 50c. 
