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C microphylla thymifolia. fS) 1 ft. A variety 
of preceding of dense, compact growth, with tiny 
leaves, smaller flowers and berries. A very dainty 
little plant. 
C. pannosa. China. (S) 10 ft. A very beautiful 
shrub of upright growth. Branches long slender 
and slightlv arching, covered with purplish ma¬ 
hogany bark. Leaves deep, rich green above and 
covered with silvery down beneath and along edges. 
Flowers white. Berries, borne in great profusion 
in the fall, are vermilion red. The branches loaded 
with berries can be cut and kept in water for 
weeks. 
CYTISUS: Broom 
Shrubs with pea-shaped flowers and clover-like 
leaves. Some kinds have very few leaves, the 
green branches assuming their functions. 1 hey 
are very free blooming, of the easiest culture 
and will thrive almost anywhere. For Brooms 
not included below, see Genista and Spartium. 
C. albus. PORTUGAL BROOM. Europe and 
Africa (S) 5 ft. Shrub of moderate size, with 
long very slender branches, covered in early spring 
with numerous small, pure white flowers. The long 
shoots covered with the dainty blossoms are very 
beautiful for cutting. 
C. canariensis. Canary Islands. (S) 10 ft. Mod¬ 
erate-sized shrub of dense growth. Branches very 
downy. Leaves downy on both sides. Flowers in 
numerous dense racemes, bright yellow and fra¬ 
grant. 
C. candicans. Canary Islands. (S) 10 ft. Forms 
good-sized shrub. Foliage fine, slightly downy at 
first. Flowers small, yellow, fragrant and borne 
in the utmost profusion. 
C. racemosus (Genista racemosa). (S) 6 ft. Me¬ 
dium-sized shrub, highly desirable for its extreme 
floriferousness. Has yellow flowers in long ra¬ 
cemes. In bloom most of the time. Garden hybrid. 
C. scoparius. SCOTCH BROOM. Europe. (S). 
Easily recognized by its ridged branches. Flowers 
rather large, clear yellow. Seed pods almost black. 
C. scoparius andreanus. A very beautiful variety 
of the Scotch Broom. Identical in all respects ex¬ 
cept the flowers, in which the side petals instead 
of being clear yellow are deep mahogany red. Be¬ 
ing a very free bloomer, it is most desirable. 
DAPHNE 
D. odora. WHITE DAPHNE. China and Japan. 
(S) 4 ft. Small shrub of slow growth. Flowers 
white or creamy, intensely fragrant and massed in 
dense clusters at ends of branches. Blooms during 
the winter. 
D. odora marginata. PINK DAPHNE. (S) 4 ft. 
Although a variety of the foregoing it is quite dis¬ 
tinct; the leaves are edged creamy white and the 
flowers are pink. 
DAPHNIPHYLLUM 
D. macropodum. Japan. (S) 10 ft. Growth 
shrubby, like Photinia serrulata, and has leaves 
nearly as large, borne in rosettes with showy, ruddy 
stalks. Assumes globular shapes without trimming. 
Very rare and handsome. 
DEERINGEA 
D. celosioides variegata. Australia. (S) 12 ft. 
Slender-growing shrub. Leaves margined with 
white. Long spikes of white flowers during sum¬ 
mer. Growth extremely strong; will climb if shoots 
are trained up. 
DIOSMA 
D. ericoides (D. alba). BREATH OF HEAVEN. 
Africa. (S) 4 ft. Well-known, small shrub. Foli¬ 
age minute and heath-like; very fragrant, espe¬ 
cially if bruised. Flowers are white, very small 
and star-shaped; borne in such profusion as almost 
to cover the entire bush. 
D. purpurea. S. W. Africa. (S) 2 ft. Very rare 
shrub. Foliage coarser than preceding. Flowers 
delicate purple, in terminal clusters, borne in great 
abundance even on very small plants. 
Cytisns albus. Portugal Broom 
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