316 W. Chew St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
De LESSEPS—Similar to Pres. Carnot; pointed 
lobed leaves, serrate edges, silver spotted above, 
red underneath; branching grower; flowers—pink 
tinted, almost white. 
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. 
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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