Trees and shrubs, hardy in the British isles . d worth a place in a shrubbery where its nakedbase is hidden and its slender top can stand up above the other is quite well able to take care of itself in such a position. Increasedby cuttings in July and August. 496 DIPELTA DIPELTA. CAPRIFOLIACEyE. Four species belonging to this genus are known, two of which arein cultivation. They are deciduous shrubs, exclusively Chinese, and areallied to Diervilla, which they resemble in shape of corolla. The mostdistinctive feature of the Dipeltas is the number of bracts at the base ofthe ovary, whi
Trees and shrubs, hardy in the British isles . d worth a place in a shrubbery where its nakedbase is hidden and its slender top can stand up above the other is quite well able to take care of itself in such a position. Increasedby cuttings in July and August. 496 DIPELTA DIPELTA. CAPRIFOLIACEyE. Four species belonging to this genus are known, two of which arein cultivation. They are deciduous shrubs, exclusively Chinese, and areallied to Diervilla, which they resemble in shape of corolla. The mostdistinctive feature of the Dipeltas is the number of bracts at the base ofthe ovary, which persist, grow, and ultimately form dry disk-like wings tothe fruit, similar in texture to the wings on elm seed. Two of them aremuch larger than the others, and being attached by their centres to thefruit have the shield-like appearance to which the generic name opposite. Both the following species are promising garden shrubs,more especially D. floribunda. They like an open, moist, loamy soil, andcan be increased by DiPKLTA KLOKIBUNDA. D. FLORIBUNDA, Maximowicz.(Bot. Mag., t. 8310.) A deciduous shrub, with peeling bark, ultimately (according to travellers)10 to 15 ft. high; young twigs downy (partially glandular-downy). Leavesovate to oval-lanccolalc, tapering at the base, long-pointed, not toothed ;2 to 4 ins. long, f to i^ ins. wide ; downy on both sides and at the margin,at least when young ; stalks \ in. or less long. Flowers fragrant, producedin the axils of the leaves and at the end of short twigs, from one to sixon a stalk. Corolla i to \\ ins. long, funnel-shaped, i in. wide, with fiverounded, spreading lobes, pale pink with yellow in the throat. Calyx persistent,with five linear, downy lobes scarcely \ in. long. Flower-stalk hairy, \in. long, with four unequal-sized bracts below the ovary, which continue totrow as the fruit ripens and hide it. The two largest bracts are | in. long and\ in. wide. DIPELTA 497 Native of Central and \V. China; d
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