. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 484 DIEBVILLA DIGITALIS somewhat exserted. May, June. Jap., China. 9:405.—Var. horttnsis, Rehder (D. horUnsis, Sieb. & Zuoo.). Lvs. nearly glabrous above, densely grayish tomentose beneath : cymes usually rather long-pe- duncled: fls. white or carmine. 29,30. More tender and slower-growing than th
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 484 DIEBVILLA DIGITALIS somewhat exserted. May, June. Jap., China. 9:405.—Var. horttnsis, Rehder (D. horUnsis, Sieb. & Zuoo.). Lvs. nearly glabrous above, densely grayish tomentose beneath : cymes usually rather long-pe- duncled: fls. white or carmine. 29,30. More tender and slower-growing than the type. Offsprings of this variety are the following: Var. gratissima. Fls. light pink. Var. nlvea. Pure white fls. Var. Looyminsi ailrea, with yellow lvs.: of slow growth. 6. {loribiinda, Sieb. & Zucc. {D. mulUfldra, Lemaire). Shrub, to 8 ft.: lvs. oblong-ovate or elliptic, acuminate, serrate, sparingly pubescent above, more densely be- neath; fls. 1-3, usually sessile, mostly crowded at the end of short branchlets; corolla rather gradually nar- rowing toward the base, brownish crimson in the bud, changing to dark or bright crimson; lobes about 5 times shorter than the tube; style esserted. May, June. Jap. 32. 10 growing shrub, with rather small but abundant fls. Var. grandifldra, Hort. {W. arbor4scens, Hort.). Pis. rather large, brownish crimson. Var. Lav^llei, Hort. Fls. bright, deep crim- son, smaller. Var. Ldwei, Hort. Pis. dull, purplish crimson, small. Var. versic61or, Rehder {D. versicolor, Sieb. & Zucc). Pis. greenish white at first, changing to crimson. 33. 7. hybrida, Hort. (Fig. 710), may be used as a collec- tive name for the different hybrids between D, florida, floribunda, Japonica and grandiflora, which are now more commonly cultivated than the typical species. Some of the best and most distinct are the following: A. Carriere, rose-carmine, changing to red, with yellow spot in throat; Congo, of vigorous growth, with abun-
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