The century supplement to the dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists . Stems rounded ; branches 5ft. Japan, 1894. Allied to D. nrandijlora, but flowers abouta month earlier. (R. G. 1897, t. 1441.) D. rosea. Illustrations of this and its variety inonstrosa aregiven under Welgelia. D, sessllifolia (stalkless-leaved). fi. honey-yellow, .showy,narrow-funnel-shaped; corolla lobes nearly equal, shorter thanthe tube; cymes several-flowered. Early summer. I. ovate-lanceolate, gradually acuminate, closely sessile, acute


The century supplement to the dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists . Stems rounded ; branches 5ft. Japan, 1894. Allied to D. nrandijlora, but flowers abouta month earlier. (R. G. 1897, t. 1441.) D. rosea. Illustrations of this and its variety inonstrosa aregiven under Welgelia. D, sessllifolia (stalkless-leaved). fi. honey-yellow, .showy,narrow-funnel-shaped; corolla lobes nearly equal, shorter thanthe tube; cymes several-flowered. Early summer. I. ovate-lanceolate, gradually acuminate, closely sessile, acutely serru-Ijited. Branchlcts quadrangular. Eastern United States, 1889.(G. 0. 1897, i., p. 17, f. 3.) D. versicolor (various-coloured). A synonym of D. jtoribxinda. Varieties. Besides tlio species nameJ thore are somelovely varieties of garden origin which should be included : Abel Carriere,* rosy-carmine, large and free ; Beranger,* rose-purple, yellow throat; Eva Rathke, rich purple, merging tocrimson; and Jean ]\Iaci:, very dec(> purple. Still, one of thefinest is Van lIouTTEr (Klg. 345), which was briefly noteil in thework proper. Fig. 345. Van Houttei. DIETERIA. Included under Aster (which .see). DIETEBICA. A synonym of Caldcluvia (wbiidi s-ee). DIZITES. Included under Morsea (which see). DIGITAIiIS. To the species, &c., described on , Vol. I., the following should bo added. One or twoplants formerly includecl here are now classed underIsoplexis. D. campanulata (bell-shaped). This name has been applied toa fine garden race of the common Foxglove, D. purpurea. D. cUiata (ciliated). This perennial species is closely allied toZ). ainhinua, but differs in having campanulate flowers and ahairy calyx. June to September. Caucasus, 1892. Digitalis—f 0 ni gloxinioides (Gloxinia-like). A form of D. purpurea gloxinioides (Gloxinia-like). A vigorous garden f4iiiu, with larger, more abundant, and more distinctly spotted flowers than the type.


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