| |February and March.
| | |
D. sericea (Syn. D.|...... |Deep pink |A compact evergreen 2 to 3
collina) | | |feet high, clothed with
| | |dark-green box-like leaves,
| | |while the terminal clusters
| | |of flowers are borne in
| | |early Spring. It prefers a
| | |cool, fairly moist, yet
| | |well-drained soil.
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[Illustration: _GARLAND FLOWER (Daphne Cneorum) ON SUNNY BANK,
EDINBURGH._]

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| COUNTRY OR | COLOUR |
NAME | ORIGIN AND | AND | GENERAL REMARKS.
| NATURAL ORDER. | SEASON. |
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| | |
*Deutzia crenata |Japan; |White; |A bold growing and handsome
(Syn. D. scabra) |Saxifrageae |Midsummer |deciduous shrub, with white
| | |blossoms. There is a
| | |double-flowered variety,
| | |tinged with purple on the
| | |outside, known as D.
| | |crenata flore-pleno
| | |purpurea. Both are
| | |beautiful shrubs that will
| | |thrive in most soils.
| | |
*D. discolor |China |White, |This has pretty
purpurascens | |tinged |purple-tinged blossoms
| |purple; |borne in flattened corymbs,
| |late May |and not, when in the bud
| | |state, liable to be injured
| | |by late spring frosts.
| | |
*D. gracilis |Japa