Dirca
(from dirke, a fountain; referring to the plant growing in moist places). ORD. Thymeleae. A genus of a couple of species of hardy, deciduous, branchy shrubs, with the habit of miniature trees. Both are natives of North America, and the one in cultivation thrives well in a moist peaty soil. Increased readily by imported seeds, or by layers.
D. palustris (marsh).* Leather-wood. fl. yellowish, terminal, preceding the leaves. March. l. lanceolate, oblong, alternate, pale green, villous beneath. h. 2ft. to 5ft. 1750. (B. R. 292.)