1177 



DAPHNE* hybrida 



/ 



Mule Daphyie. 



OCTANBRIA MONOGYNIA. 



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Nat. ord. Thymel^je. 



DAPHNE, --Suprd, vol. 10. foL 822. 



D, hybrida; foliis ovalibus coriaceis utrinque ramisque glabris, floribus 

 sessilibus aggregatis, calycis tubo tomentoso : laciniis ovatis. 



With 



Will 



ampton, who gives the following account of it : — 



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** It is called by the French Florists Daphne Delphi- 

 nium, but nothing is known of its origin. It approaches 

 nearest to D. odora and oleaefolia, but differs from both of 

 them in its leaves, and its darker, larger, and more fragrant 

 flowers. It is in blossom almost all the year, and is stated 

 to be quite hardy," 



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To us it appears intermediate between D. odora and 

 D. collina. At all events it is a desirable plant, on account 



of its delicious fragrance. 



J. L. 



* Daphne is the Greek name of the Ruscus racemosus, or Alexandrian 

 Laurel, into which the virgin Daphne was changed when she fled from 

 the importunities of Apollo. Why the name has been applied to the shrubs 

 now so called, it is not easy to say. 



