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Euphorbia Mellifera. Honey-bearing 



Euphorbia. 



C/j/jt #w</ Order, 



DODECANDRIA TrIGYNIA. 



Generic Character. 



Cor. 4-feu 5-petala, calyci infidens.Cal. l-phyllus.ventricofus. 

 Cap/, tricocca. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



EUPHORBIA mellifera; foliis fparfis lanceolatis acutis laevi- 

 bus, pedunculis dichotomis, capfulis muricatis. 

 Hort. Kew. 3. p. 493. Willd. Sp. PI. 2. p. 892, 

 Vent. Malmaif. 30. 



EUPHORBIA longifolia. Lamarck. Dicl. n. 13. 



The Euphorbia mellifera is a native of Madeira, whence 

 il was introduced to the royal garden at Kew in 1784 by Mr. 

 Masson. It forms a very handfome fhrub, growing with a 

 ftraight ftem and branching at the top. The branches are well 

 clothed with leaves, very much refemblingthofeof the Oleander, 

 an d bear the flowers in panicles at their extremities. The 

 name was given it from the extraordinary quantity of honey 

 kcreted by the petals, the odour of which fpreads far around. 

 Except the figure in the Jardin de Malmaifon, publifhed at 

 Pa ris, under the aufpices of the Emprefs Jofephine, we know 

 of no reprefentation of this plant. It requires to be carefally 

 Proteaed from froft. 



Is propagated by cuttings. Flowers in April. Communicated 

 t0 us by Mr. Barr, Nurferyman, Ball's-Pond, Hlington, a 

 Wilful and experienced horticultural, to whofe urbanity wq 

 ar e frequently indebted. 



