CHAP. XCV. THYMELA‘CE®. DA‘’PHNE. 1311 
sessile. (Vahl Symb., 1. p. 28.) A native of Spain, and of the 
neighbourhood of Montpelier, where it forms a shrub 3 ft. high, 
flowering from February to April. Introduced in 1815; but 
rare in collections. The leaves are of a glaucous hue; and the 
flowers, which are produced in clusters on the sides of the 
branches, are of a yellowish green; they are inconspicuous, and 
they are succeeded by small berries, which are yellowish when 
ripe. The plant requires to be kept warm aud dry; and to_be 
grown in sandy peat, kept in an equable degree of moisture. For 
this reason, this and other species of Daphne form very suitable 
plants for being grown together in a daphnetum, in the same man- 
ner as the heaths in an ericetum. 
#7. D. TarToN-RA'RA L. The Tarton-raira, or silvery-leaved, Daphne. 
Tdentification. Lin, Sp.,510. ; Willa. Sp. Pl, 2 p. 417. 5 Load. Cat., L1S6 
Lob. Ic., 371. ; Sanaminda argentata latifolia Barr, Ic., 221. ; Pas- 
serina 7drton-ratra Schrad. 3 the oval-leaved Daphne ; Lauréole 
blanche, Fr. ; Silberblattriger Seidelbast Ger. 
Engravings. Lob. Ic.,371.; Barr. Ic., 221.; Fl. Graca, t. 354.; and 
our fig. 1186. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves persistent, obovate, nerved, yh 
silky, hoary. Flowers sessile, lateral, aggregate, ¢ 
imbricated with scales at the base. (Vahl Symb.) 32° 
A native of the south of France, where it grows A%;~ 
to the height of 3 ft., flowering from May to July. 
Cultivated by Miller in 1739, and now frequent in 
collections. This species is remarkable for the 
smallness and silkiness of its leaves, and the white 
appearance of the whole plant. The flowers are 
small, yellowish, sessile, and come out in thick 
clusters. The plant is very suitable for rockwork, 
as its branches are weak, irregular, and scarcely 
ligneous ; it requires a warm dry situation, exposed 
to the sun. Plants, in the London nurseries, are 1s. 6d. each. 
28. D.(? T.) puse’scens L. The pubescent Daphne. 
eran. Lin. basa ». ; Lhe Sp. PL, 2. p. 417. 
iynonymes. mele*a italica, Tarton-raire Gallo-provinciz similis, sed per omnia major, Micheli. 
cited in Titi Cat. Hort. Pisani; behaarter Seidelbast Ger. Ape aa 
Engraving. Tilli Cat. Hort. Pisani, t. 49. f. 2. 
Spec. Char., &c. Stems pubescent, simple. Leaves linear-lanceolate, almost mucronate, alternate. 
Flowers axillary ; 5, or fewer, in an axil; sessile, narrow, shorter than the leaf; the tube thread- 
shaped and downy. It seems different from D. Thymelz*a, and was found in Austria by Jacquin. 
(Willd.) It is stated to have its leaves nearly deciduous. Introduced in 1810. 
#9. D.(? T.) romENto'sa Lam. The tomentose Daphne. 
Identification. Lam. Dict.; N. Du Ham., 1. p. 26. 
Synonymes. Passerina villdsa Lin. ; Lauréole cotonneuse Lam. Encyc., 10. 
Spec. Char., §c. Flowers sessile, axillary. Leaves oblong-obtuse, covered with tomentum on both 
sides. (Lam.) A low shrub, very nearly allied to D. Tdrton-raéra, but larger in all its parts, and 
with more obtuse leaves, which are covered with tomentum, instead of a silky down. It is a native 
of Asia Minor and the Levant, and produces its white flowers in May. It was introduced in 1800, 
but is now probably lost. , 
C. Erect. Leaves persistent. Flowers terminal. 
#10. D. cotti'na Smith. The hill-inhabiting Daphne, or Neapolitan 
Mezereon. 
Identification. Smith in Fl. Greca, t. 359. ; Smith Spicil., t. 18.; Willd. Sp. PL,2 p. 423.; Bot. 
; Mag. t. 428. ; N. Du Ham., t. 2.;° Wikstrém Dies. de Daphné, p. 32; ign a Lead Cat, 
Synonymes. D.collina « Bot. Reg., t. 892. ? D. buxif Nia Vahl Symb., 1. p. 29. ; Daphné des Collines 
Lauréole a Feuilles de Santé, Br. ; Stumpf blattriger Seidelbast, Ger. aia a as ia 
Hngravings. Fl. Greea, t.359.; Smith Spicil., t. 18,; Bot. Mag., t. 428.; N. Du Ham., t.2 ; Bot, 
‘ab., t. 1348.; and our fig. 1187. 
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