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DAPHNE 



41ba, Ait., has white fls. and yellow fr. Gn. 29:550. 

 Ct.C. III. 21:183, 185. Var. Alba plena, Hort., has double 

 white fl.s. Gn. 29:550. Var. grandifldra, Hort. (var. 

 autumiidlis, Hort.). With larger, very early fls., some- 

 times blooming in fall. 



2. Houtte&na, Planch. (D. Mczereum, var. atropnrpii- 

 rea, Dipp.). Shrub, to 4 ft., with erect, stout branches: 

 Ivs. alternate, iMiii.ai,-, ,. I. long-lanceolate, glabrous, 

 coriaceous and ofi. n iHi-^ist.nt, purple : fls. appearing 

 before the Ivs., lilac vicht,, :;-4, in short-peduncled clus- 

 ters. Apr. F.S. G:.592. — Of g.arden origin, and probably 

 hybrid between D. Laureola and Mezereum. 



3. G^nkwa, Sieb. & Zucc. (D. FMxinei, Lindl. D. 

 Jhikwa, Hort.). Slinib, to .'t ft., with slender branches: 

 Ivs. opposite, oblonj; flli|itic. appressed-pubescent on 

 the veins beneatli, 1 '4-2 in. I<.ng: fls. lilac, 3-7, in short- 

 stalked clusters, scentless, densely silky, villous outside. 

 Mar., Apr. .Tap. S.Z. 75. Gt. 15:499. P.S. 3:208. Gn. 

 42:868. K.B. 10:73. 



AA. Lvs. eveygreevij alternate [see JS'o.2). 



B Fls. in terminal heads, rarely axillary and pinkish. 



c. Habit loiv , procnmbent or trailing. 



4. Cnedrum, Linn. Fig. 677. With long, trailing, pu- 

 bescent branches : Ivs. crowded, cuneate, oblanceolate, 



mucronulate, finally gla- 

 brous, dark green and 

 glossy above, giaucescent 

 beneath, J^-1 in. long: fls. 

 in sessile, many-fld. heads, 

 pink, fragrant. Apr., May, 

 and often again in sum- 

 mer. Mts. of M. Eu. B. 

 M. 313. L. B.C. 18:1800. 

 (in. 45, p.237. — Var. mijus, 

 Hort. Of more vigorous 

 growth. Gn. 51, p. 358. 

 Var. maximum of Euro- 

 pean nurseries = jO. JVea- 

 politana. 



5. Blagayina, Freyer. 

 Branches uftrii ascending, 

 glai)rous : Ivs. cuneate, 

 obovate or oblong, gla- 

 brous, \-\%m.\ong: heads 

 many - fld. : lis. white or 

 yellowish white, fragrant, 

 nearly glabrous outside, 

 almost 1 in. long. Apr., 



May. Mts. of southeastern Eu. B.M. 7579. F.S. 22:2313. 



Gt. 29:1020. Gn. 14:143. G.C. II. 13:245 ; 17:505 ; III. 



11:491. 



cc. Habit erect, 1-4 ft. high. 

 D. Perianth densely pubescent outside. 



6. serlcea, Vahl (D. colllna, Sm.). Height 1-3 ft.: 

 branches pubescent : Ivs. cuneate, oblong or oblanceo- 

 late, obtuse, slightly revolute at the margin, glabrous 

 and shining above, appressed-pubescent beneath, 

 1-1% in. long : fls. fragrant, in few-fld. heads, with bracts, 

 purple, densely pubescent outside, with ovate-obtuse 

 lobes, Vi in. long. Spring. Italy to W. Asia. B.M. 428. 

 B.B. 24:56. L.B.C. 14:1348. 



7. oleoides, Schreb. (D. buxifolia, Vahl). Shrub, to 

 3 ft.: branches pubescent: Ivs. obovate-elliptic to obo- 

 vate-lanceolate, usually mucronulate or acute, villous- 

 pubescent beneath, sometimes glabrous at length, 

 1-1 Kin. long: fls. in few-fld. heads without bracts, 

 white or pale lilac, with ovate-lanceolate, pointed lobes, 

 J^ in. long. Southeastern Eu. L.B.C. 3:299. B.M. 1917. 

 — Very variable in shape and pubescence of Ivs. Var. 

 Fioni4na, Hort., with obovate-lanceolate, obtuse Ivs. and 

 lilac fls., is said to be a hybrid between this species and 

 the former. 



8. hjbrida, Lindl. (D. Danphini. Hort. D. DHphini. 

 Lodd.). Garden hybrid of /). co»i)m X odora. Similar 

 to D. odora, but hardier. Erect shrub, to 4 ft. : Ivs. cu- 

 neate, oblong-elliptic, dark green and shining above, 

 glabrous or slightly hairy along the veins beneath when 

 young, 2-3 in. long : fls. reddish purple, very fragrant, 

 rather large, in few-fld. heads. B.R. 14:1177. 



Daph) 



DARLINGTONIA 



DD. Perianth glabrous outside, or nearly so. 



9. oddra, Thunbg. (i>. Jap<!»jca,Thunbg. D.lndica, 

 Loisel., not Linn.). Shrub, to 4 ft., with glabrous 

 branches : Ivs. oblong-elliptic, acute at both ends, 

 bluntly pointed, glabrous, 2-3 in. long : fls. in dense, 

 terminal heads, very fragrant, white to purple: ovary 

 glalirous. Winter and spring. China, Jap. Gn. 28:499. 

 Ung. 2:211. -Var. 4Iba, Hort. Fls. white. Gn. 28:499. 

 Var. Maz^li, Henisl. Fls. inpeduncled, axillary clusters 

 aloiii; tile brandies, jiink outside, white within. Gn. 

 14:iri4. H.H. 1H72:392. Hardierthan the t\7>e. Var. punc- 

 tata, Honisl. Fls. in dense heads, white, si.ottnl out- 

 side with red. B.M. 1587. Var. marginita, Hort. Lvs. 

 bordered yellow: fls. red. P.M. 8:17.'.. R.H. 1H«0:251. 

 Var. rubra, Don. Fls. purple. S.B.F.G. II. 4:320. 

 G.C. III. 21:173. D. odordta, Hoit., is a common mis- 

 print in catalogues for D. odora. D. odorata, Lam.= 

 D. Cneorum. 



BB. Pls.ai-ilhrry, yellowish or greenish white, glabrous 

 outside. 



10. Laureola, Linn. Shrub, to 4 ft. : lvs. cuneate, obo- 

 vate-lanceolate, acute, shining and dark green above, 

 glabrous, 2-3 V2 in. long : fls. in 5-10-fld., nearly sessile 

 racemes, yellowish green, scentless : fr. black. Mar.— 

 May. S. Eu., W. Asia.— Var. purpurea of the Kew 

 Arboretum = i). Houtteana. 



11. Pbntica, Linn. Shrub, to 5 ft. : Ivs. cuneate, obo- 

 vate or obovate-lanceolate, acute, shining, glabrous, 2-3 

 in. long: fls. in long-peduncled, 1-3-fld. clusters, green- 

 ish yellow, fragrant, with linear-lanceolate lobes. Apr., 

 May. Southeastern Eu., W. Asia. B.M. 1282. G.C. 

 II. 14:209. 



D.alplna, Linn. Erect shrub, to 2 ft.: lvs. deciduous, cu- 

 neate-lanceolate, sparingly silky: fls. white or blushed, termi- 

 nal, fragrant. May.June. S.Eu. L.B.0. 1:66.- J>, .IfWioo, Pall. 

 Shrub, to 4 ft.: lvs. deciduous, cuneate, oblong- I.ineeolate, 

 glabrous: fls. white, in terminal, 1-5-fld. heads, fragrant. May, 

 June, Altai, Songarla, Mongolia. B.M. 1875. L.B.C. 4:399,— Z). 

 austrdlis, Cyrill.=C. sericea.— 1>. (Jaucdsica, PaU. Allied to D. 

 Altaica, Lvs. narrower; fls. in 3-20-fld. heads. Caucasus. B.M. 

 13SS.—D. Delahaydna, Hort,=D. Neapolitana, — D. glomerata. 

 Lam, Allied to D. Pontica. Low: fls. light pink, fragrant, the 

 clusters crowded at the end of the branches. May. W. Asia,— 

 D.Oiildium. Itinn. Evergreen shrub, to 2 ft.: lvs. linear-lanceo- 

 late, acute, glabrous: fls, yellowish white, fragrant, in terminal 

 racemes or p,inicles, S. Eu. L.B.C. 2:150.— X>. Ifeapnlitana, 

 Lodd. (D. Cneorum X sericea) . Evergreen shrub, to 2 ft,: lvs. 

 cuneate-oblong, obtuse, nearly glabrous: fls. in terminal heads, 

 rosy purple, fragrant. May, sometimes again in fall. L,B,C. 

 S'.119.—l>. papyrifera, Sieb,=Edgeworthia Gardner!. — i>. 2)C- 

 triea. Leyb. Dwarf evergreen shrub : lvs, linear-lanceolate, 

 small, obtuse: fls, light pink, in terminal, 3-8-fld. heads, fra- 

 grant, June. July, S. Tyrol.— 1>. ritpestris. Faceh,=petriea,— 

 Z>, saliclfdUa, Lam.— D. Caucasica.— i). striata. Tratt, Dwarf 

 evergreen shrub : lvs, small, cuneate, linear-Lanceolate, gla- 

 brous: fls, in terminal, many-fld, heads, pink, June, July. 

 Switzerl.^nd and Carpath. Mts. Alfred Rehder. 



DAPHNtDIUM. »ce Bemoin. 



DAPHNIPHtLLUM (Greek, literally a laurel-leaf). 

 Fuphorbiilceo'. A genus of oriental trees, perhaps 15 

 species. The following species are very rare in cultiva- 

 tion, and are obtained through dealers in Japanese 

 plants. The genus has no near allies of horticultural 

 value. Tropical glabrous trees: lvs. alternate, entire, 

 stalked, leathery, usually narrow, feather-veined ; ra- 

 cemes axillary, short : bracts minute or none : fls. 

 stalked, dioecious, without petals : fr. an olive-shaped 

 drupe. 



macr6podu«i, Miq. Lvs. leathery; petiole 2 in. long; 

 blade aljout 8 in. long, 2 % in. wide, elliptic-oblong, with 

 a very short, hard, abrupt point: racemes of female fls. 

 3 in. long, slender; pedicels distant. Japan. 



glauc6scens. Blume. Tree, often 20-30 ft. high, in In- 

 dia, J:iv,i :nid Corea: petiole three to four-flfths in. long 

 in the pistillate plant; in the starainate 8-13 tenths of 

 an inch long; Ivs. obovate-lanceolate, rounded at the 

 tip; blade 3-t in. long. 12-16-tenths of an inch wide. 

 — There is a variegated form. W. M. 



DARLINGTONIA (after William Darlington, the 

 Aiiierieau li"t;inist. ti> whom we are indebted for the de- 

 li-litful M.iiiori:ils ..f Bartram and Marshall). Sarrace- 

 niilctw. One of the most interesting and distinct of all 



