DAPHNE 



DAPHNE 



963 



A. Foliage deciduous: fls. axillary along the branches of 



the previous year, appearing before the Ivs. 



B. Lvs. alternate, glabrous. (Mezereum.) 



1. Mezereum, Linn. Erect shrub, with stout 

 branches, to 4 ft.: Ivs. alternate, cuneate, oblong or 

 oblanceolate, glabrous, grayish beneath, 1-3 in. long: 

 fls. usually 3, sessile, silky outside, fragrant, lilac-pur- 

 ple, appearing long before the Ivs. : fr. roundish ovoid, 

 scarlet. Feb.-April. Eu. to Altai and Caucasus. Gn. 

 29:602; 33, p. 514; 69, p. 131. V. 2:206. Var. alba, Ait., 

 has white fls. and yellow fr. Gn. 29:602; 69, p. 131; 74, 

 p. 255. G.C. III. 21:183, 185; 38:153. R.H. 1905, p. 

 532. Var. plena, Schneid. (var. alba-plena, Hort.), 

 has double white fls. Gn. 29:602. Var. grandiflora, 

 Dipp. (var. autumnalis, Hort.). With larger brighter 

 purple very early fls., sometimes blooming in fall. 



2. Houtteana, Planch. (D. Mezereum var. atropurpu- 

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

 Ivs. alternate, cuneate, oblong-lanceolate, glabrous, 

 coriaceous and often persistent, purple: fls. appearing 

 before the Ivs., lilac-violet, 2-4, in short-peduncled clus- 

 ters. April. F.S. 6 : 592. Of garden origin, supposed to 

 be a hybrid between D. Laureola and D. Mezereum. 



BB. Lvs. opposite, silky below. (Genkwa.) 



3. Genkwa, Sieb. & Zucc. (D. Jenkwa, Hort.). 

 Shrub, to 3 ft., with slender branches: Ivs. opposite, 

 oblong-elliptic, appressed-pubescent on the veins 

 beneath, 1^-2 in. long: fls. lilac, 3-7, in short-stalked 

 clusters, scentless, densely silky-villous outside. March, 

 April. Japan. S.Z. 75. Gt. 15:499. F.S. 3:208. G.M. 

 35:292. Gn. 42:91; 76, p. 105. R.B. 10:73. Var. 

 Fortunei, Franch. (D. Fdrtunei, Lindl.), has larger 

 fls. and larger less regularly opposite Ivs. 



AA. Foliage evergreen, alternate (see also No. 2). 



(Daphnanthes.) 



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

 c. Habit low, procumbent or trailing. 



4. CneSrum, Linn. Fig. 1221. With long, trailing, 

 pubescent branches: Ivs. crowded, cuneate, oblance- 

 olate, mucronulate, finally glabrous, dark green and 

 glossy above, glaucescent beneath, H-l in. long: fls. 

 in sessile, many-fld. heads, pink, fragrant. Apr., May, 

 and often again in summer. Mts. of Cent. Eu. B.M. 313. 

 L.B.C. 18:1800. Gn. 33, p. 514; 45, p. 237; 62, p. 83. 

 G.C. III. 47:21. G.M. 47:117. M.D.G. 1900:417, 418; 

 1906:75. G.W. 14, p. 625. V. 2:342; 4:168. Var. 

 major, Dipp. Of more vigorous growth, with larger 

 fls. Gn. 51, p. 358; 65, p. 457. Var. Verlotii, Meissn. 

 (D. Verlotii, Gren. & Godr.). Lvs. longer, mucronate: 

 fls. 2 weeks later than the type. R. H. 1901, pp. 304, 

 305; 1902:552. Var. mdximus of European nurseries 

 =D. neapolitana. 



5. Blagayana, Freyer. Branches often ascending, 

 glabrous: Ivs. cuneate, obovate or oblong, glabrous, 

 1-1 l /i in. long: heads many-fld.; fls. white or yellow- 

 ish white, fragrant, nearly glabrous outside, almost 

 1 in. long. April, May. Mts. of S. E. Eu. B.M. 7579. 

 F.S. 22:2313. Gt. 29:1020. Gn. 14:200; 35, p. 540; 

 42, p. 95; 50, p. 26; 67, pp. 287; 71, pp. 7, 247; 73, p. 241. 

 G.C. II. 13:245; 17:505; 111.11:491; 32:300, 301; 

 38:171. 



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

 D. Lvs. less than 2 in. long, usually pubescent: perianth 



densely pubescent outside. 



E. Lobes of perianth lanceolate, acute; heads without 

 bracts. 



6. oleoides, Schreb. (D. buxifblia, Vahl). Shrub, to 

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

 vate-lanceolate, usually mucronulate or acute, villous- 

 pubescent on both sides or finally glabrous above, 



Eunctulate with whitish dots, 1-1 H in. long: fls. in 

 jw-fld. heads without bracts, white or pale lilac, with 



ovate-lanceolate, pointed lobes, l /2\n. long. S. E. Eu. 

 L.B.C. 3 : 299. B.M . 1917. Very variable in shape and 

 pubescence of Ivs. Var. Fioniana, Hort., with obovate- 

 lanceolate, obtuse Ivs. and lilac fls., is said to be a hybrid 

 between this species and D. collina. 



EE. Lobes of perianth ovate, obtusish; heads with bracts 

 at the base. 



7. collina, Smith (D. austrdlis, Cyrill. D. sericea, 

 Hort., not Vahl). Shrub, 1-3 ft. : branchlets villous: Ivs. 

 scattered, oblong-ovate to oblanceolate, obtusish, gla- 

 brous and shining above, tomentose below, 1-1% in. 

 long: fls. rosy purple, fragrant, %in. long, in 10-15-fld. 

 heads, lobes broad-ovate, obtuse, about as long as 

 tube; bracts broadly oval, tomentose, about half as 

 long as the fls., persistent for some time. April-June. 

 Italy, Crete, Asia Minor. B.M. 428. B.R. 24:56. 

 Var. neapolitana, Lindl. (D. neapolitana, Lodd. D. 

 Delahaydna, Hort.). Lvs. glabrous or nearly so. L.B. 

 C. 8:719. B.R. 822. By some supposed to be a hybrid 

 of D. collina and D. Cneorum. 



8. sericea, Vahl (D. oleifolia, Lam.). Shrub, 1-2 ft.: 

 branchlets short, puberulous or nearly glabrous: Ivs. 

 crowded at the end of the branchlets, lanceolate or 

 oblanceolate, acute or acuminate, glabrous above, 

 appressed pubescent beneath, sometimes nearly gla- 

 brous, Yi-% in. long: fls. in 3-8-fld. heads, rose-colored, 

 %in. long, lobes broadly 



ovate, obtuse, a third 

 shorter than tube: bracts 

 obovate, silky, soon droop- 

 ing. May, June. Sicily, 

 Crete, Asia Minor. Ann. 

 Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 10: 

 20. Rare in cult.; usually 

 confused with the preced- 

 ing species. 



DD. Lvs. usually longer 



than 2 in., glabrous (or 



slightly pubescent 



beneath in No. 9.): 



perianth glabrous or 



pubescent. 

 E. Apex of Ivs. obtuse or 



acutish. 

 F. Heads of fls. all terminal, 



usually many -fld.; 



bracts persistent. 



9. hybrida, Lindl. (D. Dauphinii, Hort. D. Del- 

 phinii, Lodd.). Garden hybrid of D. collina x D. odora. 

 Similar to D. odora, but hardier. Erect shrub, to 4 ft. : 

 Ivs. cuneate, oblong-elliptic, dark green and shining 

 above, glabrous or slightly hairy along the veins beneath 

 when young, 2-3 in. long: fls. reddish purple, pubes- 

 cent outside, very fragrant, rather large, in few-fld. 

 heads. B.R. 1177. 



10. odora, Thunbg. (D. sinensis, Lam. D. indica, 

 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 

 glabrous; bracts 6-10, lanceolate, persistent. Winter 

 and spring. China, Japan. Gn. 28:8. J.H. III. 

 50:367. V. 4:318. Gng. 2:211. Var. alba, Hemsl. 

 Fls. white. Gn. 28:8; 37, p. 10; 76, p. 240. G. 

 8:45; 22:9. Var. punctata, Hemsl. Fls. in dense heads, 

 white, spotted outside with red. B.M. 1587. Var. 

 inarginata, Hort. Lvs. bordered yellow: fls. red. P.M. 

 8:175 and R.H. 1866:252 (as D. japonica). A.G. 

 22:843. Var. rftbra, Sweet. Fls. purple. S.B.F.G. II. 

 4:320. G.C. III. 21 : 173. By some botanists D. odora 

 and D. sinensis, Lam. (D. indica, Loisel.), are considered 

 distinct species: D. odora has larger fls. about %in. long, 

 glabrous outside, the bracts shorter than the fls., and 



1221. Daphne Cneorum. 



