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j* 3. D. ALPI' NA L. The Alpine Daphne. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 510., Syst., 371. ; Willd. Sp. PL, 2. p. 418. 

 Si/nonymes. The Alpine Chamelea Marsh. Plant. 2. p. 112. ; Daphne 



des Alpes, Fr. ; Alpen Scidelbast, Get: ; Olivella, Ital. 

 Engravings. Bot. Cab., t. 66. ; and our Jig. 1339. 



Spec. Char., $c. Leaves lanceolate, a little obtuse, 



tomentose beneath, deciduous. Flowers sessile, 



aggregate. (Willd.) A low, branchy, deciduous shrub. 



Alps of Switzerland, Geneva, Italy, and Austria. 



Height 2 ft. Introduced in 1759. Flowers white, 



very fragrant ; May to July. Berries red ; ripe in 



September. 



Quite hardy, and very suitable for rockwork ; as the 

 roots fix themselves deeply into the crevices of the 

 rocks. 



B. Erect. Leaves persistent. Flowers lateral. 



10. 4. D. LAURE V OLA L. The Laureola Daphne, or 

 Spurge Laurel. 



Identification. Lin. Sp. PL. 510.; Willd. Sp. PL, 2. p. 418. ; Eng. 1339. D.alplna. 



Flora, 2. p. 229. 



Synonymes. Daphnoldes vSrum, vel Laurdola, Gesn. fasc. 1. 7. t. 6. f. 9. ', LaurSola Rah Syn. 465., 

 Ger. Em. 1404. ; rhymelae'a Laurdola Scop. Cam. 2. n. 4G3. ; the evergreen Daphne ; Laureole 

 male, Laureole des Anglais, Fr. ; immergruner Seidelbast, Ger. ; Cavolo di Lupo, Ital. 



Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 119. ; Jacq. Austr., t. 183. ; and omfig. 1340. 



Spec. Char., 8fc. Evergreen. Leaves obovate-lanceolate, smooth. Flowers 

 in axillary, simple, drooping clusters, that are shorter than the leaves : flowers 

 in each about 5. Calyx obtuse. (Smith.) A low, bushy, evergreen shrub. 

 Britain, and most other parts of Europe, in woods. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. 

 Flowers yellowish green; January to March. Berries oval, green first, 

 changing to black ; ripe in September. 

 Though not showy in its flowers, it is a valuable plant for a shrubbery, from 



its being evergreen, and from its thick, glossy, shining leaves. It thrives best 



in the shade, and will flourish in situations under the drip of trees, where few 



other plants would grow. If exposed to the 



sun, the leaves turn back with a kind of twist; 



and, instead of their natural pure deep green, 



they assume a brownish tinge. The berries are 



a favourite food of singing-birds : though, as 



DeCandolle observes in the Flore Francaise, 



they are poisonous to all other animals. The 



spurge laurel is propagated by seeds, like the 



mezereon ; but, as they will remain two years in 



the ground before they vegetate, they are gene- 

 rally treated like haws, and kept for some time 



in the rotting-heap. It may also be propagated 



by cuttings ; but not readily. It is much used in I340 _ c . j, aur6ola . 



nurseries, as a stock on which to graft the more 



tender species of the genus; but as, like all the other daphnes, it has few 



roots, it requires to be transplanted with care. 



* 5. D. PO'NTICA L. The Pontic Daphne, or twin-lowered Spurge Laurel. 



Identification. Lin. Sp. PL, 511. ; Willd. Sp. PL, 2. p. 419. 



Synonymes. TTiyraelae'a pontica, citrei foliis, Tourn. Ilin. 3. p. 180. t. 180. ; Laureole du Levant, 



Fr. ; Pontischer Seidelbast, Ger. 

 Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 1282. ; and our Jig. 1341. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves obovate-lanceolate, glabrous. Flowers bractless, 

 glabrous, in many-flowered upright clusters, each of the long partial stalks 

 of which bears two flowers. Lobes of the calyx lanceolate, long. (Spreng.) 

 A low, spreading, branchy, evergreen shrub. Asia Minor. Height 4 ft. to 

 5 ft. Introd. 1759. Flowers greenish yellow ; April and May. Berries ? 



