LX. THYMELA CE^E : DA PHNE. 



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Varieties. 



* D. p. 2 rubra Hort. Flowers red. Supposed to be a hybrid, and 



rather more tender than the species. 



* T). p. 3 foliis variegatis Lodd. Cat. 1836. Leaves variegated. 



The whole plant, in general appearance, strongly 

 resembles the common spurge laurel : but the 

 leaves are more oval, and shorter; and the flow- 

 ers, which are disposed in twos instead of fives, 

 are yellower, and of a sweeter scent. The 

 leaves somewhat resemble those of the lemon 

 tree, especially in colour ; whence Tournefort's 

 trivial name. When bruised, they smell like 

 those of the elder. It thrives best in soil similar 

 to that usually prepared for American plants, on 

 the shady side of a wall, or in some other shel- 

 tered situation. 1341. c . p<5 ntica. 



. 6. D. THYMEL^A Vahl. The Thymelaea, or Milkwort-like, Daphne. 



Identification. Vahl Symb., 1. p. 28. ; Willd. Sp. PL, 2. p. 416. 



Synonymes. Thymelaea foliis polygalae glabris Bauh. Pin. 463. ; T. alplna gl&bra, flosculis subluteis 



ad foliorum ortum sessilibus, Pluk. Aim. 366. t. 229. f. 2. ; Sanamunda viridis vel elabra Bauh 



Prod. 160. ; Sanamunda glabra Bauh. Hist. L p. 592. ; Passerlna Thymelae N a Dec. 



the Wild Olive ; La Thymelie, Fr. ; astloser Seidelbast, Ger. 

 Derivation. I'hymelaj'a is probably derived from thy?nos, poison, and elaia, or elcea, 



the olive tree, in reference to the poisonous qualities of the plant, and its slight 



resemblance to the olive. 

 Engravings. Ger. Prov., t. 17. f. 2. ; Pluk. Aim., t. 229. f. 2. ; and ouryzg-. 1342. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Evergreen. Stem much branched. Branches 

 simple, warted. Leaves lanceolate, broader towards the tip, 

 crowded, glaucous. Flowers axillary, sessile. (Vahl.) A low, 

 much-branched, evergreen shrub. Spain, and in the neighbour- 

 hood of Montpelier. Height 3ft. Introduced in 181.5; but 

 rare in collections. Flowers yellowish green ; February to April. 

 Berries small, yellowish ; ripe in August. 



The plant requires a situation warm and dry; and to be grovui 

 in sandy peat, kept in an equable degree of moisture. 



. 7. D. TA'RTON-RAI'RA L. The Tarton-raira, or silvery. leaved, Daphne. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 510. ; Willd. Sp. PL, 2. p. 417. 

 Synonymes. Thymelae'a foliis candicantibas et serici instar mol- 



libus Bauh. Pin. 463. ; Tarton-Raire Gallo-provincia? Monspeli- 



ensium Lob. Ic. 371. ; Sanamtinda argentata latifdlia Barr. Ic. 



221. ; Passerlna Tarton-raira Schrad. ; the oval-leaved Daphne ; 



Laureole blanche, Fr. ; Silberblattriger Seidelbast, Ger. 

 Engravings. Fl. Graeca, t. 354. ; and our fig. 1343. 



Spec. Char., $c. Leaves persistent, obovate, nerved, 

 silky, hoary. Flowers sessile, lateral, aggregate, 

 imbricated with scales at the base. ( Vahl Symb.) 

 A branching low evergreen shrub. South of 

 France. Height 2 ft. to 3 ft. Introduced in 1739. 

 Flowers small, yellowish ; May to July. 



Remarkable for the smallness and silki- 

 ness of its leaves, and the white appearance 

 of the whole plant ; its branches are weak, 

 irregular, and scarcely ligneous ; it requires 

 a warm dry situation, exposed to the sun, 

 and is therefore very suitable for rockwork. 



8. D. (? T.) PUBE'SCENS L. 

 pubescent Daphne. 



6fi. ; Willd. Sp. PI 



The 



134Z. D. Tdrion rafra. 



Identification. Lin. Mant., 6(5. ; Willd. Sp. PL, 2 p. 417. 



Synonymes. rhymela^a italica, Tarton-raire Gallo-provinciae similis, sed peromnia 

 ' major, Micheli, cited in Titti Cat. Hort. Pisani ; behaarter Seidelbast, Ger. 



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