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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNIC M. 



Engravings. Tilli Cat. Hort. Pisani, t. 49. f. 2. ; and oar fig. 1344. 



Sjjec. Char., $c. Stems pubescent, simple. Leaves linear-lanceokte, almost 

 mucronate, alternate, nearly deciduous. Flowers axillary ; 5, or tewer, in 

 an axil; sessile, narrow, shorter than the leaf; the tube thread-shaped and 

 downy. It seems different from D. TTiymelae^a, and was found in Austria 

 by Jacquin. (Willd.) Introduced in 1810. 



*L 9. D. (? T.} TOMENTO'SA Lam. The tomentose Daphne. 



Identification. Lam. Diet. ; N. Du Ham., 1. p. 26. 



Synonymes. Passer'ma villbsa Lin. ; Laureole cotonneuse Lam. Encyc. 10. 



Engraving. Our fig. 1345. from a specimen in the Lambertian herbarium. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Flowers sessile, axillary. Leaves oblong- 

 obtuse, covered with tomentum on both sides. (Lam.) A low 

 shrub, very nearly allied to D. Tdrton-raira, but larger in all 

 its parts, and with more obtuse leaves, which are covered 

 with tomentum, instead of a silky down. Asia Minor and 

 the Levant. Height 2ft. to 3ft. Introd. 1800. Flowers white; 

 May. Berries ?. 



C. Erect. Leaves persistent. Flowers terminal. 



a. 10. D. eoLLi'NA Smith. The Hill-inhabiting Daphne, or Neapolitan 

 Mezereon. 



Identification. 



Synonymes. D. collina Bot. Reg.' t. 822.,'? D. uxif61ia Vahl Symb. 



Smith in F]_. Graeca, t. 359. ; Willd. Sp. PI., 2. p. 423. 



xif61ia Vahl Symb. 1. p. 5 

 lines, Laureole a Feuilles de Saiite, Fr. ; Stumpfblattriger Seidelbast, Ger. 



29. ; Daphne des Col- 



Engravings. Fl. Graeca, t. 359. ; Bot. Cab., 1. 1348. ; and our fig. 1347. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves obovate, glabrous and glossy 

 above, and hirsutely villous beneath. Flowers in 

 terminal groups. Calyx externally silkily villous ; 

 its lobes ovate, obtuse. (Wikstrom.) An upright, 

 low, evergreen shrub. On low hills, and on the 

 banks of rivers, in the South of Italy. Height 2ft. 

 to 3ft. Introduced in 1752. Flowers pinkish; 

 January to June. Berries ?. 



Variety. 



*L D. c. 2 neapolitdna Lindl. D. neapolitana 

 Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 710., and OUT fig. 1346. 

 Differs from the species chiefly in the want 

 of pubescence on the under surface of the 

 leaves. A very pretty plant 

 originated in a sport from the 

 species, and in cultivation since 

 1822. Much admired for the 

 fragrance of its purple and white 

 IMG. D. c. neapolitana. flowers during winter. 



Grafted plants, grown in a border sheltered from 

 the north by a wall, thrive well ; and form thick bushes, 

 with nearly level heads, covered with flowers. 



tL 11. D. (c.) OLEoVDES L. The Olive-like Daphne. 



Identification. Lin. Mant., 66. ; Willd. Sp. PI., 2. p. 423. 



Synonymes. Chamaedaphnoldes cretica Alpin. Exot. 44. t. 43. ; Thyme1**a cretica olea; folio 



utriusque glabro Tourn. Cor. 41. ; Daphne salicif61ia Lam. Encycl.3. p. 423.: Laureole a Feuilles 



d' Olivier, Fr. ; Oelbaumblattriger Seidelbast, Ger. 

 Engravings. Alpin. Exot., t.43. ; Bot. Mag., t. 1917. ; Bot. Cab., t. 299. ; and our fig. 1348. 



Spec, Char., $c. Leaves obovate-lanceolate, terminated with a minute mucro, 

 glabrous upon both sides. Flowers terminal, sessile, a few together, and 

 surrounded by leaves that in some measure involucrate them. (Bot. Mag.) 



13S7. D. collina. 



