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jt* 3. D. ALPiNA L. The Alpine Daphne. 



Idsntificaiion, Lin. Sp., 510., Syst., 371 . ; Willd. Sp. PI., 2. p. 418. 

 Synoiwmcs. The Alpine Chamelea Marsh. Plant. 'i. p. 112.; Daphne 



des Alpea, Fr. ; Alpen Scidelbast, Ger. ; Olivella, Hal. 

 Engravinss. Bot. Cab., t. (JG. ; and our Jig. 1339. 



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

 tomentose beneath, deciduous. Flowers sessile, 

 aggregate. (JVi/ld.) 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. 



e- 4. D. Laure^ola L, The Laureola Daphne, or 

 Spurge Laurel. 



Jdentification. Lin. Sp. PL. .510. ; Willd. Sp. PL, 2. p. 418. ; Eng. 

 Flora, 2. p. 229. 



Synunymcs. Daphnoides verum, vel Laureola, Gesn. fasc. L 7. t. 6. f. 9. ; Laureola Rait Hyn. 465., 

 Ger. Em. 1404. ; Thymela'a Laurgola Scop. Cam. 2. n. 4G3. ; the evergreen Daphne; Laurcolc 

 male, Laureole des Anglais, Fr. ; iramergriiner Seidelbast, Ger. ; Cavolo di Lupo, Hal. 



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



Spec. Char., Sfc. 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 Frangaise, 

 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 

 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 cai"e. 



tt 5. D. po'ntica L. 



Identijication. Lin. Sp. PI., ."ill. ; Willd. Sp. PL, 2 p. 419. 

 Synonymcs. TTiymelie'a pontica, citrei foliis, Tourn. Itin. 3. p. 180. 



Fr. ; Pontischer Seidelbast, Ger. | 



Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 1282. ; and our^. 1341. . j 



Sjjec. Char., Sfc. Leaves obovate-lanceolate, glabrous. Flowers bractlcss, \ 

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

 of which bears two flowers. Lobes of the calyx lanceolate, long. (Spre7ig.)\ 

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

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



The Pontic Daphne, or twin-Jloivered Spurge Laurel. 



t. 180. ; Laureole du Levant, 



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