LX. THYMELA CE^ : DA. PHNE. 



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Varieties. 



D. /J. 2 riibra Hort. Flowers red. Supposed to be a hybrid, and 



rather more tender than the species. 

 * D. ^5. 'ifoliis variegcitis 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. fl. puntica. 



I - 6. i). T'hymel.e'a Vahl. The Thymelgea, or MiUauort-Ulie, Daphne. 



I Itlentification. Vahl Symb., 1. p. 28. ; Willd. Sp. PI., 2. p. 416. 



Si/itoi'ii/mcs. Tliymelaj'a t'oliis polygalae glabris Bauh. Pin. 403. ; T. alpina gl&bra, flosculis subliitPJs 



; ad foliorum ortum sessilibus, Fluk. Aim. 3GG. t. 229. f. 2. ; Sanamiinda viridis vel glabra Bauh. 



Prod. 160. ; Sananumda glalira Bauh. Hist. 1. p. 562. ; Passerlna ThymelEe^a Dec. ; 



the Wild Olive ; La Thymelie, Fr. ; astlo.'ser Seidelbast, Ger. 



Derivation. I'hymelfe'a is probably derived from Ihj/mos, poison, and elaia, or eltFa, 



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. 220. f. 2. ; and owr fig. 1342. 



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

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

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



I much-branched, evergreen shrub. Spain, and in the neighboiu"- 

 hood of Montpelier. Height 3 ft. Introduced in 18J.5; but 



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



I Berries small, yellowii-h ; ripe in August. 



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

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



7. D. Ta'rton-rai'ra L. The Tarton-raira, or silvery-lcavtd. Daphne. 



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

 Synonymes. TTiymelffi'a foliis candicant!b...s et scrici instar mol- 



libus Bauh. Pin.ACi'i.; Tarton-Raire Gallo-prov incise Monspeli- 



ensium Lob. /c. 371.; Sananiunda argentfita latifcilia Barr. Ic. 



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



Laureole blanche, Fr. ; Silberbliittriger Seidelbast, Ger. 

 Engravings. FI. Grasca, t. 354. ; and o\xxfig. 1343. 





Sj)ec. Char., ^c. Leaves persistent, obovate, nerved, 

 silky, hoary. Flowers sessile, lateral, aggregate, 

 imbricated with scales at the base. {Vah/ 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 |t^ 

 of the whole plant ; its branches are weak, %f, 

 irregular, and scarcely ligneous ; it requires 

 a warm dry situation, exposed to the sun, 

 and is therefore very suitable for rockwork. 



D. Tdrton-raira. 



D. (? T.) pube'scens L. 

 pubescent Daphne. 



The 





ler'.fication. Lin. Want., 66. ; Willd. Sp. PI., 2 p. 417. 



fnonymrs. TTiymelre^a itfelica, Tarton-raire Gallo-provincia! similis, sed per omnia 

 aajor, Micheii, cited in Tilli Cat. Hort. Pisani j behaarter Seidelbast, Ger. 



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