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ARBOUETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNIC TM. 



Engravings. Tilli Cat. Hort. Pisani, t. 49. f. 2. ; and ourji^. 1344. 



Spec. Char., <^c. Stems pubescent, simple. Leaves linear-lanceolt-te, almost 

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

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

 downy. It seems different from IJ. Tliymelie'a, and was found in Austria 

 by Jacquin. (WUld.) Introduced in 1810. 



o- 9. Z). (? 7'.) ToMENTo'sA Lam. The tonientose Daphne. 



Identiflcalion. Lam. Diet. ; N. Du Ham., 1. p. 2G. 



Synonymes. Passenna villosa Lin. ; Laureole cotonneuse Lam. Encyc. 10. 



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



Spec. Char., S^-c. 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 2 ft. to 3 ft. Introd. 1800. Flowers white; 

 May. Berries ?. 



1315. D. (?r.) 

 tomentosa. 



C. Erect, Leaves persisteiit. Flowers terminal. 



10. D. eOLLi^NA Smith. The YV\\\-inhabiting Daphne, or Neapolitan 



Mezereon. 



Daphne des Col- 



Identificaiion. Smith in Fl. Graeca, t. 3.')9. ; "Willd. Sp. PI.. 2. p. 423. 

 Synonymes. D. collina Bot. Reg. t. 822., ? D. iuxif61ia Vahl Symb. 1. p. 29. 



lines, Laureole fi Feuilles de Sante. Fr. ; Sturnpfblattriger Seidelba>t, Ger. 

 Engravings. Fl. Grieca, t. 359. ; Bot. Cab., t. 1348. ; and our ^4'. 1347. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. 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 2 ft. 

 to 3ft. Introduced in 1752. Flowers pinkish; 

 January to June. Berries ?. 



Variety. 



a. D. c. 2 neapoliinna Lindl. Z). neapolitana 

 Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 710., and our/^. 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 |)urple and white 

 flowers durius winter. 



1346. D. c. neapolitana. 



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. 1317. d. coinna. 



a- 11. i>. (c.) OLEoi^DES Z. The Olive-like Daphne. 



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



Synonymes. Chama>daphn6ldes cretica Alpin. Exot. 44. t. 43. ; Thymel:e*a cretica oleiP folio 



utriusque glabro Tourn. Cor. 41. ; /Japhneialicifulia Lain. Encycl.Z. p. 423. ; Laureole a Feuilles 



d'Olivier, Fr. \ OelbaurrtblUttriger Seidelbast, Ger. 

 Engravings. Alpin. Exot., t.43. ; Bot. Mag., t. 1917. ; Bot. Cab., t. 299. ; and onr 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.) 



