456 DAPHNE 



ilba, Ait., has white fls. and yellow fr. 611.29:550. 

 G.C. III. 21:183, 185. Var. 41ba pWna, Hort., has double 

 white fls. Gn. 29:550. Var. grandill6ra, Hort. (var. 

 aiitumndlis, Hort.). With larger, very early fls., some- 

 times blooming in fall. 



2. Houtteana, Plani'h. (D. .V.-.r^xm. yar. atroptirpU- 



r<'i, l>i|i|i. ). Slii-ut.. tu 1 ft , , ill t , -t'-iit branches: 



1\-. ali^ riiMtr. ,-i}ii.aic, : • ...',ii,-, glabrous, 



i-i.ri,'ir',,,ii< :iim1 .iitin |"i ; :.■: i .', lis. appearing 



iMt'.'rc llir l\ s.. lil;ir-\ i.,1. 1. _■ .. II, ;,..; : lir.lunclcd ClU9- 



tiir.s. Apr. I'.S. il;.'.;iL.'. - i.)i ^.u.li u ..i .^iii. and probably 

 hybrid between D. Laureola and Mezcieum. 



3. QSnkwa, Sieb. & Zucc. (D. Firtunei, Lindl. D. 

 Jinkvia , Hort. ) . Shrub, to 3 ft. , with slender branches : 

 Ivs. opposite, oblong-elliptic, appressed-pubescent on 

 the vcans beneath, 1^-2 in. long: fls. lilac, 3-7, in short- 

 stalked clusters, scentless, densely silky, vUlous outside. 

 Mar., Apr. .Tap. S.Z. 75. Gt. 15:499. F.S. 3:208. Gn. 

 42:868. R.B. 10:73. 



AA. ii'.s'. <r, ,,/,,, », .lU.rxnle (see No.t). 



B FU.intermhiiil li. .:•!.<, ra ,•■ hi axillary and pinkish. 

 C. Siibil hnr, jirnr,n,ih, III <,r trailing. 



7. Willi 1. '11-, trailing, pu- 

 .'i> il. iiih, ;ii, , oblanceolate, 

 iiiiiiV"iiiil,ii.\ finally gla- 

 l.n.iis, ,l;nk green and 

 glossy aljove, glaucescent 

 beneath, K-1 in. long: fls. 

 in sessile, many-fld. heads, 

 pink, fragrant. Apr., May, 

 and often again in sum- 

 mer. Mts. of JI. Eu. B. 

 M. 313. L. B. C. 18: 1800. 

 Gn. 45, p.237.-Var. m4ju8, 

 Hort. Of more vigorous 

 growth. Gn. 51, p. .358. 

 Var. mdximum of Euro- 

 pean nurseries = D. Ifea- 

 politana. 



5. Blagayina, Freyer. 

 Hranelu's ofteu ascending, 

 glabrous : h-s. cuneate, 

 oI)ovate or oblong, gla- 

 brous, 1-lKin. long: heads 

 many-fld.: fls. white or 

 yellowish white, fragrant, 

 677. Daphne Cneorum. nearly glabrous outside, 

 almost 1 in. long. Apr., 



May. Mts. of southeastern Eu. B.M. 7579. F.S. 22:2313. 



Gt. 29:1020. Gn. 14:143. G.C. II. 13:245 : 17:505 : III. 



11:491. 



77-.1 



D. Peri 

 6. sericea, Vn 

 branches (luljcs 

 late, oMiis., I 

 and - 1 11 

 1-1% i 



1-1 ft. Iiigli. 

 ■ iihrxeent outside. 



Height 1-3 ft. 



purple 



lobes, -H in. loiii.'. Sj.riiig. Italy to W. Asia. B.M. i'. 

 B.E. 24:56. L.B.U. 14:1348. 



7. oleoides, Schreb. (Z>. btixifoUa, Vahl). Shrub, 

 3tt. : branches pubescent: Ivs. obovate-clliptio to ol 



'.iM.I-i.-. s..ulbea»leniEu. Ij.H.r. ;i:2!iy. li.M. 1:117. 

 — \ < !\ \ iirial.le in shape and pubescence of -Ivs. Var. 

 Fioniana, lli.rt., with obovate-lanceolate, obtuse Ivs. and 

 lilac- iK., N said to be a hybrid between this species and 

 the f.n-uier. 



8. hybrida, Lindl. (Z>. Dailpliiin. Ilnit. /'. n:irlihil. 

 Lodd.). Gjirden hybrid of 2). co^i INI ■ .i. /"/.,. Similar 

 to Z). orfora, but hardier. Erect sin uL. in 1 it . : h ^. . u 

 neate, oblong-elliptic, dark green and shiniii;; aln'xe. 

 glabrous or slightly hairy along the veins beneath when 

 young, 2-3 in. long : fls. reddish purple, very fragrant, 

 rather large, in few-fld. heads. B.R. 14:1177. 



DARLIXGTONIA 



i)D. Perianth glabrous outside, or nearly so. 



9. oddra, Thunbg. (I). Japdnica, Thuuhg. D.Indica, 



Loisel., not Linn.). Shrub, to 4 ft., with glabrous 



branches : Ivs. oblong-elliptic, acute at both ends, 



bluntly pointed, glabrous, 2-3 in. long : fls. in dense, 



11;1.,1, 1..11. l.-....,:ij. llaraierllialilhi r,|u . \ ar. puaC- 

 t4ta, Heuisl. I'ls. in dense beads, white, spotted out- 

 side with red. B.M. 1587. Var. margin^ta, Hort. Lvs. 

 bordered vellow: fls. red. P.M. 8:175. R.H. 1866:251. 

 Var. riibra, Don. Fls. purple. S.B.F.G. II. 4:320. 

 G.C. III. 21:173. D. odordta, Hort., is a common mis- 

 print in catalogues for J), odora. D. odorata, Lam.= 

 D. Cneorum. 



10. Lanrdola, Linn. Shrub, to 4 ft. : lvs. cuneate, obo- 

 vate-lauceolate, acute, shining and dark green above, 

 glabrous, 2-3% in. long: fls. in 5-10-fld., nearly sessile 

 racemes, vellowisli m-. .n, se. utiles : fr. black. Mar.- 

 May. S."Eu.,W. A-ia. \ ai-. rn-,,;,rea of the Kew 

 Arboretum = D. ll.^i'ii^ •< i<n . 



11. Pdntica, Linn. MhuK. \.. :. n.: lvs. cimeate, obo- 

 vate or obovatc-lanri i ■" . m - 1 uiru;. L-I,i!.r..ii., l'-:j 

 in. long: fls. in Ion- ; : ' < ; , ,11.11- 

 ish yellow, fragraiu. . . . . : 1 ■,. , .. 1, , ,, \].r,, 

 May. Southeastern l.i: , w. .\ la. l;\l, ij-j, ii.c. 

 II. 14:209. 



DAPHNIDIUM. See Benzoin. 



DAPHNIPHtLLUM (Greek, literally a laurel-leal). 

 Fuphorbidcew. A genus of oriental trees, perhaps 15 

 species. The following species are very rare in cultiva- 

 tion, and are obtained through dealers in Japanese 

 plants. The genus has no near allies of horticultural 

 value. Tropical glabrous trees: lvs. alternate, entire, 

 stalked, leathery, usually narrow, feather-veined : ra- 

 cemes axillary, short : bracts minute or none : fls. 

 stalked, dioecious, without petals : fr. an olive-shaped 

 drupe. 



macrfipodum, Miq. Lvs. leathery; petiole 2 in. long; 

 blade aliciut 8 in. long, 2 % in. wide, elliptic-oblong, with 

 a very short, hard, abrupt point: racemes of female fls. 

 3 in. long, slender; pedicels distant. Japan. 



glauc68oens. Blume. Tree, often 20-30 ft. high, in In- 

 dia, Java and Corea: petiole three to four-flfths in. long 

 in the pistillate plant; in the staminate 8-13 tenths of 

 an ineli Icnif.'; Ivs. obovate-lanceolate, rounded at the 

 ti]i; blade ;!-Hn. long. 12-16-tenths of an inch wide. 

 -There is a varie-ated form. w. M. 



DARLINGTONIA (after William Darlington, the 

 American botsinist, to whom we are indebted for the de- 

 lightful Memorials of Bartram and Marshall). Sarrace- 

 ni&eeoe. One of the moat interesting and distinct of all 



