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DAPHNE 



DARL1NGTONIA 



Alba, Ait., has white fls. and yellow fr. Gn. 29:550. 

 G.C. III. 21:183, 185. Var. alba plena, Hort., has double 

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

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

 times blooming in fall. 



2. Houtteana, Planch. (D. Mezereum, var. atropurpu- 

 rea, Dipp.). Shrub, to 4 ft., with erect, stout branches: 

 Ivs. alternate, cuneate, oblong-lanceolate, glabrous, 

 coriaceous and often persistent, purple : fls. appearing 

 before the Ivs., lilac-violet, 2-4, in short-peduncled clus- 

 ters. Apr. F.S. 6:592. Of garden origin, and probably 

 hybrid between D. Laureola and Hezereum. 



3. G6nkwa, Sieb. & Zucc. (D. Fdrtunei, Lindl. D. 

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

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

 the ve4ns beneath, l%-2 in. long: fls. lilac, 3-7, in short- 

 stalked clusters, scentless, densely silky, villous outside. 

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

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



AA. Lvs. evergreen, alternate (see No. 2). 



B fls. in terminal heads, rarely axillary and pinkish. 



c. Habit low, procumbent or trailing. 



4. Cneorum, Linn. Fig. 677. With long, trailing, pu- 

 bescent branches : Ivs. crowded, cuneate, oblanceolate, 



mucronulate, finally gla- 

 brous, dark green and 

 glossy above, glaucescent 

 beneath, %-l in. long: fls. 

 in sessile, many-fld. heads, 

 pink, fragrant. Apr., May, 

 and often again in sum- 

 mer. Mts. of M. Eu. B. 

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

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

 Hort. Of more vigorous 

 growth. Gn. 51, p. 358. 

 Var. maximum of Euro- 

 pean nurseries =Z>. Nea- 

 politana. 



5. Blagayana, Freyer. 

 Branches often ascending, 

 glabrous : Ivs. cuneate, 

 obovate or oblong, gla- 

 brous, l-l%in. long: heads 

 many - fld. : fls. white or 

 yellowish white, fragrant, 

 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. 



cc. Habit erect, 1-4 ft. high. 

 D. Perianth densely pubescent outside. 



6. sericea, Vahl (D. colllna, Sm.). Height 1-3 ft.: 

 branches pubescent : Ivs. cuneate, oblong or oblanceo- 

 late, obtuse, slightly revolute at the margin, glabrous 

 and shining above, appressed-pubescent beneath, 

 1-1% in. long: fls. fragrant, infew-fld. heads, with bracts, 

 purple, densely pubescent outside, with ovate-obtuse 

 lobes, 3 A in. long. Spring. Italy to W. Asia. B.M. 428. 

 B.R. 24:56. L.B.C. 14:1348. 



7. decides, Schreb. (D. buxifolia, Vahl). Shrub, to 

 3ft.: branches pubescent: Ivs. obovate-elliptic to obo- 

 vate-lanceolate, usually mucronulate or acute, villous- 

 pubescent beneath, sometimes glabrous at length, 

 1-1 /^ in. long: fls. in few-fld. heads without bracts, 

 white or pale lilac, with ovate-lanceolate, pointed lobes, 

 1 A in. long. Southeastern Eu. L.B.C. 3:299. B.M. 1917. 

 Very variable in shape and pubescence of Ivs. Var. 

 Fioniana, Hort., with obovate-lanceolate, obtuse Ivs. and 

 lilac fls., is said to be a hybrid between this species and 

 the former. 



8. hybrida, Lindl. (D. Dauphini, Hort. D. Dtlphini, 

 Lodd.). Garden hybrid of D. collina x odora. Similar 

 to D. odora, but hardier. Erect shrub, to 4 ft. : Ivs. cu- 

 neate, oblong-elliptic, dark green and shining above, 

 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. 



677. Daphne Cneorum. 



DD. Perianth glabrous outside, or nearly so. 



9. oddra, Thunbg. (D. Japdnica, Thunbg. D.lndica, 

 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, 

 terminal heads, very fragrant, white to purple: ovary 

 glabrous. Winter and spring. China, Jap. Gn. 28:499. 

 Gng. 2:211. -Var. alba, Hort. Fls. white. Gn. 28:499. 

 Var. Mazeli, Hemsl. Fls. in peduricled, axillary clusters 

 along the branches, pink outside, white within. Gn. 

 14:154. R.H. 1872:392. Hardier than the type. Var. punc- 

 tata, Hemsl. Fls. in dense heads, white, spotted out- 

 side with red. B.M. 1587. Var. marginata, Hort. Lvs. 

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

 Var. rubra, 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 D. odora. D. odorata, Lam.= 

 D. Cneorum. 



BB. Fls. axillary, yellowish or greenish white, glabrous 

 outside. 



10. Laureola, Linn. Shrub, to 4 ft. : Ivs. cuneate, obo- 

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

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

 racemes, yellowish green, scentless : fr. black. Mar.- 

 May. S. Eu., W. Asia. Var. purpurea of the Kew 

 Arboretum = Z>. Houtteana. 



11. Pontica, Linn. Shrub, to 5 ft. : Ivs. cuneate, obo- 

 vate or obovate-lanceolate, acute, shining, glabrous, 2-3 

 in. long: fls. in long-peduncled, 1-3-fld. clusters, green- 

 ish yellow, fragrant, with linear-lanceolate lobes. Apr., 

 May. Southeastern Eu., W. Asia. B.M. 1282. G.C. 

 II. 14:209. 



D. alplna, Linn. Erect shrub, to 2 ft.: Ivs. deciduous, cu- 

 neate-lanceolate, sparingly silky: fls. white or blushed, termi- 

 nal, fragrant. May, June. S.Eu. L.B.C. 1:66. D. Altdica,P&}l. 

 Shrub, to 4 ft.: Ivs. deciduous, cuneate, oblong-lanceolate, 

 glabrous: fls. white, in terminal, 1-5-fld. heads, fragrant. May, 

 June. Altai, Songaria, Mongolia. B.M. 1875. L.B.C. 4:399. D. 

 australis, Cyrill.=C. sericea. D. Caucdsica, Pall. Allied to D. 

 Altaica. Lvs. narrower: fls. in 3-20-fld. heads. Caucasus. B.M. 

 7388. D. Delahayana, Hort.=D. Neapolitana. D. glomerata, 

 Lam. Allied to D. Pontica. Low: fls. light pink, fragrant, the 

 clusters crowded at the end of the branches. May. W.Asia. 

 D. Qnidium, Linn. Evergreen shrub, to 2ft.: Ivs. linear-lanceo- 

 late, acute, glabrous: fls. yellowish white, fragrant, in terminal 

 racemes or panicles. S. Eu. L.B.C. 2:150. D. Neapolitana, 

 Lodd. (D. Cneorum X sericea). Evergreen shrub, to 2 ft. : Ivs. 

 cuneate-oblong, obtuse, nearly glabrous : fls. in terminal heads, 

 rosy purple, fragrant. May, sometimes again in fall. L.B.C. 

 8:719. D. papyrlf era, Sieb.=Edgeworthia Gardner!. D. pe- 

 trcea, Leyb. Dwarf evergreen shrub : Ivs. linear-lanceolate, 

 small, obtuse: fls. light pink, in terminal, 3-6-fld. heads, fra- 

 grant. June, July. S. Tyrol. D. rupestris, Facch.=petrsea. 

 D. salicifolia, Lam.=D. Caucasica. D. striata, Tratt. Dwarf 

 evergreen shrub : Ivs. small, cuneate, linear-lanceolate, gla- 

 brous: fls. in terminal, many-fld. heads, pink. June, July. 

 Switzerland and Carpath. Mts. ALFRED REHDER. ' 



DAPHNlDIUM. See Benzoin. 



DAPHNIPHtLLUM (Greek, literally a laiirel-leaf). 

 JEuphorbiacece. 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: Ivs. 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. 



macropodum. Miq. Lvs. leathery; petiole 2 in. long; 

 blade about 8 in. long, 2 V z in. wide, elliptic-oblong, with 

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

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



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

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

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

 an inch long; Ivs. obovate-lanceolate, rounded at the 

 tip; blade 3-4 in. long, 12-16-tenths of an inch wide. 

 There is a variegated form. w. ]yf p 



DARLINGTONIA (after William Darlington, the 

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

 lightful Memorials of Bartram and Marshall). Sarrace- 

 niaceoB. One of the most interesting and distinct of all 



