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703. DAPHNE. 



3. Tommasii. Stems erect, branched. L. 

 coriaceous, lineari-lanceolate, somewhat spatu- 

 late, rather acute, quite smooth. Fl. axiUaiy, 

 2 or 3 together, bracteate, sessile. Cor. hairy, 

 tubular. Segm. ovate. S.s. Cors. — Duby. 

 / jdace this in Daphne because Bert, con- 

 siders it a var. of Tartonraira : and the Fruit 

 of this is fleshy. 



4. Iiaureola. H. in simple, axillary, droop- 

 ing racemes. L. large, obovato-lanceolate, 

 evergreen. s.S. 3, 4. Woods and hills, 

 occasionally/. 



B. Flowers in terminal clusters. (The branch 

 sometimes grows beyond them, and they 

 become at last more or less lateral^ 



5. alpina. Segm. of Cor. lanceolate, acu- 

 minate. Drupe oblong. Branches spreading. 

 L. thin, obovato-lanceolate. s.S. 4, 5. Moun- 

 tain rocks. Pyr. Cev. Alps. Apenn. 



6. glandulosa. Segm. of Cor. lanceolato- 

 linear, acuminate. Upper part of erect Stem 

 much branched. L. coriaceous, ohlongo-obo- 

 vate, granulato-glandular beneath. s.S. 5-7. 

 Calc. mountains, it. Tyr. Apenn. Cors. Not 

 in Koch. 



7. coUina. Cor. hairy, externally pinh. 

 Div. ovate, obtuse. Stem branched at top. 

 L. obovato-lanceolate, smooth and shining 



above, hoary beneath. S. 3, 4, and some- 

 times in Autumn. YaUey of Isonzo. Tuscany. 

 Rome. K. Nap. D. coUina of English gar- 

 dens, said to come from Greece, is not the 

 Italian plant; yet Sibthorp, the original 

 authority , found his plant in Italy. 



8. blagayana. Cor. yellow, hairy exter- 

 nally. Segm. ovate. L. oblongo-obovate, 

 smooth on both sides. Div. of Cor. equalling 

 one-third of tube. s.S. 5. Mountain woods 

 on the St. Lorenziburg in Cam., and the Gos- 

 tinger Berg near Gratz. 



9. Cneoruiu. Cor. hairy, pink. Tube 

 cylindrical, nerved. Div. elliptic, equalling 

 two-thirds of tube. Bracts very short, trun- 

 cate. Stems tufted, decumbent. L. lineari- 

 cuneate, with short mucro, hairless. s.S. 5-8. 

 Dry mountain pastures. s. Sw. Tyr. Pyr. 

 Apenn. Cev. Jura and on the sands, s. w. Pr. 



10. striata. Cor. smooth, pink. Div. el- 

 liptic, equalling two-thirds of tube. Bracts 

 ovate, pointed, reaching to one thii'd of tube. 

 L. lineari-cuneate, with short mucro, hairless. 

 s.S. 7, 8. Bocky mountains. Alps. — Koch. 



C. Flowers in a terminal panicle. 



11. Gnidiuxa. Stem erect, branched. L. 

 lanceolato-linear, alternate, mucronate, smooth. 



s.S. Summer. Dry. s. Pr. It. 



LXXXV. LAURINE^. 



Perianth inferior, 4-6-parted. Stamens 6 or 12, inserted at the base of the segments. 

 Anthers adnate to filaments, with 2 cells, opening by a valve from the base to the summit. 

 Ovaiy a Drupe, or Berry, with one seed. 



704. LAURDS. 

 1. nobilis. L. oblongo-lanceolate, veiny. 



evergreen. PI. 4-fid, (dioecious, Duby,) in 

 axillary clusters. l.S. 4, 5. s. Alps. Aus- 

 trian shore. 



LXXXVI. SANTALACE^. 



Pei-ianth superior, 3-5 -cleft. Stamens 4 or 5, inserted on the base of the segments, 

 of one ceU and 2 or 4 seeds, pendulous from near the base of a central placenta. 



Ovary 



705. THESIUM. 



A. With 3 bracts to each flower. Flowers 

 extending to the ends of the branches. 



i. Calyx of Fruit rolled in to the base, not 

 half as long as fruit. 

 1. intermedium. Root creeping. Stems 



ascending. Pan. pjTamidal. Branches spread- 

 ing. L. lineari-lanceolate, acute, 3 -nerved. 

 p. 6-8. Hill meadows. G. e. Pr. 



2. montanum. Root descending. Stems 

 several, erect. Pan. pyramidal. Branches 

 spreading. L. lineari-lanceolate, finely acute. 



