Daphniphyllum glaucescens 
Native of Japan, Corea, India, Java, Sc. 
Nat. Oracr: EUPHORBIACE&. Tribe : PHYLLANTHEA. 
1153 (1825); 
Daphniphyllum glaucescens, Blume “ Bijdr. 
D. macropodon ? Miquel. 
A very fine bold-looking Japanese plant, introduced into 
Great Britain in 1879. Ata distance it is not unlike a well- 
grown rhododendron, but on closer examination the difference 
is easily perceptible; the large leaves, eight inches long and 
over four in width, are more glaucous, the foot stalks and 
midrib are deep crimson, the bark also is of a reddish hue. 
The flowers are inconspicuous, of a light green colour, and 
have a strong pungent smell; they are succeeded by a crop of 
blue berries. It is a very strong grower, and naturally of a 
compact habit. It does well in any good rich soil, and bears 
moving almost up to any size: I have moved one weighing 
more than a ton, which required two strong cart-horses to 
draw it, and beyond flagging a little for a month or so, it was 
transferred to its new quarters quite uninjured. 
