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DAPHNE 



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

 G.C. III. 21:183, 185. Var. Alba pldna, Hort., has double 

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

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

 times blooming in fall. 



2. HoutteElna, Planch. (D. Meserium, var. atropurpi,- 

 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 Meserewm, 



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

 J4nkwa, Hort.). Shrub, to 3 ft., with slender branches : 

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

 the veiins beneath, 1J2-2 in. long: fls. lilac, 3-7, in short- 

 stalked clusters, scentless, denselj-^ silky, villous outside. 

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

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



A A . Jyvs. evergreen, alternate {see iVb.2). 



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



c. Rabltlow, procumbent or trailing. 



4. Cnedrum, Linn. Pig. 677. With long, trailing, pu- 

 bescent branches : Ivs. crowded, cuneate, oblanceolate, 



mueronulate, finally gla- 

 brous, dark green and 

 glossy above, glaucescent 

 beneath, K-lin. long: fls. 

 in sessile, many-fid. 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. Tndximum of Euro- 

 pean nurseries =1>. Nea- 

 politana. 



5. Blagayina, Preyer. 

 Branches often ascending, 

 glabrous : Ivs. cuneate, 

 obovate or oblong, gla- 

 brous, 1-lJ^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. P.S. 22:2313. 



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



11:491. 



CO. ffabit erect, 1-4 ft. high. 

 D. Perianth densely pubescent outside, 



6. serioea, Vahl (Z>. coUlna, 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-lM in. long : fls. fragrant, in f ew-fld. heads, with bracts, 

 purple, densely pubescent outside, with ovate-obtuse 

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

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



7. oleoides, Schreb. (D. buxifoUa, Vahl). Shrub, to 

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

 vate-lanceolate, usually mueronulate or acute, villous- 

 pubescent beneath, sometimes glabrous at length, 

 1-lK in. long : fls. in few-fid. heads without bracts, 

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

 3^ 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. h^brida, Lindl. {D, Dauphini, Hort. D. Dilphini, 

 Lodd.). Garden hybrid of D. eollina 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 Cneonim. 



DARLINGTONIA 



DD. Perianth glabrous outside, or nearly so. 

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

 terminal heads, very fragrant, white to purple: ovary 

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

 Gng. 2:211. -Var. Alba, Hort. Pis. white. Gn. 28:499. 

 Var. Maz6Ii, Hemsl. Pis. inpeduncled, axUlary clusters 

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

 14:154. B.H. 1872:392. Hardier than the type. Var. puno- 

 tita, Hemsl. Pis. in dense heads, white, spotted out- 

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

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

 Var. rtibra, Don. Pis. purple. S.B.P.G. II. 4:320. 

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

 print in catalogues for Z>. odora. D. odorata, Lam.= 

 J). Cneorum. 



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



10.»Laur^ola, Linn. Shrub, to 4 ft. : lvs. cuneate, obo- 

 vate-lanceolate, aciite, 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. purpiirea of the Kew 

 Arboretum = i). Houtteana. 



11. Pdntica, Linn. Shrub, to 5 ft. : lvs. 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.: lvs. deciduous, cu- 

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

 nal, fragrant. May.June. S.Eu. L.B.C.1:66.— D. AKdica.Pall. 

 Shrub, to 4 ft.: lvs. 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. 

 austr&lis, CyTiLl.=C. sericea.— J>. Oaucdsica, Pall. Allied to D. 

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

 7388.— JD. Delaliaydna, Hort.=D. Neapolltana. — D. glomerdta. 

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

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

 I).Onidiu'm,lAnii. Evergreen shrub, to 2 ft.: lvs. linear-lanceo- 

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

 racemes or panicles. S. Eu. L.B.C. 2:150.- X). Neapolitdna, 

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

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

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

 i:llQ.—I>. pamirifera, Sieb.=Edgeworthia G-ardneri.- Z>. i)e- 

 trma, Leyb. Dwarf evergreen shrub : lvs. linear-lanceolate, 

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

 grant. June, July. S. Tyrol.— D. rupestris, Facch.=petr£ea.— 

 Z). salidfblia, Lam.^D. Caucasica. — D. striata, Tratt. Dwarf 

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

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

 Switzerland and Carpath. Mts. Alfred Rehder. 



DAPHNlDIUM. See Benzoin. 



DAPHNIPHtLLITM (Greek, literally a laurel-leaf). 

 Huphorbi&eece. 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. 



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

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

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

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



glauo6scens, 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; lvs. obovate-lanceolate, rounded at the 

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

 —There is a variegated form. ■^_ m. 



DAKLINGT6NIA (after William Darlington, the 

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

 lightful Memorials of Bartram and Marshall). Sarrace- 

 nidoecE, One of the most interesting and distinct of all 



