6&8 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM 
a 3.D. aprxa L, The Alpine Daphne. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., 510., Syst., 371. ; Willd. Sp. Pl., 2. p. 418. 
Synonymes. The Alpine Chamelea Marsh. Plant. 2. p. 112.; Daphné 
des Alpes, f%7.; Alpen Scidelbast, Ger.; Olivella, fad. 
Engravings. Bot. Cab., t. 66.; and our fig. 1339, 
Spec. Char., &c. Leaves lanceolate, a little obtuse, 
tomentose beneath, deciduous. Flowers sessile, 
ageregate. (Willd.) A low, branchy, deciduous shrub. 
‘Alps of Switzerland, Geneva, Italy, and Austria. 
Height 2 ft. Introduced in 1759. Flowers white, 
very fragrant ; May to July. Berries red; ripe in 
September. 
Quite hardy, and very suitable for rockwork; as the 
roots fix themselves deeply into the crevices of the 
rocks. 
B. Erect. Leaves persistent. Flowers lateral. 
2 4, D. Laure‘ota L. The Laureola Daphne, or 
Spurge Laurel. 
Identification. Win. Sp. Pl., 510.; Willd. Sp. Pl., 2. p. 418.; Eng. 1339. D. alpina. 
eres Der tnSiaes vérum, vel Laurdola, Gesn. fasc.1. 7. t. 6. f.9. 5 Lauréola Razz Syn. 465., 
Ger. Em. 1404.; Thymele‘a Lauréola Scop. Carn. 2. n. 463.; the evergreen Daphne; Lauréole 
male, Lauréole des Anglais, J. ; immergrtiner Seidelbast, Ger. ; Cavolo di Lupo, Ital. 
Engravings, Eng. Bot., t. 119, ; Jacq. Austr., ¢t. 183.; and our jig. 1240, 
Spec. Char., $c. Evergreen. Leaves obovate-lanceolate, smooth. Flowers 
in axillary, simple, drooping clusters, that are shorter than the leaves : flowers 
in each about 5. Calyx obtuse. (Smith.) A low, bushy, evergreen shrub. 
Britain, and most other parts of Europe, in woods. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. 
Flowers yellowish green; January to March. Berries oval, green first, 
changing to black ; ripe in September. 
Though not showy in its flowers, it is a valuable plant for a shrubbery, from 
its being evergreen, and from its thick, glossy, shining leaves. It thrives best 
in the shade, and will flourish in situations under the drip of trees, where few 
other plants would grow. If exposed to the 
sun, the leaves turn back with a kind of twist; 
and, instead of their natural pure deep green, 
they assume a brownish tinge. The berries are 
a favourite food of singing-birds: though, as 
DeCandolle observes in the Flore Francaise, 
they are poisonous to all other animals, The 
spurge laurel is propagated by seeds, like the 
mezereon ; but, as they will remain two years in 
the ground before they vegetate, they are gene- 
rally treated like haws, and kept for some time 
in the rotting-heap. It may also be propagated 
by cuttings ; but not readily. It is much used in ister mae eae 
nurseries, as a stock on which to graft the more 
tender species of the genus; but as, like all the other daphnes, it has few 
roots, it requires to be transplanted with care. 
a 5..D, po’wrica L. The Pontic Daphne, or twin-flowered Spurge Laurel. 
Identification. Lin. Sp. Pl., 511. ; Willd. Sp. Pl, 2 p. 419. 
Synonymes. Thymelz‘a péntica, citrei foliis, Towrn. Itin. 3. p. 180. t. 180. ; Lauréole du Levant, 
Fr.; Pontischer Seidelbast, Ger. 
Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 1282.; and our fig. 1341. 
Spee. Char., &e. Leaves obovate-lanceolate, glabrous. Flowers bractless, 
glabrous, in many-flowered upright clusters, each of the long partial stalks 
of which bears two flowers. Lobes of the calyx lanceolate, long. (Spreng.) 
A low, spreading, branchy, evergreen shrub. Asia Minor. Height 4 ft. to 
5 ft. Introd. 1759. Flowers greenish yellow; April and May. Berrics ? 
