LX. THYMELA‘CEE: DA’PHNE. 689 
Varieties, 
= D. p.2 rubra Hort.— Flowers red. Supposed ta be a hybrid, and 
rather more tender than the species. 
* 2D. p. 3 foliis variegatis Lodd. Cat. 1836. — Leaves variegated. 
The whole plant, in general appearance, strongly 
resembles the common spurge laurel: but the 
leaves are more oval, and shorter; and the flow- 
ers, which are disposed in twos instead of fives, 
are yellower, and of a sweeter scent. The 
leaves somewhat resemble those of the lemon 
tree, especially in colour; whence Tournefort’s 
trivial name. When bruised, they smell like 
those of the elder. It thrives best in soil similar 
to that usually prepared for American plants, on 
the shady side of a wall, or in some other shel-  , : 
tered situation. . 1341. D. pintica. 
2 6. D. TaymeLa#a Vahl. The Thymelea, or Milkwort-like, Daphne. 
Identification. Wahl Symb., 1. p. 28. ; Willd. Sp. Pl., 2. p. 416. 
Synonymes. Thymelz‘a foliis polygale glabris Bauh. Pin. 463.; T. alpina glabra, flosculis subluteis 
ad foliorum ortum sessilibus, Pluk. Adm. 366. t. 229. f. 2.; Sanamtinda viridis vel glabra Bawh. 
Prod. 160.; Sanaminda glabra Bauh. Hist.1, p. 592. ; Passerina Thymele‘a Dec. ; F 
the Wild Olive; La Thymelie, Fr. ; astloser Seidelbast, Ger. 
Derivation. Thymele'‘a is probably derived from éymos, poison, and elaia, or clea, 
the olive tree, in reference to the poisonous qualities of the plant, and its slight 
resemblance to the olive. 
Engravings. Ger. Prov., t. 17. f. 2.; Pluk, Alm., t. 229. f. 2. ; and our fig. 1342. 
Spec. Char., §c. Evergreen. Stem much branched. Branches 
simple, warted. Leaves lanceolate, broader towards the tip, 
crowded, glaucous. Flowers axillary, sessile. (Vahl.) A low, 
much-branched, evergreen shrub. Spain, and in the neighbour- 
hood of Montpelier. Height 3 ft. Introduced in 1815; but 
rare in collections. Flowers yellowish green ; February to April. 
Berries small, yellowish ; ripe in August. 
The plant requires a situation warm and dry; and to be giown && 
in sandy peat, kept in an equable degree of moisture. Thymelz'a. 
2 7. D. Ta rTon-Ral'nda L. The Tarton-raira, or silvery-(eave, Daphne. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., 510. ; Willd. Sp. PL, 2. p. 417. 
Synonymes. Thymelz‘a foliis candicantibus et serici instar mol- 
libus Bawh. Pin. 463.; Tarton-Raire Gallo-provincia Monspeli- 
ensium Lob. Ic. 371.; Sanaminda argentata latifolia Barr. Ic. 
221.; Passerina Tarton-ratra Sehrad. ; the oval-leaved Daphne ; 
Lauréole blanche, Fr.; Silberblattriger Seidelbast, Ger. 
Engravings. Fl. Greca, t. 354.; and our jig. 1343. 
Spec. Char.,§c. Leaves persistent, obovate, nerved, 
silky, hoary. Flowers sessile, lateral, aggregate, 
imbricated with scales at the base. (Vah/ Symd.) 
A branching low evergreen shrub. South of 
France. Height 2 ft. to 3ft. Introduced in 1739. 
Flowers small, yellowish ; May to July. 
Remarkable for the smallness and silki- 
ness of its leaves, and the white appearance 
of the whole plant ; its branches are weak, 
irregular, and scarcely ligneous; it requires 
a warm dry situation, exposed to the sun, ° 
and is therefore very suitable for rockwork. 
Oy : « 8. D. (? 7.) puspz'scens L. The 
1342. D. Térton-ratra, pubescent Daphne. 
tification. Lin. Mant., 66.; Willd. Sp. PlL,2.p.417. 
Sieh ae Thymela*a italica, Tarton-raire Gallo-provincie, similis, sed peromnia 1344, p, 
major, Micheli, cited in Tilli Cat. Hort. Pisani ; behaarter Seidelbast, Ger. (T.) pub, 
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