690 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 
Engravings. Tilli Cat. Hort. Pisani, t. 49. f. 2.; and our jig. 1344. 
Spec. Char., §c. Stems pubescent, simple. Leaves linear-lancevicte, almost 
mucronate, alternate, nearly deciduous. Flowers axillary ; 5, or fewer, in 
an axil; sessile, narrow, shorter than the leaf; the tube thread-shaped and 
downy. It seems different from D. Thymelz’a, and was found in Austria 
by Jacquin. (Willd.) Introduced in 1810. 
2 9, D.(? T.) tomento'’ss Lam. The tomentose Daphne. 
Identification. Lam. Dict. ; N. Du Ham., 1. p. 26. 
Synonymes. Passerina villdsa Lin. ; Lauréole cotonneuse Lam. Encyc. 10. 
Engraving. Our fig. 1345. from a specimen in the Lambertian herbarium. 
Spec. Char., Sc. Flowers sessile, axillary. Leaves oblong- 
obtuse, covered with tomentum on both sides. (Lam.) A low % 
shrub, very nearly allied to D. Térton-raira, but larger in all 
its parts, and with more obtuse leaves, which are covered 
with tomentum, instead of a silky down. Asia Minor and 
the Levant. Height 2 ft. to 3ft. Introd. 1800. Flowers white ; 
7 1345. D. (?T. 
May. Berries ?. tomeniasa. 
C. Erect. Leaves persistent. Flowers terminal, 
# 10. D. coLti'na Smith. The Hill-inhabiting Daphne, or Neapolitan 
Mezereon. 
Identification. Smith in Fl. Greca, t. 359.; Willd. Sp. Pl., 2. p. 423. 
Synonymes. D. collina # Bot. Reg. t. 822., ? D. buxifolia Vahl Symb. 1. p. 29. ; Daphné des Col- 
lines, Lauréole @ Feuilles de Santé, Fx. ; Stumpfblattriger Seidelbast, Ger. 
Engravings. Fl. Greca, t. 359. ; Bot. Cab., t. 1848. ; and our jig. 1347. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves obovate, glabrous and glossy 
above, and hirsutely villous beneath. Flowers in 
terminal groups. Calyx externally silkily villous ; 
its lobes ovate, obtuse. (Wikstrom.) An upright, 
low, evergreen shrub. On low hills, and on the 
banks of rivers, in the South of Italy. Height 2 ft. 
to 3ft. Introduced in 1752. Flowers pinkish ; 
January to June. Berries ?. 
Variety. 
2 D. c. 2 neapolitina Lindl. D. neapolitana 
Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 710., and our fig. 1346.—* 
Differs from the species chiefly in the want 
of pubescence on the under surface of the 
leaves. A very pretty plant 
originated in a sport from the 
species, and in cultivation since 
1822. Much admired for the 
fragrance of its purple and white 
1546. D.csneapolitina. flowers during winter. ~ 
Grafted plants, grown in a border sheltered from 
the north by a wall, thrive well ; and form thick bushes, 
with nearly level heads, covered with flowers. 1347. D. collina. 
# 11. D. (c.) ovedr'prs L. The Olive-like Daphne. 
Identification. Lin. Mant., 66.; Willd. Sp. Pl., 2. p. 423. 
Synonymes. Chamedaphndéides crética Alpin. Exot. 44. t. 43.; Thymele‘a crética olee folio 
utriusque glabro Tourn. Cor. 41.3 Daphne salicifolia Lam. Encycl.3. p. 423.; Lauréole a Feuilles 
d’ Olivier, Fr. ; Oelbaumblattriger Seidelbast, Ger. is 
Engravings. Alpin. Exot., t.43.; Bot. Mag., t. 1917.; Bot. Cab., t. 299.; and our jig. 1348. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves obovate-lanceolate, terminated with a minute mucro, 
glabrous upon both sides. Flowers terminal, sessile, a few together, and 
surrounded by leaves that in some measure involucrate them. (Bot. Mag.) 
