DAPH'NE TAR'TON-RAI'RA. 
SILVERY-LEAVED DAPHNE. 
Class. Order. 
OCTANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
THYMELM. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Cultivated 
France. 
18 inches. 
May, June. 
Perennial. 
in 1640. 
No. 110. 
Daphne is the Greek name of the laurel, to which 
a few of this genus bear some affinity. 
Previous to the Linnean arrangement, Tarton- 
raira was the principal name by which this plant was 
known. According to Gerard, it originated with 
the French, from its rarity. He says, “Tartonraire, 
called in English, Gutwoort, which groweth by the 
sea, and is catharticall, not of any long continuance 
among vs, and a stranger, very goodly to beholde, 
and therefore in the moother toong of the Massilians, 
is called Tartonraire.” 
The young plants are frequently kept in pots, for 
the purpose of being conveniently removed without 
danger ; for it is observed, that transplanting cannot 
always be effected without injuring, or wholly des- 
troying them. Seeds are sometimes obtained from 
abroad, and although autumn is the proper season for 
sowing them, it is advisable, generally, to sow them 
immediately on their arrival, in a dry, sheltered sit- 
uation, where the plants are intended to remain. In 
the following summer they should be kept perfectly 
free from weeds, and have occasional waterings or 
shade, as may be observed to be requisite. 
Hort. Kew. 2, v. 2, 409. 
