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LXXXIV. LAURACEiE 
base. Leaf-buds conspicuous, 1 in. long, enclosed by softly pubes- 
cent scales. Flowers white, hairy ; bracts 4, hairy, soon falling off. 
Umbels forming dense, lateral clusters j-1 in. diam. Perianth 4- 
parted ; segments fringed, hairy outside. Stamens 6 or 7, much 
longer than the perianth, the two inner ones each with a pair of 
stalked glands near its base. Drupe oblong, \ in., narrowed to 
both ends. 
Sutlej valley ; June.— -Outer Himalaya, ascending to 3000 ft. 
3. Litsea consimilis, Nees ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 179, under L. 
umbrosa. Glabrous except the leaf-buds and flowers. Leaves 
alternate, lower surface covered with white bloom, lanceolate, 
3- 6 x 1-2 in., long-pointed, nerves lateral. Leaf-buds softly 
pubescent, J in. long. Flowers pale yellow or white ; bracts 4, soon 
falling off. Umbels forming lateral clusters ^ in. diam. Perianth 
4- parted ; segments fringed, pubescent outside. Stamens 6, much 
longer than the perianth, the 2 inner ones each with a pair of 
sessile, kidney-shaped glands near its base. Drupe globose, J in. 
diam. (Fig. 139.) 
Mahasu, Narkunda ; March-May. — W. Himalaya, 3000-9000 ft. 
LXXXV. THYMEL^EACE^E 
Erect shrubs ; bark usually tough and fibrous. Leaves simple, 
entire ; stipules none. Flowers 2-sexual, in heads or spikes, some- 
times forming terminal panicles. Perianth regular, tubular, 4-lobed. 
Stamens 8, inserted on the perianth-tube in 2 series of ' 4 each ; 
anthers 2-celled. Disk none or represented by erect scales. Ovary 
free, 1 -celled ; ovule one; style none or short, stigma capitate. 
Drupe ovoid, 1-seeded. — Most temperate and tropical regions. — 
From the Greek thymos, thyme, and elaia, the olive, referring to 
the foliage and fruit of the genus Thymelcea. 
Perianth-lobes acute. Disk none 1. Daphne. 
Perianth-lobes obtuse. Disk of 4-5 erect scales . . .2. Wikstrcemia. 
1. DAPHNE. The Greek name of the Bay-tree, Laurus nobilis. 
—Europe, N. Africa, temperate Asia. 
Leaves alternate, leathery. Flowers in terminal heads of 3-12. 
Perianth-lobes acute. Anthers nearly sessile. Disk none. Stigma 
nearly sessile. Drupe about J in., red or orange when ripe. 
Leaves 1| in., acute. Heads without bracts . . . 1. D. oleoides. 
Leaves 3-5 in., obtuse. Heads surrounded by numerous bracts 2. D. cannabina. 
