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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 |-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, L in., narrowed to 
both ends. 
Sutlej valley ; June. — Outer Himalaya, ascending to 3000 ft. 
3. Litsea eonsimilis, 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, ^ 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^EACEAE 
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 1J in., acute. Heads without bracts . . .1. D. oleoides. 
Leaves 3-5 in., obtuse. Heads surrounded by numerous bracts 2. D. cannabina. 
