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1. Daphne oleoides, Schreb. ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 193. More or less 
pubescent, 4-8 ft. Leaves sessile, narrowly lanceolate, rarely 
oblong or ovate, 14 in., acute. Flowers white, tinged with pink ; 
bracts none or small and soon falling off. Perianth-tube 4 in., 
grey-tomentose outside. 
Simla ; September, October. — W. Himalaya, 3000-9000 ft. — W. Asia, 
S. Europe. 
2. Daphne cannabina, Wall. ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 193. Glabrous 
except the young shoots, 5-8 ft. Leaves shortly stalked, crowded 
near the end of branches, lanceolate, 3-5 in., obtuse. Flowers 
white or lilac, in heads surrounded by numerous, lanceolate bracts. 
Perianth-tube \ in., tomentose outside. (Fig. 140.) 
Simla ; March, April ; also in the autumn. — Temperate Himalaya., 5000- 
7000 ft. 
In Nepal and Kumaon a very strong and durable paper is made of the inner 
fibrous bark ; the flowers are offered in Hindu temples. 
2. WIKSTRCEMIA. In honour of J. E. Wikstrom, a Swedish 
botanist of the nineteenth century. — Tropical and E. Asia, Austra- 
lia, Pacific islands. 
Wikstrcemia canescens, Meissn. ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 195. Silky 
pubescent, 1-3 ft. Leaves alternate or nearly opposite, shortly 
stalked, thin, oblong-lanceolate, 1-2 in., often with a minute, white 
bud in the axils. Flowers yellow or white, in heads or spikes 
forming terminal panicles. Perianth-tube J in. , slender, pubescent 
