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DAPHNE* hybrida. 
Mule Daphne. 
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OCTANDRIA MONOGY NIA. 
Nat. ord. THYMELER. 
DAPHNE. —Supra, vol. 10. fol. 822. 
D. hybrida; foliis ovalibus coriaceis utrinque ramisque glabris, floribus 
sessilibus aggregatis, calycis tubo tomentoso : laciniis ovatis. 
2 
With this plant we are acquainted only through the 
information of Mr. William Rogers, Nurseryman, of South- 
ampton, who gives the following account of it :— 
«Tt is called by the French Florists Daphne Delphi- 
nium, but nothing is known of its origin. It approaches 
nearest to D. odora and olezfolia, but differs from both of 
them in its leaves, and its darker, larger, and more fragrant 
flowers. It is in blossom almost all the year, and is stated 
to be quite hardy.” 
To us it appears intermediate between D. odora and 
D. collina. At all events it is a desirable plant, on account 
of its delicious fragrance. 
Usels 
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* Daphne is the Greek name of the Ruscus racemosus, or Alexandrian 
Laurel, into which the virgin Daphne was changed when she fled from 
the importunities of Apollo. Why the name has been applied to the shrubs 
now so called, it is not easy to say. 
