. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 'C DANDELION ter salad very like barbe de capucin. Roots dug in fall and dried are sold for medicinal purposes in drug stores under the name of Taraxacum. l H. B. Uts DAPHNE (Greek name of Laurus nohilis). Thy- meladcew. Ornamental evergreen or deciduous shrubs, with handsome foliage and sweet-scented, white, p
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 'C DANDELION ter salad very like barbe de capucin. Roots dug in fall and dried are sold for medicinal purposes in drug stores under the name of Taraxacum. l H. B. Uts DAPHNE (Greek name of Laurus nohilis). Thy- meladcew. Ornamental evergreen or deciduous shrubs, with handsome foliage and sweet-scented, white, purple, lilac or rarely greenish fls., which, in warmer climates, often appear during the winter. Lvs. alternate, rarely opposite, entire, short-petioled : fls. in clusters, short racemes or umbels, apetalous, mostly fragrant; perianth tubular cr campanulate, 4-lobed, corolla-like, usually clothed with silky hairs outside ; stamens 8, included; stigma capitate, sessile or nearly so : fr. a fleshy or leathery 1-seeded drupe. About 40 species in Eu. and Asia. Only D. Mezereum, with very early lilac, fra- grant fls. and decorative scarlet fr., and some low ever- green species, like D. Cneorum and D. Blagaijana, are hardy north, while most of the evergreen species can be recommended only for warmer climates D PoH/ica and D. Laureola, with large evergreen lvs , are hardj as far north as New York Daphnes thrn e best in a well drained, light soil and m a partly shaded position, but some, as D. Cneorum and D Bhiqininna which are ex ceedingly pretty plants for rockeries, do better in sunny situations. In the north, D odotu and its varieties are often grown in pots for their sweet scented and hand some fls. appearing during the wmtei A sandy com post of peat and loam in equal proportions will suit them, they require a good drainage and careful watering dur ing the winter, and pots not larger than just necessary should be given; they ma> also be planted out in a cool greenhouse and trai
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