. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 668 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM jh 3. D. ALPiNA L. The Alpine Daphne. Identification. Lin. S5., 610., Syst, 371.; "Willd. Sp. PI., 2. p. 418. Synonymes. The Alpine Chamelea Marsh. Plant. 2. p. 112.; Daphn5 des Alpes, Fr.; Alpen Scidelbast, Ger.; Olivella, Ital. Hot. Cab., t.
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 668 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM jh 3. D. ALPiNA L. The Alpine Daphne. Identification. Lin. S5., 610., Syst, 371.; "Willd. Sp. PI., 2. p. 418. Synonymes. The Alpine Chamelea Marsh. Plant. 2. p. 112.; Daphn5 des Alpes, Fr.; Alpen Scidelbast, Ger.; Olivella, Ital. Hot. Cab., t. C6.; and omftg. Spec. Char., S^c. Leaves lanceolate, a little obtuse, tomentose beneath, deciduous. Flowers sessile, aggregate. {Willd.') A low, branchy, deciduous shrub. â Alps of Switzerland, Geneva, Italy, and Austria. Height 2 ft. Introduced in 1759. Flowers white, very fragrant ; May to July. Berries red -, ripe in September. Quite hardy, and very suitable for rockwork; as the roots fix themselves deeply into the crevices of the rocks. B. Erect. Leaves persislent. Flowers lateral. n. 4. D. Laure^ola L. The Laureola Daphne, or Spurge Laurel. Jdentification. Lin. Sp. 510.; Willd. Sp. PI., 2. p. 418. ; Eng. 1339. D. alrlna. Flora, 2. p. 229. Synanymes. Daphnoldes vfirum, vel Laurciola, Gesn. fasc. 1. 7. t. 6. f. 9. j Laurfiola Rait Syn. 465., Ger. Em. 1404.; TTiymelffi^a LaurSola 5co^. Cam. 2. n. 463.; the evergreen Daphne ; Laurcole male, Laureole des Anglais, Fr.; immergriiner Seidelbast, Ger.; Cavolo di Lupo, Ital. Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 119. ; Jacq. Austr., t. 183.; and ourjjg. 1S40. Spec. Char., S^c. Evergreen. Leaves obovate-lanceolate, smooth. Flowers in axillary, simple, drooping clusters, that are shorter than the leaves : flowers in each about 3. Calyx obtuse. {Smith.) A low, bushy, evergreen shrub. Britain, and most other parts of Europe, in 'woods. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Flowers yellowish green; January to March. Berries oval, green first, changing
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