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D A P H N E Laureola
Spurge Laurel.
O C T A N D R J A Monogytiia.
G e n . C h a r . Calyx four-cleft, refembling a corolla,
withering but permanent, enclofing the ftamina.
Berry with one feed.
S p e c . C h a r . Clufters axillary, of about five flowers.
Leaves lanceolate, fmooth.
S y n . Daphne Laureola. Linn. Sp. PL 510. HudJ. FI.
An. 167. With. Bot. Arr. 403. Relb. Cant. 157.
Laureola. Rail Syn. 465.
T h i s fhrub, not unaptly refembling a palm-tree in miniature,
often occurs in woods and hedges. Its evergreen leaves
are confpicuous in Winter, and the flowers come forth early in
March. In Summer the black berries remain for a confiderable
time.
Every part is remarkably fmooth. The ftem round, about
three feet high, tough, but little branched, naked below,
crowned at the fummit with a tuft of leaves, among which
grow bunches of green inconfpicuous flowers, of an unplea-
fant fmell, accompanied by feveral concave bradtese, which foon
fall off. This plant, though highly acrid, may be taken internally,
and is recommended in worm cafes, but the dofe is very
fmall. See Dr.. Withering.
Gardeners have lately learned to engraft upon this the
Daphne Cneorum, by which that elegant and fragrant fpecies
is the more eafily propagated,