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There is a considerable similarity betwixt the representation of the
present plant and that of the _Linum arboreum_ figured on the 234th
plate of this work, they are nevertheless two species widely differing,
the _flavum_ being a hardy herbaceous perennial, a native of Germany,
the _arboreum_ a greenhouse shrub from the Levant, both possessing
considerable beauty, and highly worthy a place in all collections of
ornamental plants.
The _Linum flavum_ is not mentioned either in the Dictionary of Mr.
Miller, or the Hortus Kewensis of Mr. Aiton, and as far as our knowledge
extends was a stranger in this country, till we raised it the year
before last from seeds sent us by Mr. Daval, of Orbe in Switzerland;
Clusius gives us a representation of it in flower, and Prof. Jacquin
another much superior; according to the latter, it grows by the sides of
hedges and among shrubs in mountainous situations, and rarely exceeds a
foot in height.
From the little experience we have had of this plant, it appears to be
easy of culture, and to succeed best in a soil moderately stiff and
moist; the flowers expand most in a morning when the sun shines, and
continue in succession during June, July, and part of August; it appears
as if it would ripen its seeds in my garden; these vegetate freely: the
plant may also be increased by parting its roots in autumn, or by
cuttings of the young shoots.
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Daphne Cneorum. Trailing Daphne.
_Class and Order._
Octandria Monogynia.
_Generic Character._
_Cal._ 0. _Cor._ 4-fida corallacea marcescens stamina includens,
_Bacca_ 1-sperma.
_Specific Character and Synonyms._
DAPHNE _Cneorum_ floribus congestis terminalibus sessilibus, foliis
lanceolatis nudis mucronatis. _Linn. Syst. Veget. ed. 14._ _Murr.
p. 371._ _Ait. Kew. v. 2. p. 26._