El^agms.l E hM AGNE^. 



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OuD. LXXIX. LAURINE^. Juss, 



1. BENZOIN. W.abB. 



h B. odoriferum. N.ah E. SysL Laur. p. 4,97 — Laurus Benzoin. L.—Ph. Am. \.p 

 276.— L. pseudo-Benzoin. Mr.— Evosmus Benzoin. 'Nutt. 



Hab. Canada. {Ph.) 



2. SASSAFRAS. N. ah E. 



4 



officinale. N, ah E. SysL Laur. p, 488.— Laurus Sassafras. L,—Ph. Am. 1. ». 277. 



Hab. Canada. (Ph,') 



3. TETRANTHERA. Jacq, 



Flores dioici, rarius hermaphroditi, involucrati. Perianthium plerumque 6-partitum. 

 Stam. fert 9, triplici serie. Anth. 4-locellatae, introrsum dehiscentes. Staminodia (glan- 

 dulae filamentorum) 6, per paria staminibus 3 interioribus adjuncta. Stigma peltatum. 

 Bacca tubo floris explanato imposita, — Inflorescentia umbellata. N. ab E. 



1. T. Californica (Hook, et Arn. in Bot of Beech. Voy. p. 159); hermaphrodilajoliis 

 perennantibus oblongo-lanceolatis vix acutis penninerviis reticulato-venosis glabris, pedun- 

 culis axillaribus simplicibus, floribus pluribus, umbella subcapitata, pedunculis folio 

 brevioribus. — Laurus regia. Douglas^ mst. 



Hab. N. W. America. First found by 3Ir Menzies in New California, south of the Columbia. Douglas. 

 — Mr Douglas observes, that ** this elegant evergreen tree, which attains the height of 40 to 120 feet, and 

 from 2 to 4 feet in the diameter of its stem, forms the connecting link between the gloomy Pine-forests of 

 N. W. America and the tropical-like verdure of California, The foliage, when bruised, gives out a most 

 powerful camphor-like scent ; and even during severe hurricanes, I have been obliged to remove from under 

 its shade, the odour being so strong as to occasion violent sneezing. The hunters often make use of a decoc- 

 tion of the leaves, which they take without any bad effect ; indeed it stimulates the system, and produces a 

 glow of warmth," — Flowering specimens are in Mr Douglas' collection from California, which prove this 

 plant to be a true Tetrantfiera. 



Ord. LXXX. EL^AGNEiE. Juss. 



1. EL^AGNUS. i. 



1. E. argentea {Vh. Am, 1, jd. 114); inermis, foliis ovato-oblongis utrinque acutis 

 argenteo-lepidotis, floribus fasciculatis nutantibus, fructibus globpsis. Rich. App. p, 5. 



Hab- Canada. Mrs Sheppard; and from the Grand Rapids of the Saskatchawan to the Rocky Moun- 

 tains, and to lat. 69** near the coast. Br Richardson. Brummond. Hudson's Bay. NuttalL — This is 

 indeed very nearly allied to some Elmagni of the Old World, particularly to E. parvifolia. Wall., E. orien- 

 tah's, L., and to some specimens in my herbarium of E. angustifolia. The leaves seem to be variable in 

 shape ; but I think in our plant the flowers are more drooping than in those just mentioned, and the fruit 

 more globose and as mealy as the leaves. " It is the Waw-pish-keemcna of the Cree Indians. The bark 

 peels off in the winter, the moment it is thawed, which is not the case with other plants." Rich, mst. 

 Drummond observes that the flowers are very fragrant. The branches and leaves are alternate. 



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