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Laurus Diospyrus. Twiggy Bay, 

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Ennxandria Monogynia. 



Coterie Character. 



Cat, o. Gr. calycina, 6-partita. Neclarium glandulis trzbus 

 bifetis germen cingentibus. Dritpa l-fperma. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



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LAURUS Diofpyrus > foliis ovato-lanceolatis fubtus venofis 

 fubtomentoiis, floribus umbellatis dioicis, umbellulis fef- 

 filibus lateralibus, gemmis pedicellifque villofis. 



LAURUS Diofpyrus, Perfoon Syn. 1. p. 450. 



LAURUS diojpyroides ; humilis, virgata, nudiflora : foliis 

 oblongo-ovaltbus, fubtus fubtomentofis : floribus glomerato- 

 umbellatis, dioicis ; fquamis gemmalibus pedicellifque vil- 

 lofis. Michaux Fhr. Am. Bor. 1. p. 243. 



LAURUS melijfafolia ; foliis cordato-lanceolatis venohs, mem- 

 branaceis, fubtus pubefcentibus; gemmis fefnlibus trifloris; 

 drupis rubris. Walter Flor. Carol. 134 t 



According to the obfervation of Michaux, moil of the 

 fpecies of Laurus which are found in the colder parts of 

 North- America are dicecious ; and all of them produce their 

 flowers before any leaves appear. Generally too the fcales of 

 the buds, remaining after the flowers are open, constitute an 

 involucre to the little umbel or glomerule. 



We have not much doubt but that our prefent plant is really 

 the Laurus meliffcfolia of Walter, as Mr. Fraser, the 

 friend of the author and editor of his work, always confidered 

 it as fuch; but as Michaux's name, abbreviated, has been 

 adopted in Persoon's fynopfis, and confequently is more 

 generally known, we have thought it right to retain it. The 



leaves 



