2yd ENNEANORIA MONOGYNIA. LaUrUS. 



carolinensis. 2- L. foliis perennantibus ovali-lanceolatis opacis Fubtus 

 glaucis, pedunculis simplicibus, fasciculo subcapitato 

 paucifloro terminatis, calycis laciniis exterioribus du- 

 plo bievioribus, baccis globosis, — Mich. Ji. amer. 1. 

 p. 245. 



L. Borbonia. HortuL 



L. foliis acuminatis, flore albicante, baccis caeruleis, pe- 

 diculis rubris insidentibus. Clayt. ult. 



Icon. Catesb. car. I. t. 63. Mich, arb 



glabra. a. L. foliis subtus glabris. 



pubescens. ^. L. foliis subtus pubescentibus. 

 obtusa. y. L. foliis obovatis obtusis. 



In deep cedar and cypress swamps : Virginia to Loui- 

 siana. Tj . May. v.v. A small tree} flowers green- 

 ish-yellow; berries dark-blue, on red peduncles; 

 known by the name of Red Bay : the wood is very 

 valuable. 

 Benzoin. 3, L. ramis virgatis sub floratione aphyllis, foliis deciduis 



cune;!to-obovalibus subtus albicantibus subpubescenti- 

 bus, floribus glomerato-unibellatis, gemmis pedicel- 

 lisque glabris. — Willd. sp. pi. 2. p. 485. 



L. Pseudo-Benzoin. Mich.Ji. amer. 1 . p. 243. 



Icon, Comm. hort. 1. t. Q7. 



In low grounds and on the banks of rivulets : Canada to 

 Florida. Tj . March, April, v. v. A large shrub ; 

 flowers yellowish-green ; berries scarlet 3 known by 

 the name of Spice- u-ood. 

 Viospyms. 4. L. humilis, virgata, nudiflora; foliis deciduis oblongo- 

 ovalibus subtus venosis subtomentosis, floribus glome- 

 rato-umbellatis, gemmis pedicellisque villosis. — Mich, 

 ji. amer. I. p. 243. 



L. melissasfolia. JValt.Jl. car. 134. 



Icon. Bot. mag. 147O, 



In low grounds and near rivers : Virginia and Carolina. 

 T2 . April. V. V. A low shrub, resembling the pre- 

 ceding very much ; flowers greenish-yellow ; berries 

 small, scarlet or purple. 

 geniculata. 5. L. ramis divaricatis flexuosis, foliis deciduis ovalibus ob- 

 tusiusculis glabris, basi subtus barbatis, sub floratione 

 nuUis, umbellulis terminalibus paucifloris, antheris 

 4-locularibus. — Mich. Ji. amer. 1. p. 244. Walt. Ji. 

 car. 133. 



L. aestivalis. Willd. sp. pi. 2. p. 484. 



L. foliis lanceolalis enervibus annuls. Gronov. virg. 15Q. 



