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FoHis deciduis, flo- \ ** Leaves deciduous^ 

 ibus dioicis, | Jlozvers dioicous. 



3. B 

 L. fo 



Leaves obovate 



bus; floiibuo ^ 



oratis.^subtus pubescenti- | olate, pubescent under- 

 neath ; flowers in clus- 

 tered umbels ; buds and 

 pedicels dabrous. 



ilatis ; gemmis ped 

 que gkbris. 



Sp pi. 2. p. 485. Walt. p. 133. Tursh, 1. p. 276. 

 L. Pseudo-Benzoin, Mich. 1. p. 243. 



A shrub 4 -10 h^i hidi, branches Tirgate. Leave<i cuneafe af base, 

 ot a glaucous or rather whitish hue underneath. Pedicels short. Flot^ 

 ns pale jellow. Drupes red. 



Grows along the margins of rivulets. 



Flowers March. - S^ice-wood. 



4. Gbniculata. Walt. 



L. foliis parvulis, ovali- | Leaves small, oval, 



bus,lsevibus,-floribusum- | smooth; flowers in um- 

 belIatis;cauIedichotomo, bels; stem dichotomous 

 flexuoso. ( fiexuous. 



Walt. p. 133. Mich. 1. p. 244. Pursh, 1. p. 276. 



A small tree, 10-15 feet high, very much branched, with the 

 Dranchesbent and angled in a si nguhir manner, aud with much regu- 

 larity. Leaves small, obtuse, smooth, the young ones a little pubes- 

 cent near the base. Each bud generally S flowered. Flowers yeliom 



■t^iupes reu. -^ 



^rows around ponds, and in shallow water. 



Flowers February-March. ^ Fond-spice. 



5. M 



Ion 



L. foliis venosis, ob- ( Leaves veined, oblong, 



acuminate, annual, rugose 



subtus 



amis underneath ; branches ax 



supra axiliaribus. Sp. pi. j illaiy above. 

 S. p. ii>ii. 



I have inserted this species from Linnneus, although it is said to be 

 a sative of Virginia, merely to recal to it the attention of our botanists. 

 J-ate writers refer this plant to tiie L. g,^niculata, but to that species 



tAe des«ription ef Linnasus bears no resemulaace. To the L. raelis- 





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