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longis, leviter canaliculatis, sparsa, chartaceo-coriacea, supra (adulta) + pilosa v. subglabra 
nitida viridia, subtus dense hirsuta v. subglabra caerulescentia, lanceolata v. rarius ellip- 
tico-lanceolata v. suboblongo-lanceolata, utrinque acuta v. apice acuminata, 55—140 mm 
longa, 15—50 mm lata, penninervia, supra immerse costata et sub lente dense foveolata, 
subtus prominulo-costata et perlaxe reticulata, costis e nervo medio sub angulo 45—55? 
prodeuntibus, margine subplano. Inflorescentia ferrugineo-tomentosa v. -tomentella, 
subpauciflora v. submultiflora, longe pedunculata, corymbose pannieulata, foliis brevior, 
pedicellis 1—3 mm longis, bracteolis subdeciduis. Flores ferrugineo-tomentosi v. sub- 
sericei, 4 mm longi. Limbi segmenta exteriora interioribus late ovatis, obtusiuscule 
acutis tertia parte breviora. Androeceum seriebus 3 fertilibus. Filamenta antheris 
breviora, intus subglabra, dorso margineque dense longeque pilosa; seriei III. basi glan- 
dulis binis magnis, foliaceo-compressis, sessilibus aucta. Antherae 4-locellatae, sub- 
rectangulo-ellipticae, basi rotundatae, apice obtusiusculae; seriei III lateraliter dehis- 
centes. Staminodia magna, sagittata, dorso apiceque longe pilosa filamento subbreviore 
stipitata. Ovarium glaberrimum, globosum, stylo subduplo longiore, stigmate obtuso. 
Bacca globosa, diam. 10 mm, nigra, basi perianthii lobis auctis, patentibus insidens, 
tota exserta. Embryo cotyledonibus hemisphaericis, apice minute mucronulato-acutis, 
corculum includentibus. Plumula valde evoluta, inaequali- 4-phylla, glabra, ovata, basi 
manifeste constricta. Radicula brevissima, obtusiuscula. 
,» Crescit in profundis cedrorum et cupressorum nemoribus, a Virginia ad regiones 
T'exanas orientales. Septentrionem versus extenditur ad magnum usque cupressorum nemus 
in comitatu Sussex districtus Delaware, sed rarior occurrit istis in regionibus (Nees, 
l. c): Beyrich n. 112, Box, Cabanis, Curtiss n. 2444, Drummond n. 285 bis, 578, 
Fraser, Elihu Hall n. 541, L’Herminier, Jorney, Leibold, Lindheimer, Rugel n. 640, 
Zeypher.“ 
Forma glabriuscula Pursh ramulis apice tomentellis, cum foliis 
mox glabratis v. subglabratis. 
Laurus Carolinensis var. glabriuscula Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. I, p. 276. 
Forma pubescens Pursh ramulis ipetiolisque tomentosis, sero glab- 
rescentibus. 
Laurus Carolinensis var. pubescens Pursh, |. c. 
Persea Carolinensis var. f. palustris Chapm. Fl. S. Un. St. ed. 2, 
p. 393. 
Floret Junio, Julio. (WV. v. in hortis nonnullis cultam et siccam in herb. fere omni- 
bus a me examinatis.) 
46. Persea Veraguensis Seem. Folia petiolata, supra parce pilosa, 
subtus subsericea, + lanceolata, basi acuta v. rotundato-acuta, apice 
acuminata. Inflorescentia subpauciflora, tomentella, longiuscule peduncu- 
lata, glomerato-subcorymbosa, foliis multo brevior. Limbi segmenta 
exteriora interioribus paullo breviora. Androeceum seriebus 3 fertilibus. 
Filamenta pilosa, antheras subaequantia v. dimidio v. ultra breviora; 
