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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. 



PART 111. 



Genus II. 



JSi. 



riBU'RNUM L. The Vibcrncm. Lin. St/si. Pentandria Trigynia. 



Identification. Lin. Gen., p. 370. ; Gsert. Fruct, 1. t. 27. ; Adans. Fam., 2. p. 501. ; Schkuhr. Handb., 



t. 81. ; Dec. Prod., 4. p. 323. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 438. 

 Synonymcs. O'pulus, Tibtirnum, and 71nu.<, Town. Inst., p. 607. t. 376. and 377. ; riburnum ?nd 



O'pulus, Mcench Mcth., p. 505. 

 Derivation. According to Vaillant, the word /"ihurnum is derived from the Latin word vieo, to tie; 



on account of the pliability of the branches of some species. Viburna, in tlie plural, appears to have 



been applied by the ancients to any shrubs that were used for binding or tying. 



Description, ^c. Shrubs. Leaves opposite, petiolate. Corymbs of flowers 

 terminal. Flowers usually white, but sometimes verging to rose colour. 

 Natives of Europe, and of [)art of Asia; of ea.sy culture and propagation 

 in British gardens. V. Lantana, V. O'pulus, and V. Tinus are supposed to 

 have been known to the Greeks and Romans. Virgil mentions the vibur- 

 num, and contrasts it with the tall cypress ; but it is uncertain to what 

 species he alludes. The genus was divided by Tournefort into three genera: 

 riburnuni, Tinus, and O'pulus, which form our three sections. 



§ i. Thius Tourn. 



Synonymes. Lentago Dec. Prod., 4. p. 324. ; /iburnum Manch Mcth., p. 505. 



Sect. Char., Sfc. Leaves quite entire, or toothed, style almost wanting ; 

 stigmas 3 sessile. 



« 1. V. TTnus L. The Laurustinus. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 383. ; Dec. Prod., 4. p. 324. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 438. ; Lodd. Cat.'od. 18.36. 

 Synonymes. V. /aurif.'.rme Lam. Fl. Fr., 3. p. 363. ; Tinus Tourn. Inst., p. 607. t. 377. ; rmus /auri- 



(bWa Borl.//. in liwrn. Arch., 1. pt. 2. p. 20. ; the Laurestine, wild Bale Tree, Oirnn/; Viorne, 



Laurier, Tin, Fr. \ Lorbeerartigcr .Schneehall, or .Schwalkenstrauch, (Icr. 

 Derivation. Laurustinus is from laurus, a laurel, and tinus, the Latin n^me of the plant ; the word 



laurus being added by old authors, trom the supposition that this shrub belonged to the same family 



as the La6rus n6bilis, or sweet bay. Lorbeerartiger is laurel-like. 

 Engravings. N. Du Ham., 2. t. 37. ; Bot. Mag., t. 38. ; 



and OUT fig. 778. 



Spec. Char., ^c. Leaves ovate-oblong, 

 quite entire, permanent ; having the 

 ramifications of the veins beneath, as well 

 as the branchlets, furnished with glandu- 

 lar hairs. Cor} nibs flat. Flowers white, 

 but rose-coloured before expansion, and 

 sometimes afterwards for a little time. 

 Berries dark blue. (Bop's Mill., iii. p. 

 438.) A native of the south of Europe, 

 and north of Africa ; where it is a shrub, 

 growing from 8 ft. to 10 ft. high. It was 

 introduced in 1596 ; and, in the neigh- 

 bourhood of London, continues flower- 

 ing from December till March. 



Varieties. 



• V. T. 2 hirta Ait. Hort. Kew.,ii. p. 166.; V. Tinus Mill. Diet., No. 4., 



Clits. Hist., i. p. 49. No. 1 .; V. lucidum Mill., Peru., and Schultes, Cltts. 

 Hist., i. p. 49. No. ii. — Leaves oval-oblong, hairy beneath and on 

 the margins. The flowers of this variety appear in autumn, and 

 continue on the shrub all the winter. A native of Portugal and 

 Spain, and the vicinity of Nice. This is very distinct, from the 

 comparative roundness of its leaves, and the hairiness both of the 

 leaves and branches. 



• V. T. 3 Incida Ait., 1. c. — Leaves ovate-oblong, glabrous on both 



surfaces, shining. The cymes, as well as the flowers and leaves, 

 are larger than those of the common sort, and seldom appear till the 

 spring. When the winters are sharp, the flowers arc killed, and 



