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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BR1TANNICUM. 



lanceolate, veiny. (Willd.) An evergreen low tree or large shrub. Italy, 

 Greece, and North of Africa. Height 30ft. to 60 ft. Introduced in 1562, or 

 before. Flowers white or yellow ; April and May. Berry very dark purple ; 

 ripe in October. 



Varieties. 



a L. n. 2 unduldta Mill. A low shrub, seldom growing higher than 4 or 

 6 feet, with leaves waved on the edges, which is stated in the Nouveau 

 Du Hamel to be hardier than the species. 



* L. n. 3 salicifblia Swt. L. n. angustifolia Lodd. Cat. A shrub, rather 

 higher than the preceding variety, with long narrow leaves, not so 

 thick as those of the species, and of a lighter green. 

 i L. n. 4 variegdta Swt. L. n. fol. var. Lodd. Cat. Leaves variegated. 

 t L. n. 5 latifolia Mill. Leaves much broader and smoother than 

 those of the species. This is the broad-leaved bay of Asia, Spain, 

 and Italy, and it is generally considered as too tender for the open 

 air in England. 



t L. n. 6 crispa Lodd. Cat. Leaves somewhat curled. 

 a L. n. ! Jlore pleno N. Du Ham. Flowers double. 

 An evergreen tree, or rather enormous shrub, sometimes growing to the 

 height of 60 ft., but always displaying a tendency to throw up suckers ; and 

 rarely assuming a tree-like character. The leaves are evergreen, and of a firm 

 texture ; they have an agreeable smell, and an aromatic, subacrid, slightly bit- 



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terish taste. The plant requires a good free soil, and it will not thrive in the 

 open air, in a climate much colder than that of the environs of London. It 

 is generally propagated by layers ; but, as the berries are ripened in the South 

 of England, and can be had in abundance from France, the species is very 



