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generally increased from seeds, and the varieties only raised from layers or 

 cuttings. 



t 2. L. CAROLINE'NSIS Catesb. The Carolina Laurel, or Red Bay. 



Identification. Catesb. Car., 1. p. 63. ; Pursh Sept., 1. p. 276. ; Spreng. Syst., 2. p. 665. 



Synonymes. L. Borbon/a Lin. Sp. 529., Syst. 383. ; L. axillaris Lam. -, Borbbnm sp. Plum. Gen. 

 4. ic. 60., Pe>sea BorbbmYz Spreng. ; the broad-leaved Carolina Bay ; Laurier rouge, Laurier 

 Bourbon, Laurier de Caroline, Fr. ; Carolinischer Lorbeer, rother Lorbeer, Ger. 



Engravings. Catesb. Car., t. 63. ; Michx. N. Arner. Syl., 2. t. 82. ; N. Du Ham., 2. t. 33. ; and 

 our fig. 1330. after Michaux, and jig. 1331. after Du Hamel. 



Spec. Char., $c. Evergreen. Leaves oval, lanceolate, slightly glaucous be- 

 neath. Flowers in peduncled axillary groups. (Spreng.) An evergreen 

 tree, in England a somewhat tender shrub. Virginia to Louisiana. Height 

 60ft. to 70ft. in America; 5ft. to 10 ft. in England. Introduced in 1739. 

 Flowers whitish ; May. 



1330. L. carolin&isis. 



1331. L. carolinen&is. 



Varieties. 



t L. c. 2 glabra Pursh. Leaves slightly glabrous. 

 t L. c. 3 pubescens Pursh. Leaves slightly pubescent, 

 i L. c. 4 obtiisa Pursh. Leaves ovate-obtuse. 



Only suitable for warm or sheltered situations, or for being placed against a 

 conservative wall. 



3. L. G'ATESB/jV/f Michx. 



Identification. Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. 



Sept., 1. p. 275. 

 Synonymes. L. aestivalis Lin. Spec. 529. ; L. enervis Mill. 



Diet. No. 8. ; L. Euosmus aestivalis Nutt. Gen. 1. p. 259. ; 



Pond Bush, Amer. ; Sommer Lorbeer, Ger. 

 Engravings. Catesb. Car., t. 28. ; and our Jig. 1332. 



Spec. Char., $c. Evergreen. Leaves ovate- 

 lanceolate, glossy. Flowers in a terminal 

 panicle. Fruit ovate. (Spreng. Syst.) An 

 evergreen shrub. Sea coast of Georgia and 

 Carolina. Height 5ft. to 10 ft. Introduced 

 in 1820. Flowers white ; May. Berries 

 black, based by red calyxes, on thick red 

 peduncles ; never seen in England. 

 We are uncertain as to the hardiness of this 

 species, not having seen living plants, except 

 in the green-house of the Jardin des Plantes. 



Catesby's Laurel, or Red Bay. 



p. 244. ; Spreng. Syst., 2. p. 265. ; Pursh Fl. Amei. 



1332. L. Catesbwnn. 



B Leaves deciduous. 

 4. L. SA'SSAFRAS L The Sassafras Laurel, or Sassafras Tree. 



Identification. Lin. Hort. Cliff., 154. ; Willd. Sp. PI., 2. p. 485. ; Pursh Sept., 1. p. 277. 



