Tki 



K.S OF Tin 



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'I'lic Swamp T'.ay is a tree of niediimi si/e 

 rar.'Iy iiiorr lliaii ;50 or 40 ft. in lK"i<;lit or with 

 trunk more tlian P- ft. in tliicknos. witii 

 straight hranclics and copious foliairc. It is 

 contincd to tlic coast regions of tlic (Jiilf and 

 Atlantic states but ran.ircs norlliwaiil into 

 Niririiiia. where 1 liave seen it in the Dismal 

 Swamp in comi)any with the liald Cypress, 

 Ked Maj)le. Tupelo and Water (inms, Water 

 Asji. Over cup and Laurel Oaks. etc. Furtlier 

 south it is more abundant occurring' in pine- 

 barren swamps, sometimes to the exclusion of 

 nearly every other species. 



Tlie wood is rather heavy, a cubic ft. when 

 absolutely dry weifrliinp 3i).S(i His., soft and 

 strons:, and when found large enough applica- 

 ble to the same uses as the Red Bay. 2 



Liiimt oval to lanceolate, about eqiiall.v pointed 

 at both ends, margin slightly revolute., tomentose 

 wlien tliey unfold but when mature lustrous dark 

 green above, paler and pubescent beneath, rusty 

 tomentose on midrib and pi'imary veins, veins 

 consiiicuons ; petioles stout, these and the new 

 growth generally rusty tomentose. Flotrcrs with 

 tomentose peduncles, from 1-8 In. long when fully 

 grown ; calyx pale yellow with thick broad ovate 

 pointed lobes, tomentose outside, pubescent inside, 

 and those of the outer series about half as long 

 as those of the inner. Fruit dark blue, from 

 i.j to % in. long, with thin aromatic flesh.^ 



1. I'crsiu CdioUncnsis var. palustris Chapman. 



■2. A. W., V, 113. 



.'!. For genus see p. 435. 



