Lix. Lavka^ceje : Zau'rus. 



SQ3 



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. 



Synonymcs. i. Borb6n/fl! Lin. Sp. 529., Syst. 383.; X,. axillaris ia?. ; BorbbniVz sp. Plum. Gen. 

 4. ic. 60., P^rsea Borbbn/a Spreng. : the broad-leaved Carolina Bay ; Laurier rouge, Laurier 

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



Engravings. Catesb. Car., t. 63. ; Michv. N. Amer. Sy!., 2. t. 82. ; N. Du Ham., 2. t. 33. ; and 

 oar fig. 1330. after Michaux, and fig. 1331. after Du Hamel. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. 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; 3ft. to 10ft. in England. Introduced in 1739. 

 Flowers whitish ; May. 



1,"."9. L. caTolim?nsis. 



I5."I. L. carolinenbis. 



Varieties. 



1 i L. c. 2 glabra Pursh. Leaves shghtly glabrous. 

 I i L. c. 3 pubescens Pursh. Leaves slightly pubescent, 

 i S L. c. 4 obluna Pursh. Leaves ovate-obtuse. 



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

 .conservative wall. 



I i 3. L. Catesbia^na Michx. Catesby's Laurel, or Red Bay. 



identification. Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 244. ; Spreng. Syst., 2. p. 265. : Pursh Fl. Amei. 



.Sept., 1. p. 275. 



\Synonymes. L. sestivMis Lin. Spec. 529. ; /,. enervis Mill. 



S Diet. Nfo. 8. ; L. Euosmus cestivMis Nuit. Gen. 1. p. 259. ; 



Pond Bush, Amer. ; Sommer Lorbeer, Ger. 

 fngraving.i. Catesb. Car., t. 28. ; and our^. 1332. 



\'^pec. Char., Sf-c. Evergreen. Leaves ovate- 

 : lanceolate, glossy. Flowers in a terminal 

 ; panicle. Fruit ovate. {Spreng. Si/st.) An 

 evergreen shrub. Sea coast of Georgia and 

 ; Carolina. Height 3 ft. to 10 ft. Introduced 

 i in 1820. Flowers white ; May. Berries 



I black, based by red calyxes, on thick red 

 , peduncles ; never seen in England. 



We are uncertain as to the hardiness of this 

 pedes, not having seen living plants, except 



II the green-house of the Jardin des Plantes. j,,,. ^. casb.<.a. 



' B Leaves deciduous. 



2 4. L. Sa'ssafras L The Sassafras Laurel, or Sassafras Tree, 



Mntification. Lin. Hort. Cliir.. 151. ; WUld. Sp. PI., 2. p. 485. ; Pursh Sept., I. p. 277. 



