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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. 



PART III. 



GENUS II. 



. 1836. 

 /auri- 

 orne, 



riBU'RNUM L. THE VIBURNUM. Lin. Syst. Pentandria Trigynia. 



Identification. Lin. Gen., p. 370. ; Gaert. Fruct, 1. t. 27. ; Adans. Fain.. 2. p. 501. : Schkuhr Handb 



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

 Synonymes. O'pulus, Fibtirnurn, and rinus, Town. Inst., p. G07. t. 376. and 377. ; Fiburnum and 



0'pulus, Moench Meth., p. 505. 

 Derivation. According to Vaillant, the word J-lbfirnum is derived from the Latin word vfco, to tie 



on account of the pliability of the branches of some species. Viburna, in the 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 part of Asia; of easy 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 : 

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



i. Tmus Tourn. 



Synonymes. Lentago Dec. Prod., 4. p. 324. ; Fiburnum Mcench Meth., p. 505. 



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

 stigmas 3 sessile. 



* 1. V. TVNus L. The Laurustinus. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 383. ; Dec. Prod., 4. p. 324. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 438. ; Lodd. Cat.'ed. 183 

 Synonymes. V. /auriforme Lam. Fl. Fr., 3. p. 363. ; nnus Tourn. Inst., p. 607. t. 377. ; 71nus 



fblia Borkh. in Rcem. Arch., 1. pt. 2. p. 20. ; the Laurestine, wild Baie Tree, Gerard ; Vi 



Laurier, Tin, Fr. ; Lorbeerartiger Schneeball, or Schwalkenstrauch, Ger. 

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



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



as the Laurus nobilis, or sweet bay. Lorbeerartiger is laurel-like. 

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



and our fig. 778. 



Spec. Char. t fyc. Leaves ovate-oblong, 

 quite entire, permanent ; having the 

 ramifications of the veins beneath, as well 

 as the branchlets, furnished with glandu- 

 lar hairs. Corymbs flat. Flowers white, 

 but rose-coloured before expansion, an<J 

 sometimes afterwards for a little time. 

 Berries dark blue. (Don'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., 



Clus. Hist.,\. p. 49. No. l.j V. lucidum Mill., Pers., and Schultes, Clus. 

 Hist.y 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 lucida 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 are killed, and 





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