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LAU 



LATJSESTINUS. Vibu'rnwm 



LAU'RUS. Laurel. (From the Celtic 

 blaur, or laur, green. Nat. ord., Laurels 

 [Lauraeeae]. Linn., 9-JEnneandria 1- 

 Monoqyma.} 



The ' Bay (Laurus nobilis) represents this 

 large order. They are all more or less aromatic, 

 and produce camphor, cinnamon, nutmegs, 

 cassia, and other fruits and products in com- 

 merce. Few of the best of these, even nobilis, 

 the Sweet Bay, will flourish in the north of the 

 Island, without protection. It and its allies, 

 the Sassafras, Benzoin, &c., are propagated by 

 cuttings, under hand-lights, in the end of sum- 

 mer; by layers, by pieces of the roots, and by 

 seeds, which generally require to be in the rot- 

 heap a season before vegetating ; common soil, 

 if good and dry, suits them. The stove and 

 greenhouse species by cuttings, in sand, under 

 a bell-glass, and potted off in sandy peat and 

 fibry loam, and the usual temperature of these 

 compartments. Many, however, would do better 

 planted against a conservative wall, heated and 

 protected in winter. 



HARDY DECIDUOUS. 



L. astiva'lis (summer). 6. Yellow. April. 

 North. America. 1/75. 



a'lbida (whitish-leaved). 10. Yellow. Caro- 



lina. 1824. 



Be'nzoin (Benzoin). 8. Yellow, green. 



April. North America. 1683. 



Caroline 1 'nais (Carolina). 15. Yellow, green. 



May. North America. 1806. 



- --- gla'bra (smooth). Yellow, 



green. May. North America. 1806. 



- -- : -- obtu'sa (blunt - leaved}. 15. 



Yellow, green. April. Carolina. 1806. 



-- : - pube'scens (downy). 15. Yel- 



low, green. April. North America. 



a (Catesby's). 10. White. Caro- 

 lina. 1820. 



Diospy'rus (Jove's fruit). 6. Green, yellow. 



April. North America. 1810. 



genicula'ta( jointed). 6. Yellow. April. 



North America. 1759- 

 GEEENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 L. aggrega'ta (crowded-flowered). 3. Green, 

 yellow. China. 1821. 



bulla'ta (blistered. African OoA-) Green. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



Canarie'nsis (Canary). 10. Yellow, green. 



Canaries. 1815. 



fa'tens (strong-smelling). 20. Green, yel- 



low. Madeira. 1760. 



I'ndica (Indian Bay). 20. Green, yellow. 



July. Madeira. 1765. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 



L. chloro'xylon (Green-wood. Cogwood-tree}. 

 60. Green, white. West Indies. 1778. 



coria'cea (leather-teamed). 50. White. West 



Indies. 1810. 



crassifo'lia (thick - leaved). 40. White. 



Cayenne. 1800. 



exalta'ta (lofty). 6g. White, yellow. Ja- 



maica. 1800. 



floribu'nda (bundle-flowered). 40. Yellow, 



green, West Indies, 1800,- 



L . ni'vea (snow-white) . 1 820. 



pa' tens (spreading). 15. White, yellow. 



West Indies. 1824. 



pe'ndula (weeping). 40. Jamaica. 1800. 



salicifo'lia (Willow- leaved). 20. Yellow, 



green. April. West Indies. 1826. 



sple'ndens (shining). 40, Yellow, green. 



East Indies. 1800. 



thrysiflo'ra (thryse-flowered). 30. Yellow, 



green. Madagascar. 1810. 



HARDY EVERGREENS. 

 L. no'bilis (noble. Bay'}. 15. Yellow, white. 



April. South Europe. Io6l. 

 cri'spa (curled -leaved). 20. Yellow, 



white. May. 

 flo're-ple'no (double-flowered). 20. 



Yellow, white. May. 

 latifo'lia. (broad- leaved). Yellow, 



white. May. Asia. Half-hardy. 

 salicifo'lia (Willow-leaved). 6. Yel- 

 low, white. April. 

 undula'ta (\vwy-leaved). 4. Yellow, 



white. April. 

 variega'ta (variegated-feawed) . 20. 



Yellow^ white. May. 



rega'lis (royal). California. 184/. 

 LAVA'NDULA. Lavender. (From lavo, 



to wash ; referring to lavender water. 

 Nat. ord., Llpworts^ or Labiates [Lami- 

 acese]. Linn., l-Didynumia 1-Gym- 

 nospermia,) 



Cuttings of large pieces, in spring and au- 

 tumn, firmly inserted in the ground ; but small, 

 young shoots, in spring, under a hand light, 

 make the neatest plants; sandy loam suits 

 them best. Those that require the protection 

 of a pit, or cool greenhouse, are propagated in a 

 similar manner, and require the same soil. The 

 flowers of the common lavender (L. spicu) are 

 ready for drying or distilling at the end of June. 



HARDY EVERGREENS. 

 L. latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 2. Lilac. August. 

 South Europe. 1568. 



spi'ca (common-lavender-spike) . 2. Lilac. 



August. South Europe. 15GS. 



steWms (Stajchas). if, Lilac. June. South 



Europe. 1568. 



ve'ra (true). Blue. July. South Europe. 



1568. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 



L. abrotanoi'des (Southernwood - like). l. 



Lilac. July. Canaries. 1699. 



denta'ta (tooth-leaved). If. Lilac. August. 



South Europe. 1597. 



mtilti'fida (many-cleft). 1$. Lilac. August. 



South Europe. 1597- Biennial. 



pinna'tii (leafleted). If. Lilac. June. 



Madeira. 1777- 



; pube'scens (downy). Lilac. June. 



1816. 



vi'ridti (green). If. Purple. June. Ma- 



deira. 1777- 



LAVA'TERA. (Named after the two 

 Lavaters, Swiss naturalists. Nat. ord., 

 Mallotowort* [Malvacese]. Linn,, 16 

 Monadelphia 8-polyandria.) 



