Handbook of Tkees of tjie Xi>r;TnEEx States axd Caxada. 



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Tlie Ked Bay ranges t'roiii f.O ft., or less, to 

 7(1 ft. in lieigiit witti stout cieut braiK-lics and 

 forniini; a syiiinietviL'al to|i. Its fnnil< is rarely 

 more than I! or o'.j fl. in iliamcter. ami i< 

 vested in a gray-bro\vn scaly rijged liark. 



It inlialdts rich moist "ioil along tlie lionlers 

 of streams and swamps or oi-easionally diier 

 sandy sfiil. associating witli the Liye, Water 

 and Lanrel Oaks, the Vanpon. Deyil-wood, 

 I.anrel ( 'lierry. Cuban Pine, etc. 



Thouijli rarely seen in cultivation the Eed 

 Bay is \vell worthy ef being )danted for orna- 

 mental purposes, as it is one of the mo-;t beau- 

 tiful eyergreen trees of the .\nierican forests, 

 with its bright green leaves and red-stemmed 

 clusters of blue berries. 



A cubic foot of the absolutely dry wood 



weighs 40.07 lbs. It is of meomm hardness 



and strength and of a reddish brown color with 



thin sap-wood, and is used in the manufacture 



of lumber for interior finishing, furniture, etc., 



and formerly for boat building. = 



Lcavf's oblong-lanceolate, about eqnalty pointed 

 at both ends, with entire revolute mar.gins. pilose 

 at first but at maturity lustrous briabt a:r(M'n 

 above, paler and glaucous ben-^ntb. thiclf and firm, 

 veins rather obscure and arenatc n'^ar the margin : 

 petioles and new growths puberulous or nearly 

 glabrous. Flowers with .glabrous peduncles mostly 

 from 1,^-1 in. long : calyx jiale yellow. I'niit 

 Instrous dark blue, about ^j in. or less in diameter 

 with thin flesh and red stems. 



1. Persea CaroHnensis Nees. 



2. .-\. \y.. XI. iru. 



