LIX. LAURA‘CEH: LAU‘RUS. 683 
generally increased from seeds, and the varieties only raised from layers or 
cuttings. 
? 2. LZ, carorine’nsis Catesb. The Carolina Laurel, or Red Bay. 
Identification. _Catesb. Car., 1. p. 63.; Pursh Sept., 1. p. 276.; Spreng. Syst., 2. p. 665. 
Synonymes. L. Borbdnia Lin. Sp.529., Syst. 383.; L. axillaris Lam.; Borbodnia sp. Plum. Gen. 
4. ic. 60., Pérsea Borbdnza Spreng. ; the broad-leaved Carolina Bay ; Laurier rouge, Laurier 
Bourbon, Laurier de Caroline, F7.; Carolinischer Lorbeer, rother Lorbeer, Ger. 
Engravings. Catesb. Car., t. 63.; Michx. N. Amer. Syl., 2. t. 82.; N. Du Ham., 2. t. 33.; and 
our fig. 1330. after Michaux, and jig. 1331. after Du Hamel. 
Spec. Char., $c. 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 
60 ft. to 70 ft. in America; 5 ft. to 10 ft. in England. Introduced in 1739. 
Flowers whitish ; May. 
1350. ZL. carolinénsis. i331, 4. carolinénsis, 
Varieties. 
£ Lc. 2 glabra Pursh. — Leaves slightly glabrous. 
2 L.c. 3 pubéscens Pursh. — Leaves slightly pubescent. 
2 Lic. 4 obtusa Pursh. — Leaves ovate-obtuse. ; 
Only suitable for warm or sheltered situations, or for being placcd against a 
conservative wall. 
2 3..L. Cavessra‘na Michx. Catesby’s Laurel, or Red Bay. 
Identification. Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 244.; Spreng. Syst., 2. p. 265.; Pursh Fl. Amer.- 
Deda ? zstivalis Lin. Spec. 529.; L.enérvis Mill. j 
Dict. No. 8.; L. Euosmus estivalis Nutt. Gen. 1. p. 259. ; 
Pond Bush, Amer.; Sommer Lorbeer, Ger. 
Engravings. Catesb. Car., t. 28.; and our fig. 1332. 
Spec. Char., §c. Evergreen. Leaves ovate- 
lanceolate, glossy. Flowers in a terminal 
panicle, Fruit ovate. (Spreng. Syst.) An 
evergreen shrub. Sea coast of Georgia and 
Carolina. Height 5ft. to 10 ft. Introduced 
in 1820. Flowers white; May. Berries 
black, based by red calyxes, on thick red 
peduncles ; never seen in England. 
We are uncertain as to the hardiness of this 
species, not having seen living plants, except 
in the green-house of the Jardin des Plantes. 150 Oana cad: 
B Leaves deciduous. 
% 4, L. SA’ssAFRAS The Sassafras Laurel, or Sassafras Tree. 
Identification. Lin. Hort. Cliff. 154.; Willd. Sp. Pl., 2. p. 485.; Pursh Sept., 1. p. 277. 
