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And a Ndiariumy confining of three tubercles, ftarp point- 

 ed, coloured, and ending in two briftles, Handing round 

 the germen. 



The Filaments are nine, fhorter than the corolla, comprelTed, 

 obtufe and three-fold in each order. The A'ltherce are ad- 

 joined on each fide to the margin of the filaments. 

 There are two roundilli fmall Glands affixed by very fliort 



footfl:alks, to each filament of the inward order, near the 



bafe. 



The Germen is fomewhat ovate. ThQ Style is fimple, equal and 

 the length of the fi:amina. The Stigma Is obtufe and oblique. 



The Seed-vejjel is a drupe, oval, iliarp pointed, and one cell'd, 

 contained in the calyx. 



The Seed is a nut of a iTiarp pointed egg-fliape, with a kernel 

 of the fame form. 



Ohf The flowers are fometimes male and female upon differ- 

 ent trees. 



The Species, with us^ are^ 



1. Laurus Benzoin. The Benjamin-Tree^ or 



Spice-Wood. 



This fhrub grows naturally in moifl: places, and 

 rifes often to the height of eight or ten feet, divid- 

 ing into feveral branches. The leaves are annual, 

 oval (haped and entire. The flowers are produced 

 from the fides of the branches upon fliort footfl:alks, 

 often dividing and fufl:aining from one, to four or 

 five flowers, of a greenifti yellow colour; which are 

 fucceeded by oval, oblong berries, of a red colour 

 when ripe, but changing to black. The bark, ber- 

 ries, &c. have a flirong aromatic fmell, much like 

 that of Benzoin, and indeed, by fome, is allowed 

 to be the tfee, from whence it is produced. 



2. Laurus Borbonia. Red-Jialked Carolinian 



Bay-Tree. 



This grows naturally in Carolina, and rifes with a 

 fliraight trunk to a confiderable height, efpecially 



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