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near the fea-coaft. The leaves are {harp pointed and 
much longer than thofe of the European Bay; a 
little wooly underneath, veined tranfverfely, and 
fo me what reflexed on their edges. The male trees 
produce their flowers in long bunches from the wings 
of the leaves ; the female, in loofe bunches, {land- 
ing upon long red footftalks, and are fucceeded by 
blue berries fitting in red cups. 
The wood is of a very fine grain, proper for ca- 
binet making and other ornamental furniture. It 
alfo dies a beautiful black colour. 
3. La ur us geniculata. Carolinian Spice Wood 
Tree . 
This kind fo much refembles the Benzoin as to 
require no further defcription, except in having ber- 
ries not of fo red a colour. 
4. Laurus Saffafras. The Saffafraj-Tree . 
This tree rifes fometimes to the height of twenty 
or thirty feet, and to twelve or fifteen inches in di- 
ameter, but is commonly of much lower growth. 
The bark of the young {hoots is fmooth and green, 
but of the old trunks rough, furrowed and of a 
lightifli colour. It is divided towards the top into 
many branches, generally crooked, furnifhed with 
leaves different in form and fize, fome being oval 
and entire, others two or three lobed and of five 
or fix inches in length, and nearly as much in width; 
of a light green colour and placed alternately upon 
pretty long footfialks. The flowers are produced 
at the extremity of the former year’s fhoots upon 
long panicled footfialks, and are generally male and 
female upon different trees.. The female are fuc- 
ceeded by oblong, oval berries, of a bluifli colour 
when 
