2?6 
carolincnsis. 
glabra. 
pubescens. 
obtusa. 
Benzoin. 
Diospyrus . 
geniculata. 
ENNEANDRIA MONOGYNIA. LaUfUS. 
3. L. foliis perennantibus ovali- lanceolatis opacis subtus- 
glaucis, pedunculis simplicibus, fasciculo subcapitato 
paucifloro terminatis, calycis laciniis exterioribus du- 
plo brevioribus, baccis globosis,— Mich. Ji. amer. 1. 
p. 245. 
L. Borbonia. Hortul. 
L. foliis acuminatis, flore albicante, baccis caeruleis, pe- 
diculis rubris insidentibus. Clayt. ult. 
Icon. Catesb. car. 1. t. 63. Midi, arb 
a. L. foliis subtus glabris. 
/3. L. foliis subtus pubescentibus. 
y. L. foliis obovatis obtusis. 
In deep cedar and cypress swamps : Virginia to Loui- 
siana. . May. v.v. A small tree j flowers green- 
ish-yellow 5 berries dark-blue, on red peduncles j 
known by the name of Red Bay the wood is very 
valuable. 
3. L. ramis virgatis sub floratione aphyllis, foliis deciduis 
cuneato-obovalibus subtus albicantibus subpubescenti- 
bus, floribus giomerato-umbellatis, gemmis pedicel- 
lisque glabris .—Willd. sp. pl. 2. p. 485. 
L. Pseudo-Benzoin, Mich.Jl. amer. 1 . p. 243. 
Icon. Comm. hort. 1. t . 97. 
In low grounds and on the banks of rivulets : Canada to 
Florida. T? . March, April, v. v. A large shrub ; 
flowers yellowish-green ; berries scarlet 5 known by 
the name of Spice-wood. 
4. L. humilis, virgata, nudifloraj foliis deciduis oblongo* 
ovalibus subtus venosis subtomentosis, floribus glome- 
rato-umbellatis, gemmis pedicellisque villosis. — Mich . 
fi. amer. I. p. 243. 
L. melissaefolia. Walt.fi. car. 134. . 
Icon. Bot. mag . 1470. 
In low grounds and near rivers : Virginia and Carolina. 
h> . April, v. v. A low shrub, resembling the pre- 
ceding very much ; flowers greenish-yellow 5 berries 
small, scarlet or purple. 
5. L. ramis divaricatis flexuosis, foliis deciduis ovalibus oh- 
tusiusculis glabris, basi subtus barbatis, sub floratione 
nullis, umbellulis terminalibus paucifloris, antheris 
4-locularibus. — Mich. fi. amer. 1. p. 244. Walt. fi. 
car. 133. 
L. aestivalis. Willd. sp. pl. 2. p . 484. 
L. foliis lanceolatis enervibus annuis. Gronov. virg. 1 5Q> 
