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VIBURNUM rugosum. 
Canary Laurestine. 
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PENTANDRIA 7RIGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. Capriroria. Jussieu gen. 210. Div. III. Calyx bracteatus, 
Stylus nullus: stigmata 3. Cor. monopetala. 
VIBURNUM. Cal. parvus 5-fidus, basi bracteolatus. Cor. parva, 
campanulata 5-fida. Stam. 5, ejusdem laciniis alterna: stylus 0; stig. 3. 
Bacca 1-sperma, coronata in Zino (Tournef.), in ceteris nuda. Frutices ; 
Solia opposita, basi nuda ; flores umbellato-corymbosi terminales, in Tino et 
Viburno (Tournef.) hemaphroditi omnes, in Opulo ( Lournef.) marginales 
neutri difformes et multd majores. Juss. gen. 213. 
Div. Folits integerrimis. 
Vv. rugosum, foliis lato-ovatis rugosis subtis hirtis, involucro universali 7- 
phyllo. Persoon syn. 1. 326. (excluso synon. Hort. Kew. quoad varietatem 
excitatam ). 
Viburnum rugosum. Sweet hort. sub. lond. 60. 
- Viburnum Tinus. 3; strictum ; foliis ovatis undique hirtis rigidis. Hort. 
Kew. 1. 370. ed. 2. 2.167. Willd. sp. pl. 1. 1486. 
Caulis satis altus, ramis strictis, wirndibus subangulatis pilosis. Fol. di- 
stantia, divaricato-recurva, nunc deflexa, opaco-virentia, submembranacea, 
rigida, hirta, lato-ovalia, utringue attenuata ». acuminata fine obtusiusculo 
atque basi angustata, grosse rugosa, aspera nervo medio alios alternos adscen- 
dentes subtits varicosos densitsque hirtos utrinque emittente, venosa, subtits 
pallida, longiora semipedalia ultraque, latitudine 4-unciali: petioli divaricati, 
pluriés breviores lamina, hirti, compresso-teretes, supra canaliculati. Cyme 
niveo-candicantes, subodorate, ample, congeste, -decomposite, terminales, 
convexiuscule : pedunculi pallidé virentes, hirti, anguloso-striati, stricti: 
pedicelli uniflori, brevissimt, bast aut in medio opposito-bibracteati : involu- 
crorum foliola minima, appressa, herbacea, ovato-oblonga, obtusa ; partialium 
uaterna. Cal. paroulus, brevis, herbaceus, extits pubescens, rotato-campanu- 
atus, dentibus 5 acutis apice rubentibus. Cor. nivea, campanulato-rotata, 
demiimque recurva, multotiés amplior calyce; tubo curto; limbi laciniis ro- 
tundatis. Germ. ovatum, album, fauce corolle inclusum: stigmata trina 
sessilia pappilliformia, peripheria rosea. Pollen ochroleucum. 
We know our plant to be the Visurnum Tinus. 5. of the 
Hortus Kewensis, from the inspection of the Banksian Her- 
barium; where the specimen gathered in the Canaries by 
Mr. Masson is preserved. The species was first instituted 
by Persoon. It differs from the Common Laurestine in 
having a somewhat membranous rigid hard-furred coarsely 
wrinkled or embossed opaquely green leaf, from 3 inches 
to half a foot in length and 4 inches in breadth. “he in- 
