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October,  1897.  J 
Camphor  Tree. 
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THE  CAMPHOR  TREE.1 
(Cinnamomutn  camphora,  Nees  &  Eberm.) 
By  Lystkr  H.  Dbwey. 
DESCRIPTION. 
The  camphor  tree  is  a  broad-leaved  evergreen,  related  to  the  red 
bay  and  to  the  sassafras  of  the  United  States.  In  its  native  habitat 
it  attains  a  height  of  60  to  100  feet,  with  wide- spreading  branches 
and  a  trunk  20  to  40  inches  in  diameter.  Its  general  habit  is  simi- 
lar to  that  of  the  basswood.    The  leaves  are  broadly  lanceolate  in 
Fig.  1. — Camphor  tree  :  a,  young,  leaty  shoot,  scale  one-third  ;  b,  flower 
cluster,  life  size  ;  c,  fruit,  life  size. 
form,  with  acuminate  points  at  both  base  and  apex,  of  a  light  green 
color,  smooth  and  shining  above  and  whitish,  or  glaucous,  on  the 
under  surface.  The  lower  pair  of  lateral  veins  are  more  prominent 
than  the  others,  but  the  leaves  are  not  as  distinctly  three-nerved  as 
1  United  States  Department  of  Agriculture,  Division  of  Botany.  Circular 
No.  12. 
