£ evergreen low tree or large shrub. Italy,
to o uT '’‘“re'? Afore- Height 30 ft. to 60 ft. Introduced in 1562, o.'
!!i,e in' r ir ih r i. ” “ ■ ‘ """ ^>-.1 "“ k purple ;
Varietic,s.
« I.. «. 2 undxclàta Mdl.— A low shrub, seldom growing higher than 4 or
6 leet, with leaves waved on the edges, which is stated in the Nouveau
JJu Hamel to be hardier than tlie species.
» L. «. 3 %ajyifòHa Swt. i . n. angustifòlia LoM. Cat.— A siirub, rather
higher thm the preceding variety, with long narrow leaves, not so
thick as those ot the species, and of a lighter green
« L. „ 4varkgMa Svvt i . n. fol. var. Lodd. Cat. - ¿eaves variegated.
“ k M'"- — those of the s mL. e- av• es ..m...u..c..h.. ..b..r..o.a..d..e..r.. ..and smoother than
3 species. This is the broad-leaved bay of Asia, Spain
nd It IS generally considered as too tender for the open
and Italy, and
air in England.
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« L. K. 6 crispa Lodd. Cat. — Leaves somewhat curled,
s L. n. 1 flòre pièno N. Du Ham. — Flowers double.
1 .A" evergreen tree, or rather enormous shrub, sometimes growing to the
height of 60 ft., but a ways displaying a tendency to throw upknckefsTand
t ? tm 'p " ? r ‘" b" ‘ree-lAe character. The leaves are evergreen, and of a firm
textme ; they have an agreeable smell, and an aromatic, siibacrid, slightly bitmi
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terish taste. The plant requires a good free soil, and it will not thrive in the
open air in a climate much colder than that of the environs of London It
IS generally pro/gated by kyers; but, as the berries are ripened in the South
of England, and can be had in abundance from France, the spedes is very
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generally increased from seeds, and tlie varieties only raised from layers or
cuttings.
t 2 . L . c a r o l i n e ' n s i s Catesb. The Carolina Laurel, or Red Bay.
Identification. Catesb. Car., 1. p. 63. ; Pursh Sept., 1. p. 276. ; Spreng. Syst., 2. p. 665.
Synonymes. L . Borbònìa Lin. Sp. 529., Syst. 383. ; L. axillàris Lam. \ Borbbnitz sp. Plum. Gen.
4. ic. 60., Pérsea Borbòiiìn Spreng. ; the broad-leaved Carolina Bay ; Laurier rouge, Laurier
Bourbon, Laurier de Caroline, Fr. ; Carolinischer Lorbeer, rother Lorbeer, Ger.
Engravings. Catesb. Car., t. 63. ; Michv. N. Amer. Syl., 2. t. 82. ; N. Du Ham., 2. t. 33. ; and
our fig. 1330. after Michaux, and/g-. 1331. after D u Hamel.
Spec. Char., 4c. Evergreen. Leaves oval, lanceolate, slightly glaucous beneath.
Flowers in peduncled axillary groups. (Spreng.) An evergreen
tree, in England a somewhat tender shrub. Virginia to Louisiana. Height
60ft. to 70ft. in America; 5ft. to 10ft. in England. Introduced in 1739.
Flowers whitish ; May.
1330. L . carolinilusis.
Vai'ictics.
5 L. c. 2 glabra Pursh. — Leaves slightly glabrous.
S L. c. 3 pubescens Pursh. — Leaves slightly pubescent,
i L. c. 4 oblusa Pursh. — Leaves ovate-obtuse.
Only suitable for warm or sheltered situations, or for being placed against a
conservative wall.
i 3. L . C a te s b ia 'n a Michx. Catesby’s Laurel, or Red Bay.
Identification. Michx. F l. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 244. ; Spreng. Svst., 2. p.265. ; Pursh Fl. Amei.
Sept., l .p . 275.
Synonymes. i . sestivMis Lm. Sprc. 529.; L . enervis Mill, ^
Diet. No. 8 .; Ij. Euosmus aistivMis Nutt. Gen. 1. p. 259.; c Nf-.
Pond Bush, Amer. \ Sommer Lorbeer, Ger.
Engravings. Catesb. Car., t. 28.; and ourfig. 1332.
Spec. Char., 4c. Evergreen. Leaves ovate-
lanceolate, glossy. Flowers in a terminal
panicle. Fruit ovate. (Spreng. Syst.) An
ev'ergrecn shrub. Sea coast of Georgia and
Carolina. Height 5 ft. to 10 ft. Introduced
in 1820. Flowers white; May. Berries
black, based by red calyxes, on thick red
peduncles ; never seen in England.
We are uncertain as to the hardiness of this
species, not having seen living plants, except
in the green-house of the Jardin des Plantes. 1332. L . Catesbriina.
B Leaves deciduous.
Ï 4. L . S a 's sA F R A S L The Sassafras Laurel, or Sassafras Tree.
Identification. Lin. Hort. Clilf., 154. ; 'Willd. Sp. Pl., 2. p. 485. ; Pursh Sept., 1. p. 277.
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